LiveScience.com (excerpts):  A drought has left the OC Fisher Reservoir in San Angelo State Park in West Texas almost entirely dry.  The water that is left is stagnant, full of dead fish - and a deep opaque red.  The color has some apocalypse believers suggesting that OC Fisher is an early sign of the end of the world, but Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries officials say the bloody look is the result of Chromatiaceae bacteria, which thrive on oxygen deprived water.  "It's just heartbreaking," said Charles Cruz, a fish and wildlife technician with Texas Parks and Wildlife in San Angelo, TX.  Texas is experiencing major drought this summer, with 75% of the state's area in an "exceptional" drought, the highest level, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC).  The state had hoped for some relief from Tropical Storm Don last week, but the system fizzled and brought only an inch or two of rain to areas near the coast.  The drought has taken its toll on a number of reservoirs in West Texas, Cruz told LiveScience.  OC Fisher has never been completely full, said Cruz, but it was stocked with catfish, bass, sunfish and other popular targets for fishermen.  "We surveyed the lake, I believe it was last year, and we had a pretty good fish population out there," Cruz said.  "It was pretty sickening going out there, watching lake levels just drop and drop and drop and seeing these nice trophy-sized bass just floating dead."  As of last week, all that remained of the lake was a small pond a few feet deep, Cruz said.  There were thousands of dead fish, he said, but no sign of life.  Pictures of this blood red pool circulated online in fishing forums and caught the notice of Indiana preacher Paul Begley, who said in a YouTube video that the lake might be evidence of the apocalypse as predicted by the Biblical book of Revelation.  "The second angel poured out his vial on the sea and became as the blood of a dead man, and every living soul died in the sea" Revelation 16:3, the passage Begley cited reads.  "The third angel poured out his vial on the rivers and fountains of water and they became blood" Revelation 16:4.  Begley may not have any more luck at predicting the end of the world than Harold Camping, the radio preacher who set the date for May 21, 2011.  For as long as the drought persists, the OC Fisher reservoir is a reservoir no longer.  "I don't know what's left in there now.  We haven't been back," Cruz said.  "I would guess its probably pretty much gone already."  

Commentary:  The scriptures often refer to the moon turning to blood, but the ancient scholars knew the reference was to a lunar eclipse, not literally a bloody moon.  It is irrelevant that bacteria is turning the water red, the fact of the matter is the fish have died and the reservoir is the color of blood - the color is the point, not how it got that way.  It would be good if these science journalists take a little course in Bible theology before they spout off their opinions about the Word of God.  Yes, Harold Camping is a false prophet and a reproach, unfortunately, but Jesus also warned of false prophets in the last days too (Matthew 24).  As Jesus spoke of the signs before His return, he warned of false prophets, "Many false prophets will rise and deceive many" Matthew 24:11.  Another point here is that not only did the water turn red, but the fish deaths throughout the world today are unprecedented.  If you click on the Tag to the right of this page "Fish Deaths," you will be taken to "umpteen" articles about fish deaths throughout the world since the beginning of the year.  Any way you want to look at it, only a skeptic and unbeliever would scoff at what is happening in the world now and how it correlates with Bible prophecy.  All of the signs Jesus spoke of in Matthew 24 are happening right before our eyes.  The Old Testament minor prophets also spoke of these fish deaths before the return of the Lord:  "The land will mourn and everyone that dwells in it will languish, with the beasts of the field, the fowls of heaven, yes, the fishes of the sea will also be taken away" Hosea 4:3.  "I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of heaven and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; I will cut off man from the land, saith the Lord" Zephaniah 1:3.  Christians do not have to worry about the wrath of God falling on a perverse world.  The Word of God tells us that His children are not appointed to wrath:  "For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ" 1 Thessalonians 5:9.  If you aren't saved and you haven't accepted Jesus as your Savior, I would like to invite you to visit the How Can I Be Saved page of this website.  Won't you receive Jesus today; tomorrow could be too late.