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The Star Names of the Zodiac of Israel
This section of the web-site is designed to encapsulate a relation between the names of the 12 main zodiacal signs and some of their key stars, along with selected names of each decan, as they occur in God’s Word. As the separate scenes of this great celestial showcase unfold, we begin to get a sense for the individual threads of the master theme that together, form the sweeping tapestry of the truth of the ages. Frances Rolleston summarizes (see link above) the ancient narrative of the 12 Zodiacal Signs, starting with Virgo and ending with Leo, as follows:
1. The Seed of the woman shall come. [Virgo]
2. There is a price paid by him for a purchased possession. [Libra]
3. The price shall be a conflict with the serpent-foe, and a wound in the conqueror’s heel. {Scorpius]
4. He shall be sent forth swiftly, surely, as an arrow from a bow. [Sagittarius]
5. He shall be slain as a sacrifice. [Capricorn]
6. He shall rise again and pour out blessings on his people. [Aquarius]
7. His people shall be multitudes, held in unison with each other and with himself. [Pisces]
8. He who was slain, whose heel was bruised, shall rule, and shall tread his enemy under foot. [Aries]
9. He shall come in power, triumphant, and have dominion. [Taurus]
10. He shall be the son of man and the son of God, victim & ruler. [Gemini]
11. He shall keep his purchased possession, & reward ofhis work. [Cancer]
12. He shall finally put all enemies underfoot, coming with ten thousands of his saints to execute judgment upon all, separating the good from the evil. [Leo]
This is the timeless theme of the celestial gospel that has been unfolding in the heavens since antiquity. The cycles of the heavenly bodies have continued to relate their truths for all men to see, but alas, few have understood because this system of truth has remained a mystery for so long.These truths are revealed when we follow the Research Principles we have outlined in the Reference Section of this web-site. As we work the stellar elements of the records in God's Word that reveal and verify the celestial details of these prophecies, we will find great truths in the related Hebrew, or Greek words associated first, with the Sign of the zodiac, secondly with the Biblical and ancient Name of the Sign, and thirdly with the word or root associated with the ancient Star Names of each Sign. This pattern of study holds true for each decan of these 12 Signs as well. Many of these Bible references are found in Rolleston’s "Mazzaroth," a truly monumental piece of research that has not received its due over the years. Much of this information including a full handling of each decan of these signs, can also be verified in Bullinger’s: Witness of the Stars, (see link above) along with Joseph Seiss’ Gospel in the Stars. We have also included some verses that are not in any of these references. We will focus on an overview of the twelve primary Signs and handle some of their key decans in this study. A more detailed handling of this subject matter will be found in a forthcoming Biblical Astronomy Star Atlas. What Rolleston has provided in condensed tables, is expanded upon here by providing important Scripture references, that emphasize some celestial elements not covered in the same sense by Bullinger or Seiss. Our web-site has paid particular attention to the message of the signs surrounding the birth of Christ. These lessons have guided us on a clear path that has uncovered unique and insightful truths along the way. This study is another step in that exciting journey. We will begin our narrative with Aries the Ram whose significance is noted early on in connection with Abel’s sacrifice in Genesis 4.
Gen. 4:3-4
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
God's system of a sacrificial substitute to redeem man, has been around since man needed redeeming. The Ram is also important when we come to Abraham’s sacrifice.
Gen. 22:11-18
11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. 15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Even as Abraham, the progenitor of the genetics of the Christ-line, did not withold his only Son from God in this record, so the Heavenly Father did not withold his only begotten Son to redeem us. "Jehovah-jireh" in verse 14 above, the redemptive name of God meaning; "the Lord provides," occurs here to emphasize the sacrifical substitute of the Ram provided by God, foreshadowing the Old Testament Passover lamb, which was fulfilled by Jesus Christ, the lamb of God. Abraham's believing actions here were neccessary for God to begin to bring the celestial narrative to pass, so that the promised seed could be born. Thus, Abraham's promised seed is compared to the "stars of heaven and the sand upon the seashore," referring to the heavenly and earthly seeds which are detailed later in the celestial prophecies. In Abraham's seed, all the nations of the Earth are blessed, according to their believing concerning the promised seed Jesus Christ. The symbolism of the sacrificial ram continues in the Mosaic Law as quoted from Leviticus. The Hebrew word associated with the star El Nath of Aries, emphasizing the Lord’s sacrifice, occurs in verse 20.
Leviticus 8:18-29
18 And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 19 And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat. 21 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. 22 And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 23 And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. 24 And he brought Aaron’s sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 25 And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder: 26 And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder: 27 And he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his sons’hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD. 28 And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses’part, as the LORD commanded Moses.
These verses show the Ram of Aries as a central concept related to the idea of a sacrificial substitute, starting with Adam’s first son’s, through Abraham, to Moses and finally to Jesus Christ the perfect sacrificial Lamb of God. As the embodiment of the Passover Lamb, Jesus fulfilled every aspect of the Old Testament Law covered in Leviticus 8, referenced above. We can see this idea carried over into the New Testament book of John.
John 1:26-34
26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; 27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
John the Baptist certainly had a strong witness as to the identity of the Son of God as he witnessed the spirit descending upon Jesus in the form of a dove, accompanied by the affirmation of God, Who said: "this is My beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased."
Next we will consider Taurus the Bull. In the prophecy of Balaam below, we find he the four-corners, or pillars of heaven laid out in the Water-carrier Aquarius in verse 7, Taurus the Bull (reem) in verse 8, and Leo the lion in verse 9. The sign of the North in the Tribe of Dan, is omitted for a number of reasons expounded on in other sections of this web-site. Taurus’ role as one of these celestial pillars and precessional markers, is central in understanding its Biblical and stellar significance.
Leo the Lion of the Tribe of Judah with Regulus the brightest Star on the ecliptic
Numbers 24:8-9
5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! 6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. 7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. 8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Taurus the Bull is also evident in the Song of Moses in Deuteronomy.
Deut. 33:13-17
13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, 14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, 15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, 16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. 17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Here in Moses’ Song, he uses the same language found in Numbers in the horns of the "reem" or "Unicorn," as the KJV renders it. It is certainly plain that the popularly imagined unicorn, the mythical beast, is not pictured with more than one horn, but the Bull is. These Bull horns are identified as the sons of Joseph in verse 17. The reference in verse 15 to the "chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills," refer directly to the most famous star cluster in the history of astronomy, called the Pleiades. This star group located in the upper shoulder of Taurus, is one of the signs specifically named in the Book of Job, the Bible’s oldest book.
The Pleiades, the most famous Star cluster in History
Job 9:7-9
7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. 8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. 9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
This is one of a number of specific references made to the Pleiades in God’s Word. The name Pleiades means the "congregation of the judge." We should also notice in verses 7-8 above that it was God alone Who spread out the heavens, and sealed up the names of the stars, [Ps. 147:4]. Verse 7 above plainly states that the Creator is the One in control of the Sun, which is proved in the miracle of the Sun going backwards on the Sundial of Ahaz in Isaiah 38:7-8. The celestial symbolism of the Bull also appears in the context of the four-corners or heavenly pillars, in the furniture of Israel’s Temple, in what is known as the Brasen Sea. We find details of this in I Kings 7.
I Kings 7:23-30
23 And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. 24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast. 25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 26 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths. 27 And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. 28 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges: 29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work. 30 And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
The "line of thirty cubits" in verse 23 refers to the Hebrew’s ancient knowledge of the pi ratio as it is applied in the Hebrew Temple, also found in reference to the great brass pillars Jachin and Boaz [I Kings 7:15], at the Temple’s entrance. This famous ratio governing the relation of the diameter to the circumference rules over these great cylindrical pillars, as well as the great round brass basin called the brazen Sea. This is covered in more detail in our "Pi in the Sky" article under the "Natural Law" section of this site. The appearance of the oxen both on the base and borders of "the Sea," mirorring to the four Cardinal Directions is a symbol for the precessional Age of Taurus, that we have repeatedly encountered throughout our study. The fact that the Cherubim are mentioned in the same breath as the lions and oxen in the symbolic design of the Brazen Sea and its base, reminds us of Ezekiel’s vision of the four living creatures at the river Chebar. In his vision each of the Cherubims four faces matched the signs of the four celestial pillars [Ezek. 1:4-28, 10:1-22]. I Kings 7:30 above also tells us of the relation of the four wheels at the base of the Brasen Sea as they relate to the Cherubim, [Ezek. 10:9-17]. The details of Ezekiel’s cryptic vision can only be understood in light of the celestial symbolism of the millennial Temple. We will look into this in greater detail in the section of this web-site dedicated to the Celestial Symbolism of the Temple and Tabernacle. One of the main stars of Taurus the Bull is called Aldebaran, the Bull’s Eye, which refers to the "subduing power of the king." This star was known as one of the four Royal Stars in Persian astronomy, at the four-corners of heaven. We find elements of this in Psalm 89, where the Hebrew root for Aldebaran occurs in verse 18.
Psalm 89:16-29
16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 18 For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. 25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. 28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. 29 His seed also will I make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
We will see more of the significance of these four-corners of the heavens as our study progresses. As we have just witnessed in Job 9 above, the Pleiades are mentioned along with Orion. We find this pattern holding true later in the Book of Job as well. Next we will look at Orion, which is one of the Constellations specifically named in only the book of the Patriarchal Age, the Book of Job.
Job 38:31-33
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? 32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? 33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the Earth?
The decan of Orion
The original meaning of Orion is "coming forth as light." The same word is used in Genesis. 1:17 and Isa. 60:1, referring to the light of the celestial luminaries. In this sense it is almost a generic term for the light of all the stars, an interesting point as we consider the symbolism of Orion in connection with the power of both the fallen and risen Morning Stars. This original meaning of Orion will really hit home when we consider the alignments of the Star Shafts of the Great Pyramid, on the stars of Orion and Draco in particular, in our section of the website devoted to the Biblical Astronomy of Great Pyramid. We have also discussed in detail the relation between Orion & Sirius the brightest star in the heavens, refering to the stars of the "Navigators line," or Orion’s three belt stars, in the section of our site entitled the Calendar of the Biblical Patriarchs. The root word for Sirius [sar] is used in Isaiah 9, in this famed prophecy concerning the prince of peace.
Isaiah 9:6-7
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
The glory of the Prince of Peace is everlasting, and it begins with the Lord’s destruction of the enemy and all his works. We can see evidence of this along with his sufferings, in Gemini. The sign of Gemini the twins, carries a sense in Biblical symbolism of the dual nature of Jesus as both King and High Priest. These two elements of the Lord’s ministry are seen as he is the perfect sacrifice wherein, the High Priest himself became the one-time offering for mankind, while the King refers to his absolute glorious rule over all aspects of God’s creation. We find this in the star Mebsuta of Gemini, which means, "treading underfoot," referring to Christ Jesus’ destruction of the spiritual powers of darkness. We find evidence of this in Isaiah 14.
Isaiah 14:12-20
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; 17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? 18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. 19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. 20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
The imagery of the promised seed treading the serpent underfoot of course is consistent with the first prophecy of the conflict with the serpent in Genesis 3:15. We noticed earlier in reference to the celestial pillars or four cardinal points of the horizon, that the North was omitted. Isaiah 14:13 above may give us a clue as to why. The North symbolized God’s holy habitations in His High Mountain that Lucifer had designs on in his failed coup. We have already seen some of the celestial symbolism in the pole precession, relating the truths of Lucifer’s former brilliance as a resident of "the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north." Thuban the archaic pole-star in Draco, has been stripped of his former glory and the star Polaris of Ursa Minor, under the feet of Cepheus the crowned king and promised seed, now holds this pole position, the former "gate of his enemies, " as Genesis 22:17 stated earlier. This may explain why the North was omitted in Numbers 24, referring to the celestial pillars, until the rise of the new Morning Star and the realization of the authority and dominion of Jesus as the promised seed. This is a truth that the serpent has always attempted to hide, as we can see in our look at the next zodiacal Sign of Cancer. The sign "Cancer" as a Crab is a late revision of the earlier symbol of this sign. The original meaning linked to this Sign is found in two of its stars called Asselus Borealis and Asselus Australis, or the Northern and Southern Asses. This gives us a much clearer picture of the first meaning of the Sign, as the Sheep or cattlefolds as the purchased possessions of the lord, or his assembled thousands. Since there is no equivalent Hebrew word for "crab" we can see it did not originate from the Hebrew or Aramaic. We find evidence of its original meaning in Genesis 49.
Genesis 49:11-12
11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
The details of the celestial symbolism of the asses colt & its relation to Jesus’ two entries into Jerusalem are found in my book on The Season of the Morning Star. We can recall the symbolic act of the Lord washing his garments in wine and the blood of grapes, as a reference to the King of kings returning in judgment to execute the fierce wrath of the Heavenly Father. This speaks directly to the message of the Sign Cancer as the Lord coming quickly in judgment of the earth. The next sign we will look at is Leo the Lion. Jesus is of course called the "Lion of the tribe of Judah" in Revelation 5:5. A central prophecy in reference to this lion occurs in Genesis 49.
Genesis 49:8-10
8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
The Great Sphinx on the Giza Plateau in Northern Egypt
These verses are handled in great detail in reference to the triple Conjunction of Jupiter and Regulus in 3-2 BC, in The Astronomy of the Birth of Christ section of this web-site. This imagery is supported also in Psalm 91:13. We have already seen that Leo is also one of the pillars, or four-corners of the heavens and its brightest star Regulus was also one of the Royal stars mentioned earlier in [Num. 24:9], in the Astronomy of the ancient Persians. The star Sarcam, meaning "the joining," is another indicator that as the initial sign of the Hebrew Zodiac, the lion was joined with the woman Virgo, preserved in the monument of the Great Sphinx. As the woman who brought forth the promised seed of the ages, the message of this sign was foretold in the Scriptures since Genesis 3:14ff.
Genesis 3:14-16
14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Her seed would be called "the branch" in places like Jer. 23:4-6, 33:14-18, Zech. 3:8. Isaiah 4:2 contains some wonderful details that tie directly into the stars of the Constellation Virgo.
Virgo at Sunset as seen from Palestine on September 11th 3 BC.
Isaiah 4:2-3
2 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent |and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. 3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:
The word "beautiful" in verse 2 above corresponds to the meaning of the star "Zavijava" in Virgo, a true characteristic of the promised seed of the woman. It is truly wonderful to witness the inborn Symmetry of God’s Word, flowing from the divine inspiration of the Creator, as the pattern of the narrative of the Stars and the Scriptures unfolds in unison before our eyes. The "glory" of the promised seed referred to above in Isa. 4:2 is also foretold in the decans of Virgo known anciently as Coma, the desire of the nations. This was prophesied in God’s Word in Haggai 2.
Haggai 2:6-7
6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; 7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
The Constellation Libra "the Scales"
We have covered these topics in detail, in the Celestial Prelude of the Astronomy of the Birth of Christ section of this web-site. This describes the general sign of the celestial prelude that marked the specific signs of the birth of Christ for the Magi’s recognition. Their realization of the promised seed Jesus Christ, who came as the perfect sacrifice for all mankind can be seen in the original "ensign" associated with the sign Libra, which was an altar. This signified the Lamb of God who laid down his life to pay the price of redemption for humanity [Ps. 130:8]. This price of redemption is preserved in the brightest star of Libra called "Zuben El-Genubi," meaning: the price which is deficient, that could only be paid with the innocent blood of the lamb. The 74th Psalm contains a reference to this ultimate price paid by the Messiah.
Psalm 74:2-14
2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. [Ezek. 8] 4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. 8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. 9 We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. 14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
The second verse of this Psalm speaks specifically to the congregtion which Christ purchased with his blood, and redeemed. The fourth verse refers to the idolatrous ensigns that the people set up in place of the true God in the Sanctuary of His Temple. This word for "ensigns" in the Hebrew is the same word found in Numbers 2:2, where each of the twelve tribes of Israel in their camp around the Tabernacle in the wilderness: "pitched his own standard with the ensign of his fathers house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation…" We have already made reference to the order of this encampment, as it matched the 12 ensigns of the zodiac on the ecliptic [Psalm 19:1-4]. In this case the people had replaced their own idols for the true signs of the 12 tribes. This is no different than what we find in the Astrology of our own day. The original celestial message has been long covered over with the various star religions of the heathen cultures of the world, yet we can still see the glimmer of original truth shining through many corrupt and worldly veneers. The answer to the questions posed in verse 10 is, No! God will not allow the enemy to blaspheme His name forever! Their time grows very short. We do not have to wait long before we will see the heads of the dragons broken in the waters, as verse 13 says. The time of our Lord’s return is immanent, so be prepared for our coming glory! He endured the sufferings of his sacrifice for us, the wound in his heel that he braved for our sakes in Genesis 3:14-16, is close to being consummated in his glorious return when he inflicts the fatal wound in the head of the serpent.
This brings us to our next sign of Scorpius the scorpion, who is seen stinging the heel of Ophiuchus the serpent bearer, while he crushes the star Antares, the scorpion’s heart. This sign is a powerful indicator of the war that rages in Heaven and on Earth, because the Hebrew name of the scorpion is Akrab, meaning; "conflict or war." We find this theme of conflict with the perverse evil of the enemy, carried on in the star named Lesath the star in the scorpion’s stinger, meaning "the perverse." The piercing pain of this sting of death which Christ conquered for all Mankind, is seen in powerful detail in Psalm 22, a great example of the idol ensigns in conflict with the promised seed.
The Scorpion Scorpius Stinging the heel of the Man Ophiuchus wrestling the Serpent
Psalm 22:11-23
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.21 Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 23 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
This is a forceful witness of the lord’s crucifixion as Psalm 22:1 and 22:18 directly attest, being quoted in all the gospels, [Matt. 27:3, 46, Mk. 15:24,34 Lk. 23:34, John 19:24]. We have found references to the four cardinal points of the horizon in Numbers 23:21-24, 24:1-9. They are listed with specific mention of the "strength of a unicorn" the [reem], in reference to Taurus the Bull, Leo the great Lion and Aquarius the water bearer, whose seed was poured out of many buckets. In the 22nd Psalm we find the same references with some important differences. The context of Numbers 23-24 refers to Balaam’s prophecy of the coming promised seed, whose glory is referenced in Numbers 23:21, 24:8. The "shout of a king" was certainly among the seed of Jacob, who would "eat up the nations of his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows." This refers to his triumphant return as the King of kings, the mighty conquering judge that no element of darkness will ever withstand. We find this image of the Lord clearly expressed in the sign Sagittarius seen in the arrows of Numbers 24:8. We will cover this in greater detail in our look at Sagittarius next. The context of the 22nd Psalm however is the suffering of the Lord at his crucifixion and death. This was the height of the enemy’s hour, who holds the power of the sting of death. It was the agents of the evil one who crucified the Lord, both the spiritual agents embodied in the "four winds" of the host of heaven and the human agents, or the circling dogs, ravening lions and gaping bulls who surrounded him bringing about his tortured death. These human agents of the evil one are pictured with the enlivened astrological faces of their false ensigns, bringing the desires of their evil father to pass in the world. In the midst of this assembly of the wicked was Jesus Christ who was poured out like water, a reference to his holy sacrificial offering, as he selflessly endured the excruciating pain of his death, laying down his life as the essence of Israel’s High Priest. The end result of his ultimate sacrifice brought the "all truth" of "the Comforter" of John 16:7, the gift of holy spirit that became available as a result of the New Birth, seen for the first time on the day of Pentecost. This is the liquid seed that was poured out of the bucket known in the stars as Aquarius’ Urn, the living waters that truly quench men’s souls, seen in Numbers 24:7. Even as these agents of the enemy encircled the Lord, bringing about his sufferings, these shadows of the Cherubim are bold in defiance of the Son of the Living God, infused with the four dark winds of the cardinal points, activating the power of the dog [Ps. 22:20], as the fullness of the evil desires of the lord of darkness. The double meaning of these related passages of Scripture becomes clear as we take a closer look at the word for "wicked" in the 16th verse of Psalm 22. Lets take a detailed look at this word and its Hebrew root employed in Job 38.
The following is a reference note in Revised English Version of the Bible on the "Dog-star" in Job 38:13 & 15.1 This is translated as "the wicked" in the majority of other versions, thus on the surface "Dog-star" does not seem to fit in Job 38, but as we allow God’s Word to speak for itself we will uncover some long obscured and priceless gems of truth. To clarify this lets look at a marginal note in the Companion Bible,2 where it says "the wicked" is the same as "lawless" [*H7561, rasha]. In both Job 38:13 & 15, the Hebrew letter "ayin" is suspended, without it the word means "head, top, cheif" [*H7222, rosh]. With "Ayin" supplied it is "the wicked." All the ancient versions and early printed editions read "the Lawless."
In Bullinger’s related note on Judges 18:30, in reference to "Mannasseh" the letter "nun" is suspended, written partly in the line and partly above the line, to show that originally it formed no part of the word, but was put in to make it spell "Mannasseh" instead of "Moses." This was done for two reasons, first to spare the honor of Moses memory and name and secondly, to put sin upon one [Mannasseh] who committed so gross a sin. The Authorized Version follows the Septuagint & Chaldee by putting "Mannasseh" in the text; while the Revised Version follows the Latin Vulgate and those codices and early editions, which have "nun" suspended, by putting "Moses" in the text and "Mannasseh" in the margin.3 [emphasis mine]
If the usage of this suspended letter "ayin" in Job 38 follows suit with "nun" Judges 18, then "originally it formed no part of the word," and should properly read "rosh" instead of "rasha". This would change the text from the wicked or lawless to "head, chief, prince, leader, point, top, first rank, the highest, supreme." From the astronomical viewpoint evident in the Revised English Version of Job 38, this etymology is enlightening because the in Egypt’s Denderah zodiac, the star Sirius or Canis Major, the Dog-star is called "Apes" which means "the head". Since the Dog-star is the brightest star in all the heavens from earth’s perspective, the meaning of the "head or prince" is a precise fit. This "prince of the Heavenly host" was also referred to in the sacred books of Persia as "Tistar," the "Chieftain of the East." This is not only a symbol of the sunrise embodied in the new light of the world, but it also refers to the Pyramid’s capstone or "Chief cornerstone," [Ps. 118:22, Eph. 2:20, 5:23] as it catches the first rays of the dawn and sunrise of a new day. In Zech. 4:7 "headstone"- *H7222 [roshah] from rosh *H7218 means the "topmost stone at the corner." We will see this concept fully developed Biblical Astronomy of the Great Pyramid. We have seen this as a recurring theme of our study of the celestial signs surrounding the birth of Christ. The fact that Lucifer was the original light of the world, the "faithful witness in Heaven," [Ps. 89:36-37, Mal. 4:2] and Sirius, the brightest star in the Heavens, shows us a correlation to the first bright and morning star, as the original sun of the First Heaven and Earth. This reflects an early time when the celestial calendars of 360-day sacred solar year and 365.25-day Sirius-Sothic Calendar were running in synch, before Lucifer attempted his coup in heaven. As the angel of light, all temporal matters and the timekeeping of all Creation ran under his watch. After he was cast down however, there was a needed a separation between what had become profaned, in the fallen Lucifer and what would remain sacred and holy in the coming promised seed, the rising light of the world, embodied in the sun. It is this powerful truth that is reflected in the suspended letter "ayin" in the Hebrew, revealing a double truth related to the star Sirius as a symbol of Lucifer, the original embodiment of the bright and morning star. Before his revolt and fall from his position as the head (rosh) of Creation, he was the "head, chief, prince, leader, point, top, first rank, the highest, supreme." However once iniquity was found in him [Ezek. 28:15], he became "the lawless," [Heb.-rasha] the wicked one. He is the embodiment of the activation of the principle of evil [ra’a], also understood in the spiritual Entropy of his original sin, the incept point of all darkness. This would also explain the extremely negative mythological connotations of Sirius. Burnham’s states: "In the ancient Greek and Roman world, the influence of Sirius was regarded as extremely unfortunate, as the allusion to the wrathful Achilles in the Iliad would seem to suggest. In Virgil’s Aeneid we read of the Dog Star, that burning constellation, when he brings drought & disease on sickly mortals, rises and saddens the sky with inauspicious light." 4
Orion with Sirius the Dog Star, the brightest Star in the Heavens to the left.
This carries a greater significance when we realize that Sirius did not always bear these negative connotations. Bullinger states:
"Though this Dog-Star came to have an ill-omened association, it was not so in more ancient times. In the ancient Akkadian it is called Kasista, which means the leader and the prince of the heavenly host." 5
This is significant also in light of Sirius’ physical characteristics. The fact that the Sirius system consists of a double or Binary Star seems to mirror the dual symbolic nature of the star, which emerges from the context of Job 38:13-15. In its original position and first estate as the central fire of the heavens, Sirius as the leader of the heavenly host exemplifies the effulgent brightness of the manifested light of the world, while Sirius "B," its companion star exhibits characteristics just the opposite. Known in modern terminology as a White Dwarf, according to some of the most recent determinations, Sirius "B" would have a density about 90,000 times that of our Sun. The cycle of Sirius "B" is a fifty-year cycle, a fact which has been verified by modern astronomers. Thus it is interesting to see how half this fifty-year cycle of Sirius "B" reflects the luni-solar relationship inherent in the 50-year cycle of Hebrew Jubilees, according to the golden section, or phi ratio. As we have found, the Hebrew Jubilee figures into the timing of Christ’s birth, and is distinct in the celestial events making up the great wonder of Revelation 12. As the archaic angel of light we would expect to find celestial associations in the Sirius cycle that agree with the cadence of the Biblical Patriarch’s calendar, if our thesis holds true. The following calculations from John A. West show the coordination of the luni-solar cycles according to the golden section, or phi ratio, with a split of the fifty-year cycle into 2 x 25 years. According to West: The twenty-five year solar cycle corresponded to 309 lunations.
The calculations are: 25 x 365 = 9125 days, and 9125 = 29.5307 days per lunation 309= 29.5307
days per lunation 309 This in itself reveals extremely accurate observations. Modern Astronomy reckons the lunation as 29.53059 days, a difference of about a second. But Schwaller de Lubicz notes the intriguing equivalence of twenty-five years to 309 lunar months. 309 = (f - 1) x 1000 and its choice as the number determining the cycle cannot have been accidental. 2
(A double cycle, which would express the Golden Section, comprises fifty years:
618 lunations = (f - 1) x 1000.
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We may also recall that Rosh ha-Shanah as Tishri 1, is the "head" of the Judean calendar as New Year’s day and Jesus’birth-date, the first day of the fifty-year Hebrew cycle of Jubilees. Thus, we can see that the fifty-year cycle of Hebrew Jubilees that corresponds with the orbit of Sirius "B," seems based on an ancient tradition holding truths beyond the limits of where the modern science of Archaeo-Astronomy has deigned to go thus far. As we return to the celestial context of the 22nd Psalm, we find in Psalm 22:16, the word "dogs" is used with the figure of speech Hypocatastasis. This is the strongest type of a figure of representation, by implication. Even though "dogs" are stated, it is the spirit behind the dog-face that is being implied and thus emphasized. As part of this assembly of the wicked, which is the same root word for the "wicked" in what is showed above from Job 38:13-15, this figurative emphasis referencing "the power of the dog" gains greater depth when its considered in light of the dual meaning of the "dog-star" above. As the spiritual influence and motivating force behind the scenes of the torture and crucifixion of Christ, the wicked essence of the Dog-star Sirius, the archaic and fallen Morning Star is clearly identified. This is further established by the astronomical context that highlights the 22nd Psalm. We will discuss the ramifications of the star Sirius and its Sothic calendar in more detail in Calendar of the Biblical Patriarchs article of our web-site.
Now lets take a look at Sagittarius. This mighty mounted archer ever has the arrows of his great bow trained on the heart of the Scorpion- the red star Antares. We find this imagery in the 45th Psalm.
Psalm 45:2-7
2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee forever.
3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. [Rev. 19:11-16]
7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Sagittarius the Mounted Conquering Hero returning in Victory
Bullinger informs us that "the Arabic name for the sign Sagittarius is Al Kaus, the arrow."6 This is the king riding in the judgment of Numbers 24:8 who "eats up the nations of his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows." We can see more details of this imagery in Habakkuk 3.
Habakkuk 3:3-13
3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. 4 And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. 5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. 6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. 8 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers? Was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? 9 Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. 10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. 11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear. 12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger. 13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck.
Here in verses 8-9 we see the Lord fulfilling the oaths of the deliverance of the tribes of Israel, as he bends his mighty Bow in judgment. As he brightly brandishes the weapons of his warfare, his arrows and spear, the heathen fall before him. He wounds the head or leaders of the wicked unto their foundations. None can stand before the wrath of the lord but the righteous, in his coming judgment. This is the mighty Sagittarius riding into Christ’s ultimate victory with his ascended Saints, over the wicked powers of darkness. [Hab. 3:13] As the celestial narrative alternates between the sufferings and glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, we now consider the sign Capricorn. The most evident embodiment of this is found in the Passover Lamb, fulfilled in the ministry of Jesus. This is found in Exodus 12.
Exodus 12:3-8
3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: 6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
Jesus fulfilled every jot and tittle of the O.T. Law, meeting each required element of the Passover Lamb, not only for Israel, but the whole world. Yet some still look for him as though he never came the first time. He has come and brought the New Birth for everyone, we must only believe to receive the fullness of his blessings. As we have already seen, the true blessings of the New Birth are glimpsed, in Aquarius, in the blessings of the holy spirit, which have been with us since the first Century. We find evidence of this in Isaiah 44.
Isaiah 44:3-4
3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
Here again we find the liquid seed that was poured out of the bucket known as Aquarius’ Urn, the only living waters that satisfy men’s souls, seen earlier in Numbers 24:7. As one of the "four-corner" celestial signs of the heavens, this figure speaks powerfully of God’s purposes in his covenants with man. Interestingly, the heavens themselves are said to pour forth their knowledge in the Earth, even as the former and latter rain, [Job 1:19, Ps. 19:2-4]. We see this witness confirmed in the star that is the brightest in Aquarius, named Saad Al Melik meaning: "the record of pouring forth." These are the words whose sound went into all the earth… as Romans 10:18 testifies. This also shows us the sound of God’s Spoken Word written in the celestial light of the heavenly orbs. The last of the 12 major zodiacal signs we will consider is Pisces the fishes. The 47th Chapter of Ezekiel speaks of a great multitude of fish, providing the immediate context leading up to Israel’s future inheritance for the 12 tribes, [Ezek. 47:13ff].
Pisces the Fishes symbolic of Judah and Israel
Ezekiel 47:6-12
6 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. 7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. 11 But the miry places thereof and the marshes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. 12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
Ezekiel tells of a time when Israel realizes their inheritance spoken of in the 22nd chapter of the book of Revelation. The river spoken of in Ezekiel finds its source in "the throne of God and the Lamb," [Gen. 22:1-2]. Here we find the true healing waters of the Nations feeding the tree of life, "yielding her fruit every month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." Bullinger affirms in the Sign Pisces, that: "there can be no doubt that we have in this Sign the foreshadowing of the multiplication and blessing of the children of promise, and a token of their coming deliverance from all the power of the enemy."7 Psalm 104 gives us more enlightening details on the deep blue sea, the habitation of these multitudes of fishes in God’s Creation.
Psalm 104:19-35
19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. [Job 38:39-40]
22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. 32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 My meditation of Him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
The tails of these fish are fastened to the neck of the sea monster Cetus, with the Band depicted as Leviathan above in verse 26. This is the prey that the lion of verse 21 is roaring after. This also shows the bondage of Israel’s oppression by Cetus the evil sea-serpent. However, the conquering deliverer is pictured in the paws of Aries the Ram, set to unloosen the bindings of this Band that holds the fishes captive. This brings us full circle from where we began this narrative, unveiling great facets of the truth and beauty of the stellar witness. Psalm 104: 35 closes with "let the wicked be no more," and "Praise ye the LORD." In the Hebrew this is "Hallelujah." Bullinger says this is the "first Hallelujah in the Old Testament. The Talmud and the Midrash call attention to the fact it is connected with the overthrow of the wicked, which is also the case with the first Hallelujah in the New Testament in Revelation 19:1-2."8
This is the long awaited fate of the wicked that the Saints of God will participate in, the great and notable day of the Lord that has been foretold since antiquity in the heavens, and since ancient times in the Scriptures. As we embark on our glorious destiny, let us keep the Hope & promise of our Lord’s victorious return fresh in the fore-front of our minds, in anticipation of the realization of the Hope of the Ages, the Advent of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
FOOTNOTES:
1. The Revised English Bible rendering of Job 38:13 & 15.
2. The Companion Bible, E.W. Bullinger a marginal note on Judges 18:30.
3. IBID marginal note on Job 38:12-15.
4. Burnham's Celestial Atlas on the star Sirius.
5. Witness of the Stars, E.W. Bullinger, p. 143
6. IBID p. 63.
7. IBID p. 97.
8. The Companion Bible, E.W. Bullinger a marginal note on Psalm 104:35.
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