Third Blood Moon Landed Directly on Purim; So Many Signs in the Heavens
Benjamin Gill-Analysis : Mar 3, 2026
CBN News
This third blood moon within a two-year span arrived precisely on the Jewish holy day of Purim, when the Jewish people celebrate the Biblical account of Queen Esther and their historic deliverance from the ancient Iranian empire known as Persia.
[CBN News] Another round of remarkable celestial signs is on display in 2026, following two "blood moons" in 2025, which coincided with major events unfolding in Israel and the Middle East. (Image: Pixabay)
Genesis 1:14 tells us that one of God's purposes for creating heavenly objects is to give us signs: "God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years.'"
Last year's two blood moons came as Israel entered a final stage of its military campaign to defeat Hamas and free Gaza from its terrorist infestation. And that came on the heels of Israeli and US efforts to end the Iranian nuclear threat with direct military strikes inside Iran.
With the third blood moon [landing] directly on Purim on March 3, 2026, the Iranian regime was still at the center of a pivotal moment in history, [they'd murdered] tens of thousands of democracy protesters and imprison[ed] thousands more while the world watched.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters had taken to the streets over the past months, risking their lives in a quest for freedom from the chains of the country's brutal Islamic regime. The Trump Administration launched an effort to negotiate with Iran to finally put an end to the regime's nuclear weapons program, but found the Iranian tactics to be a sham.
With that uncertain geopolitical stage as a backdrop, the US and Israel launched massive airstrikes against the regime that has sponsored global terrorism and mass murder of its own citizens for decades. Now the regime's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in the strikes, and President Trump is encouraging the people of Iran to take back their country from the regime.
This historic development comes as the world witnessed signs in the heavens, including a "ring of fire" solar eclipse on Feb. 17, 2026, followed by a "blood moon" on March 3, 2026, culminating with the "eclipse of the century" on Aug. 12, 2026.
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The first of this year's events was a "ring of fire" eclipse in which the moon passed between Earth and the Sun, but didn't entirely eclipse the Sun, allowing a halo of its fiery glow to still be seen. The "ring of fire," also known as an annular solar eclipse, was mainly visible in southern South America, Africa, and the Atlantic. (Image: Pixabay)
The second event, the "blood moon," last[ed] for nearly an hour on March 3, 2026, and [was] visible across the Americas, Australia, and Asia. This third blood moon within a two-year span arrived precisely on the Jewish holy day of Purim, when the Jewish people celebrate the Biblical account of Queen Esther and their historic deliverance from the ancient Iranian empire known as Persia.
The third major celestial event of this year, a total solar eclipse, will pass over the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, and northern Spain. It's being called the "eclipse of the century" because day will turn to night for the longest period of time in the entire 21st century. For more than six minutes, the sky will go dark over North Africa, Southern Europe, and the Middle East.
'A Golden Age of Solar Eclipses': 3 Total Eclipses and 3 'Rings of Fire' in 3 Years
The Feb. 17 "ring of fire" and the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse also kick off a new series of eclipses in each category. Space.com has dubbed this unusual schedule of events "a golden age of solar eclipses."
...We will see a cycle of three "ring of fire" eclipses within just three years, as well as a series of three total solar eclipses within those same three years.
The "rings of fire" will occur in February 2026, February 2027, and January 2028. Then, in August, we will kick off a stretch of three total solar eclipses in just 710 days. The three total eclipses will occur in August 2026, August 2027, and July 2028.
What Is the Significance of a 'Blood Moon'?
As we've mentioned, we're seeing three blood moons within a span of less than 365 days. This year's third blood moon is sandwiched between those solar eclipses this year.
A blood moon is a full lunar eclipse in which the moon can appear to be an eerie, blood-red color. Blood moons occur when Earth passes directly between the moon and the sun, preventing the sun from reflecting off the moon and casting a rusty or reddish shadow over it. (Image: Pixabay)
In the blood moon on March 14, 2025, the lunar surface turned red for more than an hour over North and South America. The second one on September 7, 2025, lasted 82 minutes and was visible over Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Christian leaders who study Biblical prophecy, like Pastor John Hagee and Pastor Mark Biltz, have contended for years that blood moons portend significant events for Israel and the Middle East, and perhaps more so when they land on Jewish holy days. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here
The Gospel of Luke 21:25-28 points to celestial signs before the end of days: "And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads because your redemption is drawing near."
Historically, blood moon tetrads have occurred during some truly world-changing events directly related to Israel. And the next tetrad of blood moons will occur in 2032–2033, exactly 2,000 years after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. LEARN MORE ABOUT the 2025-2026 Blood Moons HERE.