I got to do something today that I have never done in my over 40 years on the planet....
I saw a partial eclipse with my own eyes. O.K., I wore protective glasses and all, but this was the first time I actually saw the moon take a bite out of Ol' Sol.
It was pretty cool I have to admit. I mean, yeah it looked like every picture you have ever seen of a partial eclipse, but today's what special for me, because again...I actually got to see it.
Living in Western Canada, I only got about 20% of the spectacle though, as we weren't in the path of totality but alas, it was a pretty cool moment.
And that's what made my head scratch leading up to this afternoon....
If you read the news, the social media sites, the blogs, people seemed to be thinking this was the end of the world or something. I heard every possible scenario about how today was the end of times but I was just baffled by it all....
Now I get it, people have theories and there's lots of shady stuff that happens in the world. But an eclipse doesn't mean Jesus is coming today. Newsflash, we've had these things before ;)
And specifically to Christians, we should know better. Yeah, signs of the times but guess what, there's a lot more bigger fish to fry when it comes to end time prophecy than....An eclipse.
Sometimes I think a lot of this stuff gets media coverage on purpose, to keep our eyes off Jesus and literally...To the skies above. Seems like a contradiction right? Doesn't Jesus come down from heaven and all?
Absolutely.
However this isn't what the bible says will happen, or in the order it's going to. I was listening to a fascinating talk about the difference between futurism, preterism and historicism this morning when it comes to bible prophecy and it was incredible.
Now I'm a Seventh Day Adventist, so I believe in historicism as the proper way to view Christian eschatology so I'm a little biased lol Meaning, I knew today wasn't the end of the world. That's not how the bible said things would come to an end.
And that's really I guess what faith is....Believing in your heart, something is fact even though, we may not have all the answers. And I'm not really here to argue with who is right or wrong, that's between God and you. However, today I was able to really enjoy the celestial event so many did while being completely at peace knowing...This wasn't the end.
Random thoughts on a Monday evening...I hope you did get a chance to check out the eclipse and this incredible universe that our Creator made.
When's the next one?
