August 29, 2017 - August 21, 2017, a day when many across our nation saw a phenomenon rarely seen from this hemisphere.
A partial to total covering of our sun as our moon passed between the earth and the sun.
Many scholars and scientists make claims of a solar eclipse being the cause of the time described in the Bible when the earth went into darkness as Jesus hung in agony on the cross.
Roman soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross and raised him up, they then divided his clothing among themselves and they and the people who were around wagged their heads at him in ridicule and scoffing.
The chief priests and elders also mocked him, saying; “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.” (Matthew 27:42)
And then; “Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.” (Matthew 27:45)
At the end of that ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice and gave up his spirit and was dead.
God the Father would not allow his Son to be ridiculed and mocked as he suffered the sins of all men. He paid a debt no other man could pay, he did not deserve to be mocked as he suffered once for all.
I contend that this was definitely not a solar eclipse for the Bible says, the darkness lasted for 3 whole hours, from noon until 3:00PM, and all the land was covered in darkness.
This is not possible for an eclipse. As the earth spins on its axis and rotates around the sun with the moon rotating around the earth, the time the moon remains between the earth and sun is but a few minutes in any given spot upon the earth, not 3 hours and certainly not covering the entire land at once. The total part of the eclipse of this past week covered only a narrow strip of the earth as it passed across America from west to east.
If you doubt the power of God to regulate the sun, moon and earth let me tell you of the day the sun stood still.
As Joshua and the Israelites moved across the Promised Land defeating city after city they finally were engaged by a group of 5 Amorite armies. God told Joshua to completely wipe out the 5 armies, leaving no man standing. As the battle raged Joshua saw that he would never be able to complete Gods command before the sun would go down that evening so he prayed to God.
“Sun, stand still at Gibeon and moon in the valley of Aijalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.” (Joshua 10:12-13)
The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole 24 hour day.
We must choose if we are to believe the Bible or those enlightened souls who seem to be educated far beyond their mental capacities.
I, for one, choose as did the great warrior Joshua; “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15)
Never doubt the power of the Living God and never give his glory to anything or anyone else.
