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Eccentricity

Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

(Job 38:31-33) KJV

There’s a nuance in discussing variation in the orbital radius of the sun vs. the Earth-sun radial distance. This gives popular science (SciPop) the ammo it needs to oppose anyone who proposes a Geocentrospheric model.

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Earth-sun Radius

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

(Psalms 19:4-6) KJV

Contrary to popular opinion, the Earth doesn’t have an elliptical orbit of the sun. The Earth-sun radius is, for all practical purposes, constant.

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Ellipses

When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.

(Psalms 104:22) NKJV

Kepler’s 1st law is empirical, that’s to say, based on direct observation. The thing is, the observation isn’t heliocentricity. Direct observation tells us that the sun is at ONE focus of elliptical planetary orbits. Here’s why this is important:

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An ellipse forms when an object is attracted to two sources of gravity. They are focus 1 (f1) and focus 2 (f2).

The plural is foci.

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Kepler’s Laws

And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves,

(Luke 21:25) ESV

Kepler’s laws don’t prove heliocentricity, they prove that the sun is at one focus of elliptical planetary orbits. The Earth is the other focus. Kepler couldn’t find the second focus because he was standing on it.

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Tradition

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

(Colossians 2:8) KJV

Most people who develop models of earth that account for the physical features of earth mentioned in the Bible come up with variations on this theme.

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December 26th

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. (Daniel 12:3)

The Bright and Morning Star

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

(Revelation 22:16) KJV

It’s the season of Christmas and it’s satisfying to re-read the scriptures that describe the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Then we ponder: are phenomena like the star of Bethlehem congruent with Matty’s Paradigm?

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December 25th

When They Saw the Star

Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

(Matthew 2:7-12) KJV

Do you have a star or an angel on the top of your Christmas tree? Either one is appropriate. In keeping with the narrative of the story, it’s fitting to follow the star to the place where you give your gifts.

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Eclipses

Presented as proof of heliocentricity.

Eclipses of the sun or moon are observed from the earth. The phenomenon is caused by an alignment of the sun, moon and earth, or the sun, earth and moon. They are predicted using historical observations that were also made from the earth. The phenomenon is both inherently and empirically Geocentrospheric.

This is not proof of heliocentricity.

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Geocentric and Heliocentric Systems

The original article is a dead link.

Fortunately I have a screen shot of a smoking gun quote which illustrates the circular reasoning necessary in the use of stellar parallax to prove heliocentricity.

Spot the circular reasoning

“If the earth moves around the Sun, then the apparent positions of the stars must change between January and June.”

This is an inductive rationalization of the premise of heliocentricity, not proof of it.

Proofs

  1. Stellar parallax