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Subject The Star of Bethlehem was Supernova SN 2009nw. Find out why!

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Now when was the first time the Magi saw the Star of Bethlehem explode and brighten up, approximately 2 years before the birth of Christ according to the gospel of Matthew? The supernova explosion of a star is an unpredictable event, and it was unlikely that the Magi were observing the sky with the hope of seeing one by chance. So what very important astronomical event instead were the Magi actually observing that time?
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https://www.universetoday.com/10006/venus-and-jupiters-upcoming-conjunction/, Venus and Jupiter’s Upcoming Conjunction, by Fraser Cain

A conjunction very much like the one occurring on the 5th [of November, 2004] occurred in August 12 of the year 3 B.C. That year Venus and Jupiter were only 10 arc-minutes or 0.16 degrees apart in the constellation of Leo the Lion. With such a narrow separation, light reflected from the two would seem to merge into one as seen with the unaided eye.

Some scholars have speculated that this close conjunction may have been interpreted as a sign by a group known as the Magi. The Magi, or wise men, were priests of an ancient religion known as Zoroastrianism. Could this close conjunction have been what sent the wise men traveling to a far off city known as Bethlehem?[/quote]
The Magi from the East were observing this very rare Venus - Jupiter conjunction when all of a sudden and quite unexpectedly, supernova SN 2009nw, which I believe to be the Star of Bethlehem, exploded and brightened many times in magnitude right before their eyes. And since both the Venus - Jupiter conjunction and supernova SN 2009nw were located in the same constellation Leo, these astronomical events were observed by the Magi simultaneously. But wait, there is more.

The very rare Venus - Jupiter conjunction on August 12, 3 BC also coincided with the annual heliacal rising of Regulus, the brightest object in the constellation of Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. The traditional name Regulus is Latin for 'prince' or 'little king', and the heliacal rising of Regulus on this day coinciding with the close Venus - Jupiter conjunction and the surprise supernova explosion of the Star of Bethlehem, were probably the reasons why the Magi from the East interpreted these astronomical events as the birth of a future king.
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Original Message iPTF14hls is an unusual supernova that exploded at least twice in the last 60 years alone. And three years after its second explosion, iPTF14hls fluctuated between bright and dim at least five separate times more.
[link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)]

The first thing that came to my mind when I read this article was the Star of Bethlehem. The gospel of Matthew talked about a mysterious star that appeared, disappeared, and then reappeared again a second time within a span of two years or less.

Thus, a supernova similar in nature with iPTF14hls, and capable of exploding multiple times over a period of several years can explain the Star of Bethlehem in the same manner the gospel of Matthew described it.

The only question in my mind was how to identify which supernova among a list of over ten thousand observed supernovae was the Star of Bethlehem. And to correctly identify the supernova which was also the Star of Bethlehem at the time of Christ’s birth, it is important to know first when exactly Christ was born.

In my previous video titled, “When was Christ born and when was he baptised? The Year, Month, and Day. Revealed at last!”, I concluded that according to the Julian calendar, Christ was born after sundown on Friday, January 9, 1 BC and before sunrise on Saturday, January 10, 1 BC.

Using the Gregorian calendar instead, Christ’s birth is dated after sundown on Friday, January 7, 1 BC and before sunrise on Saturday, January 8, 1 BC. And as I mentioned in my previous video, Orthodox Christians in central and eastern Europe and other parts of the world do celebrate the old Christmas day, or Christ’s birth, on January 7.
[link to www.whychristmas.com (secure)]

Now knowing the year, month, and day of Christ’s birth is still not enough to uniquely identify the star of Bethlehem, or the supernova associated with it. One has to know the exact time during the day, when Christ was born. And fortunately for us, a total lunar eclipse visible in Israel occurred on the very night Christ was born on January 10, 1 BC, according to the Julian calendar. And I believe Christ was born at precisely the exact moment when this total lunar eclipse was at its greatest eclipse.
[link to eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov (secure)]

Since according to Matthew, the star of Bethlehem “stopped over the place” where the Magi first saw the baby Jesus, astronomically speaking, this means the star of Bethlehem was at the zenith of the sky, or directly overhead, where baby Jesus was seen. And thus, the constellation where the supernova, or the Star of Bethlehem belongs to, must have also been at the zenith of the sky at that time as well.

If we now use the Stellarium software we can see that at the time of greatest eclipse, which was also the moment when the Moon’s elongation was at its maximum on January 10, 1 BC, the constellation Leo was at the zenith of the sky in the Soreq cave, where I believe Christ was born. And knowing this immensely helped me to narrow down my search for the Star of Bethlehem to one of the supernovae specifically and only in the Leo constellation.

Locating the Star of Bethlehem in the Leo constellation should not be a surprise. Afterall, the town of Bethlehem where Christ was born belonged to the tribe of Judah, and this tribe is without a shadow of a doubt, represented by the constellation Leo. And this is based on how Jacob described Judah as a lion, and also on how the Book of Revelation described Christ as the lion of the tribe of Judah as well.

And this is how I discovered that the supernova SN 2009nw, located at the Leo constellation, was in fact the Star of Bethlehem.

The Star of Bethlehem identified, and its mystery finally solved. It will surprise you!
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