Morning Star
The phrase Morning Star can refer to several things.
- The planet Venus, when it is visible early in the day - known as Phosphorus. (see also Evening Star)
- The Morning Star is a left-wing daily newspaper published in Britain, founded in 1930.
- In the New Testament, Morning Star is a name figuratively given to Christ (Rev. 22:16; comp. 2 Pet. 1:19). When Christ promises that he will give the "morning star" to his faithful ones, he "promises that he will give to them himself, that he will impart to them his own glory and a share in his own royal dominion; for the star is evermore the symbol of royalty (Matt. 2:2), being therefore linked with the sceptre (Num. 24:17). All the glory of the world shall end in being the glory of the Church." Trench's Comm. (This entry incorporates text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernization.) See also Pentagram.
- Morning Star can also refer to Lucifer, or rather vice versa: lucifer is the latin name for the morning star.
- A morning star could refer to a child prodigy, with an evening star referring to one who shows their talent in later life.
- A morning star is a spiked mace.
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