Rabbi claims birth of new star in 2022 confirms prophecy predicting arrival of the Messiah
Rabbi Yosef Berger of King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion said celestial event will herald the coming of the saviour
AN Israeli Rabbi has said the birth of a new star in 2022 will herald the coming of the Messiah.
Two stars in a far away galaxy were last week predicted to collide, merge and then explode in a fantastic ruby-red light show which will be visible from Earth.
Astronomer Larry Molnar, who has been studying the stars in system KIC 9832227 since 2013, said the celestial event would happen within the next five years.
And Rabbi Yosef Berger of King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion has now cited an ancient prophecy to claim the occasion is a precursor to the arrival of the Messiah.
He quoted the book of Numbers in the bible to support his theory, pointing out that it was cited by a respected 12th century Rabbi as “proof that the Messiah will come one day”.
The passage reads: “I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh; there shall step forth a star out of Yakov, and a sceptre shall rise out of Yisrael, and shall smite through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of Seth.”
Berger told : “The Zohar (a Jewish mystical book) states explicitly that the Messianic process will be accompanied by several stars appearing.
“The Zohar goes into great depth, describing how many stars, and which colours they will be.”
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The predicted collision of the two stars will appear in the constellation Cygnus, adding a star to the Northern Cross star pattern.
The crash will be so violent stargazers won’t need a telescope to spot it across the UK, with the two stars burning 100,000 times brighter than normal.
"It’s a one-in-a-million chance that you can predict an explosion. It’s never been done before," Molnar said.
But after watching the star system for three years, it’s become clear his hypothesis is “progressing from theory to reality” as the stars – which orbit each other – appear to be getting closer to each other.
Mohar's predictions are featured in the documentary Luminous, which details his three-year research project.
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