Hint: it was not a star as we know it
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2006-12-08
08:32:51
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vjatigerrr
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Ha ha goofs, seriously though, it was not a star, planet or metor, and they do know exactly what it was, go surfing, you will find the answer, Peace~
2006-12-08
08:40:02 ·
update #1
historical records do not indicate a nova or supernova at the time of the Lord’s birth
2006-12-08
08:45:12 ·
update #2
as a literal translation of it being the brightest star in the sky I would assume polaris, since you say it wasn't an actual star was it perhaps a meteor?
2006-12-08 08:36:04
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answered by tommyguard3 3
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Well, who had the most to gain from those astrologers finding the infant Jesus? Matthew 2:1-16 shows that the star led the astrologers first to King Herod and then to Jesus, and then Herod tried to have Jesus killed. No mention is made that anyone other than those astrologers saw the 'star'. After they left, Jehovah's angel warned Joseph to flee into Egypt to protect Jesus. Would that have been a star sent from God, or would it have been from someone seeking to destroy God's Son? This 'star' may not have been a true star, after all, but a pointing sign to the one person who could stop Satan in his tracks with mankind. Satan used Herod to try to destroy mankind's only hope.
2006-12-08 09:27:09
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answered by themom 6
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Any certainly celeb different than for the North celeb would not stay interior the comparable place interior the sky in the process the nights of the smart men's journey and would not have the means to "instruction manual" all people. must be Halley's Comet, and purely as an "omen" of an significant journey.
2016-10-05 01:38:53
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answered by ? 4
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These astrologers have followed a star from the east and are bearing gifts for “the one born king of the Jews.” But the star does not lead them to Bethlehem. It draws them to Jerusalem and to Herod the Great. No man in the world holds such means and motive to harm young Jesus. This ambitious, murderous man had killed several of his own immediate family members whom he viewed as threats. Disturbed to hear of the birth of a future “king of the Jews,” he dispatches the astrologers to find that One in Bethlehem. As they go, something strange happens. The “star” that led them to travel to Jerusalem seems to move! Matthew 2:1-9.
Now, whether this was an actual light in the sky or simply a vision, we do not know. But we do know that this “star” was not from God. With sinister precision, it leads these pagan worshipers right to Jesus, a child vulnerable and helpless, protected only by a poor carpenter and his wife. The astrologers, Herod’s unwitting dupes, likely would have reported back to the vengeful monarch, leading to the child’s destruction. But God intervenes through a dream and sends them back home by another route. The “star,” then, must have been a device of God’s enemy Satan, who would go to any lengths to harm the Messiah. How ironic that the “star” and astrologers are portrayed in Nativity scenes as emissaries of God!
“The Star” of Bethlehem
Probably one of the best-known stars mentioned in the Bible is “the star” of Bethlehem that guided the astrologers from “eastern parts” to the house where Jesus had been taken by his parents after his birth in a stable. What was that star? Certainly it was not an ordinary one, since it was low enough for the astrologers to follow it for about a thousand miles. “The star” led them first to Jerusalem. Hearing of this, King Herod questioned them and then decided to kill the infant Jesus. Then “the star” led the astrologers to the particular house where Jesus was living. Certainly no normal star could do that. Did this starlike object originate with God? Since the astrologers’ visit led indirectly to the slaughter of ‘all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its districts from two years of age and under,’ is it not reasonable to conclude that “the star” was something used by God’s Adversary, Satan, in an attempt to destroy God’s Son?
2006-12-08 12:30:57
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answered by BJ 7
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Most scholars think it was a comet. Wiki has a good write-up with pic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_bethlehem
Of note, Jesus - if he really lived - would have been born in 7 CE. If correct, then the 'second coming' was in 1999, not 2000. Ooopps! Missed it!
2006-12-08 08:39:46
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answered by Yngona D 4
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A flying craft.
The same one that led the Hebrews out of Egypt and thru the dessert.
Stars or planets just dont stop their movements.
2006-12-08 08:34:34
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answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7
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Mel Gibson.
2006-12-08 08:35:30
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answered by Brite Tiger 6
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well if you think about it it could not be a star! because stars are the size of our sun many thousand biger, i belive it was or could be an angel.
2006-12-08 14:43:35
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answered by Poseidon 2
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It was a recurring nova!
2006-12-08 08:38:13
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answered by the donster 1
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some say it was the north star....but, no-one really knows....
2006-12-08 08:36:23
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answered by Anonymous
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