20161205-The Star of Bethlehem

The 'Star of Bethlehem' was NOT a star: Researcher claims light in the sky was actually a unique planetary alignment ? Huh????????(Latest report in Nov 2016)
A new study of historical, astronomical, and biblical records suggests the event in 6 BC was actually a rare planetary alignment, during which the sun, Jupiter, the moon, and Saturn all lay in Aries.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3995250/The-Star-Bethlehem-NOT-star-Researcher-claims-light-sky-actually-unique-planetary-alignment.html?ito=email_share_article-top

Interesting after thoughts:-

• The Matt 2 record of the Star of Bethlehem which had been associated with the visit of the magi from the east - could the bible be wrong to have translated as "the star" all these years?http://www.biblestudy.org/bible-study-by-topic/astronomy-in-the-bible.html
• Thus far, don't think we can find the word "planet' in the bible? http://jesusalive.cc/ques160.htm

My little mind started to wonder...about taking the bible literally vs seriously. Stars vs planets.
Perhaps it was because I read the recent quote by Peter Thiel in his after about Trump.

I think one thing that should be distinguished here is that the media is always taking Trump literally. It never takes him seriously, but it always takes him literally. ... I think a lot of voters who vote for Trump take Trump seriously but not literally, so when they hear things like the Muslim comment or the wall comment, their question is not, 'Are you going to build a wall like the Great Wall of China?' or, you know, 'How exactly are you going to enforce these tests?' What they hear is we're going to have a saner, more sensible immigration policy."QUOTE PETER THIEL

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/09/peter-thiel-perfectly-summed-up-donald-trump-in-one-paragraph.html" 

https://bible.org/article/taking-bible-literallyhttp://webcontent.harpercollins.com/text/excerpts/pdf/0060011270.pd

Reflections:

I remember back in 2012, I realised I could see Venus - a planet with my naked eye! When I that it was a big star back then. But it was not flickering - so I was told it was a planet! Well, Jesus Himself was declared as a bright morning Star anyway too.
And in 2016 Sep this year, I saw Saturn through a rather powerful telescope in Perth! So exciting!

So could it be true that what the magi saw 2000 years back was not a star but really the alignment of Jupiter (King) and Venus indeed??

I don't know if I should take the bible literally that it was a STAR as started...
Nevertheless, what I do know is that the bright light led the wise men to the Son of God who was born in great humility in a stable, manger under the Star.

SMS-  This short message of the Stable, Manger+ Star - is simply a message of His great love for all mankind this Christmas season.  In a world of turmoil, in politics where kings in power can be gone in a second and the onslaught of satan over dimming this light to the lost with all kinds of media and brain washing of a different worldly kind, may we received this SMS (BRIGHT LIGHT) with an open heart to receive the King of Kings of this earth.

He is the creator of all - stars and planets and many of the astronomical stuff in the sky.

It is another Christmas season that signifies the ending of 2016.

Great food for thots. Amen!

20121212:Isaiah 40 -The morning I saw Venus!