Thus the events of the 6TH Seal [
Revelation 6:12-17]will happen some years before the Coming of Jesus described in [
Matthew 24:29-31] ..even if at first view these events seem to share some similarity.
"some similarity" makes it sound like less than a majority.
The Coming of the Son of Man
Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall
the sun be darkened, and
the moon shall not give her light, and
the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens
shall be shaken:
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of
the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The Coming of the Son of Man
Mar 13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation,
the sun shall be darkened, and
the moon shall not give her light,
Mar 13:25 And
the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven
shall be shaken.
Mar 13:26 And then shall they see
the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Mar 13:27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
The Coming of the Son of Man
Luk 21:25 And there shall
be signs in the sun, and
in the moon, and
in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Luk 21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven
shall be shaken.
Luk 21:27 And then shall they see
the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luk 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Rev 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was
a great earthquake; and
the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and
the moon became as blood;
Rev 6:13 And
the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Rev 6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Rev 6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
Rev 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of
the Lamb:
Rev 6:17 For
the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Are there more similarities or more differences?
If the moon was blood red it would not be producing its normal light, as in a lunar eclipse, because the earth is blocking the sun's light from hitting the moon and being reflected back to the earth.
Therefore, any change in the moon would be a "sign" as found in Luke's Gospel.
Rev_11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
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