First, something struck me concerning the "Revelation 12 Sign" on September 23rd. Rev. 12:1 states, "And a GREAT sign APPEARED in heaven......." We are told that this is a GREAT sign. Actually a once in 7000 year sign! That is indeed GREAT! But notice that the verse also says "APPEARED". If something appears, does that not mean that it is VISIBLE? But on September 23rd the constellation Leo will rise in the eastern sky followed by the constellation Virgo. On the shoulder of Virgo will be the Sun, with Mercury, Mars, and Venus to the right of the sun, and Jupiter and the crescent moon to the left of the sun. All of these will be virtually in a straight line. But wait a minute! With the moon and these planets aligned on either side of the SUN, this great sign will NOT be visible! This is a daytime heavenly sign and no one will be able to see it! Yesterday I watched a YouTube video that really got me wondering. Is there any possibility that on September 23rd there will be an UNEXPECTED solar eclipse, something coming between the earth and the sun to block the sun's light? The Scripture says that this great sign APPEARED! There has been a lot of speculation about a celestial object called Nibiru (sometimes referred to also as "Planet X"). Some say this is around the size of Jupiter with some saying that it is in the inner solar system, but some are saying it is still way out by Neptune and Pluto. Personally I don't know because the information on this is all over the place. But let us assume that either Nibiru or something else blocks the sun's light unexpectedly on September 23rd. Here is then what would appear. There would be a "night sky" with the sun's corona visible in the middle of the scene, and to the left would be Jupiter and the crescent moon, and to the right would be Mercury, Mars, and Venus. All of these celestial objects would be virtually in a straight line and clearly visible! So, what will happen on Sept. 23rd? I don't know, but I wait with eager anticipation. Many have correlated this extremely rare sign with the Rapture of the Church for a variety of reasons. If you have not already done so, "google" Scottie Clarke. He has some fascinating videos on the Revelation 12 Sign.
Now my second thought. We know from Scripture that the days of the coming of the Son of Man are JUST LIKE the days of Noah (Matt. 24:37-39). Interesting, JUST LIKE the days of Noah! If you have not already studied this, go look up Genesis 7:4, which states, "For after SEVEN MORE DAYS, I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights........". This verse of Scripture was for Noah. Humm. For many years Noah knew that the flood was coming, and from Genesis 6:3 he likely knew in advance for 120 years. But he did not know the specific time UNTIL seven days before. Today we cannot know the day nor the hour as Scripture outlines, but could we be getting some type of specific warning AROUND seven days before the Rapture? This is a most interesting question, and again I do not have the answer to this.
Scripture is very clear that we are to be EAGER for the Lord's coming (Hebrews 9:28 New American Standard, Phil. 3:20, 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 Corinthians 1:7). We are not to love the stuff of this world!----- 1 John 2:15-17.
So, I ask all of my prophecy friends------ ARE YOU WATCHING AND EAGER?
One final thought. Revelation 3:16 tells us that the Lord "spits the lukewarm out of His mouth"! That is hardly a recipe for going up in the Rapture!
Neil
P.S. If you do not believe that the "signs in the skies" late in these End Times are important, then you had better go and look up Genesis 1:14, Joel 2:30, and Luke 21:25! God definitely says that these signs are important and for us to take heed!
P.P.S. The total solar eclipse on August 21st occurred as the moon, sun, and planets were moving into alignment for the September 23rd Revelation 12 Sign. This eclipse was the "opening event" of the Revelation 12 Sign!
I just gotta give you this thought. The "parable of the fig tree" is throughout the Bible. The fig tree is Israel (Hosea 9:10), and the parable tells us that the generation to see Israel's return will see all end time events fulfilled! Israel returned in 1948 after an absence as a free independent people dating back to 721 BC! Wow! That is a long time back prior to 1948, specifically 2669 years! Do we not think of the American Civil War as being a long time back in history? But that war was only a little more than 150 years ago! That is nothing in the time span of history! 2669 years is a very, very, very, very long time ago! Now we are more than 69 years after 1948, and the final end time events are soon to be played out----- the Rapture, the arrival of the antichrist and the 7 year Tribulation Period, and finally the Second Coming! If you are a Christian and you are asleep to these truths, WAKE UP & COME OUT OF YOUR SLUMBER! In the movie "Animal House" (circa 1977), Dean Wormer told Flounder, "Son, going through life fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to live!" If you remember that scene, Flounder then threw up on Dean Wormer! Please forgive my sense of humor! I just had to tell one joke!
Oh, just another thought, I just gotta say this! Did you know that recently a company in Wisconsin has started putting microchips in their employee's hands so the employees can use the vending machines and open doors in the building? Make no mistake about it, this is the beginning of the "mark of the beast" found in Revelation 13! Won't anyone wake up and see the "handwriting on the wall"?! That, of course, is from the book of Daniel if you did not know. As Noah was loading the animals on the ark very likely rain drops were coming down. Remember that our times today are JUST LIKE the days of Noah. Well, those microchips are like the rain drops coming down as Noah was loading the ark! The implanted microchips right now are optional, but sometime after the upcoming Rapture they will become mandatory! Anyone who takes a microchip then will be bound to Satan for all eternity (Hell and later the Lake of Fire), and anyone who does not take the mark will likely be beheaded (Revelation 20:4), but will go to Heaven if they have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior!