In the Scriptures, we are specifically told that one of the reasons why God created the sun and the moon was so that they could serve as \u201csigns\u201d.\u00a0 The following is what Genesis 1:14 tells us\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cAnd God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years<\/span>\u201c<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And in Luke 21:25, the Lord Jesus specifically warned us to watch for signs \u201cin the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars<\/span>\u201d just prior to His return.<\/p>\n So we should be watching, and we should fully expect to see something happen up there before Christ comes back.<\/p>\n With that in mind, I would like to share some amazing facts about the solar eclipse on August 21st with you.\u00a0 These were originally compiled by\u00a0The Countdown Report<\/a>, and when I first read them they definitely got my attention\u2026<\/p>\n -First contact is in the state of Oregon, the\u00a033<\/strong>rd state in the USA. The last contact is in South Carolina on the\u00a033<\/strong>rd parallel. This eclipse happens on day 233<\/strong>\u00a0of the year.\u00a0If the Revelation 12 sign is valid<\/a>, then the eclipse is also\u00a033<\/strong>\u00a0days before September 23, 2017. Jesus is thought to have been\u00a033<\/strong>\u00a0when He died.<\/p>\n -Just for fun: It is 99 years (3 x 33) since the last eclipse to go coast-to-coast in the US, in 1918. From September 23, 2017 (Revelation 12 sign) to the end of the year, December 31, 2017 is 99 days (or 3 x 33). The number of days from the 1918 eclipse to the August 21 eclipse are 26,234 days. (2+6+2+3+4 = 17; 2017?). From August 12, 2017, the date of the Charlottesville Virginia \u201cState of Emergency\u201d declared to the August 21, 2017 Great Solar Eclipse is 9 days (3+3+3) and the dates are also mirrored \u2013 12 and 21.<\/p>\n -First big city the eclipse hits in Oregon is Salem \u2013 Salem was named after Jerusalem. The eclipse also begins in Oregon exactly at sunset time in Jerusalem. So technically speaking, as the sun sets in America it will be setting in Jerusalem at the same time.<\/p>\n -The center line crosses through 12 primary states to receive total darkness. 12 disciples, 12 months in a year, the meaning of 12, which is considered a perfect number, is that it symbolizes God\u2019s power and authority, as well as serving as a perfect governmental foundation.<\/p>\n -The eclipse path is exactly 70 miles wide. 70 has a sacred meaning in the Bible that has two perfect numbers, 7 that represents perfection and 10 that represents completeness and God\u2019s law. 70 also symbolizes perfect spiritual order and a period of judgment. 70 is also specially connected with Jerusalem with so many references it would take a book to write.<\/p>\n -Another eclipse comes in 2024, 7 years after the August 21, 2017 and marks an X over the United States. The combined time of totality of these eclipses together will be 7 minutes. The day of the eclipse is August 21, 2017 \u2013 (7 + 7 + 7 = 21). The exact point where the two eclipses cross is right next to Cedar Lake in Illinois\u2026 specifically right next to SALEM Road. (Salem again!)<\/p>\n -The original form of the Hebrew letter Tav is like the English letter X or T \u2013 which is in the shape of a cross, or X\u2013 like the X that is made by the two solar eclipses on the cross paths over 7 years. The letter Tav means \u201ca sign\u201d.<\/p>\n -The path of the eclipse will be situated in such a way that every single state of the US will experience it, even Hawaii and Alaska.<\/p>\n -The totality will reach Oregon at 10:16 AM Pacific, and will end in South Carolina at 2:49 PM Eastern. That means it will take 1 hour and 33 minutes to cross the country. There is that 33 again.<\/p>\n -The eclipse is also exactly 40 days from Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur means \u201cDay of Atonement\u201d and is a time of repentance. While the eclipse day itself may come and go with everything remaining \u201cnormal\u201d afterwards, we need to be focused on what could be coming soon after.<\/p>\n You can read the entire list of 33 facts that were compiled by The Countdown Report\u00a0right here<\/a>.\u00a0 I just pulled out the ten that I considered to be the most remarkable.<\/p>\n According to\u00a0Rachel Baxter<\/a>, \u201c40 is the number for waiting, preparation, testing or punishment. It is also the number to start a new chapter of the history of salvation\u201d, and we see the number 40 pop up time after time in the Bible.<\/p>\n For instance, in\u00a0Jonah 3:4<\/a>\u00a0the prophet Jonah gave Ninevah a period of 40 days to repent before judgment would begin\u2026<\/p>\n And Jonah began to enter into the city a day\u2019s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet\u00a0forty days<\/strong>, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Could this coming\u00a040 day time period<\/a>\u00a0have some sort of special significance for us?<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Eclipse-Blue-Public-Domain-460x259.png\")
<\/a>In just a matter of days we are going to witness the most unusual solar eclipse in U.S. history. Could it be possible that all of the very strange \u201ccoincidences\u201d surrounding this event have some sort of special significance?\u00a0 The mainstream media has been buzzing about this upcoming solar eclipse for months, and it will easily be the most watched eclipse in all of U.S. history.\u00a0 Last week, I published an article entitled\u00a0\u201c12 Critical Events That Are Going To Happen Over A 40 Day Period From August 21st To September 30th\u201d<\/a>\u00a0that received an extraordinary amount of attention, and of course the first event on that list was \u201cthe Great American Eclipse\u201d on the 21st.\u00a0 As you will see below, so many numbers seem to indicate that this eclipse could have some sort of special significance, and it begins a period of exactly 40 days that many believe could be a turning point for America.<\/p>\n