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S3 89: Written in the Stars
The Birth of Jesus and the Visit of the Magi
BEMA Episode Link: 89: Written in the Stars
Episode Length: 44:09
Published Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 01:00:00 -0700
Session 3
About this episode:
Episode Length: 44:09
Published Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 01:00:00 -0700
Session 3
About this episode:
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin the trek through the gospel narrative of Matthew and the life and ministry of Jesus, starting with a look at the story of the birth of Jesus and the visit of the Magi.
Prepare the Way #5: In Our Present sermon — YouTube
Men Askaenos in Antioch of Pisidia — Wikipedia
The Real Meaning of the Zodiac by D. James Kennedy
The Nativity Story (2006 film)
Picture of the Bull in the House
Notes
*Note: The following notes are handwritten by me, Adam, and I reserve the right to be wrong.
- The disaster that her conception would have been for Mary.
- Joseph was trying to save face for Mary.
- The prophecy from Isaiah
- Is this about Jesus or is Luke alluding to something else?
- Men Askaenos
- Temple worship of the zodiac.
- The wobble of the earth’s poles meant that the sun began to rise in a different “house of the zodiac” than years past.
- Mithra
- Wiseman/Magi from the East (from Babylon).
- They mentioned a “rising” star as in a star rising in a new “house”.
- Ballam prophesied that a star would rise from Israel. These Magi knew Ballam’s prophecy and they found themselves looking for a new king to be born in Bethlehem.
- The star stopped over the “house”. This could be read as the zodiac or as though they are in the Christmas story.
- Mark’s gospel discussing the “tearing of the heavens”.
- Romans wouldn’t know about any veil of the temple except for the temple covering the front of the temple.
- Josephus tells us that this specific veil was covered in stars (or the zodiac to Roman’s).
- Roman’s, who were Mithra followers would have seen the zodiac being ripped apart implying that there was a new king and that Mithra was not it.