The Signs of the Times We Are Living In Now Foretold By Jesus Himself!

In the book of Luke of the New Testament of the Bible, Jesus warned about certain events that would take place in these "END TIMES" prior to His return with POWER and GREAT glory to this earth!

Luke 21:25: "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars"

Sun Releases Significant Solar Flare

The Sun emitted a significant solar flare peaking at 11:35 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28, 2021. NASA’s?Solar Dynamics Observatory , which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — as seen in the bright flash at the Sun’s lower center — on Oct. 28, 2021. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized here in teal. Credit: NASA/SDO

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however —?when intense enough —?they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.

This flare is classified as an X1-class flare.

X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc. Flares that are classified X10 or stronger are considered unusually intense.

Solar Eruption Arrives at Earth

A mass of solar material that erupted from the Sun on Oct. 9, 2021, reached Earth on Oct. 12. The Earth-directed coronal mass ejection, or CME, elevated the Kp index, a measure of disturbance to Earth’s magnetic field, to 6 (moderate level). Kp index levels range from 0 (quiet) to 9 (intense).

The CME was associated with an M1.6 class solar flare from Active Region 2882 on that peaked on Oct. 9 at 6:38 UTC (2:38 a.m. EDT). M-class flares are a tenth the size of the most intense flares, the X-class flares. The number provides more information about its strength. An M2 is twice as intense as an M1, an M3 is three times as intense, etc. The flare also generated a solar energetic particle eruption that was detected by NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory-Ahead, or STEREO-A spacecraft, at 7:51 UTC (3:51 a.m. EDT).

Active Region 2882, shown here near the middle of the Sun’s disk, erupted with a moderate level solar flare on Oct. 9, 2021. This animated gif shows images from the 131 Angstrom channel of NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft/Atmospheric Imaging Assembly instrument. Credit: NASA/SDO

STEREO-A also detected the CME from its vantage point away from Earth. The CME’s initial speed was estimated by NASA’s Moon to Mars Space Weather Operations Office to be approximately 983 kilometers per second (610 miles per second).

The COR2 coronagraph on NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory-A spacecraft, which views the Sun’s corona by occluding its bright surface, detected this Earth-directed CME on Oct. 9, 2021. Credit: NASA/STEREO

Three Solar Eruptions Combine to Trigger Bright Auroral Show

From a flash on the Sun to a glimmer in the sky, the recent solar storms illustrated the connection between the Sun and Earth. Three solar eruptions made their journey to Earth, culminating in aurora borealis, or northern lights, visible as far south as Utah.

It began with two active regions on the Sun – places where the Sun’s magnetic field is especially intense. All the active regions present on the Sun on Nov. 1 are shown below on a magnetic map of the Sun created by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument aboard NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Pay special attention to Active Region (AR) 12887, toward the bottom right, and AR 12891, near the middle of the Sun.

Active regions on the Sun Nov. 1. Credit: NASA/SDO

On Nov. 1, AR 12887 erupted with a C1.3-class flare, reaching peak brightness at about 2 p.m. EDT. (Solar flares are divided into A, B, C, M and X-classes, each class ten times stronger than its predecessor. The number provides more information about its strength: A C2 is twice as intense as an C1, a C3 is three times as intense, etc.

Classes A through C typically have little to no effect on Earth.) Three hours later, an even brighter C4-class flare followed; two hours after that, an M1.6-class flare erupted from AR 12891 towards the center of the Sun. The Solar Dynamics Observatory’s Atmospheric Imaging Assembly instrument captured images of each flare at 193 Angstroms, a wavelength that highlights hot solar material more than a million degrees Fahrenheit.

Three flares erupt from the Sun in this timelapse image from SDO’s AIA 193 channel. The first two flares, in the bottom right region, peak at 2021-11-01T18:01 UT and 2021-11-01T21:33 UT. The third flare, near the center of the image, peaks at 2021-11-02T03:01 UT. Credit: NASA/SD

These flares were not strong enough to have noticeable impacts on Earth. But even weaker solar flares sometimes coincide with coronal mass ejections, or CMEs – bursts of solar material that escape the Sun and spill out to space – which can still have impacts, as these did.

The European Space Agency/NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO mission, stationed at?the first Lagrange point ?where forces from the satellite motion and the Sun and Earth’s gravity balance, carries an ideal instrument for detecting CMEs. This instrument, called a coronagraph, blocks the Sun’s bright surface to reveal its faint corona, or outer atmosphere, where solar eruptions are more easily spotted. In SOHO’s imagery from the event, the CMEs following each flare appear like clouds of smoke issuing from the Sun.

ESA/NASA’s SOHO spacecraft captured three CMEs erupting from the Sun. The first two appear from the bottom right of the central disk at 2021/11/1 19:00 and 22:00; the third from around the disk at about 2021/11/2 03:00. Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO

Scientists at NASA’s Moon to Mars Space Weather Office retrieved the spacecraft data and entered it into a model to simulate the likely path of the CMEs. The simulation, shown below, depicts the Sun at the center, marking the current locations of several planets and spacecraft. Earth appears as a yellow dot at 3 o’clock.The ENLIL model simulation the three CMEs as they merge and travel toward Earth. Credit: NASA/M2M

The simulations suggested that the three CMEs would blend together, creating a shockwave headed towards Earth and expected to arrive sometime late on Nov. 3 or early on Nov. 4.

Earth’s magnetic field and thick atmosphere protects its surface (and us) from most effects of solar eruptions. But the highest layers of our atmosphere can undergo many changes. As a CME collides with Earth’s magnetic field, it can generate geomagnetic storms: disturbances to Earth’s magnetic environment that have a variety of impacts, including the northern and southern lights.

By 5 p.m. EDT on Nov. 3, the shockwave had arrived. Magnetometers across the planet registered a Kp index – a measure of disturbance to Earth’s magnetic field – of 7, corresponding to a strong geomagnetic storm. Kp index levels range from 0 (quiet) to 9 (intense).

This geomagnetic storm is now over, but as Solar Cycle 25 picks up and the Sun becomes more active, there is sure to be more.

Dec. 4, 2021 Solar Eclipse

On Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, some people in the Southern Hemisphere had the chance to experience a total or partial eclipse of the Sun.

During a total solar eclipse, the Sun, Moon, and Earth line up so that the Sun is blocked when viewed from within the Moon's shadow on Earth.

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth, fully or partially blocking the Sun’s light in some areas. For a total solar eclipse to take place, the Sun, Moon, and Earth must be in a direct line. People located in the center of the Moon’s shadow when it hits Earth will see a total eclipse. The sky becomes very dark, as if it were dawn or dusk. Weather permitting, people in the path of a total solar eclipse can see the Sun’s corona, the outer atmosphere, which is otherwise usually obscured by the?bright face of the Sun.

The only place where this total solar eclipse was seen was in Antarctica.

In some places, while viewers didn’t get to see the total solar eclipse, they did experience a partial solar eclipse. This happens when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not exactly lined up. The Sun will appear to have a dark shadow on only part of its surface. Viewers in parts of Saint Helena, Namibia, Lesotho, South Africa, South Georgia and Sandwich Islands, Crozet Islands, Falkland Islands, Chile, New Zealand, and Australia did see a partial solar eclipse on Dec. 4.

The Blood Moon Eclipse of November 19 2021

The longest partial lunar eclipse in the last 580 years was visible on November 19, tanning our satellite with a unique reddish color, thus its term "blood moon".

“Joel 2:30-31 states: ‘And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.’”

Revelation 6:12-13 reads: "I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. (We've had many earthquakes all over the world recently)

"The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to Earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind."

Comet Leonard: Everything You Need to Know About the ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Comet

On December 12, the Comet Leonard—dubbed as the "once in a lifetime" comet—will pass closest to Earth, blanketed in a greenish glow.

Named after Gregory J Leonard, the astronomer who discovered it back in January 2021, the Leonard or C/2021 A1 comet will approach the Earth after nearly 35,000 years. And although it is expected to be closest to our planet on December 12, the comet will be visible throughout most of the month.

A little about Leonard

Leonard is a long-period comet from the extreme reaches of the solar system. At its farthest point from the Sun, the aphelion distance stretches to a whopping 3,700 AU (1 AU is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun).

It has an orbital period of 80,000 years. That, however, is going to change.

According to current calculations, the comet will be ejected from the solar system after passing the Sun, bound for interstellar space and never to return. It is likely to pass through another star system light-years away, just like the interstellar objects 1I/'Omuamua and 2I/Borisov recently passed through our solar system.

The comet, which was located around the heart of NGC 4631 (better known as the Whale Galaxy at the time) was spotted by Gregory Leonard in the images taken from the Mt. Lemmon Observatory in Arizona. The discovery came in January 2021, exactly a year before its predicted closest approach to the Sun on January 3, 2022.

When and where can you catch Comet Leonard?

The best time to catch Leonard would be early in the morning, towards the East, a couple of hours before sunrise. It will be at its highest point in the sky just before dawn.

In the first weeks of December, Leonard can be seen in the east-northeast quadrant of the sky. During its closest approach to Earth, the comet will pass between Arcturus, the brightest star in the Bootes constellation, and the handle of the Big Dipper asterism.

It's worth noting that since it passes through multiple constellations in a matter of days, if you set out an hour or two to observe the comet, you will likely notice it moving against the background stars in a single viewing session.

After sunset on December 14, the comet will be visible in the evening sky. And while comet Leonard will be closest to Earth on December 12, astronomers believe that December 17 will be the best day to see it.

Luke 21 Verse 25 (Second part of the verse): "And upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring"

Storm Barra's Impact on United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain

A powerful storm system battered the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of Spain with strong winds that knocked out power for thousands, and dumped heavy rain and snow in some areas.

Storm Barra, as named by meteorological agencies in Europe, underwent?bomb-o-genesis ?as it closed in on the Irish coastline. It triggered flooding and power outages that forced schools to close, and several school districts?remained closed until Wednesday , according to the Irish Times.

In total, more than 59,000 people were left without power?at the height of the storm , Sky News reported.

The storm's strong winds also forced some train service to halt in parts of Ireland and?grounded numerous flights , according to BBC.com.

Similar issues were reported in parts of England, where strong winds and huge waves pounded the coastline. The storm comes on the heels of Storm Arwen, which left thousands powerless for days and caused widespread damage across the U.K. less than two weeks ago.

Verse 26: "Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken."

NASA asteroid warning 2021: Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid heading towards earth in December - should we worry?

A monster asteroid larger than London’s tallest building will hit the earth this weekend - can we expect to celebrate Christmas or will humanity be wiped out?

By?Henry Sandercock Friday, 10th December 2021, 2:07 pm

Having faced a?deadly corona virus pandemic ?for two years, the last thing humanity needs is an Armageddon scenario where a monster asteroid threatens to smash into the earth.

And yet such an event is on the cards, after?NASA?revealed a space rock larger than Paris’ Eiffel Tower and The Shard in?London ?is set to hurtle past our home planet.

The “potentially hazardous” asteroid called 4660 Nereus is set to make a ‘close’ pass of the earth this weekend - a mere fortnight before Christmas Day 2021.

It follows hot on the heels of another asteroid that was roughly the size of the London Eye called 1994 WR12, which came within an astronomical whisker of our planet in November.

Work on how to stop big space rocks from hitting earth is still very much in its infancy, with the US space agency having?only recently launched humanity’s first-ever attempt to change an asteroid’s course .

So should humanity worry about 4660 Nereus, how does NASA know it could be deadly - and what is the space agency doing to prevent an Armageddon scenario?

Here’s what you need to know:

4660 Nereus is set to come within 2.4 million miles of the earth on 11 December (image: Shutterstock)

Will 4660 Nereus hit earth?

On Saturday (11 December), the 330 m-long asteroid 4660 Nereus is set to scream past earth at a speed of 6.58 kilometres-per-second (14,719 mph) - albeit some 2.4 million miles away from our planet.

While that might not seem particularly close - after all, you would have to drive around the earth 100 times to travel that far - NASA has classified the asteroid as a “potentially hazardous” near-earth object.

How big is the asteroid 4660 Nereus compared to famous landmarks? (graphic: Kim Mogg)

This is because it is larger than 150 m and will approach our planet at less than half the distance from the earth to the sun (around 93 million miles), meaning any slight deviation in its orbit could put it on course to smash into the earth.

It is also coming much closer to earth than 1994 WR12, which was 3.8 million miles away at its closest approach on 29 November.

The space rock is believed to harbor elements, such as nickel, iron, and cobalt - precious metals worth about $5 billion.

Although 4660 Nereus is likely to pose no threat this year, it is set to come much closer to the earth in the future.

How does NASA track ‘dangerous’ asteroids?

NASA tracks dangerous asteroids through its?Center for Near-Earth Object Studies .

Since 1968, it has tracked more than 1,000 asteroids that have passed close to our home planet using radar - a technique which allows the space agency to accurately map the orbit, size and shape of space rocks.

Through telescopes, NASA has also managed to spot 27,323 asteroids that could endanger the earth.

Just under 10,000 of these are 140 m or larger and 891 are more than a kilometre in size.

To put into perspective the potential impact these rocks could have if they hit the earth, the asteroid which caused the Chelyabinsk explosion in Russia in 2013 was just 20 m in size.

When it exploded in the atmosphere, this space rock gave off up to 33 times as much energy as that which was released by the atomic bomb the US dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in World War Two.

The shock waves from this blast blew out windows in more than 3,600 apartment blocks and injured 1,200 people.

Some suffered skin and retinal burns due to the asteroid shining up to 30 times brighter than the sun as it burned up in the earth’s atmosphere.

NASA says there is no “significant chance” any near-earth asteroids it has seen will hit earth within the next 100 years.

But it estimates it has spotted just half of the dangerous space rocks out there, as there are potentially 25,000 large near-earth objects in space.

By tracking them and finding out more about their size, shape, mass, structure and what they’re made of, the US space agency hopes to come up with ways of diverting one should it hurtle towards earth.

What is the NASA Dart asteroid mission?

On 24 November, NASA launched its?Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) mission .

This one-way experimental voyage will see a spacecraft smash into an asteroid in a bid to alter the space rock’s course.

Should it prove successful, it could provide a way of protecting the earth from asteroids.

Dart will be heading to the 780-metre rock Didymos and a 160-metre asteroid which orbits it, called Dimorphos.

These asteroids have been chosen because they are easily traceable through earth-based telescopes, so any changes to their courses can be tracked accurately.

Neither of them are thought to be a danger to the earth.

When the spacecraft reaches the pair of space rocks at the end of September 2022, it will hit Dimorphos at four miles per second - a speed scientists think should be enough to change the rock’s path.

In four years’ time, a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft named Hera will arrive at the asteroids to inspect Dart’s crater and survey their respective masses.

What is an asteroid?

Asteroids are rocky fragments left over from the birth of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago.

They are believed to be the remnants of collisions between planets and moons.

Many of these rocks orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in a part of space known as the Asteroid Belt.

Scientists think there could be millions of asteroids in this part of space - some of which are hundreds of kilometres in size.

An even larger collection of massive asteroids can be found at the farthest reaches of the solar system, known as the Kuiper Belt.

Sometimes, these asteroids change their orbits if they are influenced by the gravitational tug of planets.

They can also collide with one another in events which can throw out smaller, but still potentially deadly, shards of space rock.

It is one such stray asteroid, believed to have measured around six miles (10 km) in size, that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago and led to mammals’ dominance of the planet.

NASA warns: Asteroid '2009 JF1' will hit earth on May 6, 2022

Outer space is one of the biggest unknown entities to human beings, although space agencies around the world do their best to try to discover things that happen outside our planet.

NASA, one of the world's leading space agencies, possesses a system called 'Sentry' which exhaustively monitors asteroids and the possibilities of whether or not any could collide with Earth in the next 100 years.

The American space agency has considered an asteroid called '2009 JF1' to be potentially dangerous. In fact, it is considered the fifth most dangerous star in terms of its size, distance and speed of approach towards planet Earth.

Date and time of possible impact with Earth

NASA?has been able to establish the exact date and time of a possible impact with planet Earth.

The day would be May 6, 2022 and the time would be at 8:34 in the morning (Spanish Peninsular Time).

Asteroid 2009 JF1 is not that big but it travels at a very high speed of 23.92 kilometres per second, almost twice that of the most dangerous asteroid that exists, which is expected to impact Earth in the year 2880.

So what will happen right after these things take place? Well notice verse 27 of Luke 21: "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory."

Finally please read verse 28 of the same chapter: "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."

My friends JESUS is coming soon! The signs of the times shows us this very clearly! PLEASE REPENT!