The longest lunar eclipse ( moon eclipse ) in 100 years. Lunar Eclipse 2011 — Time Lapse — June 15, 2011
A quote from the Talmud on eclipses and blood red moons,
Lunar Eclipse JUNE 15 2011
Succah 29a Our Rabbis taught, When the sun is in eclipse, it is a bad omen for the whole world. This may be illustrated by a parable. To what can this be compared? To a human being who made a banquet for his servants and put up for them a lamp. When he became wroth with them he said to his servant, ‘Take away the lamp from them, and let them sit in the dark’. It was taught: R. Meir said, Whenever the luminaries are in eclipse, it is a bad omen for Israel since they are inured to blows. This may be compared to a school teacher who comes to school with a strap in his hand. Who becomes apprehensive? He who is accustomed to be daily punished. Our Rabbis taught, When the sun is in eclipse it is a bad omen for idolaters; when the moon is in eclipse, it is a bad omen for Israel, since Israel reckons by the moon and idolaters by the sun. If it is in eclipse in the east, it is a bad omen for those who dwell in the east; if in the west, it is a bad omen for those who dwell in the west; if in the midst of heaven it is bad omen for the whole world. If its face is red as blood, [it is a sign that] the sword is coming to the world; if it is like sack-cloth, the arrows of famine are coming to the world; if it resembles both, the sword and the arrows of famine are coming to the world. If the eclipse is at sunset calamity will tarry in its coming; if at dawn, it hastens on its way: but some say the order is to be reversed. And there is no nation which is smitten that its gods are not smitten together with it, as it is said, And against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments. But when Israel fulfill the will of the Omnipresent, they need have no fear of all these [omens] as it is said, Thus saith the HaShem,’ Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven, for the nations are dismayed at them, the idolaters will be dismayed, but Israel will not be dismayed. Our Rabbis taught, On account of four things is the sun in eclipse: On account of an Ab Beth din who died and was not mourned fittingly; on account of a betrothed maiden who cried out aloud in the city and there was none to save her; on account of sodomy, and on account of two brothers whose blood was shed at the same time. And on account of four things are the luminaries in eclipse: On account of those who perpetrate forgeries, on account of those who give false witness; on account of those who rear small cattle in the land of Israel; and on account of those who cut down good trees.
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I want to ask you a little question while we stop, before we continue on with this service, just a few minutes. I wonder if I could ask you this.
Anyone knows that the world, positionally, everything is sitting in order for His Coming. “Earthquakes in divers places; the moon is spurting out red blood, or red volcanic all over, covering it,” as Jesus said watch for that sign in the last days; “sea roaring, men’s hearts failing for fear, and perplexed of time, distress between the nations.”– William Branham June 18, 1964, The Presence Of God Unrecognized in Topeka Kansas
Seeing red: How a lunar eclipse and volcanic ash create colourful phenomenon for moon-gazers
Last updated at 3:14 PM on 16th June 2011
- Red colour most vivid in Asia
Sky watchers were treated to a stunning lunar eclipse last night as ash in the atmosphere from a Chilean volcano turned it blood red.
Scientists said the specific phenomenon – known as a ‘deep lunar eclipse’ – often exudes a coppery colour. But the intensity of the colour depends on the amount of ash and dust in the atmosphere.
Luckily for moon-gazers, there was plenty of ash in the air so the moon appeared orange or red, especially in Asia.
The moon, photographed by an observer in Tel Aviv, exudes a reddish colour during a deep lunar eclipse last night.
A composite picture showing the total lunar eclipse in the east of Beirut, Lebanon yesterday. People in the eastern half of Africa, the Middle East, central Asia and western Australia were able to enjoy the entire event.
The lunar eclipse is seen over the Atomium in Brussels, in the early hours of the morning, local time.
Air travellers haven’t been so lucky: The ash has grounded hundreds of flights around the region.
The dramatic event, the longest total lunar eclipse since 2000, turned the moon blood red for 100 minutes during the period of totality.
But Europeans missed the early stages of the eclipse because they occurred before moonrise.
The eclipse began at 6.24pm and ended at midnight but sunset didn’t occur in the UK until 9.19pm.
The Staten Island Ferry cruises along the water as the moon rises over Brooklyn as seen from Liberty State Park
The total lunar eclipse is seen above the old city walls during the Jerusalem Festival of Lights
The moon is seen during different stages of the total lunar eclipse in Gaza town in the Gaza Strip, which borders Egypt and Israel
A boat sails by Manila Bay, Philippines, at dawn this morning under a red moon
an airplane lands at Fiumicino International airport in Rome, Italy, during the lunar eclipse
Scientists had reassured sky watchers that the eclipse could be safely observed with the naked eye.
People in the eastern half of Africa, the Middle East, central Asia and western Australia were able to enjoy the entire event.
However, those in the U.S. missed out as the eclipse occurred during daylight hours.
Moon caught in a crescent shape above Skopje, Macedonia
A partially eclipsed moon rises in the sky over Moscow, Russia, last night
This graph shows when the total lunar eclipse was visible on Earth
A Google Doodle paid tribute to the lunar eclipse with a video graphic
