In today's session, we continued our study of sky events in 2023. We focused on the sky events for May of this year. We began our in-depth look at the first sky event of May, which is the penumbral lunar eclipse of May 5.
At this stage in our study of this lunar eclipse, we are paying attention to the meaning behind the Metonic cycle - and the meaning of 19.
This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date: May 4-5… Each of these four lunar eclipses which happened on May 4-5 is separated by 19 years. They happen(ed) on:
§ May 4-5, 1966
§ May 4-5, 1985
§ May 4-5, 2004
§ May 4-5, 2023
The meaning of the 19 – Metonic Cycle of the
lunar eclipse: Yahweh is Mighty and does Work – Judgment Work… What we receive in Judgment is our choice
(Choose Life). But the Work of Yah in giving out the earned Judgment to each person
is unstoppable. KNOW (surely) that Yahweh is able and will bring about the
appropriate Judgment for each person. What we sow, we will reap (Galatians
5:16-25).
The Players in the Event are:
·
The Moon – Lavanah
(to be clothed in white, representing the Bride of Christ) – so this sky event
bears a special message to the Bride
·
The Lunar Eclipse – All lunar eclipses herald (or warn
of) the soon-coming Judgment of Yahweh – this is a Message to the world.
·
The Scales Constellation – Mozanaim
(Libra)
The Message to the Bride – the placement of the lunar eclipse
is on the side of the scales with the star Zuben
al Schemali, meaning “the price which covers”. So the Message is Judgment
is coming, but the Bride is covered – Passover – she is protected under the
blood of the Lamb. The blood red moon reminds of the Blood protection. Judgment
for the Bride is LIFE, the Life is in the Blood. Lunar eclipses are called “blood
moons”.
The Message to the World – the placement of the lunar eclipse
is near the middle post of the scales, bearing the star Zuben al Genubi, meaning “the price is deficient”... “to be weighed
(judged) and found wanting”. So the Message is Judgment is coming, and the time
is running out (moon is near “Zuben al
Genubi”) to be covered under Yahshua’s Blood. For those who reach Judgment
Day without the Blood of Yahshua – the unbalanced scales mean DEATH.
The scales represent receiving what we
DESERVE… The Judgment coming is equal, just, proportioned… to whatever we “weigh
out” to deserve.
As was mentioned in class, the math of astronomy Johannes Kepler is what is still used today to show how the movements of the heavenly bodies can be mathematically calculated. Here's a little video about him:
One of the current big sky events going on this month, March, is the Tekufah, which ends the Biblical Year... This is a key month in creating a Biblical Calendar in order to determine the dates of the Feasts. For more information on how that works, please view the Biblical Calendar videos, linked below:
SPRING BREAK IS COMING UP...
Each school year, I organize the class schedule around the Spring and Fall Feasts. Passover and Unleavened Bread is coming up very soon (April 5-12), and we will not be having Biblical Astronomy classes during that time.
Also, I need a couple of days prior to the Feast/Retreat to prepare for the Retreat. So, the following is the April schedule for our class, just to give you a heads-up well in advance:
Wednesday, April 5 - No Astronomy Class
Wednesday, April 12 - No Astronomy Class
Wednesday, April 19 - ASTRONOMY CLASS resumes (and will continue, on Wednesdays, as usual, throughout the rest of April and May).
CLASS VIDEO ARCHIVE:
To view or download the class videos for this year's classes, or any of the Zoom videos recorded from last year's Stars class, click the following button:
If you are not signed up to be a part of our Biblical Astronomy class, but would like to be, please contact Shauna Manfredine.
