The True Story of Jesus — Page 11
Chapter Two—Glad Tidings of a Son to Mary 11 Heavenly Sign to Mark the Birth of Jesus as It is stated in the Bible that soon after the birth of Jesus as some wise men came from the east to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is he that is born King of Jews? for we have seen his star in the east. ’1 This account, if it is true, tells us that a special star, known as the ‘Star of Bethlehem’ appeared in the sky to mark the birth of a very special child who was to spiritually lead the Israelites. The people, who had the knowledge of stars, might have recognised the star and known that such a child had been born. This indeed was an extraordinary sign, but we know from the history of religion that God sometimes shows heavenly signs to inform people of great religious events. For example, in pres- ent times the eclipses of the sun and the moon occurred in 1894 within the same month of Ramadan according to the prophecy of the Prophet of Islam, to mark the advent of the Mahdi. It is also related in the Bible that the star guided those wise men to the place where Jesus as was born. This seems to be an exag- geration. We know from our own experience that heavenly bodies like stars and the moon cannot lead us to a particular place. They seem to move along with us wherever we go. Again the Bible says that the men came and worshipped Jesus. This cannot be a true account either. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a pious lady. She believed in one God and worshipped Him alone. Therefore, she could not have allowed anyone to worship her child. In spite of the fact that the Jews were waiting for the Messiah to 1. Matthew 2:2