Fatima 1917:  in Portugal and group of shepherd children.  The Vatican has called the visions at Fatima the “most prophetic of modern apparitions.” A group of young children reported seeing the Virgin six times while they were tending sheep in Fatima.  Millions crawl in penance to the shrine.

1981 Medjugorje: Bonia, six children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary with a child in her arms. Unlike with other sightings, some of the witnesses in this case claim they have continued to see the apparitions over the subsequent decades.  Millions worship at the shrine.

Guadalupe, Mexico: Mary is believed to have appeared to Juan Diego, an Aztec convert to Christianity, in 1531. According to the story, she asked that a shrine be built to her at the site of the apparition and left her image on the inside of a cloak. That image is now venerated at the Basilica of Guadalupe. Millions upon millions worship at various shrines.

Paris 1830:  Mary appeared to a young novice named Catherine Laboure (pictured here), who was part of the society of the Girls of the Charity.

La Salette, France (in the Alps): pilgrims travel to the holy site in the French Alps, where Mary is said to have appeared to two young shepherds.

1858 Lourdes, France:  Pope Benedict XVI blesses worshippers as he arrives at the Massabielle cave of the Lourdes shrine, in Lourdes, France, in 2008. About 6 million people are drawn to Lourdes every year to pray at the place where Mary is said to have appeared to a teenager named Bernadette Soubirous. Many of the pilgrims are sick and disabled and millions come to the spot in hopes of healing.

1879, Knock, County Mayo, Ireland:  Many Catholics believe that at least 15 people saw Mary appear over the altar of a village chapel in Knock, Ireland, along with Joseph, John the Apostle and a lamb.

1932-33, Beauraing, Belgium:  Five children said that Mary appeared to them in the playground of their convent school in Belgium.

1933, Banneux, Belgium:  Jan. 15, 1933, a young woman named Mariette Beco was reportedly standing at her kitchen window when she saw the Virgin Mary calling her from the garden. She claimed that she saw the apparition seven more times that year.

1980s, Kibeho, Rwanda:  The Virgin Mary allegedly appeared to several high school children in Kibeho, Rwanda, in the 1980s.

Is this another Sign of the End Time where Satan is appearing as an Angel of Light and is telling people like Pope Francis that there is no Hell, and that God offers Universal Salvation.  Are these signs and wonders part of Satan’s seduction of the world?  Pope Francis also believes that Evangelism was pagan activity in the Middle Ages and that it is the beauty of Pageantry that attracts people to Jesus Christ.  The Pope is trying to appeal to all religions and supports the Abrahamic Family House joining the 3 faiths together in Abu Dahbi.  He also supports the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia of worship in Bahrain.  The Fact is Jesus Christ spoke more about Hell than Heaven and He warned people of eternal damnation.  The most famous warning is when Jesus spoke of the Rich man and Lazarus.  He speaks of the Gates of Hell not prevailing against the Church.  And compares the narrow road to eternal life and the wide road to eternal destruction.  Is Pope Francis the False Prophet that will prepare the way for the Anti-Christ?  We shall soon see.

o.h we depend on signs?  Signs tell us how fast we can drive, where to eat, how far to go, where we live, or when our plane arrives. Frankly, we take signs for granted.  In ancient times there were few man-made signs, so many people depended on the stars, moon, sun, and shadows to tell them when, where or how to navigate distances and time.  This may be the reason why people have failed to comprehend one of the biggest signs to ever appear in our universe.  It involved planets, stars, the sun moon, and stars and even a comet.

God is warning us…

The movements of these heavenly bodies were linked to events on earth over a span of 3-and one-half years.  Each event had significant meaning.  For instance, a blood moon on the feast of Passover has a significant meaning when it is connected to 3 other blood moons within a 24-month period that also landed on special Holy days.  Would it be significant to realize that the destruction of the Baal temple in Palmyra happened at the point where Jupiter and Venus began a 400-day journey together and entered the constellation Virgo?  Probably not since few observe the stars much less planets and even fewer could care less about the meaning of constellations.  But what if Jupiter stayed in the “womb” of Virgo for 9.5 months in retrograde motion, and Venus moved into alignment with Mars and Mercury to form a perfect arrow pointed at the star Regulus or royalty at the heart of the constellation Leo.   Would that speak to your curiosity?

There was a time when constellations were extremely important.  The Big Dipper for instance pointed out the North Star which allowed the nighttime navigator sail in the right direction.  The constellations told the story of Creation with Virgo, the Virgin Eve, leading the way and Leo the Lion closing out the epic event, retelling the story of Gen. 3:15 where the dragon is defeated by the Lion of Judah.  Some students of Egyptology suggest that ancient priests believed there was a special portal into the underworld at the point where Virgo and Leo joined.  Ancient Egyptians may have thought that the sun, moon, and stars in a certain pattern provided a pathway to the supernatural and to the “Field of Reeds” where the god of the afterlife, Osiris, ruled. That may be why the Sphinx had the head of the Virgin and the body of a Lion.

There is more to the great sign mentioned above involving both unique events on earth and historical markers that go all the way to the beginning of time.  These markers and prophecies spoken by the prophets of old bring planetary signs into proper perspective.  One simple event in history marks the way we measure time throughout all the centuries.  It happened under a bright “heavenly body” that lit up the sky.   This Light was the Bethlehem Star and it was noticed by stargazers from the East.  It was so distinctive that these kings traveled hundreds of miles through hostile lands to seek its source and meaning.  This might be called the “Ultimate Sign.”  But what if I told you that a recent heavenly sign was called a “Great Sign” (Rev. 12:1) for it also announces the arrival of supernatural and natural events to come.

What if I told you that our recent sign, The Great Sign of Revelation 12, is more important than any other sign of our time. It is of greater importance because it will affect our lives. Jesus warned the Pharisees that they were oblivious to the Signs of their time. This Sign could be God’s centerpiece sign for our time -as it is in the very center of the Book of Revelation- even though it is outside the chronological time sequence of all the other chapters. The Sign begins its focus on events that happened 3 1/2 years before the Sign of the Woman appeared. This shadow began at the first of 4 Blood Moons at the Passover of April, 2014 and initiated a sequence of events related to the rise of ISIS. This first 3 1/2 years ended on September 23, 2017 at the end of the Jubilee and the Beginning of the Feast of Trumpets.  It acts as shadow of warning and testing like the Valley of the SHADOW of death in the 23rd Psalm. This connects the physical world to God’s promise.

The 2nd half or the next 3 1/2 years began with the ending of the Great Sign on Sept. 23rd, 2017, and with the Trumpets being blown  with the beginning of a new Jubilee. This begins a new 3 1/2 year-period where invisible agents have disrupted and upturned society (the Sign itself is a forewarning of attacks by the invisible world —-as explained in the book Cosmic Crossroad. This invisible world connects the natural to the supernatural world (read Rev. 1:6-12 about Satan and his angels). Note the word “THEN” after the Sign ties this Sign to Satan and his angels as they are cast from and heaven and ravage our world and our society. Both Covid-19 and Satans minions are invisible attackers causing major disruptions during this period of divine testing and purification.

This sequence of two 3 1/2 two periods is all a shadow of the 7-year Seal to Bowl  judgment to come that surrounds the Sign of Revelation 12 in the Book of Revelation! This is the 70th week of Daniel which the church will most likely not go through.  Yet God in his LOVE is trying to strengthen the Church and bring new believers in during this 7-year fore-shadow This second 3 1/2 year period started innocently with a booming economy but underneath we saw an attempt by our own security and legistative branches to overthrow God’s chosen man to lead America. America and specifically Trump would be the agency to release Jerusalem from the lies of the enemy and would give the nation of Israel legitimate legal rights to its ownership. LIES are a very serious offense to God and these LIES have risen to incredible heights to the point that most of our media is directly involved in propaganda against the church, Israel, and God’s chosen leaders for administration of His directives and Plan.

As suggested Signs will not mean much to those who do not care nor know their Biblical connection. It would be like you or I seeing a sign written in a foreign alphabet.  That ignorance, however, does not mean that it will not affect us.  If you miss a stop sign you may suffer severe consequences.  Important signs require interpretation and an easy to understand sign may seem very insignificant.  Simple signs or less visible signs might be ignored.  And some signs can have different meanings to each observer. The rainbow is a sign that water vapor is in the air but according to the Bible it is also a sign from God of His Covenant never to flood the earth again.  If the Bible calls a sign, a “Great Sign” then it must be important.

Many have heard the powerful story about a prostitute, her faith, and the sign she would leave to save herself and her family.  The sign she used to alert her savior-spies and Joshua’s army at Jericho, was a scarlet threaded rope hung from the window on the wall.  The sign used by the LORD’s army was to march around the city one time for 6 days; then on the 7^th day they marched around 7 times and blew their trumpets.  God used specific numbers to outline the divine sign giving it both a set time and a set series of events.  He used her sign to remind us that divine grace runs like a scarlet thread throughout “His story” tying His Promise to great events and people throughout history.  Read the lineage of Christ in Mat. 1:5, you will see Rahab’s name.

Rahab’s life story will illustrate how compassionate and full of grace God is.  After all she was born a Canaanite and was the owner of a “house of prostitution.”  Her status would put her at the very bottom of the moral and social totem pole.  Since the God of Israel had commanded that all Canaanites be killed, she surely would have died.  Yet God not only preserved her, he raised her up as an example of faith.  She is mentioned in the hall of Faith with Moses and Abraham.  Many have judged her faith as being greater than that of the early Jewish nation.  Her faith and the promise of grace are like threads of hope and mercy woven throughout the Word of God and fulfilled in Jesus Christ.  This book expands on this scarlet thread of Prophecy, History, and Redemption.  God is seeking out those who love Him and giving them Truth.  Go to- ToGodBtheGlory.org for more information and related post: What’s Happening: The Approaching Completion.

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