ASTRONOMICAL ASPECTS OF THE BIRTH OF
JESUS CHRIST (SUPPLEMENT SEVEN)
Figure 13. The constellation of Virgo with the Sun clothing “her” and the moon at “her” feet, with its brightest star Tsemach (in Hebrew), Al Zimach (in Arab) or Spica (in Latin) on the horizon at the moment of Jesus Christ’s birth, as has been revealed in the book of Revelation 12:1. That day was the day of 1 Tishri, the beginning of a new year for the Hebrews (Rosh-Hashanah), a day of trumpets.
Figure 14. About 30 years after the previous sign, we have this astronomical event in the constellation of the Lamb: the planet Mercury is over the Sun (which is in the midst of Aries at the Passover), an event that almost lasted the whole day. It seems that the messenger of God is pointing out the closeness of Jesus Christ's sacrifice. The Bible tells us that when Jesus Christ offered his life for us, there was darkness upon the earth (between 12:00 and 3:00 P.M.), there was also an earthquake, and the thick veil of the jewish temple was rent (no more separation, once Jesus paid the price, the access to God is direct). Aries' foot is smashing the head of “Cetus”. "Cetus" is another representation of the enemy of God. The sacrificial lamb should have been one year old. We need to understand oriental customs pertaining to the adult age for human males, the legal recording of the first year of age included the time inside the mother’s womb, and the biblical revelation that Jesus Christ had his Bar-Mitzvah at the age of 12 years old (Luke 2:42). Even being he the Son of God, but not being the son of Joseph, strictly and legally for Joseph (who accepted him as "his adopted son") and for the Sanhedrin (John 8:41), Jesus was considered an illegitimate son (a legitimate son does the Bar-Mitzvah at his 13 years old). All of these considerations require a deeper study, but when all of things are put together, we will be able to see that the ministry of Jesus Christ lasted for about a year (and not three years as an ever mistaken tradition holds), because he, as a pure lamb of the flock, did fulfilled also the law as prophecy, as the sacrificial lamb age should have been of one year. References to study: From the U.S. Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications Department: Passover dates 26-34 A.D. From the Cortright Fellowship: A Lamb of the First Year , and: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the Crucifixion. From The Christian Jew Foundation: Chronology of the Crucifixion Week, by Wayne Carver. From The CenturyOne Foundation: The Chronology of Christ's Crucifixion
& Resurrection. From the Worldwide Church of God: The Resurrection was Not on Sunday, H. W. Armstrong, Pasadena: WCG, 1952, 10-11, and: The Crucifixion and Resurrection, D. A. Schneider.