A rare event will see the moon turn bright red during an eclipse which will last around three hours and 17 minutes, peaking at 5.13am. The moment of totality, when the moon takes on a brilliant red glow, known as the Blood Moon, will only last for an estimated one hour and two minutes. However, outrageous claims have said it could also mark the end of the world.

Some Christian preachers believe the Blood Moon will be the catalyst for a doomsday event that will mark the return of Jesus Christ. They say the event was foretold in the Book of Joel, the Book of Acts and the Book of Revelation. Joel 2:30-31 reveals: “I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. “The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.” The preachers have claimed the recent volcanic eruptions in Guatemala and Indonesia have portrayed the “billows of smoke”.

Could the Bible have foretold a devestating event?

The Blood Moon will occur on Monday morning

The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord Book of Joel

In the Book of Revelation, the final prophetic book of the Bible, the Blood Moon is said to mark the second coming of Jesus Christ following the destruction. Chapter 6 verse 12-17 reads: “And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood. “And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. “And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. “And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man hid in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains.

Preachers believe the Blood Moon could spark a doomsday

The Blood Moon will happen on Monday morning