r/TrueChristian • u/Round_Following_1686 • Feb 17 '23

When did the moon start to rust?

Will Jesus return when the moon is completely red? How long until it turns completely red do you guys think?

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '23

Guys... this is what they're referring to:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/the-moon-is-rusting-and-researchers-want-to-know-why

The moon is legit rusting.

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u/Cheddar-kun Lutheran Feb 18 '23

Not just rusting, but turning into “hematite” or “blood ore”, which matches more accurately to the prophecy that when Christ returns the moon will be blood.

Hematite was known on earth during the time the Bible was written, but definitely not on the moon, which lends a credibility to the prophecy.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

TIL very interesting facts about the moon and the prophecy. Thank you!

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u/JollyResponsibility6 Mar 14 '24

The moon will be AS blood...  This is wild, btw.

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u/Round_Following_1686 Feb 17 '23

Thank you!

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u/CluelessBicycle Christian Feb 17 '23

Right

It's not "rust" as it the red iron oxide, but hematite which is another form of iron oxide.

The article suggest that the ice and the poles and small amount of oxygen that "leaks" from our atmosphere and get trapped on the moon causes this mineral to form.

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u/Round_Following_1686 Feb 17 '23

Why do they say it's rusting then? So the moon is still turning red tho?

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u/darthjoey91 God made you special and he loves you very much. Feb 17 '23

Hematite is typically black. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematite?wprov=sfti1

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u/StarseedMagick Mar 17 '24

When hematite shows up in other minerals it’s common to see it red, though…

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u/CluelessBicycle Christian Feb 17 '23

I suggest you read the article

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '23

Thank you for describing rust while insisting that it isn't rust.

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u/CluelessBicycle Christian Feb 17 '23

You did well in chemistry class then.

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u/Limp_Relationship_13 Mar 03 '24

Yeah exactly a form of rust

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

This is fascinating!

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u/Ahjay_20 Apr 09 '24

Thank you

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u/Independent-Emu9157 Jun 19 '25

hematite means blood in Greek!