The Heavens Declare Copyright 2005 by Raymond H. Myers. All rights reserved. 1
Sources for this Presentation: The Word of God Bullinger, E. W., The Witness of the Stars, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kregel Publications, 1967. Wierwille, Victor Paul, Jesus Christ Our Promised Seed, New Knoxville, Ohio: American Christian Press, 1982. 2
Ps 147:3-5 He telleth the Number of the Stars; He calleth Them All by Their Names 3
Ps 19:1-2 The Heavens Declare the Glory of God; And the Firmament sheweth His handywork. Day Unto Day uttereth Speech, and Night Unto Night sheweth Knowledge. 4
Heb 1:1-2 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son 5
Gen 1:14-19 And God Said, Let There Be Lights in the Firmament of the Heaven And Let Them Be for Signs, and for Seasons, and for Days, and Years: 6
Astrology The Pretended Art of Predicting the Future From the Motions and Positions of Heavenly Bodies Astrology and Worship of Heavenly Bodies are Forbidden Deut 4:19 Is 47:12-14 7
Astronomy The Science that Describes the Positions, Motions, Magnitudes and Composition of Heavenly Bodies 8
The Word is the Truth Our Standard of what to Believe Everything else MUST line up with the Word Never believe less than the Word of God. 9
Constellations Conspicuous Groupings of Stars Upon Which an Imaginary Pictorial Representation Can Be Drawn. These Figures Are Known Today, as They were back in the Time of Job, and Form Animals, Humans and Some Other Strange Creatures. 10
Constellation - Virgo Source: The Witness of the Stars, E.W. Bullinger 11
Constellation - Leo Source: The Witness of the Stars, E.W. Bullinger 12
Gen 49:9-10 Jacob s Prophecy Regarding His Son Judah Judah is a lion s whelp (cub, young one) The sceptre shall not depart from Judah 13
The Heavens Declare God calleth the Stars by their names Let them be for a marking of someone or something significant to come The heavens show knowledge The Magi had obtained this knowledge 14
Mt 2:1b There came wise men from the east to Jerusalem Wise men - magoi (Greek) Only ones aware of the Birth by observing the stars Even the Judean religious leaders had no clue the Birth had occurred 15
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Daniel While a captive in Babylon Was made chief of the Magicians (Dan 5:11) He could have taught the Magi concerning the Plan of Redemption in the stars 17
Mt 2:9 and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. They had seen it in the east in the rising and continued to observe it as went before them 18
Mt 2:2 for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 19
Dating His Star Eclipse Passover Herod Dies 20
What Celestial Events Occurred that Captured the Attention of the Magi? 21
Significant Celestial Events 7 BC 1 BC There were a least 20 important events that can be determined from history or calculated as occurring 22
Including Conjunctions Eclipses Sightings of a Nova and possibly a Comet Two Massings of Planets 23
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. The largest one in the solar system. If Jupiter were hollow, more than one thousand Earths could fit inside. Known as the King Planet. Associated with Royalty. Planets were thought to be Wandering Stars. 24
Planets were thought to be Wandering Stars. Stars in Constellations do not appear move independently of the other stars in the constellation Wandering Stars move in their own path and speed so they were different 25
Jupiter Meets Leo Only once every 12 Years Takes Jupiter 12 Years to Revolve Around the Sun 15 BC 3 BC 10 AD 26
Events that Captured the Magi s Attention August 12, 3 BC Sept. 14, 3 BC Feb. 17, 2 BC May 8, 2 BC June 17, 2 BC August 27, 2 BC Jupiter and Venus in conjunction in Leo Jupiter & Regulus in conjunction in Leo Jupiter & Regulus in conjunction in Leo Jupiter & Regulus in conjunction in Leo Jupiter & Venus in conjunction in Leo Massing of Planets Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter in Leo 27
Jupiter & Venus in Conjunction in Leo Aug. 12, 3 BC, 5 AM 28
Regulus & Jupiter in Conjunction Sept. 14, 3 BC, 4 AM 29
Jupiter & Regulus in conjunction in Leo, Feb. 17, 2 BC, 4:30 AM 30
Jupiter & Regulus in conjunction in Leo, May 8, 2 BC, 11 PM 31
Jupiter & Venus in conjunction in Leo, June 17, 2 BC, 9:30 PM 32
The Massing of Planets August 27, 2 BC, 5 AM 33
Mt 2:1-10 2 We have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him 6 And thou Bethlehem, out of thee shall come a Governor 9 and, lo, the star, stood over where the young child was 34
Mt 2:9 and, lo, the star, stood over where the young child was This event involves Jupiter and the constellation Virgo 35
Rev 12:1-5 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, 36
There Is Only One Day Before Herod s Death During the period when Jupiter and Leo Met Sun Passed Through Virgo Moon Under Her Feet September 11, 3 BC 37
September 11, 3 BC 38
September 11, 3 BC 39
September 11, 3 BC - in Palestine Most scholars agree: Sunset was at 6:18 PM Moonset was at 7:39 PM Jesus Christ was Born on this Day Between Sunset and Moonset 40
Ps 97:6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. 41
Timeline on the Birth of Jesus Christ Gabriel Appears to Mary Conception of Jesus Christ Mary Travels Conception of John Course of Abia D J F M A M J J A S O N D J 4 BC 42
Timeline on the Birth of Jesus Christ Birth of Jesus Christ, 9/11 John Born to Zacharias & Elisabeth Mary Leaves Elisabeth D J F Trishri 1 - Day of Trumpets 9/14 Jupiter & Regulus 8/12 Jupiter & Venus M 9/19 Circumcision of Jesus A M J J A S 10/22 Simeon & Anna at the Temple O N D J 3 BC 43
Timeline on the Birth of Jesus Christ 6/17 Jupiter, Venus & Leo 2/17 Jupiter, Regulus & Leo 8/27 Massing of Planets 12/2 Magi Arrive 5/8 Jupiter, Regulus & Leo D J F M A M J J A S O N D J 2 BC 44
Timeline on the Birth of Jesus Christ 12/2 Magi Arrive Escape to Egypt 1/9 Lunar Eclipse Herod Dies D J F M 4/8 Passover A M J J A S O N D J 1 BC 45
The Birth of the Promised One Man needed a Savior God had a Plan to Redeem Man The Promised Seed, a sinless man, would be the Messiah Man s redemption is a finished work by Christ Jesus Now we look forward to His second coming 46