Thursday, March 1, 2018

March Events


 And they sung a new song, saying,
Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof:
for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood
out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
And hast made us unto our God kings and priests:
and we shall reign on the earth.
Revelation 5:9-10



Celestial Signs - Genesis 1:14, Psalm 19

Feb 28 - Moon at Leo / Regulus
March 7 - Moon at Libra scales
March 7-11 - Moon sweeps past morning planets  
 - http://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-morning-planets-march-7-8-9-10-2018
Equal day & night in Israel
Mar 16 5:48 am 5:47 pm 11:59:19
Mar 17 5:47 am 5:48 pm 12:01:16
   https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/israel/jerusalem
March 17 - New Moon - http://earthsky.org/moon-phases/new-moon
March 17 - Virgo rises with a branch in her hand
March 17 -  rise of the "Spring Star," Arcturus
 - http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-march-16-24/
March 20 - Low moon and planets in the morning
 - The Teapot asterism in the constellation Sagittarius 
 - Cancer holds something unique in its middle: the Beehive Star Cluster, M44.
The Countdown to the Vernal Equinox
 - http://watchfortheday.org/countdownexpanded.html
March 20 - Spring Equinox 6:15 pm IST – Jerusalem
- https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/seasons.html?n=221
March 22 - Aldebaran pairs closely with the Moon this evening.
March 23 - The Moon joins the lineup of Betelgeuse, the Taurus horntips, and Capella
March 24 - First-quarter Moon (exact at 11:35 a.m. EDT). This evening the Moon shines high above Orion, in the feet of Gemini below Castor and Pollux (bride & groom).
March 31 - Blue Moon - 2nd Full Moon of March 
 - https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/israel/jerusalem
 - https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/03/01/worm-moon-2018-full-moons-march-night-sky/384134002/
 - http://www.newsweek.com/full-moon-see-when-march-blue-moon-worm-moon-826785


March - What's in the Sky


Children of Light - But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.  
So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”  
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,…
Ephesians 5:13-5  Berean Study Bible


Historical events by Hebrew date:

12th Month - Adar
1st Month - Nisan / Abib / Aviv
March 18/19 - Aviv 1, 2018 / 5778 - Spiritual New Year 
begins after the sighting of the new moon  

Timeline –www.informedchristians.com:
3-10-18 update



March Events

Be alert and always keep on praying ... Ephesians 6 
Feb 26 - March 23 - United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) – 37th Session
Feb. 28 - March 1 - Billy Graham's Casket Will 'Lie In Honor' at the Capitol

March 1/2 - Holi - Hindu Holiday "festival of colours”
March 1 - Sunday law begins in Poland
Historic March 1: Remembering Poland’s ‘Accursed Soliders
March 1 - Wales’ patron saint, St David
March 1 – Oxford Univ. Mental Health Day https://twitter.com/UniofOxford

March 1 – Fast of Esther
March 2 - Purim
March 2/3 - Parashah is Ki Tissa which means "When You Take."
March 3/4 - Shushan Purim


March 2 – Burial of Billy Graham in Charlotte, NC
March 2 last day of Fermilab's art exhibit: “A Perplexity of Conundrums” -
 - greater Chicago area “Dark Matters” - Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time
March 2 – movie releases "Midnighters," "Death Wish" & "Red Sparrow"
Mar 3 - World Wildlife Day - http://www.wildlifeday.org/ 
Mar 3, 1931 - "The Star-Spangled Banner" made the USA national anthem

March 3 - RNC and Trump fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago in Florida
March 3 - 3rd Obama Gala Dinner @ Graceland (Elvis), Memphis
Throughout the event, a two-sided theme will emerge. Trust Black Women and History In The Making both speak to the reality that we are in the midst of a shift in the paradigm of how government thinks about the perspectives, contributions, and needs of black, female, young adult, and LGBTQ+ voters.
March 4 – Obama Gala Women’s Brunch - Memphis
March 4 – Oscar's - 90th Academy Awards (mirror of 60th Grammy's / ritual)

March 5 - Netanyahu @ White House
March 5 - False Idol - Living Biblically episode (CBS)
Mar 8 – 101st anniversary of the 1917 Communist Revolution

Mar 8 - UN International Women’s Day
March 9-18 - Winter Paralympics, South Korea 
March 9 - movie "A Wrinkle in Time"
March 9/10 - 21 Adar ll 5708 - April 1, 1948: The success of Operation Nachshon marked the end the siege of Yerushalayim by its Arab neighbors, by bringing food to her starving residents. 
March 9-10 - "Sabbath of the Red Heifer." It commemorates the custom of ritual cleansing for those on a Passover Pilgrimage to Jerusalem. It is the Sabbath preceding Shabbat Ha-Chodesh. It is the third of four special Sabbaths. Today the Parashah is Va-Yakhel which means "Gathered Together." Today the Parashah is Pekudei which means "The Inventory." Today we celebrate reading the last Parashah of Exodus or "Shemot." At the end of the reading we say, "Be strong! Be strong! And may we be strengthened!"

March 10 - Mountbatten Festival of Music @ Royal Albert Hall, London March 11 - 23 Adar 2449 - 1312 B.C.E.: Mishkan assembled for the 1st time: - Dedication of Tabernacle
http://www.torahtots.com/timecapsule/thismonth/adar.htm#23 - 7 days
  Lev. 8:33-9:1; Exodus 40:2; Heb. 7:24-26, 9:11-14
March 11 – USA Daylight Savings Time - Spring ahead
March 11 - CNN 6 part series begins: The Rise of the Pope - Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History
March 12 - Commonwealth Day (Canada)
March 13 - The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry will host a reception for winners of The Met Excellence Awards at Kensington Palace 
March 13-April 2 -  NCAA March Madness - Final Four @ Alamodome
 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Basketball_Tournament
March 13 - NBC "Rise" - deals with the staging of “Spring Awakening” - Rising Star article 
 http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/mar/09/rising-star-aulii-cravalhos-finds-similarities-dif/#/0
March 14 - Pi Day 3.14
March 14 - USA National School Walkout (school safety) @ 10AM for 17 minutes
March 15 - Ides of March
March 15, 1918 - Passed the House - 100th anniversary The Standard Time Act effective March 19, 1918
March 16 - Egyptian election day
March 16/17 - Sabbath Parashah is Va-Yikra which means "And He Called." 
March 16 - movie premiere - "Love, Simon" - A Gay Teen Romance
March 16 - movie premiere - "I Can Only Image" - Lionsgate
 - https://icanonlyimagine.com/
March 17 - Last day of Jubilee
March 17 - St. Patrick's Day

1st Month - Nisan / Abib / Aviv
March 18/19 - Aviv 1, 2018 / 5778 - Spiritual New Year 
@ sighting of new moon 
Aviv 2 - Red Heifer sacrifice across from Temple

March 18 - Russian election day
March 18 - warnings of A Massive Geomagnetic Storm Is Going to Hit Earth http://awarenessact.com/a-massive-geomagnetic-storm-is-going-to-hit-earth-on-march-18th/?=cc
March 19, 1918 - Effective date - 100th anniversary The Standard Time Act of 1918
March 19-21 - 6th Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism - gfca2018.org
March 20 - Spring Equinox (Jerusalem sundial at Teddy Park)
March 20 - UN International Day of Happiness
March 20 - DVD release "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle"
March 22 - UN World Water Day
 - http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/#March
March 22 - Frozen the Musical - Broadway debut, NYC
March 23 – Israel Daylight Savings Time - Spring ahead
March 23 -  US Temporary spending measure ends / gov. shut down?
March 23 - Forever stamp - Mr. Roger's Neighborhood - King Friday XIII, Pittsburgh
March 23/24 -  Parasha Tzav (Command): The Last Sacrifice
March 23 - 2nd season of "Santa Clarita Diet" show - (cannibalism)
March 23 - movie releases - interesting titleshttps://www.movieinsider.com/movies/march/2018/23
March 24 - March of Our Lives (school safety/anti-gun rally)
March 24 & 26 - move "Ice Dragon"
March 25 - Palm Sunday / Triumphal Entry
March 25 - D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival - https://wtop.com/national-cherry-blossom-festival/2018/03/cherry-blossom-festival-opener-postponed-due-to-anti-gun-march/ 
March 27/28 - Aviv/Nissan 10 - Triumphal Entry

Palm Sunday / Triumphal Entry Noteswww.informedchristians.com   


March 26-28 - Egyptian election (results April 2)
March 28 - Paul, Apostle of Christ Movie 
March 29/30 - Fast of Firstborn
March 30 - Good Friday
March 30 - move release "God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness"
March 31/April 1 - Passover
March 31 - Blue Moon - 2nd Full Moon of March 
April 1 - Easter / April Fools
April 2 - Egyptian election results

Other international meetings:  
http://www.iisd.ca/upcoming/  &  http://en.unesco.org
http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/index.html


Ongoing –
TBA - Arch of Triumph of Palmyra, Syria returns to Palmyra ??




Redemption Reminders - Hebrews 8:1-6 / Ephesians 1:11-14
Jesus told us what the signs would mean, when we saw them: that our redemption was up ahead (nigh). So, now that we have seen a whole bevy of recent celestial signs, the next thing we should be looking for is, not signs - but redemption. Particularly, looking for things that remind us of how He came the first time - knowing He is coming a second time. So it should not surprise us that, now (post-signs), we are brought right to a time of multiple redemption pictures - reminders that we are awaiting the redemption of the already-purchased possession! Looking up! Maranatha!



March Comes in Like a Lion and goes out like a lamb

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Maranatha!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Posted at 1:11
In Him we were also chosen as God's own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, Ephesians 1:11 BSB

Tammy W. said...

Amen! I just discovered the timer setting to have it post on the 1st and I chose this time ;-) I didn't think of this specific verse although it is included. Thanks, Michael, for highlighting Eph. 1:11 and noticing ;-) Maranatha!