Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east, and have come to worship Him”
For over 2000 years, Christians world-wide, have been celebrating the infant birth of the Son of God. Remarkably, even in those ancient times, this birth was proclaimed throughout the known world; not by newspapers, televisions, or the internet but rather this historic event was broadcasted by celestial bodies.
Astronomer Michael Molnar, after analyzing the above biblical passage that prophetically point out that a star would proclaim the birth of a Jewish King, rising “in the east”. The literal translation of the Greek phrase en te anatole, which was a technical term used in Greek mathematical astrology 2,000 years ago. It described, very specifically, a planet that would rise above the eastern horizon just before the sun would appear. Then, just moments after the planet rises, it disappears in the bright glare of the sun in the morning sky. Except for a brief moment, no one can see this “star in the east.”
If you are like me, you might need a little bit of astronomy background, to better understand the true meaning of the phrase. In a human lifetime, virtually all the stars remain fixed in their places; the stars “rise and set” every night, but they do not move relative to each other. But the planets wander through the fixed stars; in fact, the word “planet” comes from the Greek word for “wandering star”.
Now, with your astronomy lesson under your belt, you might benefit from a bit of astrology knowledge. When the planet reappears again for the first time and rises in the morning sky just moments before the sun, for the first time in many months; having been hidden in the sun’s glare, that moment is known to astrologers as a heliacal rising. A heliacal rising, that special first reappearance of a planet, is what en te anatole referred to in ancient Greek astrology. In particular, the reappearance of the planet Jupiter was thought by ancient astrologers to be symbolically significant for anyone born on that day. Remarkably, modern astrologers now can affirm that in 7 AD, Jupiter and Saturn would have conjoined to appear from Earth as a single star, one much brighter than other celestial bodies in the morning sky. Three planets aligned to broadcast the birth of Christ!
Thus, the “star in the east” refers to an astronomical event with astrological significance in the context of ancient Greek astrology and would have suggested to ancient astrologers a regal horoscope and a royal birth.
If Matthew’s wise men actually undertook a journey to search for a newborn king, the bright “star” didn’t guide them; it only told them when to set out; the prophesy would have told them where to look. Also, they wouldn’t have found an infant swaddled in a manger. After all, the baby would have most likely been eight months old by the time they decoded the astrological message they believed predicted the birth of a future king. By the earliest time the men could have arrived in Bethlehem, the baby Jesus would likely have been at least a toddler.
As a Solutionary and someone intrigued by the Power of the Wisdom of Three; I find it extremely fascinating that the birth of the Savior of the world was announced to the world through a heavenly event that lasted nine months. The number nine represents finality. This Savior would see his earthly life end thirty-three years later in the ninth hour of the day. The day, time, and place which would also be broadcasted by the heavens in the form of a total eclipse of the sun. Think of the image of the earth shaded by the moon positioned between the sun and the earth. Three heavenly bodies in a straight-line hovering over the crucified Christ.
To further escalate the Power of the Wisdom of Three; the creator used the third planet from the sun to solve the problem of sustainable life.
If this is my last post, I want all to know there was only one purpose for all that I have written; to have made a positive difference in the lives of others.
Anthony “Tony” Boquet, the author of “The Bloodline of Wisdom, The Awakening of a Modern Solutionary”