Rational Prophecy - The Star of Jacob

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Like all predictions of apocalype, I am just putting crap together. It's also not predicted to happen until 2026, so it's an impending possible prophecy star.

Asked AI: Why do people think Jesus was born in November?

According to a few ancient sources, Jesus was born on November 18. Paul Meier, a New Testament scholar, suggests this date based on two pieces of data from Luke's nativity story:

Zachariah's priestly division served from late July to early August.
A few weeks later, his wife conceives.
Six months later, Mary conceives.
Nine months after that, Jesus is born

It actually works for every month:

Other sources suggest that Jesus was born in the spring or between June and October. For example, the Qur'an says that Mary was told to shake a palm tree to make ripe dates fall off during labor. This, combined with when dates ripen, suggests that Jesus was born between June and October, with later dates being more likely. Luke's account also suggests that Jesus may have been born in the summer or early fall because shepherds weren't in the fields at night during December

Unless you consider the average Israel temperature, which is a Mediterranean climate and always warm enough for sheep. And Israel shepherds graze sheep year round so there's that too.

You can say Jesus was born any time because it's never actually specified and every nativity gospel says something slightly different. Which is why his existence is so nebulous.

This was reading the trending list, seeing "Star of Jacob TikTok" and clicking. And then wondering how a kid that doesn't understand quasi-satellites started an internet thing, and further wondering why he didn't wait for something people can actually see.

I'm just thinking of the coincidental dates this could suddenly becomes visible on.

Halloween, All Souls Day, All Saints Day, Election Day, first day of Hanukkah, Saturnalia, the solstice, and on to Christmas.

If this blaze star were to suddenly become visible on Dec 25th, it would rise in the Eastern Sky in the early morning, and at 30-35° latitude (Biblical latitude), would shine high in the Eastern Sky by dawn, and be in the right place to be The Star of Bethlehem (revisited). Way better than an asteroid you can't see. It would be significant because it will stay visible for only about 72 hours. Start off bright, and fade away.

It could even be the same star from biblical times. We may be waiting for the periodic appearance of The Star of Bethlehem.

There was a shortlived star in 3 BCE. Some say it was a Jupiter/Venus/Regulus conjunction, but supernovae works as well.