Solar eclipse, is this the end time prophecy? Did solar eclipse happened when Jesus died? What about
when Noah was preaching to the people in Nineveh? On April 8th we're expecting a solar eclipse,
and there's been a lot of videos circulating about prophetic significance that it has for
the Believers. A sign of the end times because something is happening in the heavens that's
signifying something should be happening on the earth. Now a solar eclipse is when the moon gets
between the sun and the earth and someone on the surface of the earth cannot see part or all of the
sun. A solar eclipse is different than a lunar eclipse. Whereas a solar eclipse occurs when
the moon passes between the sun and the earth causing the moon to cast a shadow on the earth,
a solar eclipse occurs when the earth is between the sun and the moon causing the earth to cast
a shadow on the moon. On April 8th a total eclipse will be visible from some parts of
the United States and a partial eclipse will be visible from all of the United States. Now total
solar eclipses are generally frequent, so it's not something unusual. Two total solar eclipses
happen every 3 years, however total solar eclipses that can be seen from the United States are not
as frequent. The last one was in 2017. It lasted about 2 minutes and 42 seconds. The one on April
8th is said that it will last about 4 minutes. Now concerning the solar eclipse and Nineveh.
We know according to NASA that there is an eclipse that took place on June 15th, 763 BCE. An eclipse
that was noticed in Nineveh, the capital city of the Assyrian Empire. The Bible says that
the prophet named Jonah preached to Ninevites and this happened sometime in mid 700s BCE. Now
is it possible that the eclipse was connected to Jonah's preaching? Perhaps. The timelines overlap,
but we actually cannot be certain. Assyrian records state that the eclipse occurred and dated
using their timekeeping system. The NASA data has been matched to the Assyrian records which gives
historians confidence about the dating based on the Assyrian records. Some Scholars still debate
this 763 BCE date but majority do accept it. Now nowhere in the Bible does the Scripture signify
that it was a solar eclipse that caused the preaching of Jonah to bring about great revival
to the people of Nineveh. Now the other thing that I want to highlight is concerning Jesus's death
and a solar eclipse. Physicist from Cambridge, an astrophysicist from Oxford published an article
in the globally leading scientific journal Nature, arguing that a lunar eclipse took place on Friday,
April 3rd, 33 AD and was visible from Jerusalem, appearing blood red in color. Interestingly that
this event confirms the 33 AD date of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This could be a
confirmation of what the Scripture teaches us on the day that Jesus was dying, where the sun went
dark and eventually the veil was torn in the temple as our Savior was dying on that Friday.
Now concerning the future, the solar eclipse and the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. We have to
understand is the Jewish eschatology separates the history into two sections. This age and the age to
come. Jesus himself spoke of this age and the age to come, Matthew 12:32, Mark 10:30, Luke 18:30,
Luke 20:34-35. And so this present age is marked by sin, sickness, curses, demons and evil. The age
to come is marked by eternal life, resurrection, end of death, end of suffering, the reign of Jesus
Christ. Now what separates this age and the age to come is what the Bible calls, the day of the
Lord. The day of the Lord will bring this age to an end and begin the age to come. Now in Zechariah
we see that the day of the Lord will be when the Lord will come and deliver His people, Israel,
from the surrounding attacking nations. Zechariah Chapter 14 is a classic example of this concept.
It even describes a darkening of celestial bodies. Now could it give a hint to an eclipse
that will take place? Perhaps, but I do want to give a little background of the coming of the
Lord that we do need to keep in mind. During the Mount of Olives discussion, the disciples asked
Jesus these three questions. Matthew 24:3 says this, Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the
disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be?"
That's the first question, "And what will be the sign of Your coming," second question,
"and of the end of the age?" Now the coming of Jesus and the end of age is pretty much the same
event. So I want you to notice how Jesus answers them. When will these things be?
He's talking about the destruction of Jerusalem, which Jesus responds to in Matthew 24, says it's
going to happen within this age. And then they also ask the question, what is the sign of Your
coming? Now what people don't realize is that the sign of Jesus's coming is His public appearance,
Matthew 24:30. The sign of Jesus's coming, the day of the Lord are not these bad things
that will precede the end of age. The sign of His coming is His public appearance, and Jesus breaks
it down in Matthew 24 few things about this day of the Lord, this coming of the Lord that we just
referenced in Zechariah is talking about there is going to be a darkening of celestial bodies. Jesus
says that His coming will be after tribulation. Jesus says that it will also appear in heaven.
So Jesus will appear in heaven. His coming will be as visible as lightning. At Jesus's coming
all the tribes will mourn. Jesus's coming will be seen. It's not a secret event. The coming of Jesus
will be on the clouds with power and glory. At Jesus's coming there will be a sound of a trumpet,
meaning it's going to be loud, and Jesus will come not by Himself but with saints, and at His coming,
the day of the Lord, we know that the dead will be raised and they will be changed to meet with
Him in the air. And that His feet will land on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, and He will destroy
the enemies of Israel who surrounded Israel at the time and establish His kingdom forever,
from Jerusalem, and will begin the age to come. So this is the sign of Jesus's coming, visible, loud,
glorious. Jesus also talks to us about the signs of the end of age. As this age is coming to an end
we will begin to see an increase of false Messiah and fake religions. We will see an increase of
wars in the world. We will see an increase in hunger. We will see an increase in earthquakes. We
will see an increase in incurable sicknesses and pandemics. We will see an increase of persecution
of Christians. A huge surge of wickedness. We will see the love of Believers growing cold. We
will see also world evangelism and Israel will be back in the land because Jesus is going to have to
land on the feet of Mount of Olives and defend the nation of Israel against its surrounding enemies.
So we see that this age is coming to an end, the age to come is coming. The day of the Lord
is going to split these two ages. That's according to Jewish end times world view. Jesus' coming is
going to be glorious. It's going to be powerful. It's lighting, sound and all of that stuff,
and Zechariah gives us a sign that most likely something is going to happen with celestial
bodies as well. Now so could this April 8 be the sign that the Lord is coming? I don't think so.
Well the Bible tells us nobody knows when Jesus is coming. So the fact that we have a date for that,
that is right away telling us that He is not coming on April 8th because we wouldn't really
know about that. The other part is that April 8th is actually not that dramatic as compared to the
biblical day of the Lord. The eclipse on April 8th is predicted to be about 4 minutes long but
the eclipse of the day of the Lord, it's going to last all day. The celestial events of the day of
the Lord will be far greater than four minute blackout. Now could April 8th be a sign of the
end times? Yeah but is this the sign of us coming closer to the end of age? I don't think so. Why?
Because end of age, the coming of the Lord is really around Middle East events. It's not going
to happen in Texas. It's not going to be happening in the United States, and so it's very important
that these modern day prophets, and Facebook apostles, and YouTubers and people who love to
generate a lot of views and clicks, who kind of revolve everything around the United States take
a chill pill and realize that the world, Biblical times world does not revolve around Texas, New
York, Seattle or our Western Nation. It's around the Middle East, and we should be very careful
not to read into natural events, things that are not written by God. Lastly, God forbids us seeking
guidance from the stars in the strongest of terms. Astronomy is the science of studying stars,
planets and space. It's all about understanding How the Universe works through observations and
experiments, and that's actually very good because Psalms 19:1, it says, "The heavens
declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork." Now astrology though suggests that
celestial bodies influence human lives and traits. It's not based on science, it's not based on
Scriptures but it's based on some idea, the Bible actually calls a divination, that connects us to
the stars and to the universe in a spiritual way. Deuteronomy 18:10-2, the Bible is very clear for
us not to look to the stars, practice divination, witchcraft, or sorcery, cast a spell or being
a spiritist because it's displeasing to God. Deuteronomy 4:19, the Bible is also very clear,
do not lift your eyes to heaven to see the sun or the moon or the stars, all the hosts of heaven,
and be drawn away to worship them and serve them. Meaning your source of guidance and direction is
not in the stars because Psalm 37:23 says, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
and He delights in his way." It does not say that the steps of a good man are ordered by the
stars. I like what Carmen in his classic "America Again" song said, don't look to the stars because
astrology won't save you, your horoscopes won't save you. The Bible says these things are farse,
and if you're born again you don't need to look to the stars for your answers 'cause you can look to
the very one who made those stars. While these signs can hint and tell us that we are living
at the end of this age, the sign of the Lord's coming is going to be visible, public, glorious,
loud appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, on the clouds, with Saints. Are you ready to meet Him?
Nobody knows when the day will come. That's why we must live with hopeful expectation of the coming
of the Lord that will usher the age to come. Thank you for watching this video. Don't forget
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