While most of the U.S. is asleep Monday night, an astronomical phenomenon some mark as a sign of God's judgment will blaze uniquely across the skies of North America.

The first of four, consecutive, total lunar eclipses, which cause a roughly hour-long reddening of the moon known as a "Blood Moon," will become visible beginning at 12:53 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 15.

Tuesday's blood moon is part of a "tetrad," a set of complete and consecutive lunar eclipses that will continue in roughly six-month intervals until October 2015.

Some consider it nothing more than an alignment of the heavens, but others are watching much more closely, because of the alignment with biblical prophecy.

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Some, such as Pastor Mark Biltz, author of "Blood Moons: Decoding the Imminent Heavenly Signs," have noticed each of the tetrad's blood moons fall on Jewish holidays through this year and next.

"We are on the verge of witnessing something historic," said Biltz, who discovered the blood moons phenomenon in 2007. "This has happened only eight times over the last 2,000 years! And the last two times these occurred on the Jewish holidays there was a war in the Middle East regarding the nation of Israel. These are patterns and historical facts that cannot be disregarded. The Jewish Talmud records that total lunar eclipses are indicators or omens for the nation of Israel."

Biltz will discuss the confluence of astronomical and biblical events during an appearance on "The Today Show," on Monday, April 15.

Bestselling author and televangelist Pastor John Hagee claims the four blood moons that will soon appear in the skies over America are evidence of a future "world-shaking event."

And author Doug Drake noted that for sleeping Americans, the appearance of the blood moons over our skies may have special significance.

"Maybe the message is for us 'sleepers' here in the United States," Drake wrote in a blog post. "We have turned from our faith in the God of Bible. Maybe He has a message for us; or maybe not."

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Drake recognized the words of the Bible's 1 Thessalonians 5 speak directly to the signs of the times and those who "sleep" while God is moving:

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken be drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. Wherefore, comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 KJV).

And while NASA predicts there will be several tetrads in the 21st century, North Americans will have the best view of the first, beginning Monday night.

"The most unique thing about the 2014-2015 tetrad is that all of them are visible for all or parts of the USA," NASA eclipse expert Fred Espenak told CNN.

Biltz notes there's something else unique about this tetrad: it's convergence with biblical holy days.

The April 15 event, for example, happens during Passover. On Oct. 8, the blood moon will occur during the Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot. Another blood moon will occur during Passover on April 4, 2015. The last will happen on Sept. 28, 2015, another Feast of the Tabernacles.

Historically, a tetrad also occurred in 1493, while the Jews were being expelled from Spain. Another tetrad occurred in 1949, soon after the state of Israel was founded. The last tetrad happened in 1967, during the Six-Day War between Arabs and Israelis.

Biltz discovered what has become the "blood moon phenomenon" back in 2007, researching the correlation between when blood moons fell on feast days and key historical world events. He found the divine link between prophecy, heavenly signs, historical events, and when they intersect.

His new book "Blood Moons: Decoding the Imminent Heavenly Signs" details the science of astronomy in light of Bible prophecy. He began to teach and explain his discovery of a series of lunar and solar eclipses that happened at the same time important dates (Passover, Feast of Tabernacles) on the Hebrew calendar.

"Blood Moons" was released nationwide March 18, and has consistently been one of the top books sold on Amazon.com. A full-length documentary produced by WND Films and featuring Biltz was also released the same day.

As Passover nears, millions of people around the world are watching with anticipation for the moon to turn blood red with the first eclipse.

But Biltz said that to really understand the meaning, it's important to know the seasons, feasts and calendar of the Lord.



Biltz, founder of El Shaddai Ministries, is a well-known commentator on the feasts of the Lord who has spoken in Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Canada and throughout the United States.

When he appeared on The Jim Bakker Show, host Jim Bakker called Biltz' work, "the most important book of the times."

Biltz spent two-days recording interviews with Lori and Jim Bakker at their Christian retreat in Branson, Mo., with Bakker saying that these upcoming broadcasts will tell "the definitive story of the impending blood moons by the man who discovered the astronomical relationship behind the prophecy, heavenly signs and when they intersect."

Bakker told Pastor Biltz that he read "Blood Moons" in exactly one setting, spending an entire night consuming every page and detail set forth in the book.

Joseph Farah, who wrote the foreword to "Blood Moons," spoke with Pastor Biltz about the importance of being on God's calendar, as outlined in Genesis 1:14.

Farah said: "You are the 'blood moons' guy, you are the discoverer of something that has become a phenomenon around the world. People recognizing God has given us heavenly signs for our times. And talking about time, the whole world is on a seven-day calendar and has been since God created the world. It's in Genesis. What's so significant about those seven days unless it came from the hand of God?"

Biltz said "mankind has been trying to change the seven day week forever, but it's set in concrete, and this is what God created, despite man's greatest endeavors."

"This is God's calendar," he said.

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Do the blood moons convey a message from God? No, they're just random, naturally occurring events

No, they're a message from the Big Bang

No, while I believe the Bible is true, there's really little significance in these events

No, the primitives thought lunar eclipses were omens, but we know better today

No

I just don't know if they're a divine message or the timing is coincidental

We'll just have to wait and see

I really don't know, but I'm fascinated by the topic

Yes, but I don't know precisely what the message is

Yes, falling on biblical feasts is a dead giveaway

Yes, the Bible says there will be signs involving the sun and moon

Yes, and they suggest the return of Jesus is imminent

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