CHINESE TEACHINGS

Matthew 2:7 & 9
Then Herod when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared.
When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the east went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was.

We are concerned with what time the star appeared, that it was seen in the east, and that it stood over the Child.

It was a star that had NEWLY APPEARED , it TRAVELED SLOWLY through the skies, came from the EAST and STOOD over the young Child.

There is only one astronomical object that satisfies all of the above and that is a comet. When a new comet appears in the sky it travels slowly, usually 1-2 degrees per day.

Chinese? The Chinese kept a very close watch on comets and other interesting stars. According to ancient Chinese records there was a spectacular comet with a long tail which appeared in 5 BC and was visible for over 70 days. This is the only long tailed comet recorded by the Chinese in the period 20 BC thru AD 10, hence the comet of 5 BC may be uniquely identified as the star of Bethlehem. In addition, the Chinese records tell us the position in the sky where the comet first appeared and from this we know that the Magi would first have seen this comet in the east as described in Matthew.

Well I don’t know about you but I don’t need proof, I believe in my heart. But I love finding out these pieces of information that confirms what I already know.

God Bless
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