This Sunday, June 8, we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost was one of the seven Hebrew feasts established by God in the Torah. The first three, Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits, were celebrated in the Spring, coinciding with and picturing Christ’s death and resurrection. The final three, Read More …
Tonight at about 10:00 the ancient pole star Thuban (The Subtle) lines up with the Zenith and the current pole star Polaris (the Turned Upon). Last week we wrote about new meteor shower which emerged from the region of Polaris and symbolized Christ’s victory over evil (See our Blog of 5/21/14 “A New Meteor Shower). Read More …
On the night of May 23-24 we will experience a very rare celestial event: A new meteor shower. Meteor showers occur when the Earth crosses the debris field shed from the tail of a comet. There are several comet trails which cross Earth’s orbit and thus there are several annual meteor showers. A new meteor Read More …
This week the Sun will enter the constellation Taurus (The Bull) on May 18. Taurus is the ninth Chapter of the Star Bible and is the sign of the Second Coming of Christ. Taurus is a picture of a bull, an ancient symbol of strength. Its bright Star Aldeberan (The Governor) reminds us Read More …
This week the constellation Bootes (The Coming One) will be high in the Eastern sky, reaching Zenith around midnight. Bootes is associated with the Zodiacal constellation Virgo. (The Virgin), which tells of the promised Seed of Woman, Jesus. The other constellations associated with Virgo show a picture of Jesus as a child (Coma Read More …
During the month of May a small comet will make its way through the constellation Ursa Major (The Assembled Together) with a big message for the Church. The last year or so has been an unusually active period for Celestial Messengers. On February 15, 2013, we had a near miss from an asteroid (See Read More …
On April 27 there will be an Annular Solar Eclipse visible in Antarctica and partly visible in Australia and Indonesia. Unlike a normal Solar Eclipse, an Annular Solar Eclipse does not block out the Sun completely. Instead, because the Moon is further away form Earth than normal, the Moon covers most of Read More …
Skywatcher Journal March 5, 2014 International Star Bible Society Picturing Our Home in the Heavens Tonight at about 10:00 the Constellation Cancer will be just South of the Zenith point in the sky. Cancer, the Eleventh Chapter of the Star Bible, means “The Crab”, but this name was the result of an ancient linguistic error. Read More …
Skywatcher Journal February 12, 2014 International Star Bible Society The Real Age of Aquarius The New Age people have tried to promote the idea that we are entering a New Age of Peace and Brotherhood – The Age of Aquarius. The real Age of Aquarius is represented in the Zodiac constellation of Aquarius (The Water Read More …
Skywatcher Journal February 5, 2014 International Star Bible Society Chinese New Year and the Lunar Zodiac On January 30, as the New Moon begins a new month on the Lunar Calendar, the Chinese and many Asian people will celebrate the beginning of a New Year. For the Chinese, the movements of the Moon across the Read More …
