The wandering stars in the Bible
In the Bible, we have:
· The wandering stars
· Stars which follow no orbit
· Stars moving here and there
· Stars going astray
· Erring stars
· Wayward stars
In the Bible, the verse Jude 1:13 says:
“Wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved forever.”
(American Standard Version)
This verse shows three Biblical points. These three points may be categorized as Scientific, Linguistic and Religious.
The Scientific point is that there are wandering stars
The Linguistic point is how the Bible’s editors understand the wandering stars
The Religious point is the outcome of the wandering stars
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1,2. In order to understand the Scientific point; that is the presence of wandering stars; it seems productive to start with the Linguistic point, that is how the Bible’s editors of 16 different versions understand the wandering stars
Nine versions correctly translate the original Greek words to wandering stars; they are:
21st Century King James Version, American Standard Version, Amplified Bible, Common English Bible, Complete Jewish Bible, Contemporary English Version, GOD’S WORD Translation, Good News Translation and Knox Bible
However, the other seven versions do not say wandering stars but they say:
Easy-to-Read Version and the New Century Version: stars that wander in the sky.
J.B. Phillips New Testament: stars which follow no orbit
New Life Version: stars moving here and there
Young’s Literal Translation: stars going astray
Wycliffe Bible erring stars
New English Translation wayward stars
The Scientific point in Jude 1:13
The smart reader which is not specialized in astronomy knows for sure that:
There are neither wandering stars nor stars that wander in the sky.
There are neither stars which follow no orbit nor stars going astray.
There are neither erring stars nor wayward stars.
3. The religious point is the outcome of the wandering stars. Such outcome is required to be believed in it for anyone who believes that the Bible is the true Word of God.
Herein, you find the outcome of these wandering stars as found in the following three versions:
21st Century King James Version says:
Wandering stars to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.
J.B. Phillips New Testament says:
Stars which follow no orbit and their proper place is the everlasting blackness of the regions beyond the light.
New Century Version says:
Stars that wander in the sky, a place in the blackest darkness has been kept for them forever.
Now, the question is: would God, the creator of the stars say that there are wandering stars that follow no orbit and going astray?
If your answer is yes, then it is better to believe in their outcome.
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The wandering stars in the Quran
In the Quran, Allah who created the Stars swears by their positions and locations and then Allah said that this swear is great and mighty if we know!
To avoid repetition, the smart reader is invited to read the verse 56: 75-76 of the Quran and the article “The Stars in Bible and Quran”, ArticlesBase.com (Mar 11, 2007).
Written by Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil, Articlebase.com
http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/in-bible-vs-quran-the-wandering-stars-6322286.html
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