Four Blood Moons (20 page)

The Old City had been under Jordanian control since 1948. For nineteen years the Jewish people had been prohibited from the Western Wall where they had prayed for thousands of years before. It took just three days for Israeli forces to defeat the Jordanian army. On the morning of June 7, the order was given to take back the Old City of Jerusalem.

Israeli paratroopers stormed the city and secured it. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan arrived with Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin to formally mark the Jews' return to their historic capital and their holiest site. At the Western Wall, the IDF's chaplain, Rabbi Shlomo Goren, blew a shofar to celebrate the event.

In total, 21,000 of Israel's enemies were killed during the Six-Day War; Israel lost 779 soldiers. Jerusalem became the capital of the Jewish people once again. David Ben-Gurion was right when he declared, “In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.”

God's signature was on the miraculous victory of the Six-Day War. He signaled this historic event with the third series of Four Blood Moons. The trials and tribulation of war finally
brought forth triumph for the Jewish people—the unification of their beloved Jerusalem.

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the L
ORD
restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

(P
SALM
14:7
NIV
)

There will be a fourth series of Four Blood Moons in the near future. NASA has stated that this will be the last appearance of a Tetrad in this century. What historical event will take place during their occurrences that is significant to Israel and the Jewish people?

More importantly, what is God saying to mankind?

—L
UKE
21:28

The next time the Four Blood Moons begin to appear will be in April of 2014. NASA has projected that the Tetrad will begin on April 2014 and end in September 2015.
¹
It will occur in the following sequence:

1.    Passover, April 15, 2014

2.    Feast of Tabernacles, October 8, 2014

3.    Passover, April 4, 2015

4.    Feast of Tabernacles, September 28, 2015

After the appearance of the second Blood Moon and before the third Blood Moon there will be a total solar eclipse on March 20, 2015.

What is the prophetic significance of these Four Blood Moons?

To help answer this very important question, we must review the journey we have taken since the beginning of this book.

It is very rare that Scripture, science, and historical events align with one another, yet the last three Four Blood Moon series or Tetrads have done exactly that. Remember, several Tetrads have occurred in the past five hundred years; only three have corresponded to the Jewish Feasts as well as being linked to historical events significant to Israel. Seven more Tetrads
will take place in the twenty-first century, however only
one
of these seven,
the Tetrad of 2014–15
, will align itself with the Feasts of the Lord.

What were the common denominators of 1492, 1949, and 1967? They all centered on significant events related to Israel and the Jewish people, and they occurred on the Feasts of the Lord, but what about the future?

The Jewish people are
still
the apple of God's eye. They are
still
cherished and chosen of God. And they are
still
the people of covenant—a covenant God has pledged to keep forever. Therefore we can rightly conclude that the next series of Four Blood Moons of 2014 and 2015 will also hold significance for Israel and the Jewish people.

Each of the three previous series of Four Blood Moons began with a trail of tears and ended with triumph for the Jewish people.

The Old Testament prophets clearly state that when the Jewish people return from their second exile, they will never be removed from their covenant homeland again. Therefore, China, Iran, Russia, and the uprising of the Arab Spring will NOT remove the people from the land or the land of Israel from the earth!

God Almighty is going to defend Israel Himself, and Israel will prevail over all adversity and adversaries!

As we learned in
chapter 1
, the prophet Joel sends a clear and powerful message to the world and to Israel:

I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:

Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.

The sun shall be turned into darkness,

And the moon into blood,

Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the L
ORD
.

(2:30–31)

The apostle Peter repeats Joel's declaration during his sermon on the day of Pentecost in the book of Acts (2:19–20). The prophet Joel and the apostle Peter are giving exactly the same message. Luke alerts us that when we see these signs (Luke 21:25), “Lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near” (Luke 21:28).

As mentioned earlier, I believe that the heavens are God's high-definition billboard. I believe that He has been sending signals and speaking to planet earth in the heavens since creation—we just haven't considered the meaning of the signals.

It bears repeating that King David acknowledged the heavens were God's billboard when he wrote:

The heavens declare the glory of God;

And the firmament shows His handiwork.

Day unto day utters speech,

And night unto night reveals knowledge.

There is no speech nor language

Where their voice is not heard.

Their line has gone out through all the earth,

And their words to the end of the world.

(P
SALM
19:1–4)

Learning how to shoot a rifle in Texas is a rite of passage. My father gave me my first rifle when I was six years of age. It was a Marlin .22 caliber, and I carried it like Wyatt Earp going to the gun fight at the O.K. Corral.

It was a common practice for my older brother, Bill, and me to turn the hounds loose and to walk into the thick and tall Texas pine trees on hunting adventures that would make Tom Sawyer's exploits pale by comparison.

About the age of thirteen I was invited to go deer hunting for the first time with a member of our church. I checked in my .22 caliber rifle for a 30.06 with a four-power scope ready for the shot of the century.

Dad took me to the firing range to introduce me to the difference between the modest
pop
of my .22 and the
kaboom
of the 30.06. The first time I shot it I thought a mule had kicked me in the right shoulder.

Most importantly, I learned how to focus the scope on the 30.06. After several shots had numbed my right shoulder and had my ears ringing like church bells on New Year's Day, I could clearly see the target one hundred yards away.

Dad shouted, “Put the crosshairs of the scope on the
bull's-eye, then slowly squeeze the trigger—don't jerk it! Unless you hit the bull's-eye, all of your efforts are in vain.”

When you focus on the coming Four Blood Moons by remembering the events that took place on the dates of past occurrences, when you set your sites on the signs of the terminal generation and concentrate on the concept of the Shemittah year, then you will clearly see your target, squeeze the trigger, and hit the bull's-eye! Remember the words of Jesus to His disciples on the Mount of Olives:

So you also, when you see all these things, know that it [My coming] is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.

(M
ATTHEW
24:33–34)

Look at the word
generation
. When God was speaking to Abraham in Genesis 15, He labeled a generation as one hundred years. Some interpret the word
generation
in this passage as “race,” meaning the Jewish people.

Jesus was presenting His Prophetic Conference to His twelve disciples, who were expecting the literal kingdom of God on earth in their lifetime.

Jesus was telling them that after the deception . . . after the wars and rumors of war . . . after the famines,
the pestilence, and earthquakes in various places . . . after you are hated by all nations for My name's sake . . . after lawlessness, anarchy, and false prophets . . . after an abomination of desolation on the Temple Mount . . . after being scattered among the nations (AD 70) . . . and after Israel is reborn (May 1948)—
that
generation will see My return in the clouds of heaven. We
are
that generation!

I have listed the signs of the terminal generation in several of my books
²
and some of them bear repeating, for we can't deny their existence and their importance to the next series of Blood Moons.

1.    Rebirth of Israel

2.    The Ingathering

3.    Jewish control of Jerusalem

4.    Deception on a global scale

5.    The resurrection of the Hebrew language

6.    The knowledge explosion

7.    The birth of nuclear warfare

I have touched on the first four signs of the terminal generation in previous chapters; allow me to expound on the remaining three.

For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language,

That they all may call on the name of the L
ORD
,

To serve Him with one accord.

(Z
EPHANIAH
3:9)

The fulfillment of this prophecy began in 1881 when Eliezer Ben-Yehuda arrived in Palestine. Hebrew had not been the spoken language of the Jewish people since the time of the Bible and for centuries had been used only in study. Ben-Yehuda believed that Jewish nationalism was a twofold goal requiring the return of the Jewish people to their biblical homeland and the revival of the spoken Hebrew language.

Ben-Yehuda accomplished the nearly impossible feat of making Hebrew the modern language of the Jewish people yet never saw the creation of the State of Israel. He passed away only one month after British authorities declared Hebrew to be the official language of the Jews. His dream of the rebirth of the nation of Israel in its own land, speaking its own language, was a fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
³

But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and
forth, and knowledge will increase.

(D
ANIEL
12:4
NASB
)

My parents were born at a time when the majority of people still traveled by horse-drawn carriages just as King David. In fact, not much had changed in the way of technology since the time of my great-grandparents. There were no telephones, no television, no faxes, no Xerox machines, and no computers! People communicated in person by letter, and only when someone died would you receive a telegram.

However, times have changed! Within the last few decades technology has exploded to the point that one can use a mobile phone to speak to anyone in the world and send messages via email, text, Twitter, and Facebook. We log on to the information highway by means of the Internet allowing access to any search engine available. You can watch your favorite television programs and movies through devices that can fit in your coat pocket. We share pictures, videos, and news
instantly
! Daily, this technology exponentially increases—just think of the number of times that you purchased the latest gizmo and it became obsolete before you walked out of the store!

There is no doubt that we are the generation that has experienced the knowledge explosion, but does more knowledge produce wisdom?

The fear of the L
ORD
is the beginning of wisdom,

And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

(P
ROVERBS
9:10)

This is the plague with which the L
ORD
will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. On that day people will be stricken by the L
ORD
with great panic. They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another.