Yeah, it was filmed for TV for the Twilight Zone series from the 80's (the ones in color). Since that show (like Serling's old one) specialized in irony, that story was right up their alley, and they would often do stories that only ran 5-15 minutes.
I believe the star occurred, but I do not believe it was a "star" at all. I think it was some sort of "guiding light" that looked like a star, but it must have been close to the earth if the Wise Men in Jerusalem could be specifically guided to Bethlehem a short way away.
I think "scientific" explanations are only necessary for people who want to explain away miracles.
God creaed the heaven and the Earth. One little nudge by his finger would certainly send an object hurtling out of the Oort cloud to preseage the coming of Jesus!!
I think "scientific" explanations are only necessary for people who want to explain away miracles.
The problem with that theory is that only the Wise Men could see it. Herod looked at the same sky the Magi did, but he and his advisors didn't see anything out of the ordinary. That's because they didn't know how to "read" the signs in the heavens. The Magi did. That's what this story is about.
This doesn't in the least "explain away" a miracle. On the contrary it speaks of a miracle on the largest scale possible. This miracle could only have been authored by the Creator of the universe. Read the info and let me know what you think.
That was Soviet Science Fiction. I read it in high school back in the 50's. The point of the story was to say that believe in God is to approve of the destruction of an entire world just to announce the Christ Child.