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The astronomical event, confirming the birth of the Savior was the so-called Star of Bethlehem, mentioned twice.

Mat (2.1) “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the East came to Jerusalem and ask

(2.2) “Where is the one who has been born King of the Jews? We saw his star in the East and are come to worship him”. About the Star of Bethlehem there have been written many versions and it is not necessary to describe all of them, especially none of them has added clarity.

Here are the main versions:

1. In 7 BC, there was the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Pisces repeating three times – on the 29th of May, on the 1st of October and on the 5th of December. The conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter happens every 12 years in different signs, in Pisces it is once in 800 years.

2. In 6 BC, on the 26th of February there was the conjunction of the three planets: Mars, Saturn and Jupiter in Pisces. This conjunction happens once every 800 years. But that event was an astrological conjunction among the planets with 3°of longitude, Mars was in 27° Pisces, had a decline of -1.8°, Saturn was in 23°, declination – 4.9°, Jupiter 30°, declination 1.17°. In the sky these planets were visible as three separate spots (stars).

3. In 5 BC in Capricorn in the East there was a comet which was visible for 70 days. Let’s analyze the facts:

1. There was no one in Jerusalem who had seen or heard about this Star before the arrival of the Magi.

2. The Magi had seen the star two times, and the character of sight was different.

3. The first time the star was in the East.

4. The second time the star went before them.

Modern science denies the existence of divine spirit in nature and divine origin in man. The scientists are easier to accept the theory of the origin of man from a common ape and to see a brother in a dumb tailless baboon, than to acknowledge the glorious “Sons of Gods”. Religious leaders showed “higher love” for their brothers by burning scientists at the stake and hunging them on the rack.

Any religious person, for example the theologian, evangelist, cult minister, churchman or simple believer is short of the Faith, so they ask God about something all the time. The one who has the Faith gives himself into the hands of the Lord. And so religious people cling to any straw (mystical miracle) to confirm the presence of God and adjust the facts or the astronomical events to holy Scripture. There is God and there is a Holy Spirit and one of the best of humanity Sons – Jesus has not left us up to this day. The astronomers are able to watch, but they do not use philosophical basis of astrology. The astrologers, it seems, do not watch the starry sky at all but use computers only. But, at that time astronomy and astrology, religion and science were inseparable in the persons of the Magi. So they could have predicted the birth of Jesus, using biblical prophecies (Micah 5.2) (Daniel 9. 23—27) and their own calculations, as they were wise men.