NEW MOON REPORT
Nehemia Gordon from Jerusalem, Israel compiled the following New
Moon Report for the month of January and the beginning of the Twelfth Biblical
Month.
“On Monday January 30, 2006 the New Moon was sighted by
many observers across Israel. The New Moon was sighted by: Magdi Shamuel
from Ashdod at 17:24; Tim and Deb Arndt from
Poriyya at 17:31; Roberto Umana from Tzur Hadasah at 17:35; Hellen Siemens, Ray Dow,
Terry Fehr and a group of more than 10 other observers from Jerusalem at 17:44.”
The next New Moon is expected to be visible from Jerusalem, Israel near sunset on March 1, 2006. This will most likely be the beginning of the
Thirteenth Biblical Month and thus this will be an added or additional month to
the Biblical calendar this year.
PASSING COMET
Grzegorz Pojmanski from the Warsaw University
Astronomical Observatory discovered a new comet on January 1, 2006. The name
and designation of the comet is Comet Pojmanski C/2006 A1.
My computer models on this comet showed its
magnitude to be well below naked eye visibility during its passing, thus I was
not going to do an article on it.
However, from mid February the magnitude of the comet brightened to
naked eye visibility. On February 20,
its magnitude was 5.3. Although this is
within the range of naked eye visibility, it would be very difficult, if not
impossible, to see with the naked eye in pristine and very dark skies. However, it may become brighter in late
February to early March. The comet will
be visible in the early morning sky (~ 4
am
to 5 am).
Below is a photo of the comet taken by Michael
Mattiazzo on February 7, 2006.
Chart 409 shows the path of C/2006 A1 from February 10, 2006 to March 11, 2006. The comet passes through the backside of
Sagittarius, the head of Capricornus, and the head of Delphinus.
Comet Pojmanski will reach
perihelion (its closest approach to the sun) on February 22, 2006. Computer models show the comet reaching its
brightest magnitude on February 27. Chart
410 shows the position of the comet in Capricornus on February 27, 2006 when it may reach
its brightest magnitude. The comet is at
its brighter magnitudes as it passes through the head of Capricorn up to
Delphinus (the dolphin).
The main theme of the sign Capricornus is: The
goat of atonement slain for the redeemed.
The theme of the constellation Delphinus (the dolphin) is: The dead
one rising again or the resurrection of Y’shua the Messiah.
The comet passing through
these constellations at its brighter magnitudes brings me to remembrance and
thanksgiving of what Messiah accomplished for us all by becoming the sacrifice
for us and nailing our trespasses to the cross.
While we were yet sinners, he died for us to the end that
we are justified by his blood
and are saved from wrath through him.
Through the resurrection of the Messiah, we are also raised from death
to a new life free from sin. We can now
reckon ourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Messiah Y’shua.
Comet Pojmanski will reach its closest approach to the
earth on March 4/5, 2006 at a distance of about 71.7 million miles. The chart below shows the position of the
comet on March 5, 2006
between the constellations Capricornus and Delphinus.
MORE THOUGHTS ON SAGITTARIUS
In the January 2006 issue of Biblical Astronomy I
included a quote from E.W. Bullinger’s The Witness of the Stars, pp. 62,
63 concerning the constellation Sagittarius, particularly on the man sitting on
the horse with a bow, and going forth conquering and to conquer. In The Witness of the Stars, Bullinger
identifies the man in Sagittarius as Messiah and associates him with the man in
Revelation 6:2. However, in his book Commentary
on Revelation, which was written some years later, he argues against this
point and identifies the man in Revelation 6:2 as the anti-messiah, though he
does not argue against the point that the man with the bow in Sagittarius is
the true Messiah.
Most of us have assumed through the years that the
man with the bow sitting on the white horse in Revelation 6:2 is the
Antichrist. One thing we should ask
ourselves is: did we come to that conclusion from studying the scriptures for
ourselves or from hearing it from others.
There has actually been much debate on this subject
over the last century. In my First and
Second Editions (p.112) of A Voice Crying in the Heavens I mention E.W.
Bullinger’s thoughts on this subject, both from The Witness of the Stars
(published 1893) and his Commentary on Revelation. I also mentioned at that time (1996), that I
agreed with his thoughts on the subject from his Commentary on Revelation
that the man in Revelation 6:2 was most likely the Antichrist. That was a decade ago. Through more Scriptural study I came into
more questions on the subject. I am
really not absolutely sure at this time one way or the other. Joseph Seiss in his Gospel of the Stars, p.52,
(published 1882) also speaks of the man with the bow in Sagittarius
as the Messiah and as the man of Revelation 6:2. Below is an excerpt from his book speaking on
Sagittarius.
“When on earth He was despised and rejected of men,
but here He is celebrated as ‘beautiful, beautiful, above the sons of man,’
endowed with every grace and invested with all authority and power. When on earth He was meek and non-resistant,
not breaking so much as a bruised reed; but here He is contemplated and
addressed as a mounted warrior, riding as a king, armed with bow and arrows,
shooting down his enemies. His character
here is that of the Mighty One, girding himself with honor and majesty, and
going forth in victory. John, in his
visions of the future, beheld ‘a white horse; and He that sat on him had a bow;
and He went forth conquering and to conquer.’
It is the same divine Hero, in the same character, offices, and work, in
both instances. He has a crown, a
throne, and a cause – the cause of righteousness over against injustice,
usurpation, and tyranny; which cause He enforces with invincible majesty...”
It seems that it was the theology of the 19th
century that this man of Revelation 6:2 is Messiah. This theology appears to have changed in the
early 20th century. I have
not yet traced the root or roots of this change. I implore the reader to study the Scriptures
on this subject for him or her self, and not go by assumptions or entirely by
what other men comment on the subject, whether it is (meaning no disrespect)
E.W. Bullinger, Joseph Seiss, Michael Rood, Bob Wadsworth, Hal Lindsey or
whoever.
Some questions that one might consider are:
Why does the release of each of the four horses in
Revelation 6 correspond to the Messiah opening each of the first four seals on the
book or scroll (most likely the title deed to the earth)?
The first horse went forth and the second went
out. Where did these horses go forth or
out from? In the previous verses John
was “before Him That sitteth on the throne.” Did these horses go forth or out from before
the throne of the Almighty?
Are the different colored horses pulling the
chariots in Zechariah 6 which are described in verse 5 – ‘These are the four
spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the
earth’ – related to or the same as the horses of Revelation 6?
There are many more questions that one may ask and
contemplate on, but I do not have the time at the moment to do a 50-page
dissertation on the subject. These
questions are for your consideration if you wish to consider them. Please do not e-mail me answers or other
questions on this. I do not have the
time to go into hours and days of discussion on this right now. I am already aware of most theologies on this
subject. I need all the time that I can
muster to work on the Third Edition of A
Voice Crying in the Heavens. My goal
to finish the book keeps getting pushed ahead.
My goal now is to have the writing finished by the spring of 2007. This will be a much more comprehensive work
than the previous two editions. I was
hoping to have it finished by the late spring of 2006 to commemorate the 10th
anniversary of the first edition. But
that is just not going to happen. The
completed project is however, well worth waiting for.
These newsletters seem to be released later in the
month as the months go by. Here it is
February 24, which is the date that I will finish and mail this issue (February
2006). I will however (YHVH willing),
start working on the March issue immediately and have it written and mailed by
March 7. The April issue should be
finished and mailed by March 31, since it will include the Barley Report and
New Moon Report that will most likely begin the new Biblical Year and set forth
the Feast dates.
If you have e-mailed me a question or questions, or
material to look at and I have not yet replied, it is because I am constricted
by time though I do answer as many as I can as time allows. I do not delete the e-mails until I answer
them (most of the time). If they are
questions that take a lot of writing to answer or material more than 2 pages
long, it may be months before I have the time to reply to them. Biblical Astronomy is a one-person operation
(except for help from the Almighty). I
do not have any staff to write for me, or answer questions, or do the mailing
of products, or edit and proof-read my writing for me, or do my research, or
answer the phone. My wife Marcia works
full time and keeps busy enough with her job.
I do the best I can but may not be as timely as some would like in some
areas.
There are times when I just get plain burned out and
can’t write for days. At such times I
take mini Sabbaticals to rest, read and soak in Scriptures, pray to and praise
the Almighty, and get recharged from The Holy Spirit. It is my up-most desire to share with you what
YHVH puts on my heart concerning what He has created in the heavens and the
celestial events that are occurring in the heavens as He set them forth in
motion at the creation to show us about the coming of the Promised Seed,
Messiah, not only in his first appearing where he came to suffer and labor,
becoming the despised sin offering for us all, but also in his second appearing
as KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS which we all yearn to
see.
What I wrote above about being a one- person
operation is actually not entirely true.
I am very thankful for all of your support and prayers. I am also very thankful for Michele Abraham
who is doing all of the paintings for the restoration of the 48 constellations
of the Mazzaroth. She is supplying a
major contribution to each monthly newsletter as well as to the upcoming
book. Much thought and work goes into
each figure. Michele has spent countless
hours in her research and drawings and we have also spent many hours discussing
how to go about each figure. Restoring
the constellations is a massive project and will take time to complete. We have a goal of getting them done by next
spring since they will be a large part of the new book. But this project would not get done without
her steadfast faith in YHVH and her hard work.
Thank you Michele. YHVH bless
you and prosper you richly.
I (Bob Wadsworth) am
available to teach a Biblical Astronomy Seminar in your area. Call me or e-mail me at the number or
address given in the heading of this newsletter if you are interested. I am all booked up in May 2006 but I am
available for other months.
The shalom of YHVH and His Son Y’shua
be with you.
Bootes
He cometh
Decan
constellation of the Sign Bethulah (Virgo).
Ancient Names for this constellation
Bo (Heb.) – to come, meaning the
coming.
Bau (Egypt.) – the
coming one.
Bootes (Gr.) – is from the Hebrew
root Bo, to come.
Arcturus
– He cometh
Complementing scripture to this constellation
picture
Revelation 14:14-16 – And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and
upon the cloud One sat like unto the Son of Man,
having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the Temple, crying with a loud voice to Him That
sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for
Thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” And He That sat on
the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
Stars in Bootes and the meanings of their names
Arcturus
– he
cometh, is
a first magnitude star and the brightest star in the constellation.
Nekkar
–
the pierced (or
Nekka)
Al
Katurops – the branch, treading under foot.
Mirac
– the
coming forth as an arrow or Mizar – the preserver, guarding.
Muphride
– who
separates.
Merga
– who
bruises (or
Mergar)
In some ancient planispheres, Bootes is seen with a
staff as we have depicted in this picture and others have him with a spear in
place of the staff. Also, some
planispheres do not show him holding a sickle but it was most likely included
in the more ancient planispheres now extinct.
The ancient name for this constellation, Arcturus, is mentioned
in Job 9:9 – “Which maketh Arcturus, Orion and Pleiades, and the chambers of
the south.” From ancient times this
constellation was known as the shepherd and guardian of the “greater” and
“lesser” sheepfolds that are portrayed by Ursa Major and Ursa Minor,
thus we put the staff in his right hand instead of a spear. Bootes portrays the Great Shepherd of the
sheepfolds and flocks belonging to the Almighty and also portrays the “Son of
Man” coming to harvest the earth at the end of this age. In the Sign Bethulah (Virgo) we see
the birth of Messiah in the main constellation and also in the decan constellation
Coma, which also shows him as an infant child, the desired of all
nations. The decan constellations Centaurs
and Lupus portray the Messiah going silently before his accusers and
becoming the despised sin offering. In
Bootes we see Messiah Y’shua coming back as KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS, harvesting
the earth in judgment.
