When the Sun Became Black as Sackcloth
Revelation 6:12-13: "And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind."
This prophecy describes three specific signs:
These three events happened in the exact sequence prophesied, marking the approach of the end times.
At 10:00 AM the sun was blotted out
By noon, total darkness required candles
That night, the moon appeared blood red
Dr. Samuel Williams (Harvard): "The birds having sung their evening songs, disappeared, and became silent... The fowls retired to roost... The cattle at the pastures came home... and in short, there was the appearance of midnight."
When fellow legislators wanted to adjourn, believing it was the Day of Judgment, Davenport famously said:
"I am against adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment; if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought."
"About 11 o'clock the darkness was such as to demand our attention... The darkness increased and by noon we were obliged to light candles to dine by. The birds sang their evening songs and disappeared. The barn fowls went to their roosts."
"The 19th of May, 1780, was a remarkable dark day. Candles were lighted in many houses; the birds were silent and disappeared; and the fowls retired to roost... A very general opinion prevailed, that the day of judgment was at hand."
Joel 2:31: "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of YHWH come."
"The moon which was at its full, had the appearance of blood."
"The darkness of the following evening was probably as gross as ever has been observed since the Almighty fiat gave birth to light... The moon, though at the full, gave no light, appearing like blood."
In 2007, researchers suggested forest fires combined with fog, but this doesn't explain:
The event remains unexplained by natural causes - exactly as a supernatural sign should be!
1. November 1, 1755: Lisbon Earthquake - Most destructive in history
2. May 19, 1780: The Dark Day - Sun black, moon blood
3. November 13, 1833: Stars Fall - Greatest meteor shower in history
Matthew 24:29: "Yahusha said: Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven..."
Note: "After the tribulation" = After the 1,260 years of papal persecution (538-1798). The Dark Day occurred in 1780, exactly in this timeframe!
"So intense was the darkness that people were actually frightened, believing the Day of Judgment had come... People in the fields left their work and hurried home, while others rushed to their neighbors to confess wrongs and ask forgiveness."
1755 (Earthquake) → 1780 (Dark Day) → 1833 (Stars Fall)
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1947 (Israel Restored) → 2027 (Generation Ends)
Luke 21:25-28: "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars... And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."