By PNW Staff
August 27, 2026
Our attention is normally directed everywhere else–to our phones, politics, money, entertainment, work and the endless stream of crises filling our screens–but for one night, millions will simply look up.
Those words should mean something special to Christians.
After describing the extraordinary events that would eventually unfold upon the earth, Jesus told His followers in Luke 21:28, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”
Thursday night’s blood moon may simply be an eclipse, and we don’t need to turn every unusual event in the heavens into a prophetic declaration. But neither should ordinary explanations for individual events blind us to the extraordinary picture Scripture tells us will eventually emerge when the appointed time arrives.
So Thursday night, take a moment to look up. Admire God’s creation, remember what Scripture says is ultimately coming, and remain watchful in a world where the headlines increasingly remind us how quickly circumstances can change.
The blood moon over America may not itself be the sign. But against the backdrop of the times in which we are living, it provides a powerful reminder of why Jesus told His followers to watch for the signs of the times.
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