Blood Moon - Tetrad
This year (2014) the Blood Moon - Tetrad will be starting in April. It will be interesting to see how the blood moons will take part in the scheme of history.
All the full moons have names. The names typically coincide with months of the year, or seasons.
One of the most famous moon names is the Hunter's Moon. It is the full moon immediately following the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon occurring most closely to the autumnal equinox.
The Hunter’s Moon, in skylore, is also sometimes called the Blood Moon. Why? Probably because it’s a characteristic of these autumn full moons that they appear nearly full – and rise soon after sunset – for several evenings in a row. Many people see them when they are low in the sky, shortly after they’ve risen, at which time there’s more atmosphere between you and the moon than when the moon is overhead. When you see the moon low in the sky, the extra air between you and the moon makes the moon look reddish. Voila. Blood moon.(1)
Four consecutive full lunar eclipses occur on the Lord’s Feast Days in 2014 and 2015. Four consecutive lunar eclipses are known as a tetrad and they do not occur very often. The first eclipse will be on April 15, 2014, which will be at the time of Passover. The next will be October 8, 2014, which will be at the time of the Feast of Tabernacles. This is followed by April 4, 2015, which will be Passover. The final occurrence is September 28, 2015, which will be Tabernacles again.(2) See the Gregorian/Jewish Calendar link.
The term Blood Moon is used to describe the four full moons of a lunar tetrad.
Here’s the definition of a lunar tetrad, again: four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial eclipses in between, each of which is separated from the other by six lunar months (six full moons).(3)
It is not certain that Blood Moon pertains to the full moon of any tetrad, or specifically to a tetrad that coincides with the feasts of Passover and Tabernacles associated in religious tradition.
The definition of a Blood Moon will gain attraction as we approach the tetrad, the four total lunar eclipses of 2014 and 2015.
Bottom line: The term Blood Moon in astronomy in sometimes used as another name for the Hunter’s Moon. The term Blood Moon in Biblical prophecy appears to have been popularized by two Christian pastors, Mark Biltz and John Hagee. They use the term Blood Moon to apply to the full moons of the upcoming tetrad – four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial lunar eclipses in between, each of which is separated from the other by six lunar months (six full moons) – in 2014 and 2015. Astronomers will not be using the term Blood Moon to describe these four upcoming lunar eclipses.
Sources: (1) http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-blood-moon-lunar-eclipses-2014-2015
(2) http://watchfortheday.org/tetrad20142015.html
(3) http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-blood-moon-lunar-eclipses-2014-2015
Tags: full moon, lunar eclipse, blood moon, tetrad, hunter's moon, Bible prophecy
All the full moons have names. The names typically coincide with months of the year, or seasons.
One of the most famous moon names is the Hunter's Moon. It is the full moon immediately following the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon occurring most closely to the autumnal equinox.
The Hunter’s Moon, in skylore, is also sometimes called the Blood Moon. Why? Probably because it’s a characteristic of these autumn full moons that they appear nearly full – and rise soon after sunset – for several evenings in a row. Many people see them when they are low in the sky, shortly after they’ve risen, at which time there’s more atmosphere between you and the moon than when the moon is overhead. When you see the moon low in the sky, the extra air between you and the moon makes the moon look reddish. Voila. Blood moon.(1)
Four consecutive full lunar eclipses occur on the Lord’s Feast Days in 2014 and 2015. Four consecutive lunar eclipses are known as a tetrad and they do not occur very often. The first eclipse will be on April 15, 2014, which will be at the time of Passover. The next will be October 8, 2014, which will be at the time of the Feast of Tabernacles. This is followed by April 4, 2015, which will be Passover. The final occurrence is September 28, 2015, which will be Tabernacles again.(2) See the Gregorian/Jewish Calendar link.
The term Blood Moon is used to describe the four full moons of a lunar tetrad.
Here’s the definition of a lunar tetrad, again: four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial eclipses in between, each of which is separated from the other by six lunar months (six full moons).(3)
It is not certain that Blood Moon pertains to the full moon of any tetrad, or specifically to a tetrad that coincides with the feasts of Passover and Tabernacles associated in religious tradition.
The definition of a Blood Moon will gain attraction as we approach the tetrad, the four total lunar eclipses of 2014 and 2015.
Bottom line: The term Blood Moon in astronomy in sometimes used as another name for the Hunter’s Moon. The term Blood Moon in Biblical prophecy appears to have been popularized by two Christian pastors, Mark Biltz and John Hagee. They use the term Blood Moon to apply to the full moons of the upcoming tetrad – four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial lunar eclipses in between, each of which is separated from the other by six lunar months (six full moons) – in 2014 and 2015. Astronomers will not be using the term Blood Moon to describe these four upcoming lunar eclipses.
Sources: (1) http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-blood-moon-lunar-eclipses-2014-2015
(2) http://watchfortheday.org/tetrad20142015.html
(3) http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-blood-moon-lunar-eclipses-2014-2015
Tags: full moon, lunar eclipse, blood moon, tetrad, hunter's moon, Bible prophecy
The sun, moon, and stars are God's signs. We look upon them as amazing wonders or works of art and do not connect with God. He has His own time table and is giving us signs. Each time a blood moon has occurred something has changed history. Are you watching? R U Ready?
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