And there will be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring — Luke 21:25
And there will be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring — Luke 21:25
Contrary opinions
BPT – The Blood Moon Theory Debunked and More
I read something similar in Mark 13 this morning:
24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in [m]the heavens will be shaken. 26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His [n]elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.
However, I think we get bent out of shape deciding between multiple interpretations of Revelation. Since Jesus was both Messiah-bar-Joseph, and Messiah-bar-David, perhaps the abomination of desolation was fulfilled during the destruction of the temple, but will ultimately happen again after the temple is reinstated. It is a good thing we are given instructions.
32 But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
33 “Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time [s]will come. 34 It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and [t]putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert. 35 Therefore, be on the alert—for you do not know when the [u]master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— 36 in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep. 37 What I say to you I say to all, ‘Be on the alert!’”
I think the critic here is missing the point. I don’t think anyone is saying that the tetrad is necessarily declaring the immediate return of the Lord. They are saying that it is likely a SIGN of an upcoming significant event for Israel. I’m not sure what he thinks he is debunking.
I’m reading the book for myself. The critic is just saying that these signs are trivial. Personally, I think there could still be something to it, and the significance is perhaps less than Bilz says, and more than critic. It is certainly a safe bet saying that everyone predicting signs in the past has been wrong. One of these days though, the Lord will return. Note Biltz is supposed to be on the today show tomorrow morning.
Those of us paying attention will see what happens over the next couple of years. The arrival our Lord and Savior was heralded by Astronomical signs but very few were paying attention back then, and to 99% of the people on earth it was a complete non-event. It would seem to me that the general viewpoint of the critic is that astronomical events are 100% random. So he is probably a big-banger macroevolutionist. He will not agree with a Biblical worldview in which the Lord exercises total power over the universe and knows the end from the beginning. I honestly think that his underlying unbelief is at the root of his skepticism. I don’t think people like Blitz and Hagee are proclaiming themselves to be prophets and predicting specific future events. I think they are just saying “hey everyone pay attention to the signs in the sky – God is up to something!” The scoffers will scoff. Ultimately I think we’ll all see that God had a much greater and more active role in the affairs of men and of the Universe than we generally give Him credit for.