That would pretty much ruin anybodys day!
About this mars incident; you have any ideas or theories on what it means? Assuming it is a "sign", what would it be signaling?
The Mars incident/two moon sighting, the Shoemaker-Levy Jupiter impacts of 1994, Haley's comet appearance and all the other heavenly signs of our time can be explained as dispassionate observations of the heavens due to technology and advanced observational procedures. In the same way, some people explain the recording of increased numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The increase in violence in our time cannot be so easily explained away. There is nothing dispassionate about that.
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
2Pe 3:3-4
The problem with our era is that few of us can remember a time when there
wasn't a rising tide of violence, frequent global disasters, constant international warfare or incredible things happening in the sky or outer space. It was not always this way, at least that's what our history books tell us. Our senses have become dulled by the intensity and frequency of these things. It's partly due to our mental defense mechanisms I think. If we were to seriously consider the implications of the things happening around us, none of us would leave our houses. We would all go insane. In fact, most of know of some people who have had just this sort of reaction. Society reacts in just this way; that these people are thought to be unhinged/unbalanced and that they need therapy to deal with reality. It's true that those of us who know Christ have discovered the only true 'therapy' for our times; faith. It has become so bad though, that even the best of us have problems dredging up enough faith to deal with the nightmare of twenty-first century life. Forget about trying to assign a place in our philosophy for signs in the heavens.
Most people won't even bother to go outside to see the Martian event on August 27th. If they are aware of it at all, it will be through the glowing monitors of internet stories or TV news coverage late at night when sleep and the worries of the day tend to close one's eyes and mind. Consider this, however, that if such a thing had happened during the Middle Ages, or during the days of Christ in the Roman Empire it would have been written in the history books and entire religions would have been affected.
Today, not so much.
Taken by itself, the close approach of Mars to the earth and the possible spectacle in the sky is a singular event which will mean little to most everyone. Like a fourth of July fireworks display it will be nothing more than another pretty light in the sky.
In my opinion, it is a signal that something great is at hand. Fireworks on the fourth of July are a celebration of our national independence. The fire and light signfy something of infinitely greater importance; our national heritage. In the same way, I believe that these signs in the heavens and upon the earth have little meaning by themselves, but are indeed the harbingers of something of much greater value.
And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;
men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.
Luk 21:25-28
