American pastor says Blood Moon is a prophetic sign of the apocalypse

An American pastor says the Blood Moon is a prophetic sign of the apocalypse.

Express reports that US-based pastor Paul Begley and lunar eclipse is a sign of the end of the world as we know it.

On Friday, July 27, 2018, a total lunar eclipse is expected to make the moon red.

For the doomsday preacher, this is a sign that the world is going to end soon. He backs this claim with three Biblical passages about the sun going dark and the moon turning red.

These Blood Moon references can be found in the Book of Revelation, Book of Joel and the Acts of the Apostles.

Is Blood Moon a prophetic sign of the apocalypse?

In his latest appearance seen in the YouTube video above, he says, "the whole world is falling apart. It is an apocalypse now. It is all building up basically, it's all building up folks. This Blood Moon and it's apocalyptic signs are coming all together at one time."

In an earlier video on Monday, July 23, Mr. Begley notes that the blood moon is only a signal of the end, not the end itself.

"July 27 is not the end of the world. I repeat it's not the end of the world. But it's certainly an apocalyptic sign of the end of days," he says.

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More Christians weigh in

He has been supported by Pastor Mark Biltz, who joined him in a previous video. According to him, the blood moon is a sign of God's love.

He said: "It's God showing his love for Israel with the total lunar eclipse and saying how he's still in covenant with them."

Pastor Irvin Baxter of the Endtime Ministries also believes that the blood moon is a prophetic sign of the end of the world.

The Endtime Ministries claimed: "The scriptures clearly say that the moon will be turned into blood after the Great Tribulation and at the time of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Jesus to earth."

Despite these claims, scientists maintain that blood moon and the total lunar eclipse is a natural occurrence which happens once or twice a year.

This year's eclipse is expected to last for one hour and 43 minutes.