Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about the end of the world.
There was Y2K; the panic that computers would not be able to calculate the date at the stroke of midnight, January 1, 2000’ revert back to 1900 and plunge our Age of Technology back into a virtual Stone Age.
At this time, home computers and internet connectivity were still pretty much in their infancy (anyone remember listening to their 28800-bit modem dialing in to connect with AOL? I do. What a triumph it was to hear that “You’ve got mail!” after waiting what seemed ages for a connection!)
It was during this time (I first heard about Y2K in 1997) that society began to realize how much we had come to depend upon computers in our everyday existence, never mind how pervasive technology had become in our lives.
On late night radio programs and prime time news shows, speculation and information intermingled pertaining to the computerized collapse of society as we knew it; various sources cited from government agencies and private sector computer experts all discussing the imminent and abrupt disruption of everything from banking transactions, to filling one’s gas tank, to not being able to scan an item at the store checkout counter once Y2K occurred.
So, those in the computer technology fields worked against the clock as it were, developing software fix that would avert millennial mayhem at the stroke of midnight, in the year 2000…
…And you know what?
I had an old computer back then. It ran Windows 2.0. I had a whopping 2.1 Gigabyte hard drive (I know, ancient, right?)
And on 1/1/2000, I turned that thing on –just for basic smiles and giggles– to see what would happen.
Was there a great catastrophe? Did power grids go offline across the country? Was there a launch code event like in the movie “War Games”?
Nope. The clock on my taskbar was out of sync and not displaying the correct time. And the calendar date read “1/1/1901.”
That was it. All my applications functioned normally.
This next event is a bonus for all of you who are old enough to remember…
…Back in 1982 (yes, last century, for crying out loud) there was an event known as “The Jupiter Effect” which created a bit of pandemonium.
Here’s a quick recap of the aforementioned occurrence; all of the planets in the solar system from Mercury to Pluto came into perfect alignment within their individual orbits.
That’s it. That’s all that took place.
However, according to the authors John Grabbin and Stephen Plagemann of the 1974 book “The Jupiter Effect” was to be absolutely cataclysmic; the gravitational forces of such a planetary convergence was to be so strong it would tear at the Earth, causing global destruction in the form of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and great tidal events.
Well, in 1982, I was in high school and many of my classmates were no doubt disturbed and dismayed by this doomsday prediction.
So, there were a lot of conversations in school about how to spend the last hours of March 10, 1982 before the end of the world. Some said they were going to lose their virginity on the eve of destruction. Others promised to drink to the excess, refusing to meet their end in somber sobriety…
…Only to return to school the following day (a Thursday, mind you) in a state of hungover discontentment, disheveled and dismayed.
The world had not ended. The Earth was still spinning on her axis, twirling in her orbit, despite the planetary alignment. All was normal.
You may be curious to know what I did that fateful evening, Well, I stayed home. Did my homework. Watched some TV and went to bed. I’ve always had a bit of a boring existence.
Now, fast forward to—you guessed it—2012.
This was well-hyped for decades; and even had an enigmatic ancient relic to embellish its mystique—the Mayan Calendar.
December 21, 2012 was the last date recorded on the incredibly accurate engraved stone calendar; and according to ancient Mayan beliefs this was the last day of this Age in history.
There was even more hype surrounding this “last day in history” thanks to yet-another-insipid-Roland-Emmerlich-CGI-ladened-film to exploit the near hysteria surrounding the Mythos of the Mayan Calendar.
December 21, 2012 came and went without so much as a whimper. Well, there were the groans of the moviegoers subjected to the ridiculous plot of that movie…
Now, I said all that to say this—let’s get to the crux of our conversation about the Revelation 12 Sign.
For those of you not in-the-know, The Revelation 12 Sign is in reference to a certain celestial configuration in the End Times described by John of Patmos in the Book of Revelation.
What’s unique about this event is that its origin is in THE BIBLE (none of the aforementioned End-of-the-World events have that supreme distinction).
Not only that, but with the advent of computer technology, this celestial event can be calculated and observed with pinpoint accuracy.
The following screenshot is from a particular software application named Stellarium (a free download available at www.stellarium.org).
What you see in the above screenshot is the constellations of Virgo and Leo on September 23, 2017.
Now, let me quote Chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation:
12:1- “And there appeared a great wonder in Heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon at her feet and upon her head a crown of twelve stars…”
The woman — Virgo– will have the Sun shining over her shoulder. The crescent moon will be at her feet– as they are every year in the months of September and October… however the crown of 12 starts is something entirely unique. Mars, Venus and Mercury– the “Wandering Stars” as they are referred to by the ancient Israelites– move into and align with the constellation of Leo above Virgo’s head, and together they form the crown of 12 stars.
But wait, there’s more…
12:2 – “…And she, being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered…”
There was a wonderful thing that happened last November 20.
Jupiter– the “King Planet”– entered the constellation Virgo and has moved around with the “womb” in a retrograde motion and will be there for a little over 9 months– the average gestation period of a human birth!
On September 23, 2017– when Jupiter finally exits the womb of Virgo and is “born” — all of the details described in these two verses of the most prophetic book in the bible will be made manifest in the Heavens.
Now, I’m not saying that this sign portends the end of the world, yet as a believer in Yeshua, I do know that it marks something extremely significant on History’s timeline. And the very fact that The Revelation 12 Sign originated from the Book which depicts the End Times should give every believer hope that not only the Rapture of the Church is imminent, but that the Kingdom of Heaven draws near.
For a much better explanation of The Revelation 12 Sign, I suggest checking out the YouTube videos of Scott Clarke:
I plan to delve much deeper into what this sign means and to give you more insight very soon.
I would suggest that to simply Google “Rev 12 Sign” and research this wonderful event for yourselves; it’s tantamount that you do. And do it quickly, my friends!
Stay tuned and keep looking up!
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