Venus and April 15, 2001

April 15, 2001 is the eighth and last day of Passover.  Several people point to the possible prophetic significance of that day.  One is Bob Schlenker, of The Open Scroll Web site.  See Bob's updated Time Chart.

Because of this, I was particularly intrigued with the below article that was forwarded to me yesterday by a New York Presbyterian pastor cousin of mine who is really not into prophecy.  I was shocked that it came from him. He has no clue about the possible prophetic significance of Passover 2001 (April 15, Easter). Pretty amazing!

It is a rare event that won't happen for another 1500 years and you won't read about it in the newspaper for it takes the careful studies of John Pratt, Meridian's Science and Religion Editor and a Ph.D in astronomy and expert in ancient calendars, to have discovered this. He says "have you noticed Venus, the Evening Star, currently blazing in the west after sunset?

From Native American traditions we learn that in this phase it represents the Savior when he was at the heights of his ministry. In March it will plunge into the darkness below the horizon even as the Savior conquered the forces of death in the underworld. Then in an extremely rare event, Venus will resurrect precisely on Easter (April 15, 2001) as the Bright Morning Star.

That rare coincidence, which won't happen again for fifteen hundred years, can be witnessed around the world just before dawn on Easter Sunday wherever the eastern horizon is low and clear. This extraordinary sight was also witnessed on that Easter Sunday morning long ago when death was conquered by the Savior of all mankind.

John Pratt will give a special star-gazing lecture on Easter morning. See the full article for details. Click on http://www.meridianmagazine.com/sci_rel/010227easter.html

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(This is obviously a Mormon Web site, but that does not negate the possible astronomical accuracy.  Just disregard the Mormon stuff.  jb.)