(Eljratma* jiiar “ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, say ing where is he that is born king of the Jews for we have seen his star in the east and we come to worship him.” (Mt. 2:1-2) After God had prepared the “ light holders” to rule the day and night, He said “ let them be for signs,” as well as seasons, days and years The word translated signs means'“ to signify something beyond —to bear record.” In other words there is an original divine science connected with the stars, which astronomers know only too well. Historians tell us the ancients were star gazers and that they attributed to the mysterious arrangements of the stars a divine and prophetic virtue. Certainly God did not mark on the face tbe thePShepherd, the serpent, the virgin, the crown, the cross, the lamb, and all these significant pictures without a purpose. >Faith and skep ticism alike arf compelled to accept the designs which were early drawn out, and which remain unchanged, even if some do growl at them considerably. ' „ | And now we see the wise men looking to the stars. They sud- l t d in awe as they see “ his star,” under the guidance of th ilh they*set out to find the long promised Messiah. Would these men have understood this astronomic sign unless some definite evan gelical prophecy had been associated with the stars of heaven. Is it not clear that all the Scripture doctrines were known and recorded from earliest generations and that the face of the sky is as truly inspired as the Bible itself? May not God have given to earliest mCn an Understanding of these peculiar pictures, which were later recorded in His Word? . Tob says “ By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens — and the word “ garnished” we are told has the original meaning of “ summons or warfing.” Heaven is filled with the warnings of Gods great pur- P° SeSA„ listen— Jesus says “ I am the bright and morning star.” To His bride the church, He holds out the promise of the rising of the mornfng stir wSen does the morning star appear? A h -in the dark hour jfs t before day-break. To have the star is to be away with Christ before the day-break. To the Jew, Jesus comes as the sun of righteousness,” but to His bride as “ the morning star.” May each reader be saved from that awful period between the rising of the star and the rising of the sun, short as it will be, for Jesus says except those days be shortened, no flesh should be saved. We are still star-gazers, dear friend, for we belong to the true Church “ which is as the stars of heaven” according to the prophecy. Ie f1us'each shine brightly in our sphere until the Bridegroom comes, and may we not forget that we are called to reflect a light, not our own, but derived from Him. K. L. B.
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