eclipse

The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness.

- Joel 2:10 (NKJV)

 

It’s the day that so many people have been waiting for, Solar Eclipse 2024.

There are schools that are dismissing, and tons of people traveling to a space on the map that will have “totality”.
According to NASA, between two to five solar eclipses of some kind - partial, annular, or total – are seen from Earth in a year.
And even a total solar eclipse is visible once roughly every 18 months or once every one to two years from somewhere on Earth.

So why is this one such a big deal?
NASA goes on to say that even though solar eclipses are fairly common, the area on the ground that is covered by totality is only about 50 miles wide, and in any given location on Earth, a total eclipse happens only once every hundred years or so.
Eclipses seem to have a history of inspiring both fear and awe in nearly every religion and civilization.
Today most people recognize that an eclipse is an astronomical event, rather than the life and death significance that it used to have.
There are several references in the Bible to eclipses, including the death of Jesus, when the sun stood still in Joshua (Joshua 10:12-13) and in Revelation (Revelation 6:12-13).
But is this solar eclipse a sign of future events like the rapture? 
No. 
This eclipse is not a divine punishment. 
Food will not get contaminated because of the eclipse. 
Anyone can watch the eclipse with proper eye protection, it will not harm anyone that takes the correct precautions.
The eclipse is not “bad luck” (bring on the black cats!). 
The eclipse is NOT a sign of the apocalypse. 
The solar eclipse is a naturally occurring phenomenon that has nothing to do with religion, luck, or destiny.
It is a beautiful event that God created to show us that He can do amazing things.

Enjoy it.

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