The cross was captured by Mikaela Loraffe from Michigan (Mechaele Loraffe of Buchanan, Michigan). She is at a loss: she does not know whether to consider it a sign of a global scale or a local one. Or a sign sent only to her? It would be a different matter if the cross appeared on January 6, the day when Catholics celebrate Epiphany. Or the day before. Or on January 19 - for Orthodox Epiphany. And he broke out on January 15 - neither one nor the other. Although close to a Christian holiday.
Another oddity: the woman was photographing just a beautiful sunrise. And I didn't see any anomalies in the sky. A cross appeared in the picture.
The attitude of the ministers of the church to such "signs" is different. Some believe that the cross gives those who see it happiness, health and prosperity. Others attribute it to bad signs, believing that in this way the Lord warns of impending bad events - war, hunger, disease.
Cross that flashed over the city of Sharya, Kostroma region. It was filmed by a local resident Vladimir Rostovtsev. Most likely this is a coincidence, but the "sign" appeared in the early morning of August 16, 2008 - the day the war in South Ossetia ended.
Some consider the cross to be a sign of victory over the devil and the enemies of Christians. They say that the Lord from time to time manifests it to strengthen faith in the all-conquering power of the cross. The events of the 4th century are cited as an example. Then - in 312 - Constantine the Great and his soldiers, who opposed the persecutor of Christians Maxentius, approached Rome and saw a cross in the sky. And soon they won the battle at the Mulvian Bridge. As a result, Christianity was legalized and became the state religion.
There is also the opposite - they say that spectacular miracles are organized by Satan. What the Bible warns about: "… false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will give great signs and wonders to deceive …".
Think about it: who and what had in mind? Does the Lord threaten? Or vice versa? Or does Satan deceive?
Meteorologists sweep aside mysticism. In their opinion, crosses and other luminous figures are either the setting or the dawn sun, illuminating the bizarre holes in the clouds.
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"Angel" over a Buddhist temple in Thailand, filmed in 2012.
In winter, pillars of light, crosses, arcs and circles appear due to the reflection and refraction of sunlight in ice crystals floating in the air. This optical phenomenon and its varieties are called halo. There is no prophetic meaning in it.
Halo in Chelyabinsk. In the center is almost a cross.