Essentially, after studying the Scriptures I have concluded that there must be some type of celestial object that has a near-Earth encounter. I don't know what exactly it is, whether a brown dwarf star or an asteroid, but it simply must happen. Here's why:
"11And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven." Lu. 21:11
The word for fearful sights is phobetron, #5400, 1) that which strikes terror, a terror, (cause of) fright. Basically what Christ is saying is that there's going to be a "terror" from the heavens. The only thing I believe that Jesus Christ could possibly be referring to is some type of celestial object.
In addition, we have the prophecy in the book of Revelation about 1/3 of the day/night being struck. It goes as follows:
"12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise." Rev. 8:12
This verse describes, again in my opinion, the literal shortening of the 24-hour day down to 16 hours. This could possibly be caused by a close encounter with a celestial object big enough to change the earth's rotational period through gravity (although I haven't actually studied this out a whole lot). Or, God could cause it to happen through another means - regardless, the day is shortened. Jesus Christ refers to it here:
"22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." Mt. 24:22
Shortened, #2856, koloboo,
1) to mutilate
2) in NT: to shorten, abridge, curtail
Again, it is my opinion that Jesus Christ is referring to the 4th trumpet in Revelation, and that the days here are literally shortened down to 16 hours.
In summary, I think that there is no question that the verse in Lu. 21:11, where Christ describes "fearful sights" (terrors) from heaven, is absolutely talking about a celestial object.
"11And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven." Lu. 21:11
The word for fearful sights is phobetron, #5400, 1) that which strikes terror, a terror, (cause of) fright. Basically what Christ is saying is that there's going to be a "terror" from the heavens. The only thing I believe that Jesus Christ could possibly be referring to is some type of celestial object.
In addition, we have the prophecy in the book of Revelation about 1/3 of the day/night being struck. It goes as follows:
"12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise." Rev. 8:12
This verse describes, again in my opinion, the literal shortening of the 24-hour day down to 16 hours. This could possibly be caused by a close encounter with a celestial object big enough to change the earth's rotational period through gravity (although I haven't actually studied this out a whole lot). Or, God could cause it to happen through another means - regardless, the day is shortened. Jesus Christ refers to it here:
"22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." Mt. 24:22
Shortened, #2856, koloboo,
1) to mutilate
2) in NT: to shorten, abridge, curtail
Again, it is my opinion that Jesus Christ is referring to the 4th trumpet in Revelation, and that the days here are literally shortened down to 16 hours.
In summary, I think that there is no question that the verse in Lu. 21:11, where Christ describes "fearful sights" (terrors) from heaven, is absolutely talking about a celestial object.