Looking Ahead to the Potential Sign of the Dragon

In a matter of days we could witness the fulfillment of the 2nd sign in Revelation 12.  Like the 1st sign, we believe this will be another astronomical event in the sky above our heads.  There has been much speculation about what this sign could be, but over time the likely fulfillment has seemed to come into focus.  We will not know if we are right about this until it actually happens, at this point we can only look at the evidence and move forward in faith.  With that in mind, I present to you below just a bit more evidence of Gods amazing design and how He could be setting up a meteor storm that could be the fulfillment of Revelation 12:3-4:

And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth...

I am going to present to you how God may be using a second comet (or second witness if you will) to create a meteor storm that could fulfill this prophecy.  To do that we need to lay some background info:

No matter the year, the earth is at the same place in its orbit around the sun on a specific day.

Planets and comets will change positions, but the earth will be in the same place in its orbit on that specific day, year to year.

That is because the 365 day calendar is based on the orbit of the earth.

That seems obvious, but it is an important thing to know when looking at the following graphics:

Graphic 1 shows the orbit of Comet 21p (the source of the upcoming Draconids) in purple.  Notice the date when the earth seems to intersect that path.

Graphic 2 is the orbit of Comet 15p.  This known as Comet Finaly.  It is also know as the "Quiet Comet".  Notice its path in relation to the earth on October 9th.

Amazingly, both of these comets orbits just happen to be closest to earths orbit at the same place in space.  The same place designated by the position of the Earth on October 9th.  Notice how the Blue and Purple lines intersect with the Blue ball on that day in both pictures.

Even more amazing is the fact that both of these comets are closest to the SUN during this same time frame.   Put another way, when these comets pass through the earths orbit, the suns energy is heating it up as hot as it will ever be.... causing it to become most active and release the maximum amount of dust and particles.  That happens at this same area of space, that same intersection, where the purple and blue lines meet the earth in the graphics above.

Now, we know that in the past when 21p passed this location just before the earth, it left behind large amounts of debris that caused spectacular showers, notably in 1933 and 1946.  That gives us good reason to expect that this year could be spectacular because the conditions are even more favorable than they were in those years.

But Comet 15p could have added to this show for this year.  Look at the time lapse below.... it shows the supposed "Quiet Comet" having an OUTBURST!  This happened over many days during the time frame when it was closest to the sun.... in the same location were where we will soon be passing through!

Here are two articles describing this outburst:
Comet Finlay is in outburst! | Earth Sky - Dec 18, 2014
BANGS AND METEORS FROM THE QUIET COMET 15P/FINLAY

What makes this so interesting is the fact that the dust and debris produced by this outburst could combine with the debris from 21p to produce an even more spectacular show in the coming week since they happened in relatively the same place!  What are the odds?

Like Comet 15p, our God is coming and will not always be silent!  Like the "Quiet Comet", one day He will be in "outburst" as He judges the earth.  And with a cloud of witnesses all will see his righteous judgments poured out. With all that has been shared above, sit back and soak in these words....  Does this not apply to us hear and now?

Consuming fire precedes Him,
and a tempest rages around Him.
He summons the heavens above,
and the earth, that He may judge His people:
“Gather to Me My saints,
who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
And the heavens proclaim His righteousness,
for God Himself is Judge.
Psalm 50:3-6

God clearly uses the objects in the heavens for signs.  That we have learned that repeatedly these last few years.  We have seen how He uses the sun, moon and stars (and planets) during the Rev12 Sign and Blood Moons.  We learned about the Conception Comet last year and how precise He can be with those objects in relation to the constellations (which He made by the way, see Job 9:9).

Furthermore, in Revelation 8:6-10, we read about the beginning Trumpet judgements, a clear prophecy about a meteors impacting the earth during the Tribulation.  He will summon that mountain from the heavens to fulfill His Word.  The Bible is clear, God uses these objects for specific purposes.  So yes, it is reasonable to expect that this upcoming meteor shower could be the sign that is described in Rev 12:3-4.  If it is... and we are witnesses to this second sign, well then our boldness must increase exponentially as we are then without excuse to have this information from multiple signs and not share it.

With all that said, I feel the need to lay out this caveat. Unlike the Revelation 12 Sign, predicting what will happen, and when things will happen with a meteor shower is much less exact.  Like one astronomer put it, this is kind of like predicting a rain shower days in advance.  Here is a paraphrase:

"We know when the conditions are right for rain, we the know the general timeframe when it should rain, but it is almost impossible to predict in advance when and where the heaviest rain will actually fall. It is the same with meteor showers."

So scientifically speaking, I do not know if this years Draconid (Dragon) meteor showers will be off the charts.  In the natural it sure looks the conditions are favorable.  In God's Word, it sure seems to align.  All we can do is trust that God has us on this path of study for a purpose and believe in faith that we will get an amazing meteor storm in a week or so that will fulfill the 2nd Sign of Revelation 12.  So like anything truly important, we gather as much information He provides in the natural and then step out in faith and see what happens!  I pray this is it, and I pray we can use this 2nd sign to wake up a few more lost souls before He comes.  And He Is Surely Coming!
God Bless you all... Keep looking up!

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If you want more background on this topic please read these previous posts:
21P/Giacobini-Zinner - In Depth (Updated!)
The September 11 Comet
1/3 of Stars Falling Video
THE RED DRAGON: The Revelation 12 Sign (Part II)

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Steve Coerper just emailed me a couple of articles relating to these topics after he read this post. I found them very well done and worth your time. Neither one is terribly long, but both raise a lot of interesting thoughts and intruiging details. Check them out... You may remember that Steve was a strong advocate for the Revelation 12 Sign on his blog the past couple of years. 

Key Dates in Daniel's 70th Week 
The Final Fortnight

Here is an excerpt:
We’re expecting a sign on October 7th – a major “third of the stars” event from the area of Draco. If the sign pre-figures angels being kicked out of heaven and dumped on the earth, the actual arrival of these malevolent creatures must occur after the 7th. Halloween/Samhein would probably be an optimal arrival time. So we could still see a rapture in October. 

We know the rapture is a rescue. From what will the church need to be rescued? I seriously doubt that it’s a physical threat, for instance, the unleashing of a worldwide persecution. As long as “to live is Christ and to die is gain” is operative, we need not fear those who can destroy the body. But the invasion of earth by a few billion extremely malicious spiritual entities is a different story. We’ve been under rather limited spiritual attack – raging and nearly uncontrollable anger, filthy thoughts that won’t leave, nameless dread, discouragement. These things sweep over us and we wonder, “where did that come from??” But it’s limited – restrained. When Satan and his minions are released in this world, it will apparently be WITHOUT RESTRAINT! Think about that – life on this planet will become extremely unpleasant. 

So fitting these pieces together, it may be that the Draconids are a sign of what’s about to happen, that the invasion will take place shortly thereafter, and that our Shemini Atzeret deliverance at the “last trump” may be just days away. As I said, I'm not setting a date.