Venus Star of Bethlehem That Wise Men Followed Appears Again After 2000 Years

[Saint Frankenstein]

According to NASA’s website located at science.nasa.gov, there will be a conjunction between the planets Venus and Jupiter beginning the night of June 29, and lasting through July 4, 2015. The event begs the question, did an ancient conjunction between the planets of Venus and Jupiter form the star of Bethlehem that the Wise Men of the Bible followed 2000 years ago? That is the theory that has not only been put forth by NASA, but many in the scientific community have come to support this recent finding. For the next six days, when the planet Venus has its conjunction with Jupiter, there will be what looks like the joining of two stars in the skies beginning on Monday night, and continuing through Saturday July 4th. It will appear as if one bright light or star forming in the western sky.

While the possibility that this conjunction of the planets was mistaken as being a star and was called the Star of Bethlehem by the Wise Men is just a theory, it is a fairly plausible one. According to Fred Schaaf, Sky & Telescope Contributing Editor, the upcoming conjunction of Venus and Jupiter will closely resemble one that occurred between the years 3 and 2 B.C., which falls within the approximate time frame that the Wise Men were said to have followed the Star of Bethlehem.

Comparing the conjunction of the two planets this year with last year and also with the one that occurred between the years 3 and 2 B.C., Schaaf stated that “all three occurred not far from Regulus, and all were similarly high up in the sky.” The conjunction that happened at around the Biblical time ascribed to when the Wise Men followed the Star of Bethlehem was, as Schaaf said, “separated by about 1°.”

Regardless if the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, often called the king and queen of the planets, really was what the Wise Men, or Magi, of the Bible followed on their route to the baby Jesus, the sight is one that star gazers will likely want to check out, weather permitting. On Tuesday night, the two planets will get as close to each other as they have been in the last two years. Read more at: Venus Star of Bethlehem That Wise Men Followed Appears Again After 2000 Years (Video)

Pictures and video here: Stargazers’ stunner: Thousands catch Jupiter, Venus forming super bright ‘Star of Bethlehem’ (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) — RT News

Fascinating! All Christians should take a few moments to consider what this may mean. After all, there's plenty of examples in the Bible of God using signs in the heavens to communicate with us. God bless.

 

[Harpalycus]

And exactly how does a conjunction of planets which is moving at approximately fifteen degrees per hour manage to 'stand' over where the young Child was? How does a near conjunction that remains as two separate objects manage to define a point with such precision? Which of the planets is the reference point? How can a celestial object define a point on the rotating earth's surface in any meaningful way (other than directly above the axis of the earth's rotation)? How can it be seen to define a point when its apparent position relative to any given point on the earth's surface is dependent upon the position of the observer? At its best it is cherry picking. OK we'll have the bright star but we can't have it standing above a specific place.The whole thing is palpable nonsense.

 

[Shiranui117]

I would have LOVED to see this--but in central Ohio, if the summer isn't in the 90's, insanely humid and without a solitary breeze, it's cloudy for weeks on end. And sadly, it's been cloudy for weeks on end here. >_>

And exactly how does a conjunction of planets which is moving at approximately fifteen degrees per hour manage to 'stand' over where the young Child was? How does a near conjunction that remains as two separate objects manage to define a point with such precision? Which of the planets is the reference point? How can a celestial object define a point on the rotating earth's surface in any meaningful way (other than directly above the axis of the earth's rotation)? How can it be seen to define a point when its apparent position relative to any given point on the earth's surface is dependent upon the position of the observer? At its best it is cherry picking. OK we'll have the bright star but we can't have it standing above a specific place.The whole thing is palpable nonsense.

Someone doesn't enjoy interesting astronomy or speculative theories about history.

 

[Harpalycus]

Someone does enjoy astronomy, hence the comment, though admits to not knowing the difference between speculative history and legendary accretions.

 

[angellous_evangellous]