Signs, Times, and Seasons :: By Mark A. Becker

Signs, Times, and Seasons are three of the most wonderfully impacting and intriguing words of Scripture.

In this study, we will not be examining every instance where these prophetic words are used, but we will investigate many of the most well-known and significant usages of them.

Underlined Scripture passages are my own emphasis.

Creation would seem the obvious place for us to begin our survey!

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.”Genesis 1:14

The Hebrew for “for signs” is לְאֹתֹת֙ “lə·’ō·ṯōṯ” (used only here and Isaiah 8:18) with 226 אוֹת “oth” meaning sign, mark, miracle, ensign.

According to Brown-Driver-Briggs on Genesis 1:14, signs, tokens of changes of weather & times (of heavenly luminaries).

This information concerning “signs” within the Genesis 1:14 account suggests and signifies what is seen in, and known of, the heavenly luminaries in the universe and the signs, or tokens, they convey to those on Earth. God has indeed provided mankind with His own manifold testimony of His creatorship within the heavenly luminaries He has created, as well as an instrument to be used in observing the passage of time.

The Hebrew for “and seasons” is וּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔ים “ū·lə·mō·w·’ă·ḏîm” (used only here and Zechariah 8:19 “feasts”) with 4150 מוֹעֵד “moed” with definitions of appointed sign, time, place of, solemn assembly, congregation, set, solemn feast.

According to Brown-Driver-Briggs: It is most probable that in Genesis 1:14 (P), where ׳מ “” אֹתֹת, the reference is to the sacred seasons as fixed by the moon’s appearance; and so also ׳עשׂה ירח למ he made the moon for sacred seasons Psalm 104:19, although many Lexicons & Commentaries refer these to the seasons of the year.

Considering the above information, when it comes to Genesis 1:14, we are looking at “seasons as fixed by the moon’s appearance.” This word, as is noted in the definitions, is also applicable in many instances to the Feasts (“moed“) of the Lord in the Tanakh, which are dependent upon the moon as a time indicator for when these sacred feasts were to occur throughout the year.

Taken together, signs and seasons envelope the Creator’s message to mankind by His creation of the heavenly luminaries, aiding in evaluating the seasonal passage of time, and pointing toward the lunar Feasts of the Lord that would eventually be used by His chosen people, Israel.

Days and years are, in themselves, self-explanatory and are additional elements to incorporate into God’s design of signs and seasons that would be used by mankind to track the passage of time.

“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse…”Romans 1:20

Romans 1:20 declares that God’s eternal power and Godhead are revealed within His creation. What about His plans of redemption and consummation? Are they revealed somehow in His created cosmos?

Signs in the Constellations of the Zodiac

The following is not meant to be exhaustive by any means but only as a foundational guide to our subject matter at hand.

Speaking of the many sins of The Daughter of Babylon in Isaiah 47, God forbids all forms of occultism, including astrology.

“Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.”Isaiah 47:12-13

The heavens do, however, declare the glory of God!

“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.”Psalm 19:1-3

In the Zodiac alone, we seem to see through some of the constellations, depictions that point to God and His divine plans.

Here are the 12 signs of the Zodiac:

Aries the ram, Taurus the bull, Gemini the twins, Cancer the crab, Leo the Lion, Virgo the virgin, Libra the balance or scales, Scorpio the scorpion, Sagittarius the archer, Capricorn the goat, Aquarius the water bearer, Pisces the fishes.

Here are some Biblical allusions that I personally see in the Zodiac:

Libra the balance or scales – God is a God of justice, and His righteousness demands justice when it comes to inherent sin in fallen mankind.

Gemini the twins – Twins are prevalent in the Scriptures, the most significant in God’s plan of redemption being Isaac and Rebecca’s sons, Jacob and Esau, a picture of good versus evil or God’s will versus unregenerate man’s will.

Aries the ram/Capricorn the goat – Goats and rams were often used in Levitical sacrifices for the temporary covering for sins in the priestly order of Israel, prefiguring Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice for the sin of the world.

Taurus the bull – The bull or ox was also a Levitical sacrifice. The bull, however, was also a representation of God’s enemies, both spiritual and physical (Psalm 22:12). Golden calves were also a sin-struggle for Israel: the golden calf that Aaron made for Israel as Moses was receiving the law on Sinai (Exodus 32), and the two golden calves that Jeroboam I made for the northern tribes of Israel (1 Kings 12:26-33).

Virgo the virgin – Prefigures, of course, the Messiah being born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14) – Mary.

Leo the Lion – Messiah, of course, is the Lion of the tribe of Judah (Revelation 5:5).

I have no doubt that there have been many useful writings on the topic of the gospel and God’s plan of redemption and reconciliation being revealed in His created handiwork in the heavens.

There are, as well, many other constellations in the universe, some of which are mentioned in the book of Job.

Job, speaking of God, said:

“Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.”Job 9:8-9

Arcturus is believed to be the Great Bear in the constellation Ursa Major. Arcturus and/or The Bear represents the north.

We can certainly see Russia in this heavenly picture today!

Orion, or the giant or the fool, is the name of a constellation of 80 stars, most notably referring to Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord (Genesis 10:8-9). Orion represents the west.

With the Antichrist’s emergence on the scene beginning in Western Europe and his relationship to Nimrod’s Babel, with both men being fools in God’s eyes and ancient and possible modern-day Nephilim, we can observe the heavenly prophetic significance!

Pleiades is a name given to the cluster of stars – possibly seven – as seen in the shoulder of the constellation Taurus. Pleiades represents the east.

Amos also refers to the seven stars and Orion:

“Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.”Amos 5:8

The chambers of the south evidently refer to the twelve signs or constellations of the Zodiac.

Job later added that:

“By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.”Job 26:13

The crooked serpent, or Nachash in Hebrew, “is used as the correlative of ‘garnished the heavens’; the great constellation of the writhing Dragon, placed at the crown of the heavens, being used, metaphorically, as an expression for all the constellations of the sky.

The prophetic parallels of the crooked serpent and the writhing dragon garnishing the heavens cannot be missed:

“Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.”Ezekiel 28:14

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth…”Revelation 12:3-4

“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”Revelation 12:7-9

And the Lord, speaking of Himself and questioning Job and his companions, asked:

“Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?”Job 38:31-33

Mazzaroth evidently also refers to the twelve signs or constellations of the Zodiac, equivalent to the chambers of the south. Mazzaroth and/or the chambers of the south represents the south.

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”Ecclesiastes 3:1

This Hebrew word for “season” is 2165 זְמָן “zeman” and means season, time, appointed time, appointed occasion.

The Hebrew word for “time” is 6256 עֵת “eth” and, depending on context, can mean time, after, always, certain, continually, evening, long, due season, so long as. In Ecclesiastes 3:1, the suitable understanding of the word would be proper, suitable time.

“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.”Exodus 10:1-2

The Hebrew word for “signs” in each verse above is 226 אוֹת “oth” meaning sign, mark, miracle, ensign.

This is the same word used in Genesis 1:14: “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.”

In the context of Exodus 10:1-2, and throughout the ten plagues, the signs God was to perform in the presence of Pharoah and his people would be miracles against the pantheon of false gods in Egypt.

“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”Isaiah 7:14

This sign of the virgin-born Messiah Immanuel, “God with us,” was, of course, to be a miracle – Hebrew א֑וֹת “‘ō·wṯ” or “oth” used in Exodus 10:1-2, above.

“Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.”Jeremiah 10:2

The Hebrew for “at the signs” is וּמֵאֹת֥וֹת “ū·mê·’ō·ṯō·wṯ” and, again, with the same word “oth” – though, in this case, the proper definition would be to the heavenly luminaries that the pagan nations worshiped and feared — or were dismayed at. This would obviously include solar and lunar eclipses, which many of the nations, including Israel, would often unwarrantedly fear, reading into them something that was never meant to be read.

“I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.”Daniel 4:2-3

“He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”Daniel 6:27

“Signs” – spoken by Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4:2-3 and Darius in Daniel 6:27 – is the Aramaic אָת 852 “‘ā·ṯîn” and means a sign wrought by God, and, in these three usages of the word, all three are accompanied by wonders, Aramaic 8540 תְּמַהּ “temah.”

“And he [King Manasseh] caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.”2 Chronicles 33:6

The Hebrew for “observed times” is וְעוֹנֵ֤ן “wə·’ō·w·nên” with 6049 עָנַן “anan” which can mean bring, enchanter, observer of times, soothsayer, sorcerer.

This Hebrew phrase and word, in this context, would be better rendered, “he practiced witchcraft/soothsaying/sorcery.”

“And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.”Daniel 2:21

The Aramaic for “the times” is עִדָּנַיָּא֙ “‘id·dā·nay·yā” with 5732 עִדָּן “iddan” (used 13 times, all in Daniel due to the Aramaic usages) and means time, definite time.

The Aramaic for “and the seasons” is וְזִמְנַיָּ֔א “wə·zim·nay·yā” with 2166 זְמָן “zeman” (“probably a loan-word from Old Persian zrvan, zarvâna”) also meaning time or season, corresponding, obviously, to the Hebrew 2165 זְמָן “zeman” in Ecclesiastes 3:1.

In short, God changes the times and seasons through His sovereign control over His celestial creation, usually by the natural laws He created, though He can always supersede these laws as He did in Joshua’s long day.

“When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.”Acts 1:6-7

“Times” is the Greek word 5550 χρόνος “chronos” and means time (in general), especially viewed in sequence (a “succession of moments”); time in duration in the physical-space world, sovereignly apportioned by God to each person.

“Seasons” is the Greek word 2540 καιρός “kairos” and means time as opportunity, the suitable time, the right moment, appointed time.

In whole and in context, “the times or the seasons” that Messiah was referring to would be the length of sequential “time” itself and the “seasons” of appointed times that God “the Father has put in His own power.”

“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”1 Thessalonians 5:1-2

These are the same Greek words – “chronos” and “kairos” – in Acts 1:6-7.

In Watching and Waiting Is Not Knowing, we had the following to say regarding this verse and its relationship to Acts 1:7, mentioned above:

“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.”1 Thessalonians 5:1

Could Paul be suggesting that we should know the time and the season of the rapture of the church? No. For in the very next verse, he tells us:

“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”1 Thessalonians 5:2

The very first event that instigates “the day of the Lord” is the rapture.

But Paul is reminding the Thessalonians that they know the chronological order of events – the times and the seasons – that will precede the rapture (general signs, which we will examine later) and those events that will follow the rapture of the church (the wrath of God, Antichrist, the Tribulation, the Second Coming, etc.), and there is no reason that he should write to them about these times and seasons because he had already taught them.

But the timing of the times and seasons, as Jesus said, is uniquely and solely in the Father’s own power.

“And he [Jesus] said unto them [His Disciples], It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.” – Acts 1:7

“The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

“He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

“A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.”Matthew 16:1-4

“Sign” in this passage is the Greek word 4592 σημεῖον “sēmeion” and means miracle, sign, token, wonder. A sign (typically miraculous), given especially to confirm, corroborate or authenticate.

This is the same word for the signs that were given to the Apostles to confirm the gospel before the Scriptures were completed and compiled.

“And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”Daniel 7:24-25

The Aramaic for “to change” is לְהַשְׁנָיָה֙ “lə·haš·nā·yāh” with 8133 שְׁנָא “shena” (used 21 times, 2 in Ezra and 19 in Daniel) and means alter, change, to change, be diverse, violate.

The first mention of “times” – as in “to change times” – is the Aramaic זִמְנִ֣ין “zim·nîn” with 2166 זְמָן “zeman” also meaning time or season (that we saw in Daniel 2:21).

“And laws” is the Aramaic וְדָ֔ת “wə·ḏāṯ” (used only this once) with 1882 דָּת “dathdecree, law. This word is also only used in Ezra and Daniel because of the Aramaic language. In both books, the word is applied to both God’s law and the law of the Gentiles.

I am sure there are differing views on what this phrase, that the Antichrist will “think [or intend] to change times and laws,” means. For me, the simplest interpretation would be that this is referring to Antichrist breaking his covenant (law) with Israel and the many in the midst of the seven years (time) of Daniel 9:27 and putting an end to God’s ordained feasts as they will be observed at that time.

This seems especially true when you consider the last portion of the passage, “… and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time,” which is the last three and one-half years of the Tribulation – the Great Tribulation.

In this phrase, the first and last “time” is the Aramaic word 5732 עִדָּ֥ן “‘id·dān” and means time, general time, definite time. Strong’s notes: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of ed; a set time; technically, a year — time.

The middle Aramaic reference of “and times” is וְעִדָּנִ֖ין “wə·’id·dā·nîn” with the same word of 5732 עִדָּ֥ן “‘id·dān.”

This unique phrase is also found in the book of Revelation, referring to the same time period of three and one-half years (1,260 days) — the last half of the Tribulation:

“And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.”Revelation 12:14

Here, the three listings for “time(s)” are the Greek καιρὸν “kairon,” καιροὺς “kairous,” and καιροῦ “kairou,” all having the Greek word 2540 καιρός “kairos” meaning time, season, a measure of time. This is the same word we saw in Acts 1:6-7 and 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 for “seasons,” thus this is a set time.

“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.”Revelation 20:1-3

“Season” is our Greek word for “time” – “chronos.”

How long is this season that Satan will be allowed to deceive the nations in the final revolt of mankind and the fallen angelic hierarchy? Unknown. We only know that it is a little season of time and that it follows the set time of 1,000years – Messianic Millennial Kingdom.

Are Lunar and Solar Eclipses Signs?

I have heard it said that lunar eclipses are warning signs for Israel, and solar eclipses are warning signs for the Gentiles. When one goes forward in time from an eclipse – an amount of time only known and accepted by the seekers themselves – a historical event is offered as proof of that warning sign.

Since history is replete with historical events, it seems to me that virtually any historical event can be matched up with virtually any sign that may manifest itself in our universal skies, including lunar and solar eclipses. While I do not outright reject the possibility that heavenly signs may offer a warning of something of significance to come, I also acknowledge that virtually every week of history offers its own historical events and warnings for fallen man on a fallen Earth.

Ramifications of Seeing ‘Signs’ in the Cosmos

Another very real concern, when it comes to the idea of heavenly signs and anticipating future prophetic omens because of those signs, is that we venture toward esoteric occultism when we travel this road.

This is not to say that God’s creation cannot speak to us of prophetic forewarnings to mankind as they have in the past and will in the prophetic future, but that whenever cosmic situations do occur – such as specific constellational alignments and solar and lunar eclipses – and we try to anticipate some future prophetic signature because of them, we should be aware that all of history, as we mentioned, even without any cosmic occurrences in the heavens, has historical prophetic implications when it comes to the plans of God and the passage of time. Each day has its own prophetic impacts resulting from mankind’s choices, Satan’s diabolical schemes, and God’s sovereign foreknowledge and divine guidance of how His story ultimately unfolds.

As we noted earlier, the warning that God gave to Israel through Jeremiah concerning the nations and their relationship to signs in the heavens seems to be apropos for His people today.

“Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.”Jeremiah 10:1-2

The heavens – and everything they project, from astrological alignments to lunar and solar eclipses and everything in between – declare the glory of God.

“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.”Psalm 19:1-3

Seeing something into these signs in the heavens, past the glory of God, might prove to be fatal to our witness in the world. As God’s people, we should be very cognizant of this fact. We should not strive to be prophetically sensational in any way other than what is revealed to us in God’s Holy Word.

‘Signs’ and the Completed and Compiled Scriptures

Other than the signs that have been laid out in the Scriptures, such as the signs (sēmeion) that will be in the heavens at the end of the Tribulation (Mark 13:24-25, Luke 21:25-26), the sign (sēmeion) of Christ’s Second Coming (Matthew 24:30), and false signs (sēmeion) and wonders from the Antichrist and False Prophet, signs are no longer needed in our day and age, as God’s completed and compiled Scriptures guides the mission of the church to the unbelieving world until Messiah comes back for His bride. These completed and compiled Scriptures are God’s divinely inspired words to the entire world and are available to virtually every family on Earth, with very rare exceptions.

Faith is the standard by which all men must be evaluated apart from signs. Desiring signs and wonders, according to Jesus, was unfortunately the only way some people would ever believe on Him in His day.

“Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.”John 4:48

Again, Jesus said of those who demanded signs…

“… An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”Matthew 12:39-40

The signs that Messiah Yeshua demonstrated in His ministry of the miraculous should have been enough for the people and leaders of Israel.

God, however, has spoken to mankind in various ways throughout the different dispensations apart from signs.

In ancient times, God spoke verbally and through dreams and visions, and very well could have spoken to and through men in many other various methods and means that are not mentioned in Scripture.

In Biblical times, God spoke through His written Word in the Tanakh and through His holy prophets.

When Messiah came, God in the flesh revealed God the Father and His will to the people in His teachings, prophecy, and warnings. Christ never offered heavenly signs to confirm His Person or His message. Though we see a sign of darkness for three hours when Messiah was crucified – paying the sins for humanity and being separated from His Father as He did – this was entirely a supernatural sign, as was the star of Bethlehem.

And after Jesus’ First Advent, God speaks through His now completed Word and still speaks to others through dreams and visions. But the main conduit that God uses today to speak to unsaved mankind is through His people, the church.

During the Tribulation, God will speak through a variety of ways including His Word, His Two Witnesses, the 144,000 Jewish Witnesses, an angel preaching the everlasting gospel, and through all of those who will come to Christ.

And, lastly, God, through Christ, will again speak to the people of the world through His reigning Messiahship in the Messianic Millennial Kingdom.

All of these are apart from and absent any naturally occurring signs in the heavens.

Signs – apart from heavenly signs – in the time before the Scriptures were completed and compiled were necessary and essential to confirm the message of the cross and the furtherance of the gospel by our Lord’s Apostles.

“Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.” – 2 Corinthians 12:12

Since Messiah and His Apostles, and subsequently the completed and compiled Holy Scriptures, signs are no longer needed as they once were in the past, though there are exceptions.

In the end, God has communicated His message and warnings to mankind in His written Word, the conscience God has given to all of humanity, the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit, and through His church, and man ignores God’s message and warnings to his own peril. For if people are not going to listen to God and His Word, their God-given consciences, the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit, and the body of Christ, then heavenly signs will never convince them either. This is the nature of the unregenerate human heart (Jeremiah 17:9).

The greatest sign of all?

“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”Isaiah 7:14

“God with us.”

The Son of God paid our punishment on the cross, shed His blood for our sins, died, was buried, and was resurrected to eternal life – and those who will believe in Him will one day be resurrected to eternal life too! He gave His life so we could be reconciled back to God and live in glory with Him forevermore.

Now, that is a Sign that occurred at an optimal Time and in the perfect Season (Galatians 4:4-5)!

In like manner, both Messiah’s coming for His bride at His Father’s command and His Second Coming with the armies of heaven will be amazing Signs, at the optimal Times, and in the perfect Seasons – all within the hands of Father God’s mighty power and in His perfect timing!

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May we all keep Answering the Call of The Great Commission, and giving an answer to every man and woman who so desperately needs Jesus and asks us, “Why Am I Here and What Is It All About?

Love, grace, mercy, and shalom in Messiah Yeshua, and Maranatha!

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Climate Change Did It to Me :: By Ron Ferguson

You know climate change is really bad. I bumped into a wall, not too heavily, but it was climate change that was responsible. It caused the air to be more active as it got warmer, and it helped push me into the wall.

I suppose the readers here are looking at this skeptically, especially those who are familiar with my writing. BUT keep reading.

I want to repeat an article here related to the recent air incident with Singapore Airlines, where a plane experienced severe air turbulence and plunged 2,000 meters (over 6,000 feet) in a matter of seconds – May 2024.

In an article in “NEWS EXPLAINER,” 22 May 2024 by Carissa Wong, titled “SINGAPORE AIRLINES TURBULENCE: WHY CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAKING FLIGHTS ROUGHER,” this was written:

“Warming temperatures are likely to mean that more of your plane ride will have rocky conditions, creating potentially dangerous situations. Is climate change making turbulence worse and more frequent?

Climate change is making turbulence more frequent and severe, says atmospheric researcher Jung-Hoon Kim at Seoul National University.

In a study published last year, Williams and his colleagues (Americans, I think) found large increases in clear-air turbulence between 1979 and 2020. Over the North Atlantic, severe clear-air turbulence — which is stronger than Earth’s gravity — became 55% more frequent. There were similar increases in turbulence all over the world, he says. The increase is almost certainly the result of climate change, which is strengthening the jet streams that cause turbulence, says Williams. “We already know it’s having an impact,” he says.

In another study, Williams and his colleagues used a climate model to predict that clear-air turbulence would become more severe and frequent as the climate warms. The researchers estimated that severe turbulence would increase in frequency more than light or moderate levels of turbulence. In line with this, Kim and his colleagues found that clear-air turbulence around clouds and mountains would become more frequent with climate change, in a study published last year.”

Right, now let’s clear the decks. You should know in my recent articles on “We Are Not Ignorant of Satan’s Schemes” that I reject climate change and relegate it to a satanic agenda leading to globalism.

Climate Change used to be called Global Warming, but the fact of warming did not hold up, and they wanted something wider, so they chose “Climate Change,” a nebulous term. (Try to define without using global warming or warming). What does climate change mean? Well, in attempting to explain it, you come back to the earth getting hotter. It is all misleading.

I am a life member of National Geographic since 1974, and for the past couple of years, each magazine has been pushing climate change in the articles, blaming it for all sorts of things in the world. Universities are pushing it as a major catastrophe that will destroy the world (we have seen this emotive rubbish with children crying over [our] current generation destroying their futures and killing them).

In the turbulence article above by Wong (who is wrong), these “findings” come from “researchers” who play around with figures to arrive at the agenda they are already committed to. In other words, material is manipulated for an outcome. It is like the judge in Trump’s trial who, before the trial even, said he would find Trump guilty irrespective.

So much research is not honest. It has been authorized by, e.g. a drug company wanting to clear its name or promote a product, or by a government department wanting to deceive the people, or by an agency wanting more government grants because of alarmism. Trust none of these so-called experts and researchers these days. Most have an agenda.

JUST WHAT ARE THE CLIMATE FIGURES?

I looked at figures coming from the active sites advocating climate change. The findings were interesting. “Climate.gov,” a site with a vested interest in obtaining Government grants and putting out propaganda, says this about what it takes as current temperatures:

  • It was 2.12 °F (1.18 °C) above the 20th-century average of 57.0°F (13.9°C).
  • It was 2.43 °F (1.35 °C) above the pre-industrial average (1850-1900).

NASA states this – According to an ongoing temperature analysis led by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), the average global temperature on Earth has increased by at least 1.1° Celsius (1.9° Fahrenheit) since 1880. The majority of the warming has occurred since 1975, at a rate of roughly 0.15 to 0.20°C per decade.

Lastly, from The Royal Society“Earth’s average surface air temperature has increased by about 1 °C (1.8 °F) since 1900.”

Don’t you find it ironic that these people who can’t get the weather correct for the following day can speak of the temperature change from 1880? Also that they can say with any certainty whatsoever what the temperature was in 1880? Remember this also: now temperatures are gathered from all over the world. Back in 1880 and 1900, none of the third-world nations were taking these temperatures; they mainly came from the developed world in cooler climates. A lot of these third-world nations are in tropical areas and are now being added to the mix. Be not deceived.

And let’s say the temperature has risen by 1.1 degrees C since 1880 as NASA says, just for argument’s sake, then in 140 years, we NOW have all these catastrophes being attributed to climate change. They are immense – glaciers, fish dying, whales not breeding, birds falling from the sky, air turbulence, increasing droughts and floods, increase in diseases, and hundreds more when you research it, and Ron bumping into a wall! Don’t include two knee reconstructions 5 years ago and a serious ear operation in the middle ear where balance happens, and passing the 80 mark. NO, IT HAS TO BE CLIMATE CHANGE! Don’t forget that one.

Mind you, it has nothing to do with age…. Oh, did I mention that already? Must be dementia. And some group has included increasing dementia to climate change because people are battling in the heat.

TIME TO MOVE ON

Well, with this supposed warming steadily occurring from 1880 of only 1.1 C according to NASA, why all the alarmism NOW and not 50 years ago? 80 years ago? 100 years ago? There is a definite reason for it, and that is what I want to explore. We heard nothing about these supposed catastrophes just a few decades back. People knew about the ebbs and flows of climate and weather.

Just let us say that the planet has warmed by 1 degree in the past 140 years (and there is no way consistent measurement could have been made in that time span,) the logical mind would understand that 1 degree over 140 years would be absorbed far less than any ripple effect. It would be such a blimp, it would be unnoticed.

Ahhh – unnoticed? Well, that’s where the agenda people come in.

[A]. We are simple and even naïve Christians who do not move in the high society of big business and international monopolies. We do none of this manipulation of world ideas and agendas. World markets are being manipulated for profit – greedy, extortionist profit – and climate change is the great cog that keeps manipulation moving. The great profit makers from climate change are the Chinese and the American tech companies and the haunts of humanistic academia, where the greater screaming about climate change brings them more and more alarmist government grants for their unnecessary research. Most of this comes from universities and so-called Research Companies.

[B]. There is a deliberate attack on fossil fuels by those who have vested interests in electric vehicles and the production of windmills and solar panels, among many other things. (I have already mentioned China.) In some parts of the world, climate change has become a political vote winner. People are scared through ignorance.

God gave us fossil fuels. Would He do that to destroy us? Post-Gog/Magog (I am sure that war is contemporaneous with Armageddon, unlike some writers who don’t understand the full ramifications of the blessing to Israel immediately after this war) will see the war materials used as fuel. Our Bibles say “wood,” as that was understandable in the day, but add petroleum and diesel and oil. That is one proof fossil fuels are God-ordained.

[C]. One of the moves in the world is to reduce the standard of living in Western nations so that they will be compliant with globalism. To reduce the standard of living, you cause prices to be higher and commodities to be scarcer. This means you must attack the food market. Now we see forced culling of animal herds – cattle and sheep, etc. and a move to locusts, crickets, grubs, and all the rest. In Australia, almost impossible demands are being put on farmers that it becomes impossible for them to continue. All this is deliberate. Climate change alarmism is the trigger for this.

[D]. Many world leaders like to feel important and associate with the manipulators of world chaos. They visit them; associate with them; promote them. I speak about the prime movers here, bodies like the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, The European Union, support for the International Court of Justice (Satan’s love child). Climate change is the vehicle they are using to force compliance upon a deluded people.

[E]. I am slowly writing a commentary on Jeremiah and am so impressed about the number of times deception gets mentioned and lies to fuel that deception. Here are some verses on that point:

Jeremiah 9:3 “And they bend their tongue like their bow. Lies and not truth prevail in the land, for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know Me,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:5 “And everyone deceives his neighbour, and does not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves committing iniquity.

Jeremiah 7:4 “Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.'”

Jeremiah 6:13 “for from the least of them even to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for gain, and from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.

Lies prevail in our lands from rulers, and deceit from those inspired by Satan who do his bidding. It is getting worse. I have been watching quite a bit of Forbes featuring the Senate hearings against the FBI and Biden’s aides, and potential judges for selection, and I am astounded by the corruption in high places. All is deception and delusion of the people.

Climate change and the drama over it is the greatest deception. Around the year 1,000 AD, Greenland was about 4 degrees C warmer than present, and the Vikings farmed their reindeer there. How often do you hear that from the advocates of climate change?

[F]. Imagine you are walking over a stream on a narrow log; you are halfway across, and magically, the log disappears. You fall, of course, into the water. The plank for progress in the United States and, indeed, for all the world for ages was Christianity. Even when governments were not Christian decades ago, they still had the ethics of Christian values. All that is now gone. Our nations have become godless. The planks have been taken away. Australia is pagan and supports spiritism. We are godless.

When that happens, people are unhinged, and their lives lack the values that help maintain stability and meaning. Climate change is a means of trying to latch onto something to believe in, like the one fallen in a stream will try to latch onto a floating stick or whatever is close. The Christian faith is like a balance beam. When you reduce the “Christian input,” the satanic side grows stronger. We are there today on the satanic side. Jesus said those not with Him are against Him. There is no neutral ground.

Belief needs a coat hanger. Take the Christian faith away, and the vacuum is filled by rationalism, the occult, and the climate change philosophy of humanism. It is despicable that some churches have adopted all this.

In one case, I wrote to the Baptist church in Atlanta, Georgia, asking the leadership there how the church can support their minister, Rafael Warnock, as a Democrat Senator when the Democrats support and pursue abortion, homosexuality, climate change, and many other anti-Christian principles. That church did not answer me but has blocked my access to all of their sites. They are what is known as a progressive church.

I was very interested in the last RR post from Jan Markell where she was explaining Dominion Theology. That is what we are seeing in “climate change churches.”

TO FINISH

The Lord has given us stability in His word, and the moment we depart from that, we are in trouble, theologically and practically. In the world are a multitude of traps and snares of deception to take our minds off our Lord. We must be careful about the fringes and peripherals that those issues don’t ensnare us.

The title of this poem uses “Ascended” and not “Descended like we might expect. The idea is that these evils arise from the pit.

DELUSION HAS ASCENDED ON MANKIND

Who has believed our report, and to whom
Is the arm of the Lord revealed?
Not many believe, and few will heed God,
And yet, God’s appeal is unsealed.
People have little concern for their souls,
And live their lives in disregard.
Blindness has descended on the people.
God’s appeals, they quickly discard.

It’s so easy to disbelieve what’s true,
As it suits the human nature.
Man has departed from God by his sin,
And is reprobate in failure.
His destiny was of the darkest hue,
But chose not, on God to rely.
Mankind has produced his own failed patches,
Such pathetic ones, to apply.

The nations run fast after delusion,
And they will clamour for the lie.
Satan is the master of confusion,
And his errors – evil and sly.
The greatest delusion is climate change.
Through it, the nations are weakened.
Insane policies cause power problems,
And thus, the nations are burdened.

That is the purpose. Let us now awake.
Satan is causing destruction.
Climate change activists are not Christians.
They’ve blackened God for instruction.
They are humanists who have dismissed God –
Biden, Thunberg, and the U.N.,
Deluded through the devil’s delusion;
Wicked, confused, women and men.

In this age, good is evil; evil good.
Sin has blinded the eyes of those
Who reject God; who love their sin so much;
Who one day enter judgment throes –
Corrupt and untrusting, liars and cheats;
Believers in evolution;
Destroyers of all human decency;
Advocates of vile abortion.

God has the records accurately kept.
Heaven’s gates are shut to sinners.
Those who deny God and practice evil:
Bottom line – sin has no winners.
Flee from delusion by knowing God’s word;
Repent, and take the Lord as yours.
He was your substitute in God’s full love.
Do not delay, and do not pause.

R E Ferguson Metre = 10-8 throughout  ABCB etc

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