A Falling Star

Meteors (falling stars) descend through space at an accelerated speed; burn out in the earth’s atmosphere and scatter debris below. Some are large enough to cause damage. Many years ago a meteor settled down in the city of Sylacauga, Alabama.

After landing, the star made a Sylacauga woman an instant celebrity. Not many people have had a falling star land on their house. Her story was backed up by evidence; the meteor is now on display in a museum. The heavens hold many mysteries…

A star fell on Ephesus; was named Artemis and became an idol of worship. The people felt threatened by Apostle Paul’s preaching against idols.

“Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion. In fact, most of them didn’t even know why they were there. The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward and told him to explain the situation. He motioned for silence and tried to speak. But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they started shouting again and kept it up for about two hours: ‘Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!’

At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. ‘Citizens of Ephesus,’ he said. ‘Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven. Since this is an undeniable fact, you should stay calm and not do anything rash. You have brought these men here, but they have stolen nothing from the temple and have not spoken against our goddess (Acts 19:32-37 NLT).”

God created all the stars in the sky; falling, they are lifeless hunks of rock.