Hi razeontherock,
I personally subscribe to a similar account as the one to which you linked. Several years ago, there was a power point presentation imbedded in an article that tracked the first set of conjunctions mentioned in the Youtube presentation here. It can be found here:
Wondering about the "Star of Wonder" - Technology & science - Science - Mysteries of the Universe - msnbc.com. That bit of info led me down a different path than what my Messianic brothers and sisters had been investigating.
I won't bother you with the whole story as to how I was led to this, but part of it has to do with this scripture:Since Messiah walked Torah perfectly, it made sense that He taught His disciples the same, especially about this verse. Because the Jews brought the Babylonian month names with them upon their return.
So anyway, when reading these verses:...it has always been understood that the next two verses:...referred to the sixth month as in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy. But I believe that Luke, following in the instruction given to the disciples eschewed the use of the Babylonian month names in favor of the ancient method of saying, 'the fifth month, the sixth month, etc. In fact, later the text reveals that it was also the sixth month with Elizabeth's here:I can see how anyone might take this as a confirmation that the 'sixth month' that was found earlier in this chapter was indeed the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy. But it could just as easily mean the sixth month of the year as given in Exodus. If so, that puts us squarely in the season of teshuvah, which the text seems to support here:This is the only instance in the NT of this particular phrase found. In the Greek lexicon, it indicates that the phrase used could indicate any period of time up to and including years. However, it is consistent with the idea of a season such as teshuvah.
It was during this time of the year that the people would fast, pray and do good works, in order to prepare themselves for the fall feast, especially the Day of Atonement. So it seems a fitting time for Gabriel to visit the maiden Mary.
In Leviticus 23, we are told of the 'Apponted Times', such as the Passover. They are described as
His Appointed Times. So it comes as no surprise that the Messiah prophetically fulfilled the Passover, Unleavened Bread and the Day of Firstfruits giving the phrase 'His Appointed Times' new meaning to many.
So it follows that if Mary was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit in order to conceive Messiah, it too would happen on one of 'His Appointed Times'. The next Appointed Time from the sixth month is the first day of the seventh month, the Feast of Trumpets, Yom Teruah. And following the Hebrew calendar and the star chart in the article, that would put Pentecost (Shavuaot) exactly 280 days later. If that number sounds familiar to some of you, it is the normal length of a human pregnancy.
Anyway, this viewpoint that I offered concurs with the author's video. I hope that you find it useful.
Blessings,