Signs in the Heavens
Betelgeuse
Name Meaning
History of Measurements
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) summarizes the history of measurements of Betelgeuse, also known as Alpha Orionis and the second brightest star in the the constellation Orion, after Rigel. It's interesting to note that a significant dip in brightness, similar to what was observed in 2019-2020, occurred approximately 72 years earlier around 1948, the year Israel became a nation.
Shrinking
The distance to Betelgeuse is difficult to determine from parallax (the change in apparent position in the sky), produced by the change in position of the Earth around the sun throughout a year, since it's brightness and shape also vary on a cycle of approximately one year. In 1920, Betelgeuse was the first star diameter measured by Albert A. Michelson with his interferometer. Since that time, various attempts have been made to measure the distance to Betelgeuse, typically using parallax and various statistical methods to reduce error.
| Year | Distance (Light years) | Observation | Inverse Normalized (1/x) * 163 |
| 1920 | 163 | Albert A. Michelson | 100% |
| 1991 | 332 | 49% | |
| 1993 | 427, 495 (2007) | Hipparcos, revised Hipparcos | 33% |
| 2008 | 642 | Very Large Array | 25% |
| 2017 | 724 | ALMA and e-Merlin | 22% |
| 2020 | 548 | Coriolis satellite | 30% |
Nobel prize winning physicist Charles H. Townes (1915 – 2015) believed that Betelgeuse was shrinking, and at a rate secular astrophysicists were not willing to accept. Charles Townes was a Christian and believed that God created the universe. Using
Current Activity
https://twitter.com/betelbot/status/1650220253014548480?s=20
The Great Dimming happened during the Plandemic and has been followed by a steady increase in tempo since.
It seems symbolic of the state of the world. The globalists showed their hand with COVID and have been consolidating power, since that time, around the globe.
End Times events are not far way, and may include Betelgeuse going supernova.
Interestingly, the original of the name Betelgeuse, which is the shoulder of the constellation representing the Coming King in the Mazzaroth, may be translated 'the arm of the Lord' or 'the coming of the Branch'.
See https://www.but-thatsjustme.com/betelgeuse-means-the-coming-mal-32-of-the-branch/ for more detail.
Isa 63:5 - I looked, but there was no one to help,
And I wondered
That there was no one to uphold;
Therefore My own arm brought salvation for Me;
And My own fury, it sustained Me.
‘In those days and at that time
I will cause to grow up to David
A Branch of righteousness;
He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.