Fulness of Times

What follows is my interpretation of Revelation chapter 12. As a reference, here are the links I used to get the text for Revelation 12 and the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) for Revelation 12 https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/rev/12?lang=eng https://www.lds.org/scriptures/jst/jst-rev/12.html?lang=eng It is my opinion that while many of the chapters in the book of Revelation are most likely in order of occurrence, there are chapters of a more expository nature. The intent of these expository chapters (and in some cases verses) is to provide some background, history, or other relevant information. Chapter 12 is one of these chapters that contains a lot of explanatory material. Revelation 12 JST Revelation 12 1  a And  there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a  b woman  clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 1  And there appeared a great  sign  in heaven,  in the likenes...

For over a year I've heard of the the coming alignment of the sun, moon, stars in Leo, along with Jupiter and several of the local planets, coming into proximity/alignment with the constellation Virgo. Here's a description of the event, compared with Revelation 12: "On September 23, 2017 the sun will be in the zodiac constellation Virgo — “a woman clothed with the sun”. The moon will be at the feet of Virgo — “with the moon under her feet”. The ‘nine’ stars of the zodiac constellation Leo, plus three planets (Mercury, Venus, and Mars), will be at the head of Virgo — “on her head a crown of 12 stars”. The planet Jupiter will be in the center of Virgo, and, as the weeks pass after September 23, Jupiter will exit Virgo to the east, past her feet, so to speak — “She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth”. Jupiter is the largest of the planets, the “king” of the planets, so to speak — “She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule a...