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Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event?
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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event?
(October 19, 2011 at 11:34 am)reverendjeremiah Wrote: Well..let me start by saying; "Hello, nice to meet you, I dont think Ive seen you in here before."

Second, I would like to mention that someone could EASILY mistake your name of "CoxRox" to mean all kinds of naughty things that may cause Sweet baby Jesus to cry.

Third, I didnt watch your movie. It's not you...it's me. You see, I read the entire Bible back when I was a believer and I learned something from it:

Jesus and God are fucking douche bags.

I switched from a born again to an atheist after reading the entire bible.

Hello Reverend Jeremiah. It's good to discuss these things with you.

I chose the name CoxRox, because at the time, Professor Brian Cox (not sure if non Brits would know much about him?) had started doing science programmes. I think I got a crush on him, what with his good looks, intelligence and past fame as a member of the band D-Ream. Cox does indeed rock- hence CoxRox.

When I discovered the video about the Bethlehem star, what struck me, was that science does 'prove' that a 'star' (back then, they called planets wandering stars) DID appear at the time of Christ's birth. The EXACT year of Christ's birth may have been in doubt, but a year either side is pretty accurate, and so this astronomical event that occured in 3 BC through to 2BC coincides with the claims in the Greek Scriptures of when Messiah was born. You can call me gullible if you like. Is it really only a coincidence that this astonomical event coincided with the birth of Jesus? The alignment of Jupiter and Regulus is nothing special as Aleialoura has explained (thanks for the other slide show Wink Alei). Something about the alignment THIS TIME, did make it stand out to the magi, when they were watching it:

''In 3/2 BC, Jupiter's retrograde wandering would have called for our magus' full attention. After Jupiter and Regulus had their kingly encounter, Jupiter continued on its path through the star field. But then it entered retrograde. It "changed its mind" and headed back to Regulus for a second conjunction. After this second pass it reversed course again for yet a third rendezvous with Regulus, a triple conjunction. A triple pass like this is more rare. Over a period of months, our watching magus would have seen the Planet of Kings dance out a halo above the Star of Kings. A coronation. ''

http://www.bethlehemstar.net/dance/dance.htm

I'd have to quote too much to really convey why these ancient astronomers (who most likely believed in the Jewish God- hence why they wanted to find the Messiah and present Him with gifts) knew that THIS alignment was no ordinary one. The web site explains is better I think, than the video.

Another important thing to consider is the prophecy in Daniel that dates when Messiah would come. This prophecy's timeline (written hundreds of years before Jesus was born) also coincides with the same timing of Jesus' birth- yet more proof that the Messiah was born just when the appointed time arrived or is that another coincidence as well?

Reverend Jeremiah, I understand why you don't believe in God. I've almost stopped believing for the same reasons. It's Christ's promises that evil will not always be a feature of life and that He will make all things new that helps me to trust Him with my life. Am I deluding myself? There is that chance of course, but there are too many 'coincidences' like the two I've just briefly mentioned, that point to Jesus as being the Messiah. Thinking
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility"

Albert Einstein
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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by CoxRox - October 20, 2011 at 6:30 am
Analysis of the Beth Star - by Cyberman - October 22, 2011 at 5:54 pm

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