The Watchmen Report
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Not one eclipse this summer – but two! Get ready for a solar eclipse, a Blood Moon and shooting stars all in the same month
Hey Watchmen,
The heavens are doing what they've done since day four of creation — declaring the glory of Elohim and marking off His appointed times, not by man's calendar but by His own hand. When the sky lines up a solar eclipse, a Blood Moon, and a meteor shower all in one month, my friends, that's not coincidence, that's choreography. Genesis 1:14 tells us the lights in the heavens were set there "for signs, and for seasons" — moedim, appointed times. Long before NASA had a name for it, Father was already writing His calendar across the sky.
Joel 2:31 and Acts 2:20 both tell us the sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and terrible Day of the LORD — but that's describing a specific, unmistakable event tied to the outpouring of the Spirit and the nearness of Messiah's return, not every eclipse cycle that crosses the news wire. What I am saying is this: every time the sky puts on a show like this, it's Abba tapping us on the shoulder, reminding us that He set the sun and moon on their courses, He knows the day and the hour, and He is not finished writing history.
So watch the skies this month, but don't stop there — watch your own walk. Let a darkened sun remind you to walk in the Light of the world, and let a reddened moon remind you that the blood of the Lamb still covers those who are His. Genesis 12:3 still stands, Ezekiel 38 is still on the horizon, and Matthew 24 still tells us to keep our lamps trimmed and our hearts ready — whatever the sky does or doesn't do this July.
Stay watchful, stay rooted in the Word, and keep your eyes up — both to the heavens He hung, and to the Son who's coming back for us.
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