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Scripture makes the statement “And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky.....” as mentioned in Matthew
24:30. Do you know what is the sign which Christ says will appear? We will see the sign just above the treetops
appear in the heavens prior to being “caught up together… to meet the Lord.” We shouldn’t be in darkness.

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.
These events are targeted during the End Times over Jerusalem, which will become our primary viewing point
on this earth. The Bible is clear about the use of “Signs in the Heavens”. The Bible lets us know, they are to be
used as messages or warnings about earthly events. The heavens and the universe truly declare His Mighty Glory.
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Psalm 19:1“The heavens are telling of the glory of God; ...expanse is declaring the work of His hands.”

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 is seated at the right-hand of the Father.
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.” The word “dragon” matches the heavenly sign.

Revelation 12:3 “Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven
heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems.”

Revelation 12:9 “And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and
Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth and his angels were thrown
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down with him.”

10 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Ps 19:1, Re 12:3, 12: 9). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.