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April 6, 2024
THOSE WHO LOOK TO HIM ARE RADIANT
(Please note: This is Part 1 of 2)
A solar eclipse will be occurring tomorrow Monday April 8, 2024. While there has been a lot of speculation, prophetic words, and even fear surrounding this event, I want to assure you, that there is nothing to fear. Solar eclipses are natural phenomena’s, designed and created by God. Many people believe that this one is significant because it is passing through several towns named “Nineveh” which was known for sin and wickedness in the book of Jonah.
I also believe that it has a prophetic significance and the Lord is calling people to repentance, but that’s not my message today. I want to share something about the solar eclipse. I did some research about it and this is what I found. A Solar Eclipse is a temporary dimming, overshadowing or cutting off of light. During a Solar Eclipse, the moon moves in front of the sun casting a shadow over it. It also causes the temperature to drop.
There are different types of Solar Eclipses. A partial Solar Eclipse, an annular Solar Eclipse and a total Solar Eclipse in which the moon completely obscures the sun. I find it fascinating that scientists know exactly when an eclipse is going to occur using principles of physics, geometry and understanding celestial mechanics such as movement of the earth and tilting of the orbits. We may be astounded by the advancement of technology, but it could never compare with Gods creative power.
As I was reading all these amazing facts, I was reminded of Jesus’ teaching in Mathew chapter 24. When his disciples asked Him, when will we know the end times are here? He began telling them about things that will occur and He went on to say that the sun will be darkened, the moon won’t give its light, the stars will fall from the sky and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. That didn’t seem to pertain to the solar eclipse.
Then I looked up the scripture in Amos 8:9 which says: “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord GOD, “That I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in broad daylight; I read Revelation chapter 8 which says that the fourth Angel who blew his Trumpet and one third of the sun, the moon and the stars were struck causing one third of the day and the night to be in total darkness.
When I read that scripture my first thought was that The Holy Spirit was showing me the signs of the end-times. But then when I went back to reading articles about the eclipse there was something that caught my attention. It said that special “eclipse glasses” are needed to watch it, because looking directly into it could cause damage to the eyes or even blindness. I began thinking about a scripture in the book of Exodus.
In Exodus chapter 34, when Moses descended from Mount Sinai with the two tablets (The “new” set of the Ten Commandments) his face shone and was so radiant with the glory of God. The brightness was so intense that he had to put a veil over his face so that people would be able to look at him, but he took the veil off when he went back up to commune with God. The Hebrew word for shone is “qāran” which means ‘To shine, and to “send out rays”
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