The Star

The Star

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands” (Psalm 19:1–4). The book Psalms is written by King David, and in this verse he is talking about how the heavens proclaim the glory of God, but does it really? Yes, the sky really does proclaim the glory of God; there are actually three times in Christ's life when the sky shows signs. The first is when God shows signs of Christ's conception. The second sign is when the star of Bethlehem appears and how it shows Christ's birth. The final sign in the heavens occurs at the crucifixion of Christ.
Today we have new technology that allows us to do many incredible things. One of those things is the ability to calculate the stars, where they will go and where they have been. Most know of the star of Bethlehem and how it symbolizes the birth of Jesus. The star of Bethlehem marks the birth of Jesus but what about when Jesus is conceived. Did the sky show any signs then? Yes, in Revelation 12:1 it states: “A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.” What does that have to do with the conception of Jesus? Well, if you take our new technology you can go back and see exactly what happened that night. That night, Jupiter came into close conjunction with Regulas then turned around (retrograde motion)and passed Regulas two more times. Jupiter for centuries has been known as the king planet and Regulus in the Roman culture is called Rex which means king. Regulus is part of the constellation Leo the Lion. The constellation following Leo the Lion was Virgo, the virgin, and the sun was passing through her – a woman clothed in the sun . Also the moon was close to the foot of the constellation Virgo, the virgin – with the moon at her feet.
The most known star of the Bible is the star of Bethlehem. But what is the star of Bethlehem? Thanks to the Bible, we have a description of what the star is like; so we can...

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