{"id":13869,"date":"2026-03-10T08:43:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/advent-day-21-angels-and-the-star-of-bethlehem\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:33:28","slug":"advent-day-21-angels-and-the-star-of-bethlehem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/advent-day-21-angels-and-the-star-of-bethlehem\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent, Day 21: Angels and the Star of Bethlehem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media-youtube-player\"><iframe class=\"media-youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q21HpRZgrS8?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Soon after Christ\u2019s birth, as everyone knows, Wise Men from the East came to Jerusalem. 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