Blog note. Jesus indicated that ‘fearful sights’ (various natural disasters) would occur leading up to the time known as the Tribulation and Great Tribulation (a combined seven year period of great destruction on earth). Although these types of things have occurred in the past for centuries and thousands of years, they could be identified as the ‘season of the times’ due to the ferociousness of these events. They would be occurring in greater intensity, severity, frequency, size, duration, scope … just like the pains that a woman experiences in labor the farther along she is in the labor process. We are in the ‘season of the times’ that comes just before the seven (7) year Tribulation/Great Tribulation period

… And great earthquakes shall be in diverse places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. (Luke 21:11).

… And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; (Luke 21:25)

… 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; (Luke 21:26)

… This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (2 Timothy 3:1)

Jesus is giving a series of prophecies about what to look for as the age of grace comes to a close. These verses are several of many such prophecies from throughout the Bible. 2017 was the worst year in recorded history for the intensity, frequency, severity, duration and occurrence of a large number of severe natural disasters worldwide. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, torrential flooding, unprecedented wildfires in unusual places, devastating droughts, excessive/scorching heat setting records everywhere, record snowfalls in Europe and Russia. Snow in the Arabia. This list can go on. Most studied Eschatologists believe these ‘fearful sights’ and massive natural disasters are all part of the ‘CONVERGENCE’ of signs that this Biblical and prophetic age is closing. Most people who study prophecy are familiar with the routine reference(s) made that these things will be like a woman having labor pains, growing in intensity, frequency, size, duration and scope.

The Taurids meteor shower sends fireballs streaking across the sky this week. Five (5) to Ten (5+5) meteors per hour. Last ‘big’ appearance was five (5) years ago. Shooting stars explode into brilliant bursts, glowing brighter than Venus. Satan wants to be seen as ‘dazzling, bright, and brilliant.’ They travel at about 66,000 (6) mph.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen. Business Insider•November 6, 2019

Look for fireballs in the night sky this week — the Taurids meteor shower is making its biggest appearance of the year. 

The Taurids aren’t the most numerous meteors ⁠(stargazers can expect to see five to 10 each hour), but they offer a reward to patient viewers: Many of these shooting stars explode into brilliant bursts, glowing brighter than Venus.

That’s because the meteors barrel into Earth’s atmosphere at about 66,000 mph. They can leave behind glowing trails of debris that shine in the sky for up to a second, sometimes appearing orange. 

The Taurids come in two different streams, which coincide this week. The Southern Taurids are debris from Comet Encke, a ball of ice, rock, and dust that orbits the sun. The origin of the Northern Taurids is still debated. They could be a stream of dust grains left behind by an asteroid, though some scientists think the Northern Taurids also came from Comet Encke, but were separated from the Southern Taurids by the distant gravitational pull of Jupiter. Still others think the whole field of debris came from the same giant comet, which disintegrated over the last 20,000 to 30,000 years.

Either way, Earth passes through the densest part of this debris field in the last week of October and first week of November, according to the American Meteor Society.

How to watch the Taurids

This week is a good time to view the Taurids before the full Beaver Moon outshines them on November 11.

To spot the fireballs, find a dark spot with a clear view of the sky, ideally far from city lights. Once the moon sets, a little after midnight, the show begins. Look to the Taurus constellation — that’s the area of sky where the shooting stars appear to originate (hence the meteor shower’s name).

The Taurids run on a 10-year cycle, and they made a big appearance in 2015. So this year won’t be quite that spectacular, but there’s still a good chance of fireballs. 

After the Taurids, the next meteor shower to look for will be the Leonids, which peak on the night of November 16.