Divided America:
Zechariah 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
Matthew 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
Mark 3:24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Luke 11:17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
Luke 12:53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
The US Government (and US Society) has become politically divided and is in discord and disunity. The political division affecting and splitting America is a direct result of its efforts to ‘divide Jerusalem’ via the ‘Deal of the Century’ or the regional covenant of peace and security in the Middle East. Throughout scripture, God has made it abundantly clear that Jerusalem is the ‘apple of his eye’ and has his stamp of ownership on it … above all other cities on earth. God makes it adequately clear in Zechariah 12:3 that any nation that attempts to cut or divide up Jerusalem, will themselves be cut up or divided. As such, the US is cut or divided politically because of its leadership role in attempting to split God’s Holy City of earthly Jerusalem. Plain and simple.
OK. So it’s clear about the accelerating implosion of political unity in the US. Political discord will get worse and become angrier, antagonistic, confrontational, and hateful with little to no compromise, concession, agreement or unity. Some would say this is already the case not only between Democrats and Republicans, but also within each party. Whether you believe the US being extremely divided is a result of God’s wrath for its role in dividing Jerusalem or not, it doesn’t matter. The fact remains that the US is becoming bitterly more and more divided. This division has also taken place in culture (LGBTQP+ social inclusiveness agenda), economics (income inequality), etc. The list can go on. America is divided on so many levels, not just political.
It’s Not Too Early to Plan for the Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 2024. America Divided. Signs in the heavens.
By Doris Elin Salazar Space.com. August 21, 2019
Carbondale, Illinois, was in the path of the 2017 total solar eclipse and will also catch the 2024 event.
Wednesday (Aug. 21) marked the two-year anniversary of the Great American Solar Eclipse, and if you are eager to view the next celestial sensation to cross the North American skies, get ready for another eclipse treat on April 8, 2024.
According to a study led by researchers at the University of Michigan last summer, about 88% of American adults viewed the total solar eclipse in 2017 either directly or digitally. The total solar eclipse could be seen from Oregon to South Carolina along a 70-mile-wide (113 kilometers) path that appeared for up to 2 minutes and 40 seconds as the moon passed between the Earth and the sun, blocking all of the sun’s light, so that only its ethereal coronal halo could be seen. Outside of the path of totality, skywatchers got to enjoy the sight of a “bite” being taken out of the sun.
The 2017 solar eclipse was the first in nearly a century to cross the entire contiguous United States, the previous one having occurred in 1918. Although the 2024 solar eclipse won’t travel coast to coast within the United States, it will sweep across the North American continent, beginning in Mexico and traveling northeast toward Canada.
Related: Total Solar Eclipse of 2024: Here Are Maps of the ‘Path of Totality’
Solar eclipses are possible thanks to a coincidence: The moon, as seen from Earth, is almost the exact same size as the orb of the sun. The moon varies in its distance from our planet, and when it passes in front of the sun at a point when it’s farther from Earth than average, the moon’s apparent smaller shape doesn’t block the entire sun, and people on Earth view an annular solar eclipse, in which the sun appears like a thick ring in the sky.
While an annular eclipse is still an amazing sight, the showstopper is the total solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon is closer to Earth. The coronal spectacle that totality reveals is so beautiful that people chase eclipses across the world: Total solar eclipses produce a 360-degree sunset in the sky, planets and stars appear, and plants and animals change their behaviors because they think it’s nighttime.
As a reminder, people should always use protective solar eclipse eyewear when viewing a solar eclipse; sunglasses and squinting do not keep your eyes safe.
Related: Total Solar Eclipse 2024: Here’s What You Need to Know
The 2024 eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse to pass over the continental United States since the 2017 event. While people in some lucky places like Carbondale, Illinois, got to see the 2017 eclipse and will also enjoy the 2024 eclipse, those living in most places along the 2024 path of totality saw only a partial eclipse in 2017.
The 2024 path makes landfall in North America over the Mexican state of Sinaloa, then enters the U.S. through Texas and travels over Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Vermont and Maine. It continues on through Canada, making an appearance over places like Montreal and Fredericton in New Brunswick.
For those not in the path of totality, museums and community centers like libraries usually host events where people can enjoy the eclipse remotely. Often, institutions as well as online celestial subscription services like Slooh also offer live streaming of the event with commentary from eclipse experts.
While we can’t predict what the weather will be like for an eclipse that’s five years away, Williams College astronomer Jay Pasachoff told Space.com in a recent email that Texas will probably offer the best weather for viewing the eclipse in the U.S. “I see that the average cloudiness over the path of totality for 2024 is much greater in the Midwest and in [the] northeast of the United States, so Texas may have a higher chance of clear weather, and Mexico should have an even higher chance of clear weather,” he said.
During the 2024 total solar eclipse, also look for the wisps and flares that emanate from the sun. When the moon blocks the body of the sun, the star’s outer atmosphere, the corona, becomes visible. And since the sun goes through a regular 11-year activity cycle, the shapes of these formations in 2024 will likely differ from what viewers caught two years ago.
“We are now at the minimum of the sunspot cycle, so this latest eclipse [on July 2 in South America] had streamers only out of the sides of the sun, along the solar equator, and we could see the plumes going out of the top and bottom of the sun,” Pasachoff said. “By the time of the 2024 total solar eclipse, there will be many more sunspots on the sun, which will lead to high-latitude coronal streamers, which will probably mask the polar plumes.”