Some believe that Christ died on a day other than Friday. Can the star signs be reconciled with these points of view?
Strong minds have considered Christ’s Friday death. While there is good agreement on the point, there are also strong minority opinions. These minority opinions are usually based upon the Sign of Jonah, the Jewish festival calendar and/or the High Sabbath. Some contend that Christ died on Wednesday. Others are persuaded he died on Thursday. These points of view are based upon earnest analysis from a single angle and are not to be dismissed lightly. However, what happened in the sky cannot be adjusted to accommodate argument or theological reasoning. Events in the sky are simple facts. They cannot be bumped a day or two. The lunar eclipse mentioned by Joel and Peter did not happen on Wednesday or Thursday. It happened on Friday. An obvious solution to this conflict is to ignore the celestial events in favor of one’s preferred analysis. The other solution is to reanalyze one’s position to include what happened in the sky. Here are two excellent, balanced resources for those who wish to e
