Solar Eclipse 2015 Pictures: Is This What Christian Fundamentalists Meant By The 'Day Of Judgement?'

Solar Eclipse Armageddon Underway As Planet Assumes Slackjawed Zombie-Like Calm
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They said it would be a day of judgement. A message from God for the entire world. A warning for mankind.

Fire, brimstone and the apocalypse were all mentioned as Christian pastors warned Friday’s solar eclipse could very well spell the end of civilization as we know it.

While the effect for many was somewhat dampened by a drizzly shroud of smog, it could be argued there are already signs this could be the beginning of the end.

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Schoolchildren in Glasgow gazing in wonder at the solar eclipse

Take for example the legion of rapt witnesses gazing with zombie-like calm as the giant ball of fire in the sky performed an eerie celestial trick capable of blinding anyone who dared watch it too closely.

Has the eclipse turned us into Zombies?
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 20: School children use protective glasses to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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People watch wearing solar protection glasses during the partial phase of a solar eclipse after totality as seen from a hill beside a hotel on the edge of the city overlooking Torshavn, the capital of the Faeroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015. A blanket of clouds in the Faeroe Islands blocked thousands of people there from experiencing the full effect of the total eclipse. The clouds then cleared after totality. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 20: School children use special glasses to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 20: People use special glasses to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
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People watch wearing solar protection glasses during the partial phase of a solar eclipse after totality as seen from a hill beside a hotel on the edge of the city overlooking Torshavn, the capital of the Faeroe Islands, Friday, March 20, 2015. A blanket of clouds in the Faeroe Islands blocked thousands of people there from experiencing the full effect of the total eclipse. The clouds then cleared after totality. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 20: A school class on Marienplatz uses special glasses to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images) (credit:Joerg Koch via Getty Images)
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People use protective glasses and filters on telescopes as they gather in front of a planetarium in Berlin to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse of varying degrees is visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / STEFFI LOOS (Photo credit should read STEFFI LOOS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STEFFI LOOS via Getty Images)
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People use protective glasses to watch a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Toulouse. All eyes were on the skies early for a solar eclipse set to offer spectacular views, from selected airplane seats, European countries with the right weather and a remote Arctic archipelago. AFP PHOTO/REMY GABALDA (Photo credit should read REMY GABALDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:REMY GABALDA via Getty Images)
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MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 20: Students and teachers of the Oskar-von-Miller Highscool Munich use special glasses to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
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A young astronomer uses protective glasses to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Berlin. A partial eclipse of varying degrees is visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / STEFFI LOOS (Photo credit should read STEFFI LOOS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STEFFI LOOS via Getty Images)
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Amanda, from Italy, runs as she looks up to the sun wearing protective goggles during a solar eclipse in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)