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of Bethlehem, Magi, Astronomy, astrology, pi, archeology, christmas
Contemporary science looks to animal kingdom to search for our roots
while secrets High Priests return us to stars! Christmas star, star of
the magi, An excerpt from " 3 . 1 Fourth Magi" John Charles Webb, Jr.
Christ great pyramid.. time..astronomy..astrology.. metaphysics..
elementary mathematics.. global warming..Bible.. quantum physics
light.. Emerald Tablet..and most recently, some "mathematical evidence"
regarding otherworldly visitors! information presented here brief truly
amazing "history" underpinnings Western Civilization. "history" from
your future. " Eye of the Needle" because they were so
narrow. One most misinterpreted sayings Jesus Christ relates to " eye
needle". saying , " easier for a camel to go through eye needle than
for a rich man to enter kingdom heaven".camel beast burden in ancient
timescamel was usually seen loaded with material goods its owner.
simile "a camel passing through eye needle", suggests actual meaning
Christ's quotation , " easier forcamel to go through eye needle than
for MATERIALLY MINDED PERSON to enter heaven; one whose mind burdened
like camel. "eye of the needle" interpretation to provide
one demonstration how many passages New Testament are deeply veiled by
simile metaphor. Many literal interpretations lead to paradox decoded
passages leadto transcendent understanding. Decoded metaphor tone
information contained within many following pages. ... Christmas star,
star of the magi, Bible multi-level transcendental masterpiece. In
addition to its most sacred account life teachings Christ patriarchs
Old Testament, also includes complete astrological-astronomical summary
transition astrological age Aries to Pisces surprisingly also
includes,summary quantum physics light! information contained in essays
significant controversial but inconsequential when compared with
timeless message Bible. This work simply reveals some additional facets
sacred teachings Western Civilization includes some glaring omissions
from wisdom ancient Egypt. For almost two thous years archaeologists,
astronomers, Egyptologists religious scholars for
biblical Star Bethlehem capstone Great Pyramid. essence information
charts published here Star Bethlehem capstone Great Pyramid are both
ancient astrological configurations. discovery se historical artifacts
has evaded scholars for 20 centuries despite fact astrology
wasprinciple science during pertinent historical time periods. Any
celestial event (i.e. Star Bethlehem) presented as announcing"a birth
is exclusively within realm astrology, not astronomy. Astronomy
celestial "observation" ancient astrology provides "interpretation
astronomical phenomena. my opinion discoveries documented herein
provide solutions for (at least) three most incredible transcendental
mysteries have ever puzzled humanity. Christmas star, star of the magi,
Star Bethlehem, as documented within pages, only verifiable
archaeological artifact * ever discovered which supports every element
Matthew's biblical account "star". discovery "Christ's Star"
providesproof, in precise support gospels, existence an historical
Jesus Christ. * only other artifact has been presented as proof
existence Jesus Christ highly controversial Shroud Turin. Additionally,
any contemporary attempt to reform or otherwise adjust Gregorian
Calendar would be difficult without first having found Star Bethlehem .
Star of Bethlehem Star of Bethlehem The Star of Bethlehem was a star or
star-like object that, in the account of Jesus' birth given in the
Greek Gospel of Matthew, heralded his arrival and guided the Magi
(better known in Christian mythology as the Three Wise Men to the
stable in Bethlehem where he was born. The messianic "Star Prophecy"
that this star appeared to fulfill was of importance to all the
contemporary Jewish resistance groups of the period, including those
who produced the documents at Qumran Sea scrolls and the zealots who
triggered the war against Rome, not to mention the early Christians
Narrative in Matthew Proposed explanations for the star The "Star
Prophecy" Narrative in Matthew Star of Bethlehem is described in the
second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the
Bible. After briefly recording the birth and naming of Jesus (Matthew
1:25), Matthew's account continues by stating: Now after Jesus was born
in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men
from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is he who has been born
king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose [or "in the east"]
and have come to worship him." these Magi were eventually directed to
search in Bethlehem, based on a prophesy in the Jewish Scriptures
concerning the place of birth of the promised king. After listening to
the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had
seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place
where the child was." Contrary to some popularizations, Matthew's
account indicates that the Magi knew from the star that the new king
had already been born even before they first arrived in Jerusalem.
While the nativity account in the Gospel of Luke recorded the actual
birth of the infant in a stable (i.e. the event heralded by the star),
Christmas star, star of the magi, Matthew records that by the time the
Magi arrived, they found Jesus with his mother in a house and he was by
then a small child. Matthew's account goes on to report that King
Herod, who had learned the time of the star's appearing from the Magi,
attempted to end the child's life by killing male children in Bethlehem
of age two years and under. This suggests that the time of the star's
appearing in the east was some time less than two years earlier.
Proposed explanations for the star. Some have suggested that the star
was entirely mythological. Legend had it that the births of Mithradates
and Alexander Severus were both associated with the appearance of
special stars.Others have proposed that the star was, in whole or in
part, a special miraculous light rather than a normal astronomical
event. Among these is John Chrysostom, who observed that a normal star
could not have shown exactly where in Bethlehem Jesus was to be found,
as Matthew says this star did. Various astronomical explanations have
been advanced for the Star of Bethlehem, with a number of events known
to have happened around the time of Jesus' birth (which has itself not
been pinpointed). Suggested candidates have included: A conjunction
(some claim occultation) of Jupiter and Saturn in 7 BC or that of
Jupiter and Venus on June 17, 2 BC (although dates after 4 BC are
subject to the objection that Herod may have died in that year)
Halley's Comet, which made an appearance around 12 BC (a date which may
be too early) A supernova, first suggested by Johannes Kepler after
viewing one in 1604. A common objection to many suggested candidates
(including comets, falling stars, novae, supernovae, etc.) is that they
retroactively superimpose modern expectations on ancient stargazers.
Although such candidates might seem unusual and interesting to modern
eyes, they would not have carried the meaning to the Magi that a king
of the Jews had been born. Comets, for example, were viewed as omens of
misfortune. On the other hand, planets were viewed as "wandering stars"
and their movements, although mundane to modern eyes, were considered
highly significant to stargazers of the time. Among these, the planet
Jupiter was considered to have special royal significance.
Consequently, the leading astronomical interpretations for the star of
Bethlehem have converged on consideration of the royal wandering star
of Jupiter, with the different proposals turning largely on the answers
to two questions. When did Herod the Great die? In the eyes of the
Magi, what would have indicated that the birth was specifically of a
king of the Jews rather than of some other people? Because Herod the
Great was alive at the time that Jesus was born, Christmas star, star
of the magi, only events prior to his death are of interest as
candidates. On independent grounds, ithas been argued by some that
Herod died as late as 1 BC. If true, this would open up consideration
of the years immediately prior. In the December 1968 issue of Sky and
Telescope, Roger Sinnott proposed that the star event was a rare and
unusually close conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in the constellation
of Leo the Lion on the evening of 17 June 2 BC. Unlike most
conjunctions where planets remain visually separate and clearly
distinct, this one may have been so close that they would appear to
merge to all but the sharpest eyes. In 1991, Ernest L. Martin presented
an alternate interpretation in the book The Star That Astonished the
World. While he proposed that the conjunction with Venus started the
Magi on their journey to Jerusalem to search for the new king, Martin's
interpretation associated the date of the birth itself with movement of
the moon in relation to Venus on 11 September 3 BC. He also noted that
this was followed by three conjunctions of Jupiter with Regulus, the
royal or king star within the constellation of Leo, and then by the
conjunction with Venus. In 2001, Robert C. Newman suggested a revised
version of the Martin's interpretation in which the event of 11
September 3 BC is understood as marking the time of conception and the
rare, close conjunction with Venus on 17 June 2 BC, nine months later,
heralds the birth. However, if Herod died in 4 BC as others maintain,
then this would exclude candidates from the years 2 or 3 BC, and would
confine attention to events in or before 4 BC.In 1999, astronomer
published the results of his investigations in the book The Star of
Bethlehem:. In contrast to other suggested events involving other
constellations such as Leo, Virgo, or Pisces, had discovered evidence
from multiple sources indicating that the stargazars of that time
considered the constellation of Aries the Ram. A spring date for the
birth also corresponds with Luke's account of the birth in which
shepherds were watching their flocks by night. In the spring, shepherds
would be watching their flocks at night in order to be ready to aid in
the birth of new lambs. Regarding Matthew's statements that the star
went before and stood over, and others have maintained that the Greek
words used there refer to Jupiter's retrograde motion and stationing,
respectively, as the movement of Jupiter against the background of the
stars reverses course for a time and then stops before resuming the
normal progression. A modern astrological interpretation of Matthew's
account of the star, based on the Magi role as astrologers, claims to
decode the Star of Bethlehem as a star configuration that was visible
only to astrologers because the "star" was revealed in an astrological
chart. The "Star Prophecy" The narratives of Matthew are so constructed
as to form a chain of fulfillments of Old Testament prophecies, often
explicitly instanced, and of quotations arguably taken out of context
that are presented as being prophetic. The "Star prophecy" ("There
shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of
Israel," Numbers 24:17) was the most treasured omen of a hopeful future
for all Jews, up until the destruction of the Second Temple in AD 70.
The "Star prophecy" was applied by the Romanized former revolutionary
Josephus to Vespasian, as the one whom Jewish Scripture foretold, who
would come out of Palestine and rule the world. The commander in
Palestine was soon Emperor, and Josephus' application of the
prophecy,like so many others, was likely to have been made after the
fact. An investigation of the science and history which bear on the
mysterious star said to have accompanied the advent of Christ Earth and
Sky article "The Star of Bethlehem Revisited" links related to the star
of Bethlehem Matthew's account regarding the star of Bethlehem.
Christmas star, star of the magi, The Complete Astrological Star of
Bethlehem Website - includes actual star charts. Star of Bethlehem,
bethlehem star, star of bethlehem, Star, Bethlehem, Jesus Christ, God,
Bible, Christian, Christians, baby, Magi, Wise Men, church, An
Astronomical Investigation, astronomy, event, miracle, birth, Tycho
Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Laws of Planetary Motion, Josephus, Herod, Job,
David, Paul, Jew, Jews, Jewish, Jerusalem. from wikipedia.com Western
scholars are in agreement we are presently confronted withtype oxymoron
regarding Gregorian Calendar estimated date birth Christ. Gospel
Matthew states Herod, harboring unkind intentions, sought Christ
requested Magi disclose Christ's location to him. Herod's reign, as
well as his life, ended in 4 BC this historical fact presents us with
contradiction Christ was born "before Christ" (BC). This contradiction
isproof our present calendar inaccurate because start our calendar
supposed to celebrate timing birth Christ . This anomaly has persisted
because virtually every commentator Star Bethlehem theorist has failed
to produce an argument clear enough to justify adjusting our calendar.
In fact, each commentator has virtually embraced (adopted) presumed
without question accuracy current calendar zodiac alignment despite
significant errors have been outlined on my calendar page . Virtually
all previous Star Bethlehem theories refer to routine planetary
conjunctions or astronomical configurations occur regularly , at best,
are highly speculative fiction contain weak scholarship either ignores
history or discounts Matthew's account. account star contained within
se pages is mathematical certainty provides compelling answers to every
element Matthew's account Christ's Star. It does not attempt to bend
history but, rather, demonstrates our assessment astronomical skills
ancients at best, inadequate. " Whoever undertakes to set himself up as
judge in field truth knowledge shipwrecked by laughter gods." Albert
Einstein Sir Isaac Newton Professor Hawking .... Site Map Galaxy.
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