[Anders G]

Tim, I am not able to recapitulate your data. In Redshift, I do not find a tool to measure or calculate angle differences. I have Redshift 8, so maybe they have done away with that function? I have also the freeware Stellarium, and there I can measure the angels. But I do not find the decreasing 8-year-trend you are describing.

I have some remaining questions:
* Do your measurements concern the tightest conjunctions, or the ones visible (above Jerusalem’s horizon at night) and/or the ones where Regulus is above Venus (for “crowning”)?
* What do you mean when you say Regulus and Venus “touch” or “merge together”? Obviously, you do not mean occultation, but as I understand “touching”, it is the border to occultation.

BTW, great research you have done from Tampa airport. As far as I can see, there are at least 5 factors affecting the lengths of months:
1. The moon’s orbital speed is not constant due to its eccentricity.
2. The exact time of the day that the astronomical new moon is occurring. (One minute before or after the observation time can make a whole day’s difference.)
3. Atmospheric conditions.
4. State of the observer, e.g. eyesight.
5. The sun-earth-moon system is a three-body-problem without analytical solutions. And it is also possibly chaotic, meaning that it can vary in unpredictable ways.

So even if there is a higher limit of moon lengths of 30 days, I guess there is no shortest limit. So maybe the actual moon lengths may differ more than 2 days?

[Anders G]

Tim,
I find it obvious that Jesus is called angel/messenger in many places in Revelation and in the rest of the Bible.

Perhaps this thought may be taken one step further. Maybe all facilitators of the judgement objects in Revelation are/is Jesus:

* In the first cycle of the tribulation, it is expressively “the Lamb” who opens the seven seals (the first in Rev 6:1).
* In the second cycle, there are 7 angels with 7 trumpets (Rev 8:6).
* In the third cycle, at least one of the seven angels is “the Son of Man” (Rev 14:14).
* In the fourth cycle, there are 7 angels with 7 bowls (Rev 16:1).

But can one being (Jesus) be described as seven beings (angels)? I think so, and there are other examples of this:

* I believe Jesus is “the seven Spirits who are before His throne” (Rev 1:4, also Rev 3:1, 4:5, 5:6).
* I believe “the seven thunders” of Rev 10:4 are/is Jesus. Maybe these are the same as “the voice [singular] of the Lord” in Ps 29: 1) The voice of the LORD[is] over the waters; The God of glory thunders… 2) The voice of the LORD [is] powerful; 3) The voice of the LORD [is] full of majesty. 4) The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars… 5) The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire. 6) The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness… 7) The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth.

Contradicting this thought might be that “one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls” (Rev 21:9) prohibits John to worship him in Rev 22:8-9. However, it still seems to be Jesus since the same angel says “I am coming quickly” (Rev 22:7,12) and “I am the Alpha and the Omega” (Rev 22:13). It also seems like that very same angel is introducing Himself as Jesus in Rev 22:16. However, here He also says He has sent His own “angel to testify”.

Se who of the messengers are Jesus and who are not? I would love to hear your input.
/Anders

[Anders G]

Thank You guys!
/Anders

[Anders G]

Yes, I remember now that this is what you specifically teach in BBI module XI. Sorry I forgot.
/Anders

[Anders G]

Thanks Tim!

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