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Daniel 12:1 “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people,
will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that
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time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.”
Michael the archangel, the great prince, describes a “time of distress” which has “never occurred” before in time. It
says all who are found written in the “Book” (Rev. 20:12) will be rescued. The Apostle Paul states that we should
be aware of the time of His Coming so we will not be overtaken as a thief in the night. Paul warns us to not sleep
as others do, but let us be alert and sober. This is referring to being “caught up together...in the clouds to meet the Lord.”

1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a
thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night, nor of darkness; so then let us not
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sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.”
Heavenly Signs

It should be obvious that “Heavenly Signs” are given for seeing. The very nature of a sign is it should be viewable
among people on the earth; those who are looking for them. God wants us to know the timing of these events.

 Men are called upon to see, look at, and behold signs.

 God created signs in the heavens for us to observe.
 Signs are intended to be conspicuous and not hidden.

The Whirlpool Galaxy with the Black Hole – symbol of the cross, Hubble Telescope (NASA)

Signs were placed in the heavens by Christ Himself and the motion of heavenly bodies was determined at the
time of creation. Otherwise, this would be denying Christ’s Deity, who dwells in the presence of His Father and
existed before the creation of this world. The meaning of the names of stars, their clusters and constellations
were also given to us by Him. An example is a constellation that uses the dragon to represent Satan. It is in
John’s vision to fulfill scripture prophecy and to align with a sign in the heavens that were created at the very
beginning of time. Even though it is unusual to call Satan the “great dragon,” it is the term used throughout
Revelation. This was because the “sign” seen by the Apostle John was a “dragon” – “appeared in the heaven.”

8 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Da 12:1, 1 Thess. 5:4-6). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.