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Is Comet Leonard, The Christmas Comet, The Mighty Lion, a Sign?

December 31, 2021 By Bear Ian Leave a Comment

Intrigued by Comet Leonard, The Christmas Comet, The Mighty Lion

 
Yes, I do think there may be something to this recently discovered comet, it’s name and timing, and exact position in the sky relative to constellations with messianic symbolism is a little too much for coincidence. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it for 3 weeks now.
To recap, the comet was discoverd by Greg J. Leonard at an observatory in Arizona on January 3, 2021. The name ‘Leonard’ means ‘Mighty Lion’, ‘Brave Lion’, or ‘Lion-hearted’.
 
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The lion has been a symbol of the tribe of Judah, which is known as the kingly tribe (King David was of the tribe of Judah) since the blessing that was given by Jacob to his son Judah in the Book of Genesis. Even today, the emblem of Israel features the Lion of Judah on a shield, which was officially adopted in 1949.
 
In Revelation 5:5, we read, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
 
Jesus/Yeshua is a direct descendant of King David through both his mother and father’s family tree, as outlined in Matthew 1.
Jesus/Yeshua is the “Lion of Judah”, the mighty lion, the King. As of today, most people in the nation of Israel still don’t recognize this to be true, but they will soon.
 
Amateur atronomers are told to look for Comet Leonard in the early evening sky near the planet Venus, the brightest planet, so it’s easy to find. Its interesting to note that Venus is seen in the evening sky in the winter, and in the pre-dawn sky in the summer. Two other names for Venus are “the morning star” and “the evening star” Jesus says in Revelation 22:15 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” Venus is the brightest natural object in Earth’s night sky after the Moon and is visible to the naked eye in broad daylight.
 
Comet Leonard, the brightest comet of 2021, first became visible to amateur astronomers in the Constellation Bootes around December 6th and passed closest to Earth on Dec. 12th. ‘Bootes’ means the herdsman, ox driver, or plowman in ancient Greek. The constellation art for Bootes depicts a man holding a spear in one hand, and a sickle in the the other. In Revelation 14:14-16 we read how Jesus appears as one “Like the son of man” who will reap the harvest of the Earth. The sickle is the most common tool for reaping the harvest. Bootes is associated with the Constellation Virgo which tells of the Promised Seed of Woman in Genesis, and is located directly NW of Virgo. As you can see, the symbolism is very messianic.
 
Now there’s something else interesting about the Constellation Bootes that I don’t quite know what to do with. The brightest star in Bootes is named Arcturus and is the 3rd brightest star after the Sun. Arcturus is the Latinized Greek word for “bear chaser”. The
Greeks saw Arcturus as the guardian of both Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (the bear constellations). The Prophet Amos glorifies the Creator as “Him that made Kimah and Kesil”, rendered in the Vulgate (the Latin Bible) as “Arcturus and Orion”. However, the word “Kimah” does not mean “Arcturus”. The word, which occurs twice in the Book of Job (9:9; 38:31), is treated in the Septuagint version as equivalent to the Pleiades, which is mentioned in Amos 5:8; Job 9:9; and Job 38:31 Like I said, this is very interesting, but I don’t know exactly what to make of it.
 
On a side note, the Constellation Orion is mentioned in the Bible 3 times (Job 9:9, 38:31; Amos 5:8), using the Hebrew name Kesil (כְּסִיל) which means “Fool.” This is derived from the same word used in Proverbs nearly 50 times to describe a foolish person. In Greek mythology, Orion was a hunter. The Latin name ‘Orion’ is derived from the Akkadian name ‘Irion’ which means “the light of heaven.” In John 8:12 we read, ‘Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” Orion includes 2 of the 10 brighest stars, Rigel and Betelgeuse. The name ‘Betelgeuse’ is thought to mean ‘the hand of the central one’ and ‘Rigel’ is thought to mean ‘the left foot (or leg) of the giant’.
 
Comet Leonard
  • Passed through Constellation Serpens (the serpent) on December 9th
  • Passed through Constellation Ophiuchus (the serpent bearer) on December 12th
  • Passed through Constellation Sagittarius on December 17th
  • Is approaching Constellation Grus (the crane) on December 31st

and will round the sun at perihelion on January 3, 2022. Comets are typically brightest around perihelion, and Comet Leonard has been brightening and is still getting brighter. The possibility exists that there will be more outbursts of brightness as Comet Leonard draws nearer and nearer the sun.

Comet Leonard is traveling at 158,084 miles per hour.  In Revelation 22:12-14 Jesus/Yeshua says, “Behold I come quickly”.

The night is almost gone, and the day is near. (Romans 13:12)
 
Look up, for your Redemption draws near. (Luke 21:28)
 
Are there actually signs of the Rapture?  Yes and no.  Despite the misinformed opinions of those in error, the Rapture does happen before the Tribulation and before the Second Coming of Christ.  So as of this moment, all of the convergence of prophesied end times signs that the world is witnessing point to his return can be said to be signs of the Rapture, an impending event is said to be imminent, meaning it can happen at any time.  To argue otherwise is pointless and divisive.  Date setting is an entirely separate topic.  The opinion of this author is that there is a high probability that the Rapture (a hugely impressive Biblical event) will coincide with one of the Lord’s Feast Days as outlined in Leviticus 22.  But once again, to argue that the Rapture will happen on a specific upcoming date is pointless and divisive.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2021_A1_(Leonard)
https://www.space.com/comet-leonard-venus-skywatching…
https://earthsky.org/…/comet-leonard-might-become…/

Filed Under: Convergence, Rapture Signs, Signs in the Sky Tagged With: arcturus, bootes, christmas comet, comet leonard, constellation, Lion of Judah, mighty lion, orion, signs in the sky, venus, Virgo

The Venus and Jupiter Conjunction of November 12-13, 2017

November 10, 2017 By Bear Ian Leave a Comment

Venus Jupiter conjunction of November 12-13, 2017As the story goes, about 2020 years ago on Sept. 11, 3 B.C.,  wise men in the East noticed an unusually bright star in the western sky.  We now know with a very high degree of certainty that the celestial object they saw was a conjunction of the planets Venus and Jupiter, which separately are the two brightest objects that can be seen in the evening sky.  When the orbits of the two planets came together, one on top of the other like a figure eight, they would have formed the brightest celestial object ever seen by man.  A conjunction involving Venus and Jupiter is not rare, it happens every year…often times during the day.  What is rare is being able to see it.  For the first time since the birth of Christ, a conjunction between Venus and Jupiter will be visible on November 12-13, 2017 on the Eastern horizon just before the sun rises. As the earth turns and the sun begins to rise, the incredibly bright ‘star’ will begin to fade into the daylight.Why do I mention this?  I mention it because unlike some, I believe that Biblical astronomy is worthy of study, as it relates to signs of Jesus coming and signs which involve the ‘Sun, Moon and Stars’ as mentioned in the Gospel of Luke 21:25.

The upcoming conjunction of Venus and Jupiter is the last astronomical event this year involving a string of highly unusual events which began 3 1/2 years ago.

  • First, there were a series of four blood moons which fell exactly on the Jewish Feast Days of Passover and Feast of Tabernacles (Succot) for two consecutive years.
  • Then there was the Great Eclipse of 2017 which cut a swath of darkness across America from the northwest to the southeast.
  • Then there was the retrograde event of Jupiter for 9 months, 2 weeks and 6 days within the womb of the constellation Virgo, exiting on September 9-10.
  • Then there was the Revelation 12 Sign, an alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Stars which matched a literal reading of verses from Revelation 12:1-5.
  • Then there was the predawn conjunction of Venus and Mars, to which I can attest, appeared to be a much brighter star than usual.
  • And next is the predawn conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

There are two very interesting, polar opposite theories about the Venus/Jupiter conjunction:

1) In Revelation 22:16  Jesus Himself allegorically states, “I am the bright morning star”  which is another name for the planet Venus.  Why would He say that? It is theorized that the Venus/Jupiter conjunction is symbolic of Jesus as the Head of the Church, coming together with Jupiter as the Body of Christ, for the first time in 2,000 years.  We have already read about the symbolism of Jupiter as the Body of Christ, or the male child in Revelation 12 who is raptured to the throne of God. Jupiter symbolically representing the actual body of Christ as well, as portrayed in Isaiah 53, with stripes and with a bloody red spot where He was pierced on the side. When they are seen for the first time in 2,000 years coming together, Venus will set on top of Jupiter, symbolizing the head on top of the body.

2) Another theory is that Venus represents Satan who is also characterized in the Bible as the ‘morning star’ in Isaiah 14:12: “How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!” (NIV). The KJV and NKJV both translate “morning star” as “Lucifer, son of the morning.” The theory states that the church (Jupiter) after having been born from Israel (Virgo) is chased by Satan (Venus) before being ‘caught up’ to the throne of God (raptured).

Two other similar words used in the Bible used to describe Jesus and Satan are ‘lion’ and ‘ruler’: Jesus as King is the Lion of Judah, while Satan is the lion who seeks to devour and destroy.Jesus is King of the Universe (Melech ha’Olam), while Satan is referred to as the Prince of the power of the air, Prince of Darkness (Eph.6:12),  or the ruler of THIS world (2 Corinthians 4:4) but with limited authority.

Between the two theories, I’d be more inclined towards the first one, since Jesus is also described as the Groom who goes to retrieve His bride, the Church, to take her away to the Father’s house.

Just as the Bethlehem Star did not signify a specific date to the wise men, but an event, it might just be that the series of unusual astronomical events these last few years should be viewed the same way, as portents of an upcoming event, not of a specific day.  What if?

Eph 5:23 – Christ IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH: AND HE IS THE SAVIOUR OF THE BODY.

Col 1:18 – And he is THE HEAD OF THE BODY, THE CHURCH: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Rev 22:16 – I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR.

Rev 2:18-29 – But hold fast what you have till I come. And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations – ‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’ as I also have received from My Father; and I will give him the morning star.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”‘

So it would seem that Rev. 2 does refer to the male child described in Revelation 12, who is given the same rod of iron and who is also given the ‘morning star’. Could this be a portrayal of the Church (male child/Jupiter) coming together with Jesus (Venus/morning star), or it could be said Jesus is going to give Jupiter the morning star (Venus).

A few mathematical date related oddities which relate to November 12/13 are:

  • 777 days from the last Blood Moon on Sept. 28, 2015
  • 444 days from a Jupiter/Venus conjunction on Aug. 27, 2016,
    • which itself was 333 days after the last blood moon of September 28, 2015.
  • 50 days after the Revelation 12 Sign of September 23, 2017.

So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many,
will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those
who are eagerly waiting for him.

– Hebrews 9:28

Filed Under: Last Days Commentary, Revelation 12 Sign Tagged With: 2017, conjunction, Jupiter, november, Revelation 12, sign, venus

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