Posted on 11/22/2010 1:01:38 PM PST by TaraP
I am going to skip down this article, and post what I think might have something to do with the Jan 29th, 2010 Comet-Asteroid P/2010 A2 taken by NASA as a Heavenly Sign of Jesus Christ, in addition Dec 21, 2010 there is a total (Red) Moon Lunar Eclipse*
"Constantine was warned in a dream to make the celestial sign of God upon his soldiers' shields, and so to join battle. He did as he was bid, and with the transverse letter X circumflecting the hand of it, he marks Christ on their shields. Equipped with this sign, his army takes the sword." *
Now, the letter X was just the initial of the name of Christ, being equivalent in Greek to CH. If, therefore, Constantine did as he was bid, when he made "the celestial sign of God" in the form of "the letter X," it was that "letter X." as the symbol of "Christ," and not the sign of the cross, which he saw in the heavens.
When the Labarum, or far-famed standard of Constantine itself, properly so called, was made, we have the evidence of Ambrose, the well-known Bishop of Milan, that that standard was formed on the very principle contained in the statement of Lactantius--viz., simply to display the Redeemer's name. He calls it "Labarum, hoc est Christi sacratum nomine signum." * --"The Labarum, that is, the ensign consecrated by the NAME of Christ." *
There is not the slightest allusion to any cross--to anything but the simple name of Christ. While we have these testimonies of Lactantius and Ambrose, when we come to examine the standard of Constantine, we find the accounts of both authors fully borne out; we find that that standard, bearing on it these very words, "Hoc signo victor eris," "In this sign thou shalt be a conqueror," said to have been addressed from heaven to the emperor, has nothing at all in the shape of a cross, but "the letter X."
In the Roman Catacombs, on a Christian monument to "Sinphonia and her sons," there is a distinct allusion to the story of the vision; but that allusion also shows that the X, and not the cross, was regarded as the "heavenly sign." The words at the head of the inscription are these:- "IN HOC VINCES * X."
Nothing whatever but the X is here given as the "Victorious Sign." There are some examples, no doubt, of Constantine's standard, in which there is a cross-bar, from which the flag is suspended, that contains that "letter X;" * and Eusebius, who wrote when superstition and apostacy were working, tries hard to make it appear that that cross-bar was the essential element in the ensign of Constantine. But this is obviously a mistake; that cross-bar was nothing new, nothing peculiar to Constantine's standard.
Tertullian shows * that that cross-bar was found long before on the vexillum, the Roman Pagan standard, that carried a flag; and it was used simply for the purpose of displaying that flag. If, therefore, that cross-bar was the "celestial sign," it needed no voice from heaven to direct Constantine to make it; nor would the making or displaying of it have excited any particular attention on the part of those who saw it.
We find no evidence at all that the famous legend, "In this overcome," has any reference to this cross-bar; but we find evidence the most decisive that that legend does refer to the X.
Now, that the X was not intended as the sign of the cross, but as the initial of Christ's name, is manifest from this, that the Greek P, equivalent to our R, is inserted in the middle of it, making by their union CHR. Any one who pleases may satisfy himself of this by examining the plates given in Mr. Elliot's Horae Apocalypticae. *
Maybe or Maybe not...
Jesus said we should test everything....
Jordanian King: ‘Expect Another War By the End of the Year’ if Israel Resumes Building Settlements..
Moon’s
Azimuth Altitude
h m o o
Moonrise 2010 Dec 20 16:12 57.9 ——
Moon enters penumbra 2010 Dec 21 00:27.7 203.2 72.5
Moon enters umbra 2010 Dec 21 01:32.3 236.9 64.5
Moon enters totality 2010 Dec 21 02:40.4 255.8 52.8
Middle of eclipse 2010 Dec 21 03:17.0 262.9 46.1
Moon leaves totality 2010 Dec 21 03:53.6 269.0 39.3
Moon leaves umbra 2010 Dec 21 05:01.7 278.9 26.6
Moon leaves penumbra 2010 Dec 21 06:06.1 287.7 15.0
Moonset 2010 Dec 21 07:40 301.2 ——
Their Meaning from Ancient Times
There are 12 major constellations:
The Incarnate Son (Virgo) Isaiah 7:14
The Redeemer (Libra) 1 Cor. 6:20
The Sufferer (Scorpio) 1 Cor. 15:55-56
The Conqueror (Sagittarius) Rev. 6:2
The Sacrifice (Capricornus) Romans 3:25
The Living Water (Aquarius) John 7:38
The Liberator (Pisces) Gen. 48:19; Mark 1:17
The Crowned Lamb (Aries) Rev. 5:6
The Judge (Taurus) John 5:22
The King (Gemini) Romans 1:3
The Protector (Cancer) Isaiah 4:5-6
The Victor (Leo) Rev. 5:5
LUKE 21:25 There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea
Ping....
Wow...Thanks...
Under the old Almanac rule, this would technically be a blue moon. In the autumn season of 2010, there are four full moons:
Sept. 23
Oct. 22
Nov. 21
Dec. 21
“But wait,” you might say. “Dec. 21 is the first day of winter.” (THIS REMINDS ME OF THE SCCRIPTURE THAT SAYS: MATTHEW 24:20-Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath)
And you would be correct, but only if you live north of the equator in the Northern Hemisphere. South of the equator it’s the first day of summer.
In 2010, the solstice comes at 6:38 p.m. EST (2338 UT).
But the moon turns full at 3:13 a.m. EST (0813 UT). That’s 15 hours and 25 minutes before the solstice occurs. So the Dec. 21 full moon occurs during the waning hours of fall and qualifies as the fourth full moon of the season.
Acts 2:19-21 (NIV) “I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 (NIV) Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.
I believe we have the Signs now.....
But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end.
When the Naked Eye can see all the *Heavenly Signs* then every knee shall be bowing....
Philippians 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
:)
Guess I missed that quote. Gonna have to go through a few billion end-times predictions and test them all, then. If the rapture happens while I'm testing this stuff, let me know!
Major earth cycles pertaining to Israel, Jerusalem and the U.S. are beginning to occur in 2010 — with many converging in 2011
http://watch.org/showart.php3?idx=129114&rtn=/index.html&showsubj=1&mcat=1
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