Stars= angels (Rev. 1:20) whom humans "will be like" when resurrected (Matt. 22: 30) & ETERNAL HEAVENLY BODIES FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE JESUS: “The righteous shall shine forth as the Sun in the Kingdom of their Father.” (Matt. 13:43) "The heavens declare His righteousness." (Psalm 97:6)
-there are many angels who protect us from demons if we seek God, & there will be many people in Heaven! (although few in relation to the number of humans who have lived throughout human history)
-Christians will fly like the angels, since they "will be like the angels in the resurrection"!
Stars= Eternal Bodies of those who have faith in Christ
“Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a FATHER OF MANY NATIONS have I made you. I will establish my covenant between me and you and YOUR SEED after you in the generations for an EVERLASTING COVENANT, to be a God unto you, and to your seed after you. And I will make you exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come out of you. And I will give unto you, and to your seed after you, the land wherein you are a stranger, all the LAND OF CANAAN, for an EVERLASTING
POSSESSION; and I will be their God.” (Gen. 17:5-8)
God also said to him: “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, IF YOU ARE ABLE TO NUMBER THEM…So shall YOUR SEED be.” (Gen. 15:5)
“Behold, a great crowd, which NO ONE WAS ABLE TO NUMBER, out of ALL NATIONS and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the LAMB [Jesus], clothed with white robes and with palms in their hands.” (Rev. 7:9)
The “seed” of Abraham and the “many nations” which come from him are not the Jews alone, but rather whoever believes in Jesus! This is evident from the fact that only the “seed” of Abraham inherits Canaan as an “everlasting possession”; but the land of Canaan includes Jerusalem, and the place in which God’s people are forever to dwell is called the
“New Jerusalem.” (Rev. 21:2) Also, John the Baptist says to some Jews: “Think not to say to yourselves, ‘We have father Abraham,’ for I say to you that God is able from these STONES [i.e. presumably from Jesus the “cornerstone” and His followers who build up the “body of Christ”] to raise up DESCENDANTS TO ABRAHAM!” (Matt. 3:9) Also, Paul says that “those who have faith are sons of Abraham,” and supports this statement by referring to the promise God made to Abraham that “by him all nations would be blessed.” (Galatians 3:8-9,
Genesis 22:18) Also, consider the following additional evidence for my opinion:
-God has Paul compare the bodies of the faithful, renewed after the resurrection, to heavenly bodies including the stars! (1 Corinthians 15:40-42)
-“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.” (Daniel 12:2)
-The stars are in heaven with the Sun to symbolize that THE FAITHFUL WILL DWELL WITH THE SON IN HEAVEN!
-The Sun is a star just like the other stars in the heavens, for the faithful are “predestined to
be conformed to the image of His Son!” (Romans 8:29) That means that he will increase our love and wisdom far more!
-However, it is much more glorious than all the other stars, so much so that you can’t even see them while the Sun is shining during the day! Exalt the persons of the Trinity alone!
-Many stars have never died, although they have existed since ancient times! TRULY THERE IS ETERNAL LIFE!
-Jesus says that after evil-doers are cast into the fiery furnace, “The righteous shall shine forth as the Sun in the Kingdom of their Father.” (Matt. 13:43) But God the Father is in Heaven; hence, His Kingdom is in the heavens; therefore, it is natural to think that the stars are symbols of the faithful!
-angels are compared to stars throughout the early chapters of Revelation, and the risen dead are said to be “like the angels in heaven.” (Matt.22)