What’s likely to become the biggest travel event during 2024 in America? Some might think it would be the Super Bowl or another sporting event, such as the Indianapolis 500. However, according to the Washington Post, it will be the solar eclipse that will cross the U.S. on April 8, 2024.

This eclipse sparks added interest among prophecy watchers because of its relationship to another darkening of the sun that occurred on August 21, 2017. The two eclipses, seven years apart, will form an X on America intersecting at Little Egypt, a small town in southern Illinois.

Is this just a coincidence, or is it the Lord’s way of alerting America that judgment is on the way?

The Coincidence

The pattern of two solar eclipses forming an X over the U.S. also happened in the early 1800s. Remarkably, the intersection of this century’s solar eclipses will be about one hundred miles from where those of the nineteenth century crossed paths.

The first solar eclipse occurred on June 16, 1806, with the second completing the X on September 17, 1811. The intersection happened over the New Madrid fault area, which includes an area from Cairo in southern Illinois to nearby New Madrid, MO.

On December 16, 1811, just three months after the second solar eclipse, a series of devastating earthquakes struck along the New Madrid fault line. The following quote comes from the New Madrid, MO, website:

The New Madrid earthquakes were the biggest earthquakes in American history. They occurred in the central Mississippi Valley but were felt as far away as New York City, Boston, Montreal, and Washington D.C. President James Madison and his wife Dolly felt them in the White House. Church bells rang in Boston. From December 16, 1811, through March of 1812, there were over 2,000 earthquakes in the central Midwest and between 6,000-10,000 earthquakes in the Bootheel of Missouri, where New Madrid is located near the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

In the known history of the world, no other earthquakes have lasted so long or produced so much evidence of damage as the New Madrid earthquakes. Three of the earthquakes are on the list of America’s top earthquakes: the first one on December 16, 1811, a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter scale; the second on January 23, 1812, at 7.8; and the third on February 7, 1812, at as much as 8.8 magnitude.[i]

Could the upcoming completion of an X across the U.S. midsection by the April 8, 2024, eclipse point to another catastrophe in the months afterward?

Is this just an uncanny coincidence or something more ominous?

Final Warning?

I believe this year’s solar eclipse, which will complete an X over the U.S., signifies the nearness of God’s judgment. I say this for a couple of reasons.

First, we live during a time of unprecedented moral decay in the U.S. that has corrupted the majority of politicians in our government. Despite the reversal of Roe versus Wade, the shedding of innocent blood continues and now exceeds a total of sixty-two million babies murdered in the womb since 1973. Both sex trafficking and pedophilia continue unabated in the U.S., with the Biden administration unashamedly promoting the LGBTQ+ agenda both in America and all across the world.

The U.S. President is putting extreme pressure on Israel to give up its pursuit of the Hamas terrorists and agree to a two-state solution, which he says is the only path to peace. The Bible, however, tells us that the Lord will deal harshly with any nation that pursues such a policy that results in the dividing of His Land.

Second, we live in the shadow of the seven-year Tribulation when the entire earth will experience the fury of God’s wrath. Those who know and believe the words of biblical prophecy recognize the myriad of signs telling us that this time is ever so near. It’s certain that the Lord will bring much destruction to America during this time, but does the upcoming solar eclipse signify the nearness of this time? Is it God’s final warning to America? Only time will tell.

We know that the Lord’s wrath will fall on the U.S.; we just don’t know when. It could be this week, next month, this year, or later. We do know that at any moment, Jesus will come for His own, and sudden destruction will fall upon the unsuspecting world (1 Thessalonians 5:1-10).

If you have not yet put your trust in Jesus, please, please read my post, Jesus Is the Only Path to Eternal Life. In it, I explain how you can know that Jesus has forgiven all your sins and that you possess eternal life and with the sure hope of receiving an immortal and incorruptible body at Jesus’ appearing (1 Corinthians 15:48-54).

Please don’t delay; call upon Jesus while you may! Tomorrow may be too late to avoid the death and destruction that will sweep over the world.

The April 8, 2024, solar eclipse may not be the Lord’s final warning for an unsuspecting nation and world, but then again, it might be.

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[i] City of New Madrid, MO, website: http://www.new-madrid.mo.us/132/Strange-Happenings-during-the-Earthquake

We live in a day when it’s hard to get someone’s attention. Research indicates a person’s average attention span is 8.25 seconds, which is 4.25 seconds less than in the year 2000. One common denominator in diminished attention spans is the constant bombardment of information via the internet, social media, and smartphones. People have become so distracted that getting or maintaining their attention is nearly impossible.

As people are exposed to increasing levels of graphic images and entertainment, society as a whole is going through a desensitizing process. As a result, we’re collectively losing our sense of fear and urgency about situations that should get our attention and response. Jesus warns us about the days ahead getting so bad that people’s hearts will fail them because of fear of what’s coming. God will get the world’s attention (Luke 21:26).

I’ve preached the gospel in ministry settings and on the streets. The glaring difference between the two is the response of the people, who generally want to hear the truth in a Christian fellowship. But in the public square, they range from apathetic to dismissive and sometimes hostile to our message. When I preach the good news, it should get the attention of people who pass by. Instead, the overarching response is avoidance.

Over time, I’ve learned this ignoring has less to do with the distraction of earbuds and smartphones and everything to do with a general lack of fear of God. When you tell them, “God’s wrath is coming,” they won’t accept it because they have a distorted view of God.

The God that’s widely presented is one of our own making. He is part Santa Claus, genie, and yes-man who exists to validate us and enhance our lives. The world’s concept of God is a Hallmark card version or a helpless plastic baby in a manger. For fear of losing crowds, many so-called ministries are reluctant to present the true Jesus, so they create ‘safe spaces’ to explore faith. They have festivals, programs, and attractions galore to win public opinion while presenting a false Jesus to would-be disciples.

It’s no wonder so many people have a distorted view of God when many churches don’t teach people to fear Him but present Him like a cuddly old granddad who winks at sin (Proverbs 9:10). Although many churches preach a different Jesus to fill seats, numerous remnant biblical churches won’t compromise the truth of God’s word. This is crucial gospel work because we must warn people about the wrath to come.

“It is a great mistake to give a man who has not been convicted of sin, certain passages that were never meant for him. The Law is what he needs. Do not offer the consolation of the gospel until he sees and knows he is guilty before God.” – D.L. Moody

As a follower of Christ, I think about the perilous times ahead for everyone in the world, and it compels me to warn them. I understand that as people go about their busy day, they are distracted, and most have given little thought to what is coming upon the earth or eternity. While it’s true that the god of this age has blinded their minds to keep them from seeing the gospel, apathetic ‘Christians’ have been complicit in this by not warning people about the bad news, that is, the wrath to come (2 Corinthians 4:4).

I’m calling this exactly what it is, a Christian’s dereliction of duty. If you are a follower of Christ, it’s because of the overwhelming probability that a believer shared the gospel with you. You came to the realization that you were on the way to hell because you were offensive to a holy God, came to repentance, and were born again. The miracle of heart transformation came because someone else was obedient to God’s command to preach the gospel to you, and the Holy Spirit brought conviction of sin.

Before God sends judgment, He will always warn people. He did it in Noah’s day, and Lot’s day, and when Jesus and the Apostles preached. The flood, fire from heaven, and Jerusalem’s destruction twice were all preceded by numerous warnings to repent. Our time is no different in that God is warning the people of the world through preachers and believers that judgment is coming. Simply put, He is trying to get the world’s attention.

Jesus said the nations would be in distress, and there would be pestilences, earthquakes, terrors, and great signs from heaven just prior to His return. God will get the world’s attention. I don’t know the day or hour of Jesus’ return, but I can discern our time and season like all remnant believers. Looking at the world’s current condition and the rapidly growing apostasy in many churches, I believe there isn’t much time left to warn people about what’s coming.

Dear Christian, I’m exhorting you to lovingly warn people about God’s wrath. Inviting them to an event, program, or church is not enough; you must share the gospel and invite them to follow Jesus today. You might be the last opportunity they have to hear the good news before judgment comes upon the earth or they go into eternity (Romans 10:15).

Share your testimony and tell them about how Jesus transformed your life. Tell them, plead with them, and try to persuade them, because you know the fear, or as some translations say, the terror of the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:11).

God will soon get the world’s attention, and there is not an earbud, smartphone, or distraction that will diminish people’s fear and foreboding of what’s coming. I hope you have a renewed sense of biblical urgency to compel people to come to saving faith, knowing it is His will that no one should perish. Every blessing in Jesus as you make Him known.

All for Him,

Howard

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