Big Star

 A fallen star? Has a star landed?

It's sitting in front of the newly built condos that used to be the old Sergeant Jasper apartments. It's big and bright and so pretty.

December 21 there is to be an unusual event in the skies.

(one of my favorite Christmas carols, below)

"Star of wonder, star of night,

 star with royal beauty bright,

 westward leading, still proceeding

guide us to Thy perfect Light"

............".In just a few hours, you can witness a rare event in the night sky that has not been seen in almost eight centuries. 

The two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, will align on Dec. 21 to create what's sometimes referred to as the "Christmas Star".

When the planets line up on the day marking the start of the winter solstice, they will appear to form a double planet. It's a rare event and one that hasn't been seen since the Middle Ages, according to Rick Larson from the "Star of Bethlehem" documentary. But in reality, the planets won't be close at all. It will just look like that to viewers on Earth

"What's happening on Dec. 21st, as beautiful as it is, is not the star of Bethlehem," Larson tells CBN News.

Larson has done a lot of research on this topic, tracing the actual celestial movements of the planets and stars back to the time of Christ. "The Star of Bethlehem is a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus," he explains. "The conjunction, which means a coming together, was so close that they basically stacked like a figure 8 and they didn't obscure one another's brightness and the result was the brightest star that anyone alive had ever seen."

Theories About the 'Star of Bethlehem'

As CBN News has reported, while there have been many theories about the identity of

the biblical star of Bethlehem that appeared at Christ's birth, a combination of historical research, astronomical insight, and biblical understanding has come together to present a plausible explanation that is both miraculous and understandable.

As Larson points out, this theory finds the planet Jupiter to be part of that star. In the ancient world, all heavenly bodies were considered "stars". 

The Magi or the three wise men were, most likely, court advisers to Babylon who use

the stars to give guidance to the ruler. 

Editor's Note: CBN News has been reporting for years about the true biblical Star of Bethlehem. Much of the material for this story was originally researched and written by Gailon Totheroh nearly two decades ago."..........CBN News

Hope everyone had a nice weekend and a great Monday!