ACCORDING TO THE ‘SIGNS’ TOLD
OF JESUS IN THE STARS
HE WAS BORN 9-11-3 BC
ACCORDING TO THE ‘SIGNS’
TOLD OF JESUS IN THE STARS
HE WAS BORN 9-11-3 BC!
JAN LILLEBY
Not that the correct birthdate of Jesus has anything to do with our salvation by faith alone – but still it is interesting to find such details. It is enough just to know that He came to earth, died on the cross for our sins, rose again, and went up into heaven and so forth. We are saved by faith, not works (Eph. 2:8, 9).
A few years ago I wrote an article on Jesus, dying on the cross in Passover (14th Nisan) in 28 CE. He was then 33 years of age, well into His 34th year. Taking the corrected years (from Catholic manipulation of date) into it, meaning Jesus was born 3-5 years earlier than what the Church Father’s estimates said. This seems now to be a correct date setting. I had not the knowledge of the ‘Signs in the stars’ when I wrote the article.
And this date is made even narrower, by the fact that the Gospels tells of two Sabbaths that Passover: The High Sabbath on Thursday 15th Nisan, and the regular one on 17th Nisan, which was a Saturday naturally. Meaning that Jesus died on the cross Wednesday 14th Nisan as He hung on the cross for six hours, 09.oo to 15.oo.
There are only TWO Passovers which would fit the Gospel scenario of a Sabbath, after which it became an open business day (for the women to go and buy herbs and oil to care for the body of Jesus) – and that day was Friday 16th Nisan: The year 28 CE and 31 CE. Only 28 CE will fit the bill…of Jesus foretold in the stars, born 9-11-3 BC. He would have been too old if born 0 or 1 CE, He would have been 36 years old. Luke 3:23 says He started ministry when He was 30 years of age. Jesus, in His parable of the Barren Fig Tree in Luke 13, said of Himself, He had been looking for ‘figs’ for three years (Luke 13:7).
As we check on the ‘signs of the heavens’ – the position of the stars, as we read Rev. 12 of the virgin giving birth, this is a two-sided meaning.
The first was that it told of Jesus as He was already ‘pictured’ in the star-constellations. I am no expert in this sort of topic, however, there are several fine bible theologians who has written much about this on the internet. The second meaning of Rev. 12 is that it tells of a future situation of Israel in great tribulation, and the Jews will flee from the terror of the Anti-Christ, into the Judean wilderness where they will be fed by God for survival. The born ‘child’ are in this regard the believing Messianic Jews of ‘Mother Israel’.
(Let us not forget, mentioning the ‘Gospel in the stars’ – that E. W. Bullinger himself had made studies of this. You find his writings on the net).
The short-version of Jesus foretold in the stars (as per astronomical understanding, NOT astrological), can best be explained by an excerpt I have clipped in here, written by Joseph Lenard in his book “Mysteries of Jesus’ Life Revealed – His Birth, Death, Resurrection and Ascension”. Published on the website - truthinscripture.net. The clip is of some length, but it is convenient to let this come to our knowledge, if you are asking me - - -
Revelation 12:1-6 Conveys the Exact Year,
Day, and Hour of Jesus’ Birth!
The events of the birth of Jesus are recorded in only three places in the New Testament: Matthew’s Gospel, Luke’s Gospel, and in Chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation (Revelation 12:1-6). It is true that Revelation contains much figurative language which is highly symbolic. However, within this figurative language are contained clues which precisely date the birth of Jesus – both the day and precise hour of His birth!
An evaluation of Revelation 12 – including an analysis of the astronomy depicted – provides additional support for the birthdate of Jesus as derived from Luke’s Gospel, specifically the birthdate of John the Baptist and the eighth priestly course of Abijah, as discussed in the previous Post “Jesus’ Birth – Evidence from the Birth of John the Baptist”. Both point to the fall season, the Hebrew month of Tishri (September). However, it is an analysis of Revelation 12 that gives us the precise day and hour.
The Apostle John wrote the following account of the “Woman and the Dragon” in Revelation Chapter 12, which has a veiled reference to God’s plan of redemption for mankind – the birth of Jesus:
“A great and wondrous 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. She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days. (Revelation 12:1-6 NIV)
And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon has hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” (Revelation 12:7-9 NIV)
Interpretation of the Signs in Revelation 12:1-6
For sure, the scene described in Revelation 12:1–6 is highly symbolic. Remember that Genesis tells us that one of the reasons that celestial bodies were made by God was to provide signs (Genesis 1:14). The passage in Revelation does just that.
It should be noted that the depiction in Revelation 12 could not be a literal description of the Virgin Mary, as the “woman” in the passage had the heavens associated with her – the sun, the moon, and the twelve stars. In addition, John stated that the display was a wonder (KJV; a great sign) and that it was in heaven. Of the three “heavens” – where the birds fly; where the sun, moon, planets and stars exist (Genesis 1:17); and where God lives (II Corinthians 12:2) – the most reasonable interpretation of the “heaven” as used in Revelation is where the sun, moon and the twelve stars are located.
What is all this symbolism communicating to us and how exactly does it tell us the precise birth date of Jesus? The key to understanding the passage in Revelation 12 is to analyze the astronomy depicted in this account in Scripture. This is a case of the written Word and the Word written in the stars coming together in parallel truths.
The sign given in verse 1 is that of a woman. The only sign of the zodiac which depicts a woman is the constellation of Virgo. The birth of the Messiah is associated with this heavenly spectacle (Revelation 12:2). The vision given to John associates specific positions of the sun and the moon in relation to Virgo, located within the normal paths of the sun and moon across the heavens. The specific locations of the sun and moon in relation to the woman give us clues to the specific day and time for the birth of the Messiah.
According to Ernest Martin in his book The Star of Bethlehem: The Star that Astonished the World:
“The only time in the year that the Sun could be in a position to ‘clothe’ the celestial woman called Virgo (that is, to be mid-bodied to her, in the region where a pregnant woman carries a child) is when the Sun is located between about 150 and 170 degrees along the ecliptic. This ‘clothing’ of the woman by the Sun occurs for a 20-day period each year. This 20 degree spread could indicate the general time when Jesus was born. In 3 B.C., the Sun would have entered this celestial region about August 27 and exited from it about September 15. If John in the Book of Revelation is associating the birth of Jesus with the period when the Sun was mid-bodied to this woman called Virgo (and this is no doubt what he means), then Jesus would have to be born within that 20-day period. From the point of view of the Magi . . . this would have been the only logical sign under which the Jewish Messiah might be born, especially if he were to be born of a virgin”
The sign of the sun “clothing” the woman (Virgo) defines a period of 20-days (August 27 to September 15 for the year 3 BC). It is the additional sign of the moon being “under her feet” which actually pinpoints the nativity to within a day – to within 90 minutes on that day. In the year 3 BC, these two relationships of the sun and moon and Virgo came into alignment for only an 81-minute period, as observed from Palestine in the twilight period of September 11. This relationship began at 6:18 p.m. (sunset) and lasted until 7:39 p.m. (moonset).
It should also be noted that this is the only day (September 11) in the whole year (3 BC) that the astronomical phenomenon described in Revelation Chapter 12 could take place. That the birth of Jesus was after sunset is confirmed in Luke’s description:
“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them . . . Today [the day started at sundown] in the town of David a Savior has been born to you . . .” (Luke 2:8-9a NIV).
In addition, the timing of the sun and moon relationship with Virgo was a New Moon day, with the small sliver of the moon setting after the setting of the sun. Jesus was born at that time in the early evening. This New Moon day was Tishri 1 on the Jewish calendar (September 11, 3 BC), which is Yom Teruah (the Feast of Trumpets). (Editor Jan Lilleby’s emphasize).
The vision of Revelation 12 – with Virgo giving birth – also has a “Near/Far” fulfillment, which is common in biblical prophecy. Obviously, on September 11, 3 BC Jesus fulfilled the vision of the birth of Messiah. Satan later tried to kill the Messiah through the actions of Herod, after the Magi arrived and left. There is, in addition, a future fulfillment of this vision, in the end times. How do we know this? We know this because of the usage of the future tense “has” – not “had” – in the original Greek language in Revelation 12:6:
“Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she ha(s) a place prepared by God, so that there she would be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days” (Revelation 12:6 NASB).
This particular insight belongs to Nelson Walters from an article on his website at http://www.thegospelintheendtimes.com/pictures-of-end-times-in-the-bible/christmas-end-times/.
Nelson states in his article:
“The actual word in the Greek is present tense “has”; but this confused the translators of the NASB. They translated it “had” and left a note that the actual word was “has” because they probably failed to see the near/far fulfillment. The time the woman is in the wilderness should catch prophecy students [sic] attention as well: 1260 days. This is the reign of the Antichrist. This is a picture of the flight of the righteous (Israel and the Church). . . Mary and Joseph’s flight to Egypt then is a prophetic picture of the flight of the righteous out of Israel at the Midpoint of the Tribulation.”
The above future fulfillment of Revelation 12, related to the vision of the huge red dragon (Satan) confronting a woman who is about to give birth (Israel), is further discussed by Mark Davidson in his book, Daniel Revisited—Discovering the Four Mideast Signs Leading to the Antichrist (2013).
However, for the purpose of this discussion, the important thing for us to take away from Revelation 12:1-6 is that it supports the birth of Jesus being on September 11, 3 BC – just after sunset, at the start of Tishri 1 on the Jewish calendar.
This date also conforms to the findings of other evidence (the other puzzle pieces) regarding the date of the Jesus’ birth.”
End of excerpt from Joseph Lenard’s book on this subject.
So, dear reader, it is proven ALSO in the said star-constellations that Jesus was born on a set date, as told above, it was 9-11-3 BC…the very same day in Jewish calendar that Tishri 1 – the Feast of Trumpets was celebrated. They sounded the Shofars, thus telling Israel to repent and so preparing themselves. AND: It pleased God, the Father of Christ, to add a heavenly choir of angels to the shofars that day, as they sang before the shepherds on the fields of Bethlehem!
I cannot help noticing the date itself: Now, where or when have I noticed this particular date of 9-11??
Aahh…my oh my, if it isn’t the day of disaster in New York’s Manhattan and the destruction of the two towers, World Trade Center.
The calendar day 9-11 has got the birth of Jesus Christ in common with the 9-11 disaster in 2001. Is this a pure coincident? Well, let us not fall into senseless speculations. We better leave that alone.
There was in 2017 a rear incident of that same constellation of the Virgin: It was seen in exactly the same position as when Jesus was born 9-11-3 BC. Several Christian ministers have noticed this and written of it. Check the internet. Some of them think it is pointing to the soon return of Jesus from heaven. I cannot tell you what I think of this…not yet. We will have to wait and observe. The Second Advent is not for the Church, but for Israel after she has come out of the ‘Great Tribulation’ (Mat. 24:20-22).
The Second Advent is not mentioned or taught by Paul in his two only Church Epistles, Ephesians and Colossians. That is for sure. Neither did he exhort the believers to look for ‘Signs in the Heavens’!
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