NEW MOON REPORT
Nehemia Gordon from Jerusalem, Israel
compiled the following New Moon Report for May 2006 and the beginning of the
Third Month on the Biblical calendar.
“On Sunday May 28, 2006 the New Moon was sighted by
many observers from Israel. The moon was first sighted from Ashdod by Magdi Shamuel
at 19:35. The moon was also sighted from
Jerusalem by
Devorah Gordon at 19:43, by Nehemia Gordon, Miri Burgin, Avi Lignell, and
several others at 1944, and by Rob Austin at 19:47.”
The next new moon is expected to be sighted from Jerusalem near sunset on
June 26, but this is a somewhat borderline situation. If there are hot weather conditions on and
around June 26, causing greater evapotranspiration rates
which puts more particulates in the air causing haziness in the
atmosphere, then the new moon will most likely not be seen until the following
day, June 27, near sunset. We will see
what happens.
COMET SCHWASSMANN-WACHMANN
UPDATE
Comet 73P Schwassmann-Wachmann has now
come and gone and it does not appear that the earth has been struck by any of
its fragments, other than a slightly possible meteor shower that may still
come, as some predicted would happen.
Some are still saying that a lagering fragment may hit us soon (in
June), but I seriously doubt that that will happen.
The brightest any of the fragments got
were not very impressive as far as naked eye viewing is concerned. I did not see any reports of naked eye
sightings and the fragments did not brighten much beyond 5.5 to 6th
magnitude. There were some real neat
photos taken of it though from telescopes.
Below is a mosaic photo of Fragments B
and C of the comet taken on June 1, 2006 by Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jager
from Farm Tivoli in Nambia.
MARS AND SATURN IN CONJUNCTION
The planets Mars (Adom)
and Saturn will come into conjunction on May 17, 2006 in the Sign and
constellation Cancer.
Chart 415 shows the positions of the planets Mars and Saturn
in Cancer when they are in conjunction (same celestial longitude). The cluster of stars between the titles Mars
and Saturn (the little black dots) is the Praesepes, which means a
multitude, offspring. The modern
name for this star cluster is the Beehive Cluster.
In this particular portrayal, Saturn
represents Satan who is trying to break into the stronghold of the saved and
attack the multitudes or offspring. Mars
can either represent the atoning blood of Messiah, or the warrior archangel
Michael. Either one works here. It is the atoning blood of Messiah that
protects the redeemed. Michael also
fights against Satan to protect God’s people.
Such was the case mentioned in Daniel 10:13 when Michael helped Gabriel
fight against a nasty spirit in Persia. Michael is also mentioned in Daniel 12:1 –
“At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your
people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was
a nation, Even to that time. And at that
time your people shall be delivered, every one who is found written in the
book.” (NKJV)
In Chart 415, Mars (Michael) and Saturn (Satan)
are seen in conjunction together with the stars Asellus Borealis (the
northern ass) and Asellus Australius (the southern ass), the two
donkeys protecting the sheepfold. All
four bodies are very close to the same celestial longitude. Even though Satan is brining trouble to the
sheepfold, they will be delivered out of it.
Here Satan is seen flanked by Michael on the one side, and the southern
donkey on the other. He just doesn’t
have a chance. This chart was done in
the Ecliptic Mode, which keeps the ecliptic horizontal.
Note: Saturn
and Mars come into conjunction with each other in the constellation
Cancer about once every 30 years. But
for the two planets to also be in conjunction with the two donkeys at the same
time is most likely a very rare event.
Chart 416 shows the position of Mars in the Praesepes
(multitudes or offspring) or Beehive Cluster in Cancer on June
15, 2006, a few days before the conjunction.
This chart was done in Local Mode, which is how it appears from the
ground at the local location, which in this case is Jerusalem, Israel. This is how it would appear from a
telescopic view about an hour or so before Cancer sets in the west.
Chart 416 – Mars in Praesepe (a
multitude, offspring) on June 15, 2006
This is a very unique celestial event seeing Mars
in the Praesepes. Again, either
portrayal of Mars (Adom) works here.
As the atoning blood of Messiah delivering His people, or Michael
warring against Satan for God’s people, or both.
Saturn was on the outside ring of the Praesepes
between May 31 and June 7, 2006. This
was a portrayal of Satan going after the woman’s offspring. It passed along the rim of the imaginary ring
shown in the simulation below, during those dates. Saturn (Satan) left the ring on
June 7, 2006 when two 500-pound bombs were dropped on one of his cronies.
The chart below shows Saturn just on the border of
the Praesepes (Beehive Cluster) on June 4, 2006.
UPCOMING BIBLICAL ASTRONOMY
SEMINARS
Oneonta, New York – There is a Biblical
Astronomy seminar tentatively scheduled to be held near Oneonta, New York
sometime between July 23 and August 3, 2006. This is not locked in and I will not know any
more details on this until I am contacted by those who will be hosting the
seminar. I am writing this to give a
heads up of the tentatively scheduled seminar to those who are in the
area. I will have more information on
this in the upcoming July newsletter.
Mobile,
Alabama – There will be a Biblical
Astronomy seminar held at Congregation Tree Of Life,
corner of Dawes and Jeff Hamilton Roads in Mobile, Alabama on August 25 and 26,
baring hurricanes. Looks like I will be
teaching “down at the crossroads.”
The seminar will start at 7 pm on Friday night
August 25th, and at 1 pm on Saturday afternoon August
26th. I will be giving this
information again along with any updated information in the July
newsletter. For more info on this
seminar, call: (251) 776-1002
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MORE ON SCORPIO
The feature constellation in this month's issue of Biblical
Astronomy is the Sign and constellation Scorpio. The best time to view this constellation in
the evening sky is between mid-June and August.
Below is a chart showing the constellation at its highest
point in the sky above the southern horizon at 10:30 pm on July 1. This is as seen from the central part of the
United States at about 39 degrees latitude.
It may appear a little higher or lower above the horizon from your
location, depending on your latitude.
For those living above 39 degrees latitude, it will appear closer to the
horizon the further north you are, and for those living below 39 degrees
latitude, it will appear higher above the horizon the further south you are.
So, if you are up and about outside on July 4th
weekend at around 10:30 pm, just look due south and you should be able to
easily pick out the constellation Scorpio.
The brightest star in the constellation, Antares, is the easiest to pick
out. It is the brightest star in the
area and has a reddish hue. Once you
recognize this star configuration, you will be able to easily point it out. It is one of the easier constellations to
recognize, and its tail looks like a scorpion’s tail.
POSSIBLE LARGE
METEORITE STRIKES NORWAY
This just in from Space.com on June 9, 2006.
Author Robert Roy Britt
?The Norwegian
newspaper website Aftenposten is reporting that a large meteorite struck a
remote region early in the morning.
“I saw a
brilliant flash of light in the sky, and this became a light with a tail of
smoke,” Peter Bruvold told the publication. “I heard the bang seven minutes
later. It sounded like when you set off a solid charge of dynamite a kilometer
(0.62 miles) away,” Bruvold said.
A Norwegian
astronomer said it could be the largest space rock to hit the country in modern
times and sought more eyewitnesses. [Story]
Reports like
these sometimes turn out to be frighteningly
true and other times turn out to be something else. Others remain sheer
mysteries. Among the most interesting stories in that of a huge incoming
object that exploded above Siberia in 1908. A handful of researchers still
claim it was an alien
space ship.”
We
should soon have more information on this other than a blog, if this is correct
information or not. Until then, take it
with a grain of salt. It may be real. Perhaps it was that fragment from Comet 73P,
lol.
YAHWEH bless you and your
family in His super-abundance of grace, mercy and love through His son Messiah
Y’shua.
Scorpio (the Scorpion)
The Redeemer’s
conflict
Main constellation to the Sign Scorpio.
Ancient Names for this constellation
Akrab (Heb.) – the
conflict, or war
Isidis (Copt.) – the
attack of the enemy, or oppression
Al Akrab (Arab.) – wounding
him that cometh
Complementing scriptures to this
constellation picture
Genesis 3:15 (NIV) – “And I will put
enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will
crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Psalm 144:1 (KJV) – Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who
trains my hands to war…” (The word war here is from krab or qerab
– see Strong's 7128).
Stars in Scorpio and the meanings of their
names
Antares
(Arab.)
– the wounding. Antares is the
brightest star in Scorpio. Antares
from the Greek and Latin means rival
of Ares or rival of Mars since Ares is the ancient Greek and Roman name for
Mars. Ares was the Greek and Roman god
of war. In one of its portrayals, Mars
represents the warrior angel Michael who wars against the enemy of God’s
people. Antares, in the heart of the
scorpion, is the rival of Mars or enemy of Mars.
Lesath (Heb.) – the perverse.
We see in this picture the prophecy of Genesis 3:15
with the man’s foot coming down on the scorpion’s head (represents the
serpent’s seed) to crush it, and the poisonous stinger of the scorpion poised
to strike the heel of the man (the woman’s Seed). This is
the enmity and conflict that we see throughout the Scriptures.
Throughout history Satan and Satan’s seed has tried
to destroy the line from which the woman’s seed was to come and finally the
promised Seed Himself. In the book of
Jasher (not a canonical book of the Bible, but considered a historical book)
the king sent men out to kill Abraham soon after he was born, but was
unsuccessful. At the time of the birth
of Moses, Pharaoh commanded that all Israelite male children born be thrown
into the river and drowned, but was unsuccessful in cutting of the bloodline to
the Messiah. In II Kings 11 Athaliah was
used to destroy all the royal seed but the king’s son was rescued from among
the slain. In the book of Ruth we see
Haman trying to completely wipe out all the Jews, but was unsuccessful and he
himself was destroyed instead. When the
Messiah Yahshua (Jesus) was born, Herod sent out an army to destroy him. But again the Devil was unsuccessful. Yahshua received the wounding in the heel at
the Cross. It was there Satan struck the
woman’s Seed. The Messiah did die, but
was raised from the dead to destroy the works of the Devil. Forty days after His resurrection Yahshua
ascended into heaven to be seated at the right hand of God his Father until all
enemies are put under his feet. Ten days
after that, the “comforter” was sent, the gift of holy spirit from The Holy
Spirit, to ever be with and within all who confess with their mouths the
Lord Yahshua (Jesus) and believe in their heart that God raised him from the
dead (Rom 10:9-10). That was a major
blow to the Devil’s head, but there is more crushing to follow.
