Planet X, the Magi and the Star of Bethlehem.... | |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 973323 ![]() 12/22/2010 01:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Magi and the Stars Unfortunately, after the collapse of the Persian Empire, not much direct evidence concerning the Magi can be found. However, secondary accounts of their involvement with astronomy and astrology are not uncommon. For example, Aus explains, "Herodotus notes that the Magi not only interpreted dreams. They also interpreted celestial phenomena for King Xerxes. The Greek historian states that while the Sun is the prophet of the Greeks, for the Magi it is the Moon. That is, they deal primarily with the nocturnal heavens. When the Magi from the East in Matt. 2:2 state that they have seen (at night) the Star of him born king of the Jews and then follow it (at night) to Bethlehem in verses 8-9, it thus belonged to a normal realm of their concern."5 The Magi were considered the astrologers of the court of Xerxes, astrological knowledge being one of their major attributes. However, exactly when in the evolution of Magian beliefs this happened is open to conjecture. Moulton believes that it occurred when "The Persians and Magi reached Babylon before the end of the sixth century B.C. and there they became acquainted with Babylonian astrology and astronomy."6 Over time, during the later Seleucid and Sasanian periods of Persian history, through practice and gradual improvement of technique, their astronomy no doubt became more and more scientific. This would correspond to the scientific trend in Mesopotamia at the time where, as Yamauchi points out, "The development of 'Chaldeans' in a professional as well as an ethnic sense derived from the interest in astronomy/astrology developed by priestly scholars among the Chaldeans of Mesopotamia."7 The Magi and the Star of Bethlehem When the Magi came into contact with the Babylonian priesthood after the Persian conquest of Babylon, the Magi also picked up the knowledge of Enuma Elish, the creation epic/theogony of the Babylonians, which tells the story about how Earth was created when a mysterious planet struck it with a heavenly "wind", dividing it into heaven and Earth. It was also from the Babylonians that the Persians adopted the worship of the planets as gods. Thus, since their gods were the planets, then any story about the creation of the gods must also be a description of the creation of the planets. This would make sense in the context of their predominantly astral theology, and would explain their great interest in the appearance of the "new Star" that appeared at the Nativity. This "new Star", as the Magi had learned from the Babylonians, was actually a very old planet with a very ancient history, having been worshiped as the throne of the most high God of heaven for many thousands of years previous to the birth of Christ. And when it appeared at the birth of Christ, it was a clear affirmation to all the nations that the true Son of God, the "Ancient of Days" had been born into flesh, His Great White Throne appearing once again in heaven to mark His advent. Thus, when you think of the Bethlehem Star at Christmas time, remember that it is not merely a mysterious apparition, or mere transitory astrological conjunction, but the return of an ancient planet which appears during major turning points in the history of God's chosen people. And do not focus solely on the wonder of the birth of the Son of God, but also look forward to His soon coming, when the mysterious Great White Throne, Planet X, will herald His return. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 973323 ![]() 12/22/2010 02:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | STARS FALLING TO EARTH COULD BE ALL THE FIREBALLS WE SEE ALL OVER THE WORLD COMING INTO EARTH... The sixth seal deals with "Cosmic Disturbances". Compare the words of the chapter addressing the sixth seal, Rev 6:12-15, with what is predicted during Planet X’s passage. Rev 6:12-15 "I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains." In analyzing this: "There was a great earthquake". 9-15 Richter scale quakes could occur during a pole shift. "The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair". The ash from the many spewing volcanoes could block out the light of the sun. "The whole moon turned blood red" The planet's comet-like tail is comprised of much red dust which may make the moon appear to be red when viewed through it. "The stars in the sky fell to earth" Asteroids, space debris, boulders, gravel, and dust are held in the suns giant magnetic field and follow along in Niburu's comet like tail. There is much ecological evidence that this has swept the earth before. The earth could also become highly charged due to increased solar flaring. Both earth’s electromagnetic charge and its gravity could pull some of this debris into it again. An alternate perspective might be, that during a possible shifting crust, the stars would look like they are rapidly moving or falling, when viewed from earth’s surface |