This Pentecost Sunday, June 9, get up early and spend a little time with the Morning Star of Pentecost. On Pentecost Sunday we celebrate the birthday of the Church on the Jewish Feast day of Pentecost in 30 AD. As a Jewish Feast, Pentecost looked back to the giving of the law on Mount Read More …
Recently we discussed the phenomena of the wandering North Star which is caused by the Precession of the Equinoxes. The Precession also causes the visible latitudes and corresponding altitudes the stars to change over long periods of time. The Star Bible constellations, the twelve on the Way, aka the Zodiac, and the 36 “Decans” 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). The cause of the wandering pole star is the Precession of the Equinoxes, which also causes the Zodiacal constellation signs to move through the Seasons in the prophetic celestial Read More …
Pentecost Sunday is over a month away, but the countdown to Pentecost in the Heavens has already begun with the Eta Aquariid meteor shower. Historically the church has celebrated the nine day period from Christ’s ascension to the day before Pentecost as a time of preparation counting down to Pentecost. This period, known as Read More …
Tonight at about 9:00 the Constellation Ursa Major, also known as the Big Dipper, will be just North of the Zenith point in the sky. The constellation Ursa Major, meaning “Big Bear”, and its cousin Ursa Minor, meaning “Little Bear” received their current names through an ancient linguistic accident. The Greeks substituted the Hebrew word Read More …
As the birth of Jesus had been announced by the light of the Star of Bethlehem, so the death of Jesus was announced by the darkness of Calvary. (Luke 23:44-45) It is not likely that an atmospheric phenomenon caused the unusual darkness because of the astonishment expressed by observers. Further, the cause of the Read More …
Today astronomers released the first image ever recorded of a “Black Hole”, and area of space so dense that even light cannot escape from the pull of gravity. The image came from the center of a galaxy known as M87 located about 55 million light years away. It shows a black area, containing the Read More …
This week at about 10:00 pm the warring constellations of Leo (the Lion) and Hydra (The Serpent) will be at their highest point in the Southern sky. Leo (the Lion) is a zodiacal constellation and is the last chapter of the Star Bible. It is the culmination of the theme of the the Star Bible, Read More …
On March 20, the first day of Spring, the Sun enters the constellation Pisces (The Fish). Pisces (The Fish) is the seventh chapter of The Star Bible, picturing two fish tied together in unity, and representing the joining of the Jewish and Gentile believers to form the Church. The other constellations associated with Pisces include Read More …
Tonight at about 8:00 PM the constellation Auriga (“The Shepherd”) will be directly overhead. Auriga is one of the constellations associated with Taurus (“The Bull”) which tell of the Second Coming of Christ. In the ancient world the bull symbolized great power, reminding us that Christ will return in power to conquer His enemies. Read More …
