4th of July and The Star of Bethlehem

Isaiah 58 Ministries July Fourth, 2015
Pastor: Leah Faith

Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior?
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The Bible tells us to look to the stars, not for horoscopes but for signs of the times. As far back as the book of Job, Orion is mentioned.

Daniel was made chief and master over all the wise men and astrologers of Babylon (Daniel 2:48 and 5:11). Daniel could have identified to these priests the promise of the coming Messiah to be born of the tribe of Judah, and out of the house of David.

Job 9:7-9
Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars; Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea; Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; 

Job 38 "Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, Or loose the cords of Orion? "Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her satellites? "Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or fix their rule over the earth? 

Psalm 147:4-5 He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.

Amos 5:8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion And changes deep darkness into morning, Who also darkens day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the surface of the earth, The LORD is His name.

Psalms 148:3-6

Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light! Praise Him, highest heavens, And the waters that are above the heavens! Isaiah 40:26

Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing.

"And God said let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and days, and years:" GENESIS 1:14

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handy work. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard."

Two Thousand Year Cycles of Significant Births

Many of the celestial movements are cyclical. Cycles are always recognizable by the repetition of certain characteristics. Each cycling unit is unique but yet shares particular features in common with every other iteration.

Here is an example of how the celestial heavens are synchronized with the events on earth, where a repeating cycle or period of the heavens corresponds to major biblical birth events. Every 2000 years, because of an astronomical phenomenon called the precession of the equinoxes, (that has a period of about 25,000 years) the sun has moved 1/12 of the way through the circle of the Zodiac. This 30 degree progression is equivalent to the portion of the sky assigned to a single Zodiacal sign. Although apparently unrelated in cause, and thus a distinctly independent phenomenon, this same period of 2000 years brings many of the planets into very similar alignments, thus marking a noteworthy correspondence in their cycles.

Scanning biblical history in intervals of about 2000 years, we discover that Adam's "birth" was in about 4000 BC, Abraham was born about 2000 years later and Y'shua was born about another 2000 years after that. It is now just over 2000 years since Y'shua's birth. If the trend is to continue consistently, and we have no reason to expect that it won't, another significant "birth" around this time is thus implied! Isn't this exactly what we're expecting in the schedule of events foretold in prophetic scripture?

In Isaiah we find one example of a significant birth that has recently taken place, in 1948; the birth of a son that is the nation of Israel.

Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. {8} Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment?

Isaiah 66:7-8 PSALM 19:1-3