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Red Moon Rising
According to Pastor John Hagee four blood moons in a row occurring during Jewish
holidays indicate a major event concerning Israel. As he explains in his book, Four Blood Moons:
Something is About to Change, the occurrence of four total lunar eclipses is a sign from God. He claims
that his research reveals the following:
In the past, the rare appearance of four blood moons on these feast days has coincided with
major events for Israel and the Jewish people.

In 1492, Spain expelled the Jews. Columbus also discovered America, which became a safe haven
for the Jewish people.

"In each of these blood moons, you have something that begins in tragedy and ends in triumph,"
Hagee explained.

For instance, in 1948, Israel was reborn as a nation. "After 2,000 years, God supernaturally brought
them from 66 nations and a nation was born in a day," Hagee noted. "That again was a supernatural
something that happened following the tragedy of the Holocaust."

In 1967, Israel won the Six-Day War and recaptured Jerusalem. "For the first time in 2,000 years,
Jerusalem and the State of Israel were together again," Hagee said.

As both a born-again Christian and a historian, I was moved to see if Pastor Hagees
assertions were correct. During the past 50 years I have heard many false prophecies (like those of
the Millennialists) that gained a great deal of attention in the media only to fizzle and make a
laughingstock of all those who supported them. Using the NASA website
(http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/lunar.html) to determine the dates of the blood moons and Jewish
Holidays Online (http://jewishholidaysonline.com) to determine the correct dates of the Jewish
holidays, I tested the validity of Pastor Hagees hypothesis. The results are as follows:
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In 1492, Spain expelled the Jews. Columbus also discovered America, which became a safe
haven for the Jewish people. Nearest quadruple series of blood moons = 1493-94
(none of which occurs on a Jewish holiday!) FAIL
For instance, in 1948, Israel was reborn as a nation. - Nearest quadruple series of blood
moons = 1949-50 (3 out of 4 occur on a Jewish holiday) Jewish independence occurred
almost a full year before these eclipses and not all of them occurred on a Jewish holiday.
FAIL
In 1967, Israel won the Six-Day War and recaptured Jerusalem. For the first time in 2,000
years, Jerusalem and the State of Israel were together again, Hagee said. - Nearest
quadruple series of blood moons = 1967-68 (all eclipses occurred during Jewish Holidays)
PASS

Furthermore, total lunar eclipses are not visible everywhere. Using NASA as a guide, only in
a single case is the blood moon visible to Israel (on 9-28-2015 and only as the moon sets).
Wouldnt God allow Israel to see the sign if it was His warning to them? Is He trying to warn the
Americas and the Pacific Ocean alone?

There are many other events that dramatically affected Israel and its people in the past that
Pastor Hagee either didnt notice or ignored in his research. Other events that should be on his list
include the Yom Kippur War (Israeli forces incur far heavier casualties than in the Six-Day War and
the war directly results in a peace treaty with Egypt and the loss of the Sinai Peninsula to Israel who
adopts a land for peace policy) and the Lebanese Wars [1982-85 and 2006 (none of these
occurred during a quadruple series of blood moons occurring during Jewish holidays but resulted
in great losses to Israel and to its international standing)]. So not all of the major events concerning
the State of Israel have occurred during a quadruple series of blood moons occurring during
Jewish holidays as inferred by Pastor Hagee!

Looking into the present series of blood moons, 2014-15, blood moons do indeed
occur during the Jewish holidays. But with Pastor Hagees record (2 out of 3 wrong), Im not sure
Id take his predictions too seriously. This not to say that nothing significant is going to happen to
Israel during the current series of quadruple blood moons, but far more significant things have
happened to Israel outside a quadruple series of blood moons occurring during Jewish holidays
than have during such a series. Perhaps Pastor Hagee would better serve the Church by leaving
research on the end-days to those who can and will do so accurately. But then again, he wouldnt
sell so many books!

Hallelu Yahuah (you all praise Yahuah)
Hallelu Yah Shua HaMashiach (you all praise Jesus Christ)
Hallelu Ruach HaKodesh (you all praise the Holy Spirit)
Hallelu Yah (you all praise Yah)
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Dates

There should be enough data here to prove the authors point.
1492 Jews expelled from Spain 7-30, the New World discovered by Columbus 10-12
1493 eclipse 4-2, Passover 4-11 thru 4-18; eclipse 9-25, Sukkoth 10-5 thru 10-11
1494 eclipse 3-22, Passover 3-31 thru 4-7; eclipse 9-15, Sukkoth 9-24 thru 9-30
1948 State of Israel created 5-14
1949 eclipse 4-13, Passover 4-14 thru 4-21; eclipse 10-7, Sukkoth 10-8 thru 10-14
1950 eclipse 4-2, Passover 4-2 thru 4-9; eclipse 9-26, Sukkoth 9-26 thru 10-2
1967 eclipse 4-24, Passover 4-25 thru 5-2; Six-Day War 6-5 thru 6-10; eclipse 10-18, Sukkoth 10-
18 thru 10-25
1968 eclipse 4-13, Passover 4-13 thru 4-20; eclipse 10-6, Sukkoth 10-6 thru 10-13
1973 Yom Kippur War 10-6 thru 10-25
1982 1
st
Lebanon War begins 6-6
1985 Passover 4-6 thru 4-13, eclipse 5-4; Sukkoth 9-30 thru 10-6, eclipse 10-28
1986 eclipse 4-24, Passover 4-24 thru 5-1; eclipse 10-17, Sukkoth 10-18 thru 10-24
2003 Passover 4-17 thru 4-25, eclipse 5-16; Sukkoth 10-11 thru 10-17, eclipse 11-9
2004 Passover 4-6 thru 4-13, eclipse 5-4; Sukkoth 9-30 thru 10-6, eclipse 10-28
2006 2
nd
Lebanon War 7-12 thru 9-8
2014 Passover 4-14 thru 4-22, eclipse 4-15; eclipse 10-8, Sukkoth 10-8 thru 10-15
2015 Passover 4-3 thru 4-11, eclipse 4-4; Sukkoth 9-27 thru 10-4, eclipse 9-28