The SHOCKING Truth About the Star of Bethlehem

Discover the mind-blowing truth about star of Bethlehem... In this presentation, we answer several of the most common questions about the star of Bethlehem.
Simon Turpin and Prof Stuart Burgess discuss the star of Bethlehem.
"Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh."
Matthew 2:7-11
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[@valerieprice1745]

Very nice presentation. Love it.

[@danielblair706]

Good morning Gentlemen, Shepherds wouldn't be tending their sheep in the fields in the dead of winter. A September birth of the Christ-child is a more accurate time of the year than December.

[@c_greenwoo1531]

Winter in Bethlehem averages with a low of 40 F° and high of about 60 F°. It wouldn’t have been too cold for sheep to graze that time of year and it also would’ve been common for shepherd to watch over their sheep at night.

[@wop3351]

I was going to say predator activity happens at night and more often during colder months.

[@masonmaestro]

Great video to watch as Christmas approaches.

[@garystanfield2274]

christmas comes from the worship of Nimrod his birthday was December 25.

[@masonmaestro]

@@garystanfield2274 Thanks, Gary. Yes, we all know this. The point is, however, that we place Christ at the center of this day. No one else. The question is - what are we going to do with Dec. 25? put up Christmas trees and venerate some paganistic elements? No. We worship Him all the more for coming into our world to offer redemption. I trust you have put your faith in HIM!

[@garystanfield2274]

@@masonmaestro Christianity was created to put people in the Lake of Fire not to save them from it, it is of Satan. You worship Nimrod and have no clue to doing so. Nimrod was the first false Messiah and created sun worship with him as the sun has many names from many different cultures. Lord, God, Jesus, Christ, Amen, Angel, Adonai, and Sacred are just some of his names used in the worship of him. You don't even know who you worship, Yahweh is the Messiah's name and Immanuel was the birthgiven name that has nothing to do with salvation. I know better than to be a Christian that has been handed down through the generations from one to another through parents of each generation. Kids don't believe that their parents would lie to them. I believe in Yahweh Messiah not your pagan Jesus Christ name.

[@Dark-Sentences]

Daniel was an important leader in Babylon. He left a record in the Libraries of the East and those prophecies concerning the Messiah were known. The Magi were the "wise men" and upright scholars of the East who came looking for what was told to them by Daniel and his friends, Shadrach Meshach and Abednego who were the ancient "wise men" of Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon.

[@cariocajin]

The Bible doesn't mention in detail, but it is my opinion that the 3 wisemen ( Magi ) were the first to actually preach to other nations about Jesus.

[@valerieprice1745]

The Magi were the priests of Zoroaster. They are the Persian adaptation of Judaism , established by Cyrus the Great, due to Daniel pointing out the prophecy which named Cyrus as the king who would free the Jews to rebuild the Temple, after they were carried off to Babylon. This prophecy was written centuries before Cyrus was born. Bible prophecy of Jesus' birth as the Messiah is all over the Old Testament and very precise. The Magi read the Scriptures too.

[@ITPalGame]

It doesn't say how many men there were.

[@SoniaJbrt]

This is an amazing thought. Thank you for sharing. I never thought of it like that.

[@brookster7772]

This is one of the many beautiful allegorical stories in the Bible, and you can see it with your own eyes just like the Wiseman did because the wisemen were astronomers, which was not evil but thousands of years ago people understood the story of the Bible from the stars it’s all there When you understand the zodiac, you will know what a house is and you will know that the Virgin Mary constellation is in the house and the three Wiseman is Orion‘s belt pointing directly where the son of God will rise after three days of standing still on Christmas morning before the sun starts to rise in today’s world. We just called the solstices. I know it’s hard to get your head around this as a Christian. It has taken me over 40 years before the lightbulb went on and I started to understand what’s going on but hopefully that will plant a seed in your time of enlightenment will draw near and you will also understand , the story of the Bible and all these missing pieces will be made clear as day. God bless you brother .

[@canyouhandleit6718]

Actually "the shocking truth", is in this small book: What was "the star of Bethlehem?" -Solved! (By Alex Tomaras) -It's on Kindle as well, it settles the issue once and for all.

[@roypaulcarter4654]

Very nice well done. There is a written account from the three kings and it backs up the Bible account plus gives more information. Nelson Walters did a video on it.

[@user-em4fd6ym5b]

Amen

[@NancySwass-jv4kp]

"In the east" can also be translated "at its rising".

[@sofianjmekeru8525]

❤❤❤

[@methylmike]

ask, and you shall receive signs be a-coming

[@decay-154]

Rick Larsens star of bethlehem video is best . It gives astronomical dates for star of bethlehem

[@garystanfield2274]

It was not a real star, but something else.

[@SeventhDayAudio]

I did give you the answer, no need to speculate, they were a group of the heavenly hosts. Jesus was born in the Autumn, the shepherds could not have been watching over their flocks in the winter season, because I have heard that their winter season is too cold for them to do that. December 25 belongs to the Catholic church, it is the worship of some pagan deity, or person as well as Easter which represents Ishtar, another pagan god and Halloween, is a day celebrated to satan and others, the church actually will not let their pagan feast of Easter fall on the Jewish proper Easter Sunday when Christ rose. It is always a week after or before the true Easter Sunday.

[@JohnDoe-dp7sk]

I just love it the way answers in Genesis. Just write stuff off and if there's any evidence, they throw it in the garbage. You guys completely ignore the Hebrew of Genesis one. Did you know that the first great reptiles are there? Then the blood red moon that turned red the same hour of jesus death... You guys wrote it off like it was nothing. Sometimes I honestly wonder whos side you guys are on.

[@HassanCodA-Xod8hm]

What More ? You have got to be kidding me right now ?👉 I can assure you that My mind could not possibly get more mind blown right now. 🙄. 💘💘🙏

[@NancySwass-jv4kp]

Is this a video on the star? Or, a church sermon?

[@timricketts.]

Could this star have been the Glory of God, rather than an actual star. It could have followed mary and Joseph from Nazareth. That would also answer the idea of their safe travels to Bethlehem. Also could have been the cause of the confusion of when he was born. Herod killed children from 2years of age and down because he was not sure of the date. When did the wise men see the star? We know when they found Jesus he was a young child and not an infant.

[@Mike-vn2lm]

Great presentation, but I think the star had to be supernatural to pinpoint the exact location of Lord Jesus. You follow a star for a thousand miles, and it will still look like it is in the same location due to it's distance from earth. Also a planetary conjunction would be long gone by the time they made such a journey from wherever they came.

[@garystanfield2274]

It was a spacecraft.

[@Mike-vn2lm]

@@garystanfield2274 sure

[@garystanfield2274]

@@Mike-vn2lm I can prove it, where do you think all these space movies came from, the scriptures and I can prove them without a doubt.

[@Mike-vn2lm]

@@garystanfield2274 I believe in the possibility of aliens, but I don't know if it will ever be clear how they travel such vast distances. But if they do exist, they were created. The (star) of Bethlehem was by the hand of God

[@lanabowers5332]

Jesus was born Sunday March 1, 7BC. He was born in Bethlehem of Judea a residential complex about a kilometer from Qumran. It was originally a palace for Hasmonean royalty, it was called the Queen's House. Jesus should have been born in the royal month of September. He was given the 15th of September to be his official birthday and to be in line for Messianic requirement. The West Manassah Magi were a priestly caste of Samaritan philosophers. They were founded by Menahem and later led by Simon Zelotes. They sported the legitimacy of Jesus. The 'Star of bethlehem' was not an astronomical or cosmological event. Joseph (Jesus'father) formed an alliance with Theudas, head of the Theraputes. The 2 in warrior mode gave themselves titles drawn from an OT verse. Joseph was the 'Star' (of David), & Theudas was the 'Scepter'. When the West Manassah Magi 'followed the star' they were agreeing with Joseph that a new Davidic king had been born. Because they recognized him as king, they were accepting him as legitimate. The Magian Diaspora Essenes with their liberal outlook accepted Jesus' legitimacy and wanted to protect him. Arriving at Qumran, (not Jerusalem) they asked what house he had been born in; the place would reflect his status as either orphan or prince. Herod heard of their arrival, &, wishing to find the child, asked his advisors "where the Christ should be born." They chose to answer the pesher meaning of his words--that is, "what is the place where the David is 'born' as the adopted Son of God', ---& answered it with a phrase requiring a pesher 'in Bethlehem of Judea'. Herod had no knowledge of the pesher technique. He was the nominal head of the movement only and was not instructed in its mysteries. He thought they meant the literal Bethlehem & so Jesus was spared by Herod's ignorance. The meaning of the 'shepherds in the field ' scenario is this: Down at Ain Feshkha, the 'farm', the pastors or 'shepherds' were meeting for the equinox. The 'Angel of the Lord' Simeon -Gabriel came to them & announced the new regime & that the 12 year old Jesus would continue the succession. The ministers sang a hymn of praise, & declared the new regime 'peace on earth'.

[@garystanfield2274]

Immanuel was born on Nisan 1, the New Year and first day of Spring.

[@cariocajin]

26:50 The appearance of the star was an attempt to lead Jesus' enemies to the location of his birth so he would be killed. It was a supernatural event and it didn't come from God ( יהוה‎, Jehovah, Yahweh ). The wisemen went to King Herod. If they were led by God, they would've received angelic information to the exact location where they should go. Instead, God gave them orders not to return to Herod through a dream, so it doesn't make sense that they would be sent originally by God to see Jesus through a star in the sky. Also notice that Jesus' father, Joseph, received a dream to not leave Mary and to flee to Egypt when Herod was seeking Jesus in order to kill him. Christmas is a beautiful occasion for the family, celebration of God's love to humanity and salvation. It's sad to say that modern Christmas is no longer true to the real message. It has been corrupted with pagan symbolisms, magic, fairy tales, and Santa Claus.

[@brunobastos5533]

Corrupted. It is in 25 to erase paganism that is older . Almost all are from easter to cristmas

[@garystanfield2274]

The Wisemen showed up and saw Herod to fulfill the prophecy about Rachel crying for her children and they were not (Matt. 2:18). The killing of the 144,000 babies in the place of Immanuel.

[@franciscocepeda8416]

MERRY CHRISTIANS. When it comes to Jesus’ birthday let us remember that the Jews use a lunisolar calendar. The December 25th celebration has to do with the Roman Catholicism reassignment of a former pagan holiday to what we know today .

[@JaneH3675]

It's completely pagan. But hard for people to let go of their traditions. I stopped celebrating this a few years ago.

[@schindel6307]

Can you name the pagan holiday and list a primary source? I cannot find any pagan holidays that fall or have ever fallen on December 25th.

[@SoniaJbrt]

No, it is not the same date as the different pagan holidays. A day, every day, is a gift from God. We shouldn't condemn other believers when we celebrate Jesus and have a feast in His honor. Having feasts is part of the character of God.

[@garystanfield2274]

Constantine Christianized the pagan holidays like Christmas, Easter and others to make Christianity more appealing to the pagans so they would come over to it. Christianity is of Satan.

[@mitchdickson254]

Yeah well, there is great Shemitah every 440 years. It is a conjunction of Mercury and Venus. 3rd brightest light in the sky. It can cast shadows. There was one in 4 BC there Sherlock ;) The wise men were Magi. Very powerful beings! Do you really think they came all that way to visit a Jewish kid that might grow up to be King of the Jews? They could have cared less. They came to visit their OWN King!!!! They had been waiting on this since Melchizedek, the King of the Magi. Think about the power of Melchizdek, he could raise his hand and destroy an entire army!! That is all verified in Hebrews where it says "He comes forever a Priest King on the order of Melchizedek"!!! So there's your dinner ;)

[@garystanfield2274]

It was a spacecraft, read about Paul on the road to Damascus, the light he saw came from a spacecraft and the light was brighter than the sun and burned his eyes.

[@garystanfield2274]

This guy knows nothing he is just a guesser.