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Comet
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Meteor
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UFO
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Angel
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Conjunction of planets
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Conjunction of planet and star
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Super Nova
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Bright Star
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22nd December 2003, 10:58 PM
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I say it was an Angel.
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23rd December 2003, 12:14 AM
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I'm sure you would. |
23rd December 2003, 01:00 AM
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Matthew 2:9
"When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was." |
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My Mood  | | | I say it was a Bright Star, and it only appeared on that night when Christ was born. |
23rd December 2003, 10:19 AM
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Reps: 11 (power: 0) | | | Bear, Matthew 2:9 is interesting.
It shows that the star appeared again, then moved, and stopped.
(Remember the Magi showed up later on and not on the birthday of Jesus.)
This rules out any stationary object from the list. |
23rd December 2003, 10:21 AM
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Reps: 11 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by Iddie4him I say it was a Bright Star, and it only appeared on that night when Christ was born.
It appeared at least twice.
Once on the night Christ was born, then later on when the Magi arrived. |
23rd December 2003, 10:33 AM
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Reps: 55,386,685,686,280,104 (power: 55,386,685,686,308) | | Originally Posted by Ark Guy Bear, Matthew 2:9 is interesting.
It shows that the star appeared again, then moved, and stopped.
(Remember the Magi showed up later on and not on the birthday of Jesus.)
This rules out any stationary object from the list.
Right. There is another facet that is interesting, as well. |
23rd December 2003, 02:39 PM
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23rd December 2003, 05:09 PM
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It has been demonstrated on another thread that angels in the bible have been called "stars" from time to time.
for example...REV 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Angels can also appear as light or very bright;
LUK 2:9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.ACT 12:7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists.
The above angel may even have been the star of Bethlehem.
So to assume, or think that the "star" may have been an angel is very logic and does nothing to harm a literal interpretation. | | |
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