Root Source Presents Blood Moons God’s Gift to Jews 20 April 2015 Bob O’Dell bob@root-source.com root-source.com rootsourceIL www.root-source.com @rootsourceIL ●History of the Blood Moons ●Story of My Involvement ●A Gift to Jews? ●Surprise! rootsourceIL www.root-source.com History of the Blood Moons rootsourceIL www.root-source.com ● Mark Biltz ● Christian Pastor in Tacoma Washington ● Strong appreciation for Israel, Jews, and Torah ● Some Jewish heritage rootsourceIL www.root-source.com ● Mark Biltz writes in 2008: ● “In March of that year, I saw on the internet an incredible total lunar eclipse over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.” rootsourceIL www.root-source.com 2008 Total Lunar Eclipse rootsourceIL www.root-source.com ● “In March of that year, I saw on the internet an incredible total lunar eclipse over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. I had read all the Bible verses in Isaiah, Joel, the Gospels and Revelation where the text talks about the moon turning to blood and the sun to sackcloth. I began to ponder the possibilities of tying the eclipses mentioned in the Bible to the possible coming of the Messiah.” p. xvi. rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Science calls this a TETRAD rootsourceIL www.root-source.com 2014 April 15 2014 Oct 8 2015 April 3 2015 Sept 28 Passover Sukkot Passover Sukkot ● Mark then figured out that all 4 eclipses in this tetrad would fall on Feast Days rootsourceIL www.root-source.com 2014 April 15 2014 Oct 8 2015 April 3 2015 Sept 28 Passover Sukkot Passover Sukkot ● Mark decided to call this a: “Blood Moon Tetrad” rootsourceIL www.root-source.com 2014 April 15 2014 Oct 8 2015 April 3 2015 Sept 28 Passover Sukkot Passover Sukkot ● When has this ever happened before? “Blood Moon Tetrad” rootsourceIL www.root-source.com 1493/94 1949/50 1967/68 1900 2014/15 2000 ● Mark also found earlier Blood Moon Tetrads www.root-source.com Mark Biltz Discovered in 2008 John Hagee Learned of them in 2012 from Mark ● Then in 2012 the term “Blood Moon” started getting out. Now millions of people have heard it. rootsourceIL www.root-source.com 2014 April 15 2014 Oct 8 2015 March 20 2015 April 3 2015 Sept 28 Passover Sukkot Biblical New Year Passover Sukkot John Hagee Preaches Sermon Series in November 2012 “Something is about to change” rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Joel 3:4 in Hebrew Bible (or Joel 2:31 in English Bibles) .ּנֹורא ָ ַ וְה, הַ גָדֹול, ּבֹוא יֹום יְהוָה, ִל ְפנֵי-- וְהַ י ֵָרחַ ְל ָדם,הַ ֶּׁש ֶּׁמׁש יֵהָ פֵ ְך ְלחֹ ֶּׁׁשְך THE KEY VERSE 4 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come. rootsourceIL www.root-source.com @rootsourceIL 1493/94 1949/50 1967/68 1900 2014/15 2000 ● Many Christians started speculating on the meaning of these “Blood Moons” www.root-source.com Christian Meanings… War Coming to Israel Judgment of Nations Day of the Lord Messiah? rootsourceIL www.root-source.com ● Mark Biltz says: ● It forces Christians to recognize Jewish Feast days as important. ● It helps people everywhere understand that God’s calendar is the Jewish Calendar. rootsourceIL www.root-source.com ● Mark Biltz says: ● It should encourage people everywhere to ‘get right with God’. rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Story of My Involvement in Blood Moons rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Story of My Involvement in Blood Moons November 2012 rootsourceIL www.root-source.com 2014 April 15 2014 Oct 8 2015 March 20 2015 April 3 2015 Sept 28 Passover Sukkot Biblical New Year Passover Sukkot John Hagee Preaches Sermon Series in November 2012 “Something is about to change” rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Story of My Involvement in Blood Moons January 21, 2013 Watched DVDs rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Story of My Involvement in Blood Moons January 22, 2013? The Next Day rootsourceIL www.root-source.com 2014 April 15 2014 Oct 8 2015 March 20 2015 April 3 2015 Sept 28 Passover Sukkot Biblical New Year Passover Sukkot I realized that the March 20 Total Solar Eclipse is Much Rarer than the Blood Moons rootsourceIL www.root-source.com It Ends its Path on Earth At the North Pole! (Might happen every 300 years) www.root-source.com Total Eclipse: North Pole at 10:19AM UT March 20 Nissan 1 Begins at 3:50PM UT March 20 Spring Begins at 10:45PM UT March 20 ● Must be extremely rare! How rare? www.root-source.com For first time Forprobably the Firstthe Time Ever For probably theyears. first time in 100,000 in 100,000 years. www.root-source.com http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/20/world/eclipse-europe/ North Pole at Sunrise: North Pole. Total Solar Eclipse And... A Total Solar Eclipse skimmed For 2 minutes the horizon for 2 minutes on March 20, thethat First Day of begins Spring. on March 20, the First Day of Spring. On the very day Israel its Religious New Year On the very day that Israel begins its Religious New Year For the First Time Ever For the First Time Ever www.root-source.com http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/20/world/eclipse-europe/ On the very day that Israel begins its And... Biblical New Year And... See Solar Eclipse Youtube video at: On the very day that Israel begins its Religious New Year https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=2eHrGCX1dOo For the First Time Ever www.root-source.com Prophecy History Israel Jewish Astronomy Story of My Involvement in Blood Moons February – May 2013 rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Prophecy History Israel Jewish Astronomy Story of My Involvement in Blood Moons I Had Only One Problem! rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Story of My Involvement in Blood Moons KEY VERSE Contradicted the Theory! rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Joel 3:4 .ּנֹורא ָ ַ וְה, הַ גָדֹול, ּבֹוא יֹום יְהוָה, ִל ְפנֵי-- וְהַ י ֵָרחַ ְל ָדם,הַ ֶּׁש ֶּׁמׁש יֵהָ פֵ ְך ְלחֹ ֶּׁׁשְך THE KEY VERSE CONTRADICTED THE THEORY 4 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come. rootsourceIL www.root-source.com @rootsourceIL 1493/94 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 6 Day War in 1967 1900 1492: Expulsion of Jews from Spain 2000 Israel Becomes a Nation in 1948. War of Independence www.root-source.com ? ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● rootsourceIL 2014/15 1967/68 1949/50 1493/94 1428/29 860/61 842/43 795/96 162/63 Nobody was proposing explanations of the earlier Blood Moon Tetrads. www.root-source.com ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● rootsourceIL 2014/15 1967/68 1949/50 1493/94 1428/29 860/61 842/43 795/96 162/63 Nobody was proposing explanations of the earlier Blood Moon Tetrads. (And neither could I) www.root-source.com 1493/94 Let’s Try One Last “Diving Catch” 1949/50 1967/68 1900 2014/15 2000 ALL TETRADS ARE BEFORE Day of the Lord www.root-source.com 2647/48 2582/83 1493/94 1949/50 1967/68 1900 2014/15 2000 ALL TETRADS ARE BEFORE Day of the Lord www.root-source.com Story of My Involvement in Blood Moons June – October 2013 rootsourceIL www.root-source.com rootsourceIL www.root-source.com rootsourceIL www.root-source.com rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Passover Sukkot Sukkot Passover rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Psalms 89:34-36 ּבֶּׁ אֱ מּונ ִָתי,אֲ ַׁש ֵקר-אָ ִפיר ֵמ ִעּמֹו; וְל ֹא- ל ֹא,לד וְחַ ְס ִדי ל ֹא אֲ ַׁשּנֶּׁה,יתי; ּומֹוצָ א ְשפָ ַתי ִ אֲ חַ לֵ ל ְּב ִר-לה ל ֹא ְל ָדוִד אֲ כַזֵ ב- ִאם: נִ ְׁשּבַ ְע ִתי ְב ָק ְד ִׁשי,לו אַ חַ ת 34-36 But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, nor deal falsely in My faithfulness. My covenant I will not violate, nor will I alter the utterance of My lips. Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David. rootsourceIL www.root-source.com @rootsourceIL Psalms 89:37-38 ַש ֶּׁמׁש נֶּׁגְ ִדי ֶּׁ ְלעֹולָ ם י ְִהיֶּׁה; וְכִ ְסאֹו כ,לז ז ְַרעֹו נֶּׁאֱ ָמן סֶּׁ לָ ה, יִכֹון עֹולָ ם; וְעֵ ד ּבַ ַשחַ ק, ַלח כְ י ֵָרח 37-38 His descendants shall endure forever and his throne as the sun before Me. It shall be established forever like the moon, and the witness in the sky is faithful. Selah. First mentioned to me by Root Source student: Daniel rootsourceIL www.root-source.com @rootsourceIL Blood Moons • A Witness to the Jews? • Showing His Lovingkindness? • Demonstrating God’s Covenant rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Blood Moons EARTH rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Source: Linda Merchant Blood Moons A Gift to the Jews? rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Blood Moons A Gift to the Jews? What Scripture might we use to understand SPECIAL FEAST YEARS? rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Blood Moons A Gift to the Jews? THE BOOK OF EXODUS rootsourceIL www.root-source.com rootsourceIL Sukkot 2 Passover 2 Sukkot 1 Passover 1 ● 80 years Slavery! ● Plagues ● Broken Promises ● Unexpected Benefactor ● Anguish ● Let them Go! Into the Wilderness Preparation for the eventual arrival into the Promised Land www.root-source.com 1948 ● Slave Camps and Holocaust ● Much of Europe Destroyed in WW2 ● Broken Promises ● Unexpected Benefactor (Harry Truman) ● Anguish ● Leave home (Aliyah) rootsourceIL 1949/50 Celebrations! www.root-source.com rootsourceIL Sukkot 2 Passover 2 Sukkot 1 Passover 1 ● ● ● ● Struggles of many kinds Miraculous victory (Red Sea) Nagging conflict (Amalekites) Spiritual Treasure (Torah) www.root-source.com ● Miraculous victory (Red Sea) 6-Day War in 1967 1967/68 ● Nagging conflict (Amalekites) Operation Protective Edge 2014 2014/15 www.root-source.com Big Moves of God – Often Come in Multiple Waves www.root-source.com 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 Tetrads come in Waves www.root-source.com 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 Is Each a Mini-Exodus? www.root-source.com 162/63 0 BC Rome Attacks 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 Italian Islam Forced Spanish WWII and Conversions Inquisition Holocaust Expulsion www.root-source.com 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 Fra/Ger N. Afr/Spa Ottoman Ashkenazi Sefardic Roman Empire Americas Babylon www.root-source.com 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 Israel 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 Mishnah Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi www.root-source.com 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 162/63 795/96 842/43 860/61 0 BC 1428/29 1493/94 1000 Babylonian Talmud www.root-source.com 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 Jewish Prayer Book - Siddur Published in 869 www.root-source.com 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 1000 Gutenberg Printing Press Produced in 1439-50 www.root-source.com 2000 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 www.root-source.com 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 www.root-source.com 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 Dead Sea Scrolls 1947-56 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 www.root-source.com 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 Israel (Bible in 3D) 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 If Tetrads come in Waves www.root-source.com Israel Jerusalem 1949/50 1900 1948 1967/68 67 2014/15 2000 Could these 3 be phases? www.root-source.com Israel Jerusalem 1949/50 1900 1948 1967/68 67 2014/15 2000 Could Be Even Better! www.root-source.com Gold Moons • “Treasure” is hidden in there! rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Gold Moons • “Treasure” is hidden in there! • God’s direct gift to Jews! rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Gold Moons • “Treasure” is hidden in there! • God’s direct gift to Jews! • They’re intended for you! rootsourceIL www.root-source.com One More Thing rootsourceIL www.root-source.com A Surprise rootsourceIL www.root-source.com 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 1000 2000 Years of Tetrads www.root-source.com 2000 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 What About Before Year 0? www.root-source.com 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 YES !!!! www.root-source.com 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 1000 NOT EASY TO FIND! www.root-source.com 2000 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 Blood Moons Have “Signatures” www.root-source.com 162/63 0 BC 795/96 842/43 860/61 1428/29 1493/94 1000 1949/50 1967/68 2014/15 2000 And a Historical “Signatures” Too www.root-source.com Are you Ready? rootsourceIL www.root-source.com David – 1058 BCE www.root-source.com David – 1058 BCE Entering the Wilderness Preparation for King Spiritual Treasure? www.root-source.com David – 1058 BCE Entering the Wilderness Preparation for King Begins to write Psalms www.root-source.com David – 1058 BCE 1058 BCE 1057 BCE Entering the Wilderness Preparation for King Begins to write Psalms www.root-source.com One Last Surprise rootsourceIL www.root-source.com What Can you Give a Nation For its 67th Birthday? rootsourceIL www.root-source.com A Nation that Has Everything! (A Chosen Nation) rootsourceIL www.root-source.com A Date rootsourceIL www.root-source.com A Year rootsourceIL www.root-source.com One of the most Controversial Dates in Ancient History rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Expected to be argued over forever! rootsourceIL www.root-source.com What if….. God left some bread crumbs in the sky to help resolve the arguments? rootsourceIL www.root-source.com A Sign-post? rootsourceIL www.root-source.com A Witness to His Faithfulness? rootsourceIL www.root-source.com About something incredibly important to the Jewish People? rootsourceIL www.root-source.com A Date rootsourceIL www.root-source.com A Year rootsourceIL www.root-source.com 1579 BCE www.root-source.com 1579 1578 1579 BCE www.root-source.com 1579 1578 1579 BCE King David Tetrad was in 1058 BCE www.root-source.com 1579 1578 1579 BCE EXODUS www.root-source.com 1579 1578 1579 BCE First Passover April 10, 1579 BC www.root-source.com 1579 1578 1579 BCE EXODUS First Passover, First Sukkot, Second Passover, Second Sukkot www.root-source.com 1579 1578 I Started from 586 BC Used Only Biblical Sources. Straightforward Approach. Did not look for Tetrads! www.root-source.com 1579 1578 We will provide a links to the paper and this presentation. www.root-source.com 1579 1578 The Exodus Date Fell exactly on one of only two Blood Moon Tetrads in a 1000 year period! www.root-source.com 1579 1578 Incidentally, The discovery was made on On 10 April 2015 (Passover 10 April 1579 BC) www.root-source.com Blood Moon Tetrad Wave 1579/78 BCE Spiritual Treasure Revealed Exodus/Giving of Torah 1058/57 BCE King David/Psalms 162/63 AD Mishnah/Talmud 860/61 AD Siddur Prayer Book 1428/29 AD Guttenberg Printing Press 1949/50 AD Dead Sea Scrolls & Israel Declared www.root-source.com 1579 1578 Suppose the Exodus claim is mistaken…. It’s OK! Don’t miss the main point! www.root-source.com Gold Moons • “Treasure” is hidden in there! • God’s direct gift to Jews! • They’re intended for you! rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Gold Moons What does Root Source Recommend for Jews? rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Gold Moons GO HAVE FUN !!!! rootsourceIL www.root-source.com Thank You! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISRAEL !!!! rootsourceIL www.root-source.com
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