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Dating
the Nativity: Was Jesus a Sagittarian? |
25th
of December is celebrated as Christmas, or the
day that Jesus Christ, the Messiah of the Jews,
was born so many centuries ago. Was Jesus really
a Sagittarius? For those who are familiar with
the Bible, you would have read of the shepherds
herding the sheep at the time of Jesus' birth.
Since December is the time of winter, how then,
is it possible for the shepherds to be herding
their sheep in he frost? Also, 25th of December
was not celebrated as Christmas day until 4 AD.
There are many reasoning by experts that it was
not possible for Jesus to be born in December
of 1 AD. The Bible states that Jesus was born
in the time of King Herod's reign, yet Herod is
believed to have died in 4 BC. Loopholes, loopholes.
According to the Bible, 2 years after Christ was
born, Herod, fearing a rival to his throne, ordered
the bloody massacre of all children who were 2
years old or younger in Bethlehem and its vicinity.
Herod died that same year. Thus, it is hypothesized
that Jesus was born in 6 BC.
Now that we have a year to work with, the next
step is to look for a date. The first people in
the bible to receive news of the birth of Christ
are the 3 magi, who saw and followed the Star
of Bethlehem. The Magi were astrologers, so the
Star they saw would have great astrological significance
regarding the prophesized birth of the messiah.
Computer-generated results have revealed an occultation
between the Moon and Jupiter in the constellation
Aries on 20 March 6 BC, and once again on 17 April
6 BC. Astronomer Michael R. Molnar believes that
this is the messianic Star of Bethlehem that we
have been searching for generations.
According to the Tetrabiblios, the bible of ancient
astrology by Ptolemy, Judea was said to be ruled
by the zodiacal constellation Aries and the planet
Mars. Coincidentally, Mars was also present in
Aries on both occultations. Ptolemy had also described
lunar conjunctions to be the most powerful configuration
of the various occultations. They are believed
to magnify the astrological significance. The
largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter, the
planet of kings, represents power, success, and
dominion. Being occulted by the moon, it promises
to bring mighty leaders with worldwide power.
Thus,
on 20 March 6 BC, a minute after the sun had set,
Jupiter and the Moon occulted in Aries, heralding
the birth of the Messiah. The Magi saw this phenomenon,
convinced that the King of Judea had been born,
and left to seek more information from King Herod
in Jerusalem. Herod's advisors, citing from an
ancient Hebrew prophesy, recommended the direction
of Bethlehem. When the Magi set out again on 17
April 6 BC, our Moon once again occulted the heliacally
rising Jupiter in the constellation Aries. The
Magi followed the denotation of this astronomical
event and found Jesus Christ at Bethlehem.
And so, it makes perfect sense here that Jesus
was Pisces instead of Sagittarius.
-Yiru
2001
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