I was just listening to some recent guff about Betelgeuse, now something like double its usual brightness, and there's all the talk of it going nova at any time from now to almost forever in the future... and I thought, "What if it went nova on the solstice this month or on some other conspicuous date such as the equinox in the next season or during an eclipse? Wouldn't that be something all too weird and utterly fantastic? Would it be a coincidence? If, having stated it now and considering that thoughts are not random and that the "experts" stack the odds heavily against it happening, would it still be considered an incredible coincidence?"
Just thought I would mention it in this stump, you know, because of "signs in the heavens" and such. I truly do not know what to expect but, really, I would love to see that thing go pop! It would be spectacular and certainly not only to folks who enjoy astronomy, like me!
Anyway, perhaps you might have a look online for yourself, do a search on it for recent videos in the past week or so. A lot of it is click-bait rubbish with irritating computer-generated voice-over but there are a few gems worth seeing on this topic.
We definitely live in interesting times.
By the way, I am wondering about the whole saga regarding the Dome of the Rock and the temple mount and plans for building the temple, having mentioned it (again) last year but seeing no obvious change in the situation since then. I read somewhere that it is not necessary for a temple to exist in order to reinstate the sacrificial system but my gut feeling is that they definitely want to bring back the temple. Anyway, it's just a thought in passing. I still expect some drama to occur there in regards to this whole issue but just when is anybody's guess.
Whatever happens, whether stars or mosques or wars explode, we can always rely on God, so trust God and not man.
