His appearance is described in detail in revelation. From as early as justin martyr in the second century a. The moon turns a dark redorange during a full lunar eclipse, and a total solar eclipse will make the sun appear to turn black as the moon crosses in front of it and blocks the suns light. Red moon rapture a literal, whole scripture prophecy model. Good news translation and i saw the lamb break open the sixth seal. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. Then i heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, come. It describes in detail the events leading up to christs return, then tells us what will happen beyond that time.
Jan 21, 2019 in the book of revelation, the final prophetic book of the bible, the blood moon is said to mark the second coming of jesus christ following the destruction chapter 6 verse 1217 reads. Book of revelation part 2 of 2, chapters 1222 with the words of jesus, the lord god in red. Who are the woman, child and dragon in revelation 12. For this reason, early christians could copy and repeat the mysteries found in revelation without fear of the roman government realizing it was gospel literature. Book 27 the book of revelation part 1 of 2, chapters 111 with the words of jesus, the lord god in red.
Mar 07, 2012 the book of revelation, the final book of the new testament, has some of the most dramatic and frightening language in the bible. The blood moon also appears in the book of revelation chapter 6 verses 11, where verse 12 says. Then i witnessed in heaven an event of great significance. The moon turns to blood and the stars fall out of the sky. Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. Jan 10, 2019 a particular passage in the book of revelation is the most wellknown mention of the moon turning blood red in the final days of mankind. I believe there is only one blood moon referenced in scripture joel 2, referenced in acts 2, fulfilled in revelation 6, seal 6. Pastor mark connects the red horse of war in revelation to the next 3 coming blood moons in 2018 duration. The blood moon also is prophesied in the book of revelation chapter 6 verses 11, where verse 12 states, and i beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. The book of revelation predicts the rise of a global superpower that will precede the coming of the antichrist. Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text.
The third symbol of revelation 12a great, fiery red dragon verse 3is described as having drawn a third of the stars of heaven and standing before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her child as soon as it was born verse 4. Revelation 1 new international version niv prologue. Though the scene of the vision opens in heaven, it is. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. The woman of the apocalypse or woman clothed in the sun. Revelation 6 and i saw when the lamb opened one of the seals, and i heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, come and see.
The book of revelationa revealing of the futureis history written in advance. The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. The book of revelation websters definition of revel revel. Black sun, red moon, falling stars eclipses have been associated with the end of the world since the first time a human being looked up and wondered where on earth the sun had gone. Bible verses related to the red moon from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order acts 2. Where in the book of revelation is the red moon answers. A popular teaching in the past couple years was that a series of bloodred moons in 2014 and 2015 would be a portent of jesus second coming and a fulfillment of biblical prophecy. Red moon rising offers a challenge both to prophecy skeptics outside the church and to prophecy scholars within the church with its systematic and sensible chronological model of prophetic events, from the birth pangs of the apocalypse, to the brief triumph of the antichrist, to the final destruction of the beasts kingdom and the second. What is the blood moon prophecy, what are the end time. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, who is the. Be sure to look up and read these scriptures and surrounding passages in your bible.
From both the book of revelation and the cited passage from the pistis sophia, one can see many similarities with respect to the appearance of a dragon in the heavens. Therefore, the book of revelation, also known as the apocalypse or revelation of jesus christ, is a perpetual mystery to unbelievers. The name of this world power is given as babylon the great and so we see, from babel in genesis to babylon in revelation, that mankinds rebellion against god comes full circle. Why didnt jesus return during the bloodred moon of 2015. Rather, wormwood was a wellknown bitter herb in the bible times, so by naming the star wormwood, we are told that its effect will be to embitter the waters of the earth, so much so that the water is. In the book of revelation, the final prophetic book of the bible, the blood moon is said to mark the second coming of jesus christ following the.
The book of joel gives the first detailed account of the chaos that will erupt before the day of the lord along with the lords promise of his spirit. No other book in the bible promises a special blessing to those who read, hear, and keep it. A few verses later, this dragon is clearly identified as satan. The curriculums version of revelation has no beheadings, no lake of fire, no plagues, no moon turned to blood, no rivers poisoned by god in order to kill us, no giant locusts with the tails of. Jul 05, 2018 pastor mark connects the red horse of war in revelation to the next 3 coming blood moons in 2018 duration. I saw a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading when the moon becomes as blood. The vision is thus plainly declared to be figurative cf. This sign consists of the whole of the appearances, the account of which is contained in this verse and the following one. A particular passage in the book of revelation is the most wellknown mention of the moon turning blood red in the final days of mankind. A study in the book of revelation kindle edition by roper, gary lee. Dec 14, 2014 the only biblical references to a blood red moon are from revelation and joel, a prophet of ancient israel. When he opened the sixth seal, i looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The sun turned as dark as sackcloth, and the moon became red as blood.
Its meaning is positive, not fearful or terrifying to those who serve god. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. In revelation 12 this is the second great portent in the sky after the woman clothed with the sun. Mulier amicta sole is a figure described in chapter 12 of the book of revelation written c. For the moon alone the days amount in 3 years to 1,062 days, and in 5 years she falls 50 days behind. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the. Revelation 1 niv prologue the revelation from jesus. The book of revelation, the final book of the new testament, has some of the most dramatic and frightening language in the bible. I believe that will be visible globally from ash in the atmosphere as many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions at the time of the rapture will result in global ash, turning the moon red and darkening the sun.
The book of revelation, or the apocalypse of john, is the. The woman, the great red dragon and the man child of. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1. Or she may be screaming at the sight of a huge red dragonit appears with seven heads with crowns on each of them and ten horns. When i saw the lamb open the sixth seal, i looked and saw a great earthquake. Now viewing scripture range from the book of revelation chapter 1. On its surface, red moon is a book about werewolves, providing an alternate history behind the origins and growth of the werewolf population. Revelation 6 niv the seals i watched as the lamb bible.
This first beast is initially mentioned in revelation 11. A lunar eclipse is sometimes referred to as a blood moon or bloodred moon because of the red or orange. Ad 95 the woman gives birth to a male child who is threatened by a dragon, identified as the devil and satan, who intends to devour the child as soon as he is born. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One of them is an image of an enormous, brightred beast with. At its core, however, this strikingly imaginative and terrifically detailed fantasy is about much more than werewolves. And i beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake. Color symbolism in the apocalypse of john in revelation. Revelation 6 new international version niv the seals. Scriptural evidence indicates that the blood moon in revelation may be the result of a different event.
The book of revelation, or the apocalypse of john, is the final prophetic book of the bible and describes the second coming of jesus christ and the end of the world. A particular passage in the book of revelation is the most wellknown mention of the moon turning bloodred in the final days of mankind. The book of revelation is the most colorful book of scripture, by far. What does the red horse in the book of revelation symbolize. Jan 02, 2020 the revelation passage may not be saying that the star falling to the earth will actually be called wormwood by the inhabitants of the earth. The only biblical references to a blood red moon are from revelation and joel, a prophet of ancient israel. The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waterthe name of the star is wormwood.
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