When did Jesus die?
26 – 33 A.D.
Must fit with the timelines of Pilate, Tiberius, Caiaphas, Herod
(Jr.)
He rose again and was seen by more than 500 people (1
Corinthians 15)
When did Herod die?
5 – 1 B.C.
Passover, eclipse, accurate dates, after Jesus’ birth
When was Jesus born?
7 – 1 B.C.
Star, Caesar, before Herod’s death
What was the Star of Bethlehem?
[Matthew 2] Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea
in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to
Jerusalem, 2 saying,
“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in
the East and have come to worship Him…” 7 Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men,
determined from them what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to
Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you
have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and
worship Him also.” 9 When
they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in
the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child
was.10 When they
saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
Jerusalem and Bethlehem are just a few miles apart. Also,
the Star must have appeared in the evening (in the western sky), and it must
not have appeared in the morning, so it must have risen during the morning or
afternoon daylight hours.
Planetary conjunctions – Jupiter and Saturn (3x in 7 B.C.);
Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars; Jupiter and Venus (very close in 2 B.C.); Jupiter
and Regulus (king planet and king star)
Miracle – [Job 38] “Can you bind the cluster of the
Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion? Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its
season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs? Do you know the
ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?
God could have used natural or supernatural phenomena…
When did the Star appear?
7 B.C. – 1 B.C.
Jesus the baby or Jesus the child; before Herod’s death;
beware astrology; we’ll get final answers in Heaven; Jesus' birth, life,
teaching, death, and resurrection are far more important!
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