And what about your statement that the stars do not affect anything? "So the Star of Bethlehem did not influence anyone, it did not drag them, it simply showed that God was born. "Was it a sign?" — Yes, of course. A sign consciously given by God. The Magi are astrologers, they were given a clear instruction. In addition, the Lord sent this precisely so that the Magi would stop practicing astrology.

The star did not fall, but moved in violation of all the laws of cosmic mechanics. It sailed not from east to west, but from northeast to southwest. It was a paranormal phenomenon. Only in this way was it possible to convince the Magi and point out the place where the Child lies. This was a miracle of God, manifested to show the absurdity of the worship of the luminaries. Let us return to the conversation about God. Consider the statement "God is omnipresent." We believe that this is so.

The Psalmist David says: "Whither shall I go from Thy Spirit, and whither shall I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, Thou art there; if I descend into hell, and there Thou art there. If I take the wings of the dawn, and go to the edge of the sea, there thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Shall I say, "Perhaps darkness shall hide me, and light shall be made round about me by night"; but neither shall darkness obscure from Thee, nor shall the night be as bright as the day: as darkness so shall the light" (Psalm 138:7-12). God fills everything – Heaven and earth.

He is everywhere Wholly and at the same time is not limited by anything. He is not contained in the heavens of heavens, but it is said that he dwells in the meek in heart, the humble, and those who tremble at his words: "I dwell in the high heavens and in the sanctuary, and also with the contrite and lowly in spirit"; "But on whom will I look: on him who is humble and contrite in spirit, and on him who trembles at My word" (Isaiah 57:15; 66:2).

He acts differently everywhere, to the extent and how the place can contain His power. It cannot be said that the Lord fills everything equally. It is found differently in the hearts of the sinner and the righteous; otherwise He is in the temple of God, because it is the house of the living God, according to His own word: "... My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations" (Isaiah 56:7). And in a completely different way, for example, in a tavern.

Even there, God as Judge can be there. If the news reports that some evil place has been blown up, everyone has been shot, then God's justice is manifested. And in the temple there is a special presence of the Lord, a special power of the true God is at work, enlivening our souls, transforming hearts, cleansing sins. But the Lord Himself does not change depending on what kind of people who receive Him.

It is completely indescribable in its spatial characteristics. And everything that is in space cannot affect Him. And now let us say a few words about God's relation to the time that is called eternity. Scripture says that God is eternal, what does that mean? — Out of time. "And what do you mean, out of time?" How can this be imagined? "The time of His life is infinite.

"It's a misconception, a misunderstanding of what infinity is. To say that God lived a billion years ago, a billion years ago, a billion years ago is wrong. "Why?" — God is generally beyond the flow of time. He has no past and no future, He always has the present. When God the Father says to His Son: "This day have I begotten Thee" (Psalm 2:7)

, "now" means "now," because He always has the now. The Lord stands above the stream of time and sees everything at once. That is why He foresees the future. The only one who knows the future in its entirety is God. For Him, it is not the future. He does not calculate in advance and does not guess what will happen in the future. Demons try to calculate the future with calculations, methods similar to scientific forecasts.

"And why doesn't God calculate anything?" "We are limited by time, and He is not limited. God stands above time, so there is no need for analysis at all, He knows, and does not assume. — No, I'm talking about science. — I'm not saying anything bad about science specifically. I said about demons, I am not going to sin on science, it may or may not count something.

There is some possibility that something will come true or not. And demons act in a similar way, but you know what else they use? They use the Revelation that is known to us. They know the Bible, some of the Word of God, and they have plans of their own. Unlike science, they can make their own plans. They have long-range programs, for example, to arrange some kind of war. They will set people against people.

They can reveal this plan to a fortune teller, who will say: there will be a war here and there. War may or may not be, why? Because in addition to Satan's desire, everything depends on two other factors: the free will of man and the will of God. The ruler will repent, and war will not come, or God will not want – and, for example, all the guns will fail. And it turns out that all the fortune teller's predictions were in vain.

— It turns out that nothing depends on the will of a person? "A person can choose good or evil. "And what about the order in war?" "Which order to issue also depends on the will of the person who gives this order, it depends on him, right? How it depends on him: to execute the order or not. Thus, God is beyond time, and since He is outside of time, then He is beyond change.

God says, "I am the Lord, I do not change; therefore you, the sons of Jacob, have not been destroyed" (Mal. 3:6). Since He is timeless, unchanging, it means that He never lies, He always keeps His word. His words are unchangeable. And Allah says in the Koran: "I change my words as I want, I will, I will say this, I will will." The true God never does that. "What can you say about Nineveh's repentance?" Does God break His word?