Yahushua's Return: A Day of Darkness

As we await Yahushua’s return let’s us remember that it is very important that we repent our sins daily to Yahweh in the name of Yahushua. (Now, just a little reminder here: Some people forget this and they pray to Yahushua, but we must remember that Yahushua is our intercessor—our only intercessor. Therefore, all prayers must be directed to Yahweh in the name of Yahushua, as it’s written in John 16:23-26.) It is important that we repent those sins that we have knowingly committed and those sins that we have committed unknowingly. Sometimes the flesh will have us believe that a lot of the things that we currently do or involve ourselves in, or with, are acceptable; however, when we begin to study Yahweh’s word, we may notice that a great number of our daily acts are not acceptable in the eyes of Yahweh.

Our opening scripture reading will be from the book of Mark 13:35-37 and it reads, “Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”

This teaching that we are getting ready to embark upon isn’t to scare you but rather prepare you. A lot of teachers and students shy away from this sort of teaching. For some may see this event very far off where it will not apply to them. Or that it is so far in the future that some can not begin to process or comprehend this event. Then there are some who are sore afraid and would rather not hear the details of that day. And some would just rather dismiss it as fairy tales; rather focusing on the fact that Yahushua is love and mercy and he would never do such a thing. Well, that is partly correct. Yahushua is a very loving and merciful Father, to those who love him, have chosen to follow him, and keep his commandments; subsequently, the Bible clearly states that there is a wrath to come when Yahushua returns to rule the earth as the KING OF KINGS and LORD of LORDS.  But it’s a glorious and marvelous day for our heavenly Father’s faithful servants. And I think the majority of our heavenly Father’s faithful servants, are ready to enter into the land that’s flowing with milk and honey. We are watching, we are waiting, we are listening for that 7^th Trump to sound, and if that 7^th Trump happens to be inaudible for our ears, we still are—ready, for we have noticed, and adhered to the signs. And Yahweh has provided many signs for us to watch out for, and to look for in these latter days.

Now let’s take a look at what that day will be like. What will happen? What can we expect? As faithful servants do we need to fear that day? Absolutely not! Now, let’s take a look at the scriptures and find out exactly what happens before Yahushua’s return. First we know from the book of Revelation 1:7 that every eye will see Yahushua including those that pierced him. Every eye will see him. Let’s study how the outer appearance of the skies will look, how in fact the world will look before that day, before every eye will see him coming through the clouds. Let’s turn your Bible’s to the minor prophet in the book of Joel Chapter 2:31. Now Joel is a very short book consisting of three chapters, it is right after Hosea and before the book of Amos. And please note: we will always be reading from the King James Version Bible. Ready…let’s read, “The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.”

Now notice the word before. If you have a Strong’s Concordance you will look this word up and see that it means at the front, or in front of;  therefore, we know that these signs will occur, the sun into darkness and the moon into blood, before Yahushua returns. So those will be the signs that we look for again, the sun into darkness and the moon into blood, before his coming.

 Please turn to Joel 2:2 and it reads, “A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it even to the years of many generations.” With that said, this event is only going to happen once, there wasn’t an event as such prior to this generation and there will not be an event such as this one after this generation. This event will never happen again.

Please turn to Isaiah 13:10 and it reads, “For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.” Notice how we have other books that are also giving us the signs. We have Isaiah a major prophet preparing us for this day.

Now let’s turn to the next book of Amos Chapter 8:9 where Yahweh Elohim says,
 “…I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: Who is going to do this? Yahweh Elohim, our heavenly Father is going to darken the day in the afternoon. We don’t have to worry about HARRP, global warming, or man manipulating the weather it is coming from our heavenly Father only. He is the one darkening the day.

Now let’s also look at something very interesting. Please go over to the New Testament in Matthew 27:45 this was immediately before Yahushua died on the cross. And it reads, “Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.” And this is also stated in Mark 15:33; and Luke 23:44; notice that we read that darkness covered the land in all three of these scriptures before Yahushua died on the cross, and darkness will cover the land once again upon his return. There was darkness before his death and there will be darkness before his return. 

Yahushua shows us so many signs of how these events will take place and we see similar events before his death on the cross, and the events of his second coming, relating to our end-times; both revealing darkness; darkness upon his death and darkness upon his second coming. Does this mean that darkness will cover the land in the sixth hour again? Does this mean that it will be in the sixth hour being at noon? According to Amos 8:9 where Yahweh says, “I will cause the sun to go down at noon…” makes us believe that this is a possibility. However, when we read Mark 13:32 “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man…” Also Yahweh’s timings are not based on the tick of a clock; rather upon the moon and the sky. However, Yahweh gives us signs, and we can notice some similarities amongst the signs, but the best sign and the greatest sign is to—watch and be prepared!

Now we’ll remain in the book of Matthew 24:29-30a and this is when Yahushua’s disciples were asking him when will the end come and what shall the signs be? And it reads, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven:...”

Now what the lost sheep of Israel and Yahweh’s faithful servants need to understand is once you see Yahushua coming through the clouds, that’s it. There is no last minute repenting. There is no gathering of personal belongings or clearing out your bank account, or gathering up silver and gold. The world has ended the 7^th Trump has sounded. Some people may assume that they can hurriedly repent at this time; however, let’s think about it, if Yahushua is our only intercessor and He’s down here, there’s no one up there to intercept our prayers. It will be too late and that is why it is imperative to repent daily and watch. A lot of people think that they will have time; They have time to make relationships right, they have time to get their house in order or they have time to repent of their unrighteous deeds; however, time is not on your side, because we are in the latter days. Therefore, repenting and studying Yahweh’s word is imperative.

We need to strive to take part in the first resurrection and not in the second resurrection. As Revelation tells us in the 20^th chapter verse 6, “Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power…” At the second death, you will no longer be judged on whether or not you believe in Yahushua because –you’ve seen him, you know he exists. At this time, at the second death, you will only be judged on your righteous acts, not on whether or not you believed that Yahushua was the Son of Elohim, was crucified, died, buried and resurrected. However, we will be discussing this further as we move along into our studies, but keep that near the forefront for now.

Please turn to Revelation 6:12-16 “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 themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.”

In addition to this event being a day of darkness, it will also include a great earthquake. There will be a great shaking of the earth, and I don’t think a magnitude of this kind can be registered on the Richter scale. This will be a very frightening event for those who are unprepared and for those who have been living ungodly lives. But for Yahushua’s faithful servants their King has arrived! He has done exactly what he said he would do! He has returned! There will be no more sorrow, no more tears, no more hunger, no more war, no more strife, no more hatred, no more sickness, and no more pain; for the lamb will soon be in the midst of the throne and he shall feed his people, with peace and everlasting love.

Let’s briefly summarize so that we can begin the process of sealing this knowledge in our foreheads, so that this day will not take us by surprise. What have we learned thus far? We’ve learned that it will be a bright afternoon that suddenly turns into thick darkness. We know from scriptures that the moon will turn into blood or as some will say wine, but in any case the moon will be red. So it will be a dark day with a red moon. We know that there will be a great and mighty shaking, a great earthquake, and rocks will be falling from the sky. Remember this will be the outer picture of the world before Yahushua returns. In addition to this, there is going to be so much chaos and confusion because people who haven’t read the scriptures won’t know what is going on. They will be running to and fro trying to escape the calamity at hand. And remember it is going to be dark, a darkness that we’ve never seen before.

I know that this event may be a day of doom, and a day of gloom and even frightening for most. But in the midst of all of this, Yahweh’s faithful servants don’t have anything to worry about, Yahweh is not angry at you. He is not angry at us. His vengeance is not geared toward his faithful servants. Remember, the wrath is reserved for his enemies, and those who do not keep his commandments and those who do not walk uprightly. It is reserved for those who have rejected him and have turned their backs on him. It is reserved for those who have closed their ears to his teachings and to his laws.  

Let’s look into the book of Joel for more assurance in Chapter 3:15-16 “The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.” See our heavenly Father will be our hope and our strength. And I’ll ask the question again. As faithful servants do we need to fear that day? Absolutely not!

And we are just about out of time. Our ending scripture will be in the book of Haggai 1:5 “Now therefore, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.” Lost sheep of Israel pay attention to your ways so that you may be found worthy to hide and/or escape from the coming events. You don’t want to fall short during these latter days. For we know in Ezekiel 6:8 and Ezekiel 7:16 that Yahweh has set aside a remnant that shall escape the sword. Will you be found worthy to escape his sword?

We are living in an amazing time. Stay in Yahweh’s word and spread the word of his return. For one day with the LORD is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. There are scattered sheep among you, let’s get them prepared. Shalom.