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M. M. NINAN
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evening, Venus never moves very far from the sun because it is an inner planet.
Mercury also qualifies as a morning and evening light, but it is more difficult to see. "In
Scripture the title morning star is used in three different ways. First, Job 38:7 describes
angels as morning stars (or day stars) that sang together at the creation of the universe.
Angels were part of the initial creation (Col 1:16) and thus became witnesses of the
great event. Second, the king of Babylon is described as a morning star and also a
fallen star (Isa 14:4,12). The evil leader fell from the highest position to the lowest, just
as Satan did. Third, the Lord Jesus is described as 'the bright Morning Star' (Rev
22:16), which rises in our hearts (2 Peter 1:19). Early-morning stargazers often watch
the eastern sky to see the brilliant planet Venus rise to signal a new day. As Christians--
children of God--we are told to shine 'like stars in the universe' (Phil 2:15)."
(Astronomy and the Bible, Donald B. DeYoung)
Thus
(Rev 2:28 NIV) I will also give him the morning star, - is a promise of inheritance in the
new creation. Does it mean they will be placed in a morning star? Not only they will reign
with Jesus through the millennium, but they will be amply rewarded.
When Christ promises that he will give the "morning star" to his faithful ones, he "promises
that he will give himself to them, that he will impart to them his own glory and a share in
his own divinity
Dispensationaly this message is for the Church State Period, when Papacy was in its
zenith. This period is often referred to in History as the Dark Ages. Jesus promises them a
Morning Star which evidently came upon the church with the opening up of the Word of
God and the renewal of the Holy Spirit during the Reformation period which followed.
Under these tense situations Jesus demands them to hold fast to what little they have. A
fuller freedom and breakthrough of the Holy spirit is promised to History leading to
Renaissance and Reformation.