My favorite explanation for the star of Bethlehem is that the star the wise men were following was one thing (they followed it for days and nights, it was an auspicious astrological sign for them) — and that the light that shone down from the same area of the sky was something else — “...and the Glory of the Lord shone all around them (the shepherds), and they were sore afraid.” Can you imagine what the Glory of the Lord would look like at night? That’s my theory; good as any, better than most.
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