Questioning The Birth Of Jesus?

Question

A bright star appeared in the sky signalling the 3 wise men to the birthplace of jesus. But is that true? A recent story wrote on the yahoo news section has lead me to believe different.

Read:
-the famous Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula-

"Humans living 1,000 to 2,000 years ago might have noticed the supernova event that destroyed the pillars as an unusually bright star in the sky."

or maybe 2,006 years ago? Could this be the reason for the Bright star in the sky?

Discuss, explain, ect

Answer 1

Could be. Why not?

Answer 2

There are suggestions that the bright star was a comet, or yes something like what you described. It would seem obvious that it was not just an ordinary star.

The wise men were obviously Astrologers. They interpreted the meaning of the stars, and saw something special in this one, and came to look. I guess they must have also had some intuitive knowledge beyond astrology, because it would be hard to find the right house by astrology.

The next question - i always wondered who they were and where they came from... The East - Persia? or further East - India is the land that a lot of people claim Jesus had connections with, and they would certainly have people who had enough intuition and insight to know what was going on...

Answer 3

No the wise men did not go to his birthplace. The star was a sign that Jesus was born. The wise men showed up when Jesus was 1 or 2 years of age.

Answer 4

I'm not sure why your faith would be in question over this article. They are saying it happened 6000 to 9000 years ago. The bright star you are referring to in the bible was the north star. You can still see it every night as the first star to appear in the sky. Sailors use it to guide them. It was especially bright the night Jesus was born because well, He was the son of God.

Answer 5

The whole star of Bethlehem thing was put in the new testament because (1) it had become one of the standard things in stories about heroes and (2) there were Jewish prophecies that said that would be a sign of the messiah. So if you are making up stories about Jesus then you kill 2 birds with one stone by putting that in there.

Answer 6

You seem to be easily swayed. The truth is that the Eagle Nebula is speculated to have been destroyed 6000 to 10000 yrs ago not 1 or 2000. The story of Jesus in the Bible is true and infallible.

Answer 7

At the time of Jesus' birth, the word "star" was used not only to represent what we think of as a "star" - a single pin point of light in the sky, but also for what we would call a constellation or a conjugation (stars and planets meeting).

The famous astronomer Johannes Kepler was the first to release a paper in which he demonstrated (and later scientist and computer models have confirmed) that in 6AD there would have been a triple conjugation of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars. They would have meet in the spring (late March and early April) of that year, moved apart, and then rejoined in late December.

This matches perfectly with the time line in Luke which tells us the Herod was ruling in Judea, and Quirinus was the governor of Syria for the first time. Recently discovered records show that the only time these two co-ruled was in late 6AD to early 4AD. Herod would die later in 4AD, Quirinus would return to Rome at that time to sever in the senate for six years. He would return to the middle east as governor for another year in 10AD.

According to Matthew 2, the magi saw the star and journeyed to Jerusalem guided by the prophecy of one of their ancestors, Balaam the son of Beor. Around 1500AD (in Numbers 24) he prophecied that a star would mark the birth of the King of Israel. In the mid 90's, a team or achelogist digging in Persia uncovered a temple that they have dated to around 1000 to 1200AD. Inscripted on a column in the wall of the temple are "the prohecies of Balaam the son of Beor". Amoung the dozen prophecies is the one one recorded in Number 24. The magi would have seen the conjugation (star) in the sky in late March and began their journey.

During the journey, the conjugation would have separated. The magi arrive in Jerusalem in late 6AD. The Bible says that all of Jerusalem was troubled by their presence. History tells us that the magi usually traveled with an honor guard of 3,000 soliders. In late 6AD Herod had sent most of the army north from Jerusalem where they would end up slaying his wife and two step-sons who he believed were plotting against him. With no army to defend the city, I would be worried also when 3,000 soliders camd knocking on the city gates.

Herod redirects the magic to Bethlehem. Matthew tells us that the magi were happy to see the star reappear at that time (late December 6AD) and followed it to where they found the child Jesus.

Kepler has shown that the conjugation did happen at the time, had not happned for over 1400 years before that time (meaning since the time of Balaam of Beor) and would not happen again for nearly 500 years. So it was a unique moment, happening only one in 2000 years, that perfectly matches the Bible records of he birth of Christ.

Answer 8

Listen my friend. This is the End Times we're living in. The Bible prophesied that during this time we are going to witness a relentless attack on Christianity and Christians. Please don't let your faith be swayed by these heretics. The Holy Bible should be the ONLY guide for you, nothing else. Have a blessed day =)

Answer 9

When non believers and historic records all attest to the event, I have concluded the star actually was there. Now, as always, non believers are just trying to discount the event.

Answer 10

its not what you believe or how you believe. the truth is JESUS WAS A VERY KIND AND COMPASSIONATE PERSON who walked this earth

thats all what matters to me. he is my inspiration

Answer 11

So what will you do if its true? Nothing will change really... Dont get me wrong but im a devoted christian,,,