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THE BOOK OF ACTS

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Acts 2:19-21

19 I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below,   blood and fire and billows of smoke.       20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.  21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'  

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Although there will definitely be signs in the heaven and on the earth that would give an announcement  of the day of the Lord, we still cannot, and will not know the date or time of that day. As much as we might think we can predict that day, we will never be able to. Those who make so much about the blood moon are simply using the scripture for their own benefit, whether it is for fame or future, or both. These signs are simply to tell us God is in control of his creation. The blood moon has nothing to do with eclipses, but rather it has to do with the hand of God. The point is not to be so concerned about these signs, but rather to be concerned if we have called on the name of the Lord and are saved. If we become too focused on signs we might actually miss the day of the Lord. If we actually look at the scripture, it says that I, God, will show wonders and signs. These are supernatural wonders and signs shown to the world by the hand of God. They are not the common course of the cosmos that he set in motion and has happened over the centuries. When these signs and wonders happen, we will know without a doubt God is at hand, doing a God thing. Yet our focus needs to be on our current relationship with him. Having called on his name at some point in our lives, we are saved, those signs and wonders have little to no meaning in our lives for when the great and glorious day of the Lord arrives, we who are alive shall be gathered together with those who have already fallen asleep, or died, and we will ascend into the air to meet our Lord and be with him forevermore. So our focus should be on living a life in relationship with him, rather than on trying to figure out what and when the wonders and signs will be, and how they will happen. Anything we can think of is only in our human minds, but when God performs these things, they will be far beyond the human comprehension. So let us live a life pleasing to  him, knowing, having full assurance that we are saved.