24 April 2014
THE SHORT ANSWER (TSA)
Blood Moon / Lunar Eclipse
No one is exactly sure what a “Blood Moon” is. The
term sounds like it must come from ancient mythology or legends, but
it doesn't. Actually, it’s quite new. With the recent lunar
eclipse, the term “Blood Moon” suddenly became “all the rage” with everyone
describing the eclipse as a “Blood Moon.”
A lunar
eclipse is a sudden darkening of the, otherwise, full moon caused by the earth
coming between the Sun and the Moon. In other words, the earth casts a
shadow on the moon causing it to suddenly “disappear”
But not
quite.
Those of us
who have seen a few lunar eclipses can tell you that the moon never completely
disappears during an eclipse. First, a thick, dark grey, smoky-looking
shadow creeps over the moon. But just behind the edge of the creeping
darkness you can make out a dim, but distinctly visible, round
moon. But this darkened moon always has a dark reddish
color. So, every eclipse produces a very dim, dark-red moon.
Even though
no one has ever called it a “Blood Moon” before, the name is catching on.
But, to be accurate, there has been, at least, one special significance given
to the name “Blood Moon.” Two Christian Pastors have pointed to a
biblical prophecy in which the appearance of a series of blood-red moons
signals the end of time.
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