Hi John:

Mr. Michael Snyder has posted an item on the annular eclipse this coming October.  One of Mr. Snyder's observations is so painfully obvious as to be silly:

If you do a Google search for when the new moon in Jerusalem will be in October 2023, you will discover that it will be on October 14th. And that is the day when the annular solar eclipse will cross our country from Oregon to Texas.

If you do a Google search for when the new moon in Jerusalem will be in April 2024, you will discover that it will be on April 8th. And that is the day when the “Great American Eclipse” crosses America and completes the Aleph. By the way, April 8th also happens to be the first day of the first month on the Hebrew calendar. In other words, a brand new Biblical year begins on that date.

I find it hard to believe that this is just a coincidence. I think that God is trying to tell us something. Of course He has been trying to warn us in hundreds of different ways, but most people don’t want to listen.

As we all know, a new moon is NECESSARY for a solar eclipse.  EVERY solar eclipse takes place during the new moon.  Similarly, we are never surprised when a lunar eclipse takes place during a full moon.

However, we were told to watch for "signs in the heavens" and this may qualify.  Also bear in mind that Mr. Snyder is a post-tribber.  I tried to engage him when his "Rapture Verdict" book came out on Amazon, but once you've published, it's hard to admit you were wrong.  I pointed out to him that scripture uses the phrase "great tribulation" in three different contexts, referring to three separate and easily distinguishable periods of time.  He wasn't really interested.

As for signs, I'd suggest that for a sign to qualify as a sign, we must know beforehand what is being signified.  The magi were told what to look for, and what that particular sign meant.  The Revelation 12 sign told us to watch for and expect a second sign: the great fiery red dragon.  Any day now we expect to see it, hopefully on the way up.

Very best,

Steve