So Is the Blood Moons
Prophecy True?
F
irstly, according to Jewish literature, no signs
in the heavens or the earth would denote the
end times until the Jews were returned to
Israel. [DEUTERONOMY 4:25-31; ISAIAH 59:20]
Today, Israel is home to the largest
concentration of Jews in the entire world.
According to Jewish tradition, eclipses
witnessed in the West would be an omen for people
of that region. Each of the Blood Moons could be
seen from the United States of America. However,
this was the first of the Blood Moons tetrad in the
technological age; thanks to live streaming by
NASA and other agencies, people from all over
the world could witness the eclipses in real-time.
Since the entire world could easily see the eclipses
through the internet, could the four Blood Moons
of 2014/2015 have been a sign from God for the
entire mankind?
The tetrad of 2014/2015 came to pass, and so
far, the world has not ended, but significant events
have happened since the beginning of the tetrad.
Namely, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS) rose to prominence just a few short
months before the first Blood Moon in April 2014.
Following the completion of the
four Blood Moons in September
2015, we saw an alarming
increase in attacks by ISIS on
Western countries, so shocking
that the Mirror called it, ‘the year
ISIS waged war on the world.’
With the rise of terrorist threats in the West, our
politics have been hugely affected. Intolerance and
xenophobia seem to dominate every aspect of our
lives. Today, the fate of the world seems to hang in
the balance as world leaders appear to be unable to
tackle radical Islam (also known as Wahhabism) 7 .
The current state of affairs suggests that a world
war is just around the corner and that humanity is
in desperate need of the Messiah. Indeed, EZEKIEL
38:16 declares that war and suffering are precursors
to the Messianic age; similar things are foretold for
the Second Coming of Lord Jesus Christ.
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THE MOON:
A SYMBOL OF THE MESSIAH?
And he will be established
like the Moon for eternity.
DID YOU KNOW?
- PSALMS 89:38
It is not just Jewish and Christian scripture
that lay emphasis on eclipses as a divine
sign.
Prophet Mohammad prophesied, ‘Verily,
for my Mehdi there are two signs which have
never as yet concurred since the creation of
the universe. Two eclipses will occur during
the same month of Ramadan; one will be
lunar and one will be solar.’ [SUNAN DAR QUTNI,
VOL. 1; P. 188; AL-BARZANJI, AL-ISHA'AH LI-ASHRAT
AL-SA'AH, P. 200); ASH-SHARANI, MUKHTASAR
TAZKIRAH AL-QURTUBI, P. 440; AL-MUTTAQI AL-
HINDI, AL-BURHAN FI ALAMAT AL-MAHDI AKHIR AZ-
ZAMAN, P. 38; IMAM RABBANI, LETTERS OF RABBANI,
380]
The concurrence of solar and lunar
eclipses in Ramadan is a sign for humanity
that the advent of Imam Mehdi has taken
place. This is supported by a chapter in the
Koran which suggests that solar and lunar
eclipses are signs of end times. [KORAN 75:7-9]
Since November 1940 - a year before HDE
Gohar Shahi’s arrival in this world - lunar
and solar eclipses have been frequently
occurring together during Ramadan. 1958,
1960, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995,
2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 are all examples
of years when this prophecy of Prophet
Mohammad was fulfilled. Before 1940, this
phenomenon had never occurred.
Surdas, a Hindu sage, declared for the
age of the Kalki Avatar (the Messianic figure
in Hinduism), ‘Both the moon and the sun
will be eclipsed and there will be much
violence and death.’ [SURSAGAR]
7
For more information on Wahhabism and how it is
preached in the West, read the June 2017 issue of the
Messiah Herald: Religious Manipulation: The Backbone of
Terrorism. The Messiah Herald is a publication also by Messiah
Foundation International.
H
ebrew traditions certainly view the celestial
bodies as having critical roles to play in
determining human affairs. In fact, many
interpreters believe that GENESIS 1:14 was a way of
introducing the knowledge of astrology. Talmudic
sages also believed this knowledge was given
to King Soloman. [ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8] Michel de
Nostradamus, too, is thought to have utilised
astrology to accurately predict events in modern
times. However, the Moon has a special place in
Jewish traditions; scholars consider the waxing
and waning of the Moon to be not unlike the
different eras of prosperity and persecution the
Israelites have faced.
In regards to the Moon, the Talmud declares
that whoever sends benedictions upon the
New Moon actually salutes the Divine Presence
[SANAHEDRIN 42A] ; they celebrate it as the renewal
of the Moon which symbolises God’s grace upon
them.
The ‘Blessing of the Moon’ ceremony is
also a way for the Jewish people to express
their anticipation of the Messiah, who ‘will be
established like the moon for eternity.’ [PSALMS
89:38]
For the Jewish people, the full Moon represents a
time of opulence for Israel, whereas the New Moon
represents hope for redemption. Therefore, it is no
surprise that the full Moon is frequently linked to
the Messianic era.
According to ISAIAH 30:26 , in the era of the
Messiah, ‘the light of the Moon will be like the light
of the Sun.’
Ancient tradition also declares that the Moon
will no longer wane in the era of the Messiah.
However, scholars believe that the Messianic period
will be split into two eras and that the Moon staying
full would be a spectacle of the latter era. [TANYA BY
RABBI SCHNEUR ZALMAN OF LIADI]
The famous Russian sage, Grigori Rasputin,
predicted, ‘He will shine like the Sun, but will have
the name of the Moon.’ [LETTERS TO THE TSARINA, 1927]
The great Nostradamus declared in a letter to in
his son, Cesar, ‘In actuality, we are governed by the
Moon through the omnipotence of the Eternal God.’
Nostradamus revealed, ‘There is a man on the
Moon. He wears a silver gown. The Saggitarian will
rise from the Moon.’ He predicted that the Messiah
would have a name, or title, related to the Moon.
[CENTURY 2, QUATRAIN 28]
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