Mt Sinai (Law) and Mt Zion (Grace)

Mt Sinai (Law) and  Mt Zion (Grace)
Mt Sinai (Law) and Mt Zion (Grace)

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Gospel in the Heavens

God, who created the universe and calls all stars by name, has set the constellations in the heaven for a Divine revelation and purpose.

Ps 147:4  He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5  Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

Gn 1:14 ¶  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:


The signs that we see mentioned in Genesis, were placed in the heavens for man to know the eternal Gospel of God. 

In the oldest book of the Bible, which is Job, we see God speaking of stars and signs:
Job 38:31  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?

God is speaking to Job here and inferring that He is the one who does all this.

Amos 5:8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: That calleth the waters of the sea and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

The Mazzaroth is Hebrew for the 12 signs or jewels in the sky, what we call the Zodiac.



Prior to all recorded history, all cultures knew of the 12 signs. Originally they were to proclaim the eternal Gospel message of God, first mentioned after Adam and Eve had fallen when God was talking to the serpent who had been possessed by Satan;

Gn 3:15  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.

This is known as the proto evangalcum, the first mention of God's plan for the redemption of man.


Interesting enough is that all genealogy in the Bible is passed down through the man, yet here we see that it is the seed of the woman who will bruise the head of Satan. This of course is Jesus, born of a virgin, and conceived by the Holy Spirit.

 Ps 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

So God placed the Mazzaroth in the heavens to declare the Glory of His Son in the Stars. The Gospel of the redemption of man.



But wait you say, does not the Bible say that you should not dabble in Astrology? Yes, it does, in several places. But we will quote Isaiah;

Isa 47:13  Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
14  Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

The problem is the people started to worship the creation, rather than the Creator. They started to worship the Sun, Moon, and Stars and forgot Who made them and His promises to them. They thought that the stars guided their life, and not God.

Rm 1:25  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Creature here is the creation. But not only the stars, but they also worshiped animals, and nature.

The departure from the truth contained in the Mazzaroth to the false contained in the Zodiac has its roots in ancient Babylon at the time of Nimrod.


Here is where Divine Astronomy was changed to the perverted Astrology. Where man turned to the stars themselves, rather than the One who created them. There are many who have written about this Gospel in the heavens, but I will be following the works of E. W. Bullinger and Dr. James Kennedy, both who cut through to the ancient truths of Astronomy that are hidden and masked in the pagan forms of Astrology that had its roots in ancient Babylon.



Modern Astronomy does not address the Divine ancient meanings of the constellations. Astrology on the other hand wants to guide a person's life by what sign they are born under, and thus let the stars guide their lives. We need to look for the truth that is hidden here, and cut through the deception that the devil has brought to this wonderful revelation of God.


The Magi

In Daniel 2 we read the story about how when Nebuchadnezzar conquered Judah and Jerusalem and took captives of their best young men. Daniel was one of them and was probably a young teen. When king Nebuchadnezzar had a troubling dream, he called for his Astrologers, wise men, and Chaldeans to interpret it...but he could not remember the dream. None could do this. Furious the king ordered all of the wise men to be killed, this included Daniel and his 3 friends. When the executioner came to take them, Daniel said why are we to be killed? When he was told about the dream, Daniel replied to him to give him a day to pray to his God who knows all secrets. Daniel asked his friends to pray as well. Well, God gave Daniel the answer which he cautiously approached the king with. The dream was that of a great statue with a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, belly and thighs of brass, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay. Then a stone cut without hands came and struck the statue in the feet from which the statue fell and crumbled to bits. Then the stone grew to an enormous mountain that filled the earth. Daniel who loved and honored God greatly, said that the God of all creation had showed Nebuchadnezzar the future and these were the kingdoms that would rise on the earth. The king was the head of gold, Medio - Persia were the chest and arms of silver, Greece was the belly and thighs of brass, Rome the legs of Iron, and the last kingdom was that of the iron and clay feet. The stone cut without hands was the kingdom of God, led by the LORD Jesus,  that would rise and consume all the others and last forever. (The names of the kingdoms are in other places in Daniel and the Bible which have all come to pass except the last earthly kingdom of iron and clay).



 Well, king Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and promoted Daniel to be his Prime Minister, and the head of the School of the Magi. Daniel held that exalted position for the next 3 kings until he was an old man. 

I relate this story because the Godly revelation of Daniel, was introduced into the school of the wise men. Don't forget that the Magi who came to see One Born King of the Jews in Matthew, had discerned Jesus' star in the heavens. The true knowledge of the heavens is out there, but has to be dug out from the pagan changes of the truth. Each civilization put their own pagan spins on the Mazzaroth, making a convoluted Zodiac today.

The star that the Magi saw was probably a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus near the King star Regulus in Leo. (ref: the Star of Bethlehem) On 10-25-15 this conjunction was again in Leo. At the appointed time of the birth of Jesus, Jupiter had been in retrograde and passed Regulus 3 times, a sign that the Magi recognized.



So God's Gospel is written in the stars, and we are going to touch on the 12 signs to give you some understanding of God's wonderful revelation to man, way before we had the written Word, but the signs and the Word are in agreement. 

This is the star chart with the elliptic being the apparent path of the sun through the Mazzaroth. The planets and moon also are on this path. Each of the 12 signs are placed along this path at 30 degree intervals. We will refer back to this chart as we go.




The 12 Signs

So where do we start? Astrology starts with Aries because the sun enters this constellation in the spring equinox. However one of the oldest known Zodiac or star wheels is the Denderah discovered from the times of ancient Egypt. Here there is a sphinx with a lion body and woman's face between Leo and Virgo with the tail toward Leo and the face toward Virgo. This would signify the beginning and end of the Mazzaroth star wheel.



This makes logical sense, because the story of the Mazzaroth, and all of the ancient constellations that are related to the 12 signs is to proclaim the Gospel of God. There are 3 Decans that are associated with each of the 12 signs, the sign and Decans are a house. Sometimes the meanings of the constellations will cross over to another house as we will see. The start would be the virgin, the mother of our Lord Jesus or Virgo. This is the ancient star Mazzaroth which has 48 constellations. (Today there are 88 recognized constellations in Astronomy. Many are "new" even though hundreds of years have passed since they were named.)



If you would place the 12 signs on a clock face you would have Virgo at the 1:00 position, to the left. This will give you a mental picture of the order of the signs of the Mazzaroth, or Biblical Zodiac.


Realize that because of the rotation of the earth when you look at the sky the next sign will be to the left as you look toward the South in the northern hemisphere. This is the precession, so think of the clock face in reverse. This will place Scorpio at 3:00, Aquarius at 6:00, Taurus at 9:00, and Leo at 12:00.


The 12 houses are divided into 3 books containing 4 houses each.

Book one: The coming of Christ the Messiah and His conflict with Satan; Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius.

Book two: The Church and redemption bought by Christ; Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, and Aries.

Book three: Final victory and Christ enthroned; Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, and Leo.



Book 1 The coming of Christ

Virgo the first house

Isa 7:14  Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (God with us).



Depicted on the star chart as a young virgin with a branch in one hand and a stalk of grain in the other. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Zechariah all refer to the coming Messiah as the Branch. The grain is a symbol of the seed of the woman. 



The principal star is Spica which means the uplifted one. Mary is the most special woman who ever lived. She was picked by God because of her purity and faith to carry God's only son, miraculously conceived in her womb by the Spirit of God.

Lk 1:26 ¶  And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27  To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
28  And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29  And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30  And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31  And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32  He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33  And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34  Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35  And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.



  
Virgo Decans

Coma; the Desired One,  was changed to Coma Berenices about 200BC over a sacrifice of hair to the goddess Venus. Original meant the desired one and was a woman with her child as shown on the star chart.Some ancient star wheels show a woman nursing her child. Which would be Mary and Jesus.



Centaurus, the horse/man. This is a symbol of the duality of Jesus the Man/God and Servant/King.
God could not depend on the law for redemption, for no man had ever kept it, and God requires perfection and said "be ye holy as I AM holy". So God had to come as a man to earth, the promised Messiah, who born of a virgin, was without sin His whole life and was sacrificed for the sins of all who would believe in Him. In Hebrew it is Bizah, the despised one. He is slaying Lupus (the victim) which is a Decan of Libra. God offered His only Son to be slain for us that believe and accept Him.

Phil 2:5  Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6  Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7  But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8  And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.




Bootes is the herdsman with a sickle in left hand and a spear in the right hand. In Hebrew it is the coming one. He is the Lord of the harvest bringing his sharp sickle in to reap the earth, Rev 14.

Principal stars:
Arcturus which means the uplifted one, the Lord who comes.
Necar which means the pierced. Jesus was pierced for us. 
Ps 22:16  For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.


Another mention of Virgo while we are here, is in Revelation as a great sign. The sign of Rev 12:1 ¶  And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars...she gives birth to a Son who is caught up to Heaven...this sign appeared in the heavens on 9-23-17. The scripture goes on to tell how Satan is cast from Heaven with all of his angels and woe to the earth for Satan's wrath because he has such a short time. This sign has never appeared in this configuration and will not appear again, for as far as we can determine from computer projections, for over 1000 years. The 12 stars for a crown was the 9 stars of Leo plus the 3 planets shown. The "child" was Jupiter which had been in the "womb" of Virgo for 9 months.




Libra the second house, the scales.

Da 5:27  TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.



 We are weighed and found wanting. Our sin has separated us from God. The only thing that can balance the scales for us is the Salvation of Jesus Christ, our Saviour and redeemer. In Him our sins are forgiven and forgotten.
Rv 5:9  And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
10  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

Principal stars:
Ginubi means price deficient. All of our works regardless how good are deficient to the Perfection of God.
Auben Al Chemali means price that covers. Jesus was perfect and passes that righteousness to us as we accept Him as Saviour.

2Co 5:21  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him



Libra Decans

Crux, the Southern Cross. In Hebrew it means the cutting off.
Jesus was cut off from the living, but rose from the dead, and promises us to do the same and live forever with Him. The last letter in the Hebrew alphabet is Tav; in ancient times it was a cross. This famous constellation is seen from the southern hemisphere and guides mariners to the South.



Victima (Lupus) is now a wolf. In the ancient past it was a child. Pierced by Centaurus.
Jesus, the child born of a virgin as a gift from God was pierced for our sake as discussed in Virgo.

Isa 53:3  He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 ¶  Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5  But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
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Corona Borealis, the Crown. Jesus received the Crown to be King of the Universe. Later we will see in the stars how Satan the serpent is trying to get to the crown and is being restrained.

Principal stars:
Al Phecca which means the shining.
Gemma which means the jewel.
The shining jewel revealed all through scripture is our Lord Jesus Christ. He was God in the flesh and revealed the Father to us as a man.




Scorpio the third house,  the scorpion. Anciently this sign was the Eagle (see my blog the Seraphim of God Scorpio= Eagle)



This creature represents Satan.
Satan is perverse and changes all that he learned in heaven to his ways. For example: and upside down cross, or broken cross. He will ultimately be crushed by Jesus but he wounded Him at the cross, as God had prophesied he would "bruise his heel".

Through Jesus we have power over serpents and scorpions.

Lu 10:19  Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Principal stars:
Antares which means the wounding.
Lasef which means perverse.




Scorpio Decans:

Ophiuchus, a man restraining serpent from reaching the crown. This is the cover of E. W. Bullinger's book. There are 2 Decans here, Ophiuchus and Serpens, the serpent.


Corona Borealis is a Decan from Libra. You can see here how the story in the stars goes beyond the house and into other constellations.

Jesus is the serpent restrainer, the crown is the one for the King of the Universe and belongs to Jesus. Satan has always wanted that power. You see here much of the Gospel story. Jesus is stomping on the head of the scorpion while being stung in the other heel all the while holding the serpent from reaching the crown. Both the serpent and scorpion represent Satan.

Isa 9:6  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.





Remember that Jesus said in Luke that He gives us power to tread on serpents and scorpions. This group of constellations shows that very well.



Hercules the mighty one. Another depiction of Jesus in the stars. He has his club raised to fight and is stomping on the head of the dragon, Draco, which is a depiction of Satan and Decan of Sagittarius .


Principal stars:
Ras Al Gethi the head of Him that bruises.
Komephoros the Branch kneeling.

No matter how the Greeks in this case have worked over this constellation, you can see the original powerful mighty God in the Messiah, who defeats Satan. There is several constellations that depict the battle between Jesus and Satan. (see my blog, Jesus Defeats Satan in the Stars). We will be seeing them as well in this blog as we go through the Mazzaroth, or Zodiac.


Sagittarius the fourth house, the conquering King and Prince of the earth.



Ps 45:1 My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2  Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
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.

When you see Sagittarius in the heavens the image is a Centaur with a bow aimed at the heart of the scorpion in Scorpio. So again we see the Gospel story extends beyond the house of the sign. Not only is Jesus in Ophiuchus stomping the devil in Scorpio, and restraining the devil in Serpens, here as Sagittarius, he is firing His swift and deadly arrow at the heart of the scorpion.


The principal star here is Naim which means the Gracious One. Jesus is Grace in the flesh.



Sagittarius Decans

Lyra, the harp which meaning is Praise of the conqueror.

Ps 22:3  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
The Bible says we are all sons of Abraham by faith in Christ Jesus, Gal 3, so God inhabits our praise too.



The principal star here is Vega which means He shall be exalted.

Phil 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10  That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11  And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.




Ara, the alter that is upside down pouring out the fire into the outer darkness.

Ps 21:8  Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9  Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

2 Thess 1:6  Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
7  And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8  In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9  Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;


Ara is placed in the heaven just below Scorpio, the edge of what we can see, beyond is Tartarus or the outer darkness. It is a symbol of God's wrath, and fire brought down to hell, the real hell, not Hades or Sheol which are the grave, but the lake of fire, Rev 19.

Draco the dragon. As we have seen the head of this dragon is under the foot of Hercules, which represents Jesus with His power over Satan.


Principal stars:
Thuban which means subtile. Satan possessed the serpent to deceive Eve, he picked the most subtile animal.
Rastaban which is the head of the serpent.

Ge 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Interesting that Thuban used to be the pole star about 6000 years ago. When Lucifer rebelled against God, he became Satan which is Hebrew for the adversary, he is also the accuser, the serpent, the dragon, the king of liars, and the deceiver. He lost his prominence in heaven.




Book 2 The Church and Redemption bought with the Blood of Christ

Capricornus, the fifth house, the Goat/Fish



On the star wheel Mazzaroth we see the Goat who is dying, and out of Him comes the Fish which is vibrant and alive. In the Bible the fish represents the Church. The fish made from two intersecting arcs (ichthus) was a secret sign the first Christians used to identify themselves to avoid persecution of the Roman government as well.


Jesus gave His life as a sacrifice for our sins that through His death and resurrection we might become His Body, the Church, on earth. He is the Head of the Church from Heaven. The laws concerning the Goat sacrifice and Scapegoat are in Lev 16.



Jn 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Ro 8:29  because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren.

Principal stars:

Deneb Al Gedi means the Sacrifice Comes.
MaAsad means the slaying.



Capricornus Decans

Sagitta, the lone arrow. Hebrew is Sham or destroying. This arrow is shot from God at the heart of His Son, Jesus, it has pierced through Aquila (the eagle) who is wounded and falling.

Isa 53:10  Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.




Aquila, the Eagle who is pierced and falling.

Jesus was the highest form of Royalty in the universe, like the flying Eagle on earth, He was in Majesty. When man fell, Jesus offered to become a man and pay the price for man's redemption. God agreed and and thus shot the arrow that killed His only Begotten Son.



Principal stars:
Al Tair which means wounding.
Al Cair which means the piercing.
Al Ocal which means the wounded heel.



Delphinus, the dolphin. As Christ rose, here is the dolphin an honored "fish", leaping from the water, alive and vibrant.
As we are baptized in water, it is a symbol of death from which we, as Jesus, will rise from the dead, and we come up from the water reborn.



In my blog, The Seraphim of God, Scorpio = the Eagle, I explain how the ancient symbol of Scorpio was the Eagle. The dying Eagle, Aquila here falls but the blood spilled causes a resurrection of the Eagle to a prominent heavenly position as the Phoenix.


God knew that man could never live a perfect life under the law, so He came Himself as a man in our Lord Jesus Christ to live a perfect life and be sacrificed for the sins of those who would believe in Him. He has risen from the dead to take the highest position of King of the universe.


Aquarius, the sixth house, the water pourer.


Water in the scriptures often is representing the Holy Spirit. Here in the heavens the Heavenly figure which is a type of the God/man, Jesus is pouring the water (Spirit) onto the church, the fish Piscis Australis.

Jn 7:37 ¶  In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38  He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
39  (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Ac 2:1 ¶  And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2  And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4  And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.





The principal star is Sadal Melik which means luck (blessed) of the King.


Aquarius Decans:

Piscis Australis, the Church born of the Holy Ghost.



Pegasus, the winged horse; a Divine messenger bringing joy to those who would hear the Gospel.


Principal stars of the great square of Pegasus:
Alpheratz which means navel. Jesus is the navel or the heart of the Gospel which is good news.
Scheat which means schin.
Algenib which means side. It was out of Jesus' side that came blood and water; the blood that cleansed our sins and the water again as the Holy Spirit poured out for us.
Marhab which means saddle. On Jesus' triumphant return, He will be riding a white horse.

Rev 19:11 ¶  And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12  His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13  And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.




Cygnus, the swan, and the Northern Cross. The king bird of the waters.

The Northern Cross in it's beauty shines above and is just part of this constellation, which represents the majestic swan, both which are reference to our Lord Jesus.


Principal stars:
Deneb which means the Lord or Judge to come.
Azel which means He who goes and is to come.
Fafage which means the Glorious Shining forth.
Saor which means returns.



Our Lord Jesus is the One who was, who is, and who will be. Hebrews says He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He promised that He would return for His Church and to judge and rule the earth.

Some trivia:

Lk 13:31 ¶  The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
32  And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.

Jesus knowing this Constellation represented Himself may have mentioned "fox"here in reference to Vulpecula which is the fox in the heavens right below the swan. However it was not made a constellation until the 17th century. Jesus being God, knows all things.


Pisces, the 7th house, the fish of Him who comes.

In Hebrew it is Dogim from which we get multitude. Our God has called multitudes of followers to make up His Church.



Fish in the Bible usually are a type or representation of the Church as we saw in Aquarius. This sign is two fish that are bound with bands. These fish are the Old and New Testament Churches.  The Old Testament Saints all died in faith that God would send His promised Messiah to redeem mankind, which happened in His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. The New Testament Saints are still coming to the Lord since Jesus' resurrection all are forming the Bride of Christ, which is His body on the Earth and in Heaven.



In the older star wheel you will see that the bands that hold and control the fish, are connected to Cetus, the sea monster, a representative of Satan. When Satan deceived Eve to take the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and she gave it to Adam, they gave their authority to Satan. He as Paul says is the "god of this world". But, Jesus the Lamb or in this case Aries the Ram has his front foot on the bands and is controlling the Church and preventing Satan from having control of the Church. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. Those who trust and follow Jesus will be victorious in life.

Ro 5:17  For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)


Principal stars:
Al Samaca which means the Upheld. We the Church are upheld by our Lord Jesus, and the Holy Spirit in us.
Okda which means the United (Church, Old and New).



Pisces Decans:

The Bands, or bridle that binds the fish. As mentioned, Aries the Ram (Jesus) controls the bridle that controls the Church.

The principal star is Al Resha which means the cord.

Andromeda, the chained woman. In Greek the man ruler.


The Church is hated by the world and is persecuted, but one day will rule men. Even when restrained or chained, the Power of the Holy Spirit expands the Church which is Glorifying the Lord Jesus.

Andromeda is an extension of the great square of Pegasus toward Cassiopeia. Again we see the story between houses.



In this sign is M41 the Andromeda Galaxy. It is a beautiful sky object and is our sister Galaxy to the Milky Way.




Cepheus, the Crowned King or the Royal Branch.

This is our Lord Jesus, who by his passion has been Crowned the King of the Universe.



Principal stars:

Al Dermin which means coming quickly.
Al Phirk which means the Redeemer.
Alrai which is He who bruises.




Aries, the 8th house,  the Ram, or Lamb.

Christ being the Chief or the Head and dealing in judgement.



John sees the Lamb slain as the one who receives the title deed to the earth and who is worthy to open all of the seals thereof, Rev 5. Jesus is the one who has received that power and the power to judge.

As we saw in Pisces, the Ram Aries has his front paw on the controlling bridle of the Church and sets His authority over the influence of what Satan can do to the Church.

Principal stars:
Hamal which is the head of the Ram.
El Nath or Natik which is the wounded.


Jesus had to be wounded and die in order to receive the power of the King of the Universe. He did all of this for you and me.

Aries Decans:

Cassiopeia, the Enthroned Woman.



She represents the Bride of Christ, now free and a glorious Church without spot or wrinkle, made so by the Grace of God through Jesus.

Eph 5:27  That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.


Principal stars:
Shedir which means freed.
Caph which means Branch.
Tsih which means whip.

The Branch which is Jesus did free the Church and will come again to defeat and whip His enemies.



Cetus, the sea monster.


The Bible describes a terrible monster that lives in the sea as a Leviathan in Job 41. But this creature represents Satan, and will be overcome and thrown into the Lake of Fire.

Isa 27:1  In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

Principal stars:
Mira means the rebel. Satan was the first to rebel against God.
Diphda is the overthrown. Jesus has defeated Satan, and has the keys to death and hell, Rev 1:18.
Minkar means the chained enemy. Satan will spend a thousand years locked in the abyss, prior to being cast into the Lake of Fire, Rev 20:1-2

Do not forget that Jesus (Aries the Ram) has his foot on the bridles for the Church (Pisces) and is in control and protects us from the wiles of the devil. Aries is the small line on the left of this picture.





Perseus, the Breaker.


In Greek mythology, Perseus is a warrior hero who kills Medusa by severing her snake filled head and uses her "vision" that turns men to stone to kill the  Kracken sea monster to save Andromeda (Pisces Decan).


The truths hidden here are not hard to see. The evil Medusa turn men to stone, just as Satan turns the hearts of men to stone. Jesus defeated Satan at the cross, and will return to vanquish him forever. Jesus is whom Perseus represents and Andromeda, the chained woman is redeemed and then we see Cassiopeia the free Church.

Principal stars:
Mirfak means He who helps.
Al Benib is the One who carries away. When Jesus comes for His Church, they will be Raptured to meet Him in the air, 1 Thess 4:14-17.
Al Gol (Ghoul) is the evil spirit in Medusa's head
Rosh is Satan's head.


If you can receive it, Perseus is a type of Jesus and David. When David met Goliath of Gath and downed him with a sling, he took Goliath's own sword and beheaded Goliath. He took the head to Jerusalem and buried it outside the gate. The place became known as the place of the skull, or Golgotha. This means the skull of Goliath a servant of Satan. So the great great great...grandfather of Jesus defeated Satan's attack there. So Jesus' later defeated Satan at the cross on the same hill and bought the souls of men with His own Precious Blood.


The 3rd Book: The Final Victory, Christ Enthroned.

Taurus, the 9th house, the Bull or Ox.


Jesus' first coming was that of a suffering servant, the humble ox. But, on His return, He will be like a raging bull, and unstoppable setting His kingdom up on earth after Armageddon, Rev 19-20.



The principal star is Aldebaran which is the Captain.



The Pleiades is the 7 stars also known as the 7 sisters, near the heart of Taurus. It is referenced in Job and Amos and may be the 7 churches in the hand of Jesus in Rev 1:20.

Jesus is the Captain of our Salvation, Heb 2:10.





Taurus Decans:

Orion, The Glorious One, One who comes forth as light


Depicted on the old star chart as a hunter with a club raised in his right hand and a lion shield or skin over his left arm. Even though Jesus is known as the Lion from the Tribe of Judah, here we see Him defeating the devil who as a lion seeks whom he may devour.

1Pe 5:8  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Under Orion's foot is Lepus the hare from the next house, but in the ancient Mazzaroth it was the enemy, a serpent.

Principal stars:
Betelguesse which is the Branch Coming.
Belatrix which is to come quickly.
Rigel which is the foot that crushes.
Saiph which means a bruise.


So the proto evangalcum is again brought forth in this Decan, the Branch that comes is Jesus who comes quickly and crushes the devil under foot, yet Himself is bruised.

Eridanus, the River of the Judge. This long constellation goes from Orion's left foot past Cetus and into the outer darkness.
Even though God did not make the Lake of Fire for people, many will go there. Our God is just and those who reject His Salvation will will see His consuming fire.


Principal stars:
Alpha is Achernar which means the river's end.
Beta is Cursa which means the footstool.
Ps 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Auriga, the Shepherd. Jesus is our Shepherd, in His arms is the safest place to be.



Here the Shepherd has the bands from the Church and a small kid goat in His arms. He will always lead us in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake (Ps23). But the bands of the law, are replaced with the Spirit of God in us, available only through Jesus.

The principal star is Capella which is the heart of the lamb, or little she goat.




Gemini, the 10th house, the twins. Warriors at rest.

Here again we see the duality of Jesus, Human and Divine; the servant man who defeated Satan at the cross, and the warrior who returns and conquers. Now they are at rest because the work is finished.




Principal stars:
Castor to the North, Ruler or Judge. In Greek it is the head of Apollo.
Pollux, Strong One coming to labor or suffer (Saviour). In Greek it is the head of Hercules.

In Greek mythology, Apollo and Hercules were heroes, the twin sons of Jupiter. They both here represent Jesus and His God/man nature.

Mebsuta, in Apollo's knee means to tread under foot.
Wasat, means to set. In the waist of Hercules, these to are now setting a the work is done.
Al Hanah, means the hurt. In the foot of Hercules we see again "bruise His heel".



Gemini Decans:

Lepus, the enemy. Ancient Mazzaroth it was a serpent under the foot of Orion. Now it is shown as a hare.

Principal stars:
Arnebo, the enemy of Him that comes.
Sugia, the deceiver.
Rakis, bound with a chain



Canis Major, the Prince. In ancient Mazzaroth is was a hawk coming down with a mortar and pestle on its head. Now it is known as the greater dog.

The name of the ancient hawk is Naz. In the Mazzaroth the Naz is coming down quickly and the natural enemy of the serpent. The mortar and pestle grinds things to powder. Jesus was called the stone that the builders rejected yet has become the head of the corner, Ps 118. Jesus said also; Lu 20:18  Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

The principal star is Sirius which means the Prince. It is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere.


In Mt 2:23  And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
There is no reference to this in the Old Testament. Interesting enough the ancient Mazzaroth, might be an answer; for the Naz the hawk, and Seir the Prince would make Nazseir... or "Nazarene".
Jesus will come down quickly as a hawk, and will be the powerful Prince.
Nazareth some think came from Hebrew netzer which means branch. Could be, either way Jesus is all those things.

Canis Minor, the Redeemer. Ancient Mazzaroth shows a human with a hawk's head. Now we have the lesser dog.

Principal stars:
Procyon, the Redeemer. Jesus is our Redeemer.
Al Shira, Chief Prince of the left hand (with Canis Major being the Prince of the right hand).
Al Gomeisa, burdened. Jesus took all of our burdens on Himself, because He said, "take my yoke upon you, my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."




Cancer, the 11th house, the crab. The finished Redeemer's work.

Egyptian it is the resting place. Syriac it is the one who holds. Noetic word of Khan is the traveler's resting place, and Cer is embraced or encircled. So as the Romans used it KhanCer or Cancer is the traveler's resting place for the embraced.


Just as a crab will hold its prey tight in it's pincers, Jesus holds his church tight in His everlasting arms.

Jn 10:28  And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29  My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

Principal stars:

Praesepe (Beehive)- means multitude, Innumerable Seed.



Tegmine, means the hiding place, or shelter. Jesus keeps us, protects us, and gives us rest.
Al Himerein means the Lamb's assembled


Decans of Cancer:

Ursa Minor, the lesser sheepfold. Over the years what we see as the Little Dipper has been transformed to the lesser bear. Regardless, anciently it was the sheepfold as well as Ursa Major.


The last star in the handle of the Little Dipper is Polaris, the Pole Star or North Star. All of the rest of the night sky rotates around it.



Principal stars:
Kochab which means Waiting on He who Comes.
Alpherkadain which means the Redeemed Assembly.


Ursa Major, the greater sheepfold. We also call this constellation the Big Dipper. Gradually the constellation has changed to the greater bear.
If you take the two stars on the pouring side of the dipper, Merach and Dubheh, and make a straight line 5 times the distance you get to the North Star.


Principal stars:
Dubheh, the herd or flock, resting place.
Merach, the purchased flock. We were purchased with the Blood of Jesus.
Callisto, sheepfold.
Phacda, visited, guarded, and numbered. Jesus came to earth and bought us with His life, guards us with angels, and numbers us to be His own.

Argo, the ship composed of Pupis, Pyxis, Vela, and Carina. Pilgrims safe in harbor.


This constellation is large and so divided. It cannot be completely seen from the northern hemisphere. Greek mythology tells of Jason and the Argonauts who sailed on the ship Argo to find the Golden Fleece. The truth of this reveals Christ as the Captain, Argo is the ship, an ark of safety that represents the Church. Nave is Latin for ship and the open space in churches is called a Nave. That is where the word Navy comes from. Jesus is also the victim here who was killed and hung on a tree with a serpent guarding His Golden Fleece. But Jason (Christ) is able to kill the serpent and recover the Golden Fleece and restore righteousness to man. This was done by our Lord who was raised from the dead, and gives to us His righteousness and eternal life. He will come for us similar to the Ark of Noah and deliver us from a world who had turned from God and relishes on evil. If we are on the Ark of God we are saved even when we fall down, we are still on the Ark. The safe harbor is heaven.

Principal stars:
Canopus, Possession of Him who Comes. Canopus is the brightest star in the southern hemisphere.
Sephina, the Multitude.
Tureis, the Possession.


Leo, the 12th house,  the Lion who tears in pieces. The Lion from the tribe of Judah. The King of Kings.


Rev 5:1 ¶  And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
2  And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
3  And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
4  And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
5  And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
6 ¶  And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.


7  And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
8  And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
9  And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
10  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
11  And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
12  Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
13  And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
14  And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.


Principal stars:
Regal, to tread underfoot. Thus is the fate of the enemies of God.
Regulus, the King.
Denebola, the Judge.
Al Defera, Putting down the Enemy.
Zosma, the shining forth, the Epiphany of Christ's glorious return.


This is the final house and the end of the third book, the final victory and Christ enthroned.

We have yet to see all of this happen, but we rest assured it will, just as written in the Word and written in the heavens.

Hos 13:7  Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
8  I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

Ps 50:22  Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.



Decans of Leo:

Hydra, the serpent. a long constellation beneath Leo with the Lion attacking the head of the serpent.

The abhorred another name for this constellation. The serpent was once in the center of the sky the pole star in Draco as we have seen, as Lucifer (the light bringer), but pride and envy caused him to at the end be cast outside of the ecliptic into outer darkness where he will be destroyed, and end up in the lake of fire.


The power of a lion is tremendous, the king of beasts who can take down most any prey. Jesus is in this symbol of power and we see the final battle of Jesus and the devil, the old serpent taking place.

Crater, the cup of the wrath of God, attached to the back of the serpent. 

Rev 14:10  The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11  And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.



Corvis, the crow, eating the serpent and the followers of the devil after Armageddon.

In Arabic, The raven's piercing and tearing to pieces.

Pv 30:17  The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

Principal star is Al Chiba, the curse inflicted.


Rev 19:17  And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18  That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19  And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20  And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21  And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

This sign of Leo and it's Decans is the final chapter in the fall of Satan, the fall of man, and the destruction of the enemies of God.

We saw the plan of God placed in the heavens from the beginning of man, and Jesus' actions to redeem us as the Lamb of God, which is also the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.



Now upon His Glorious return, Jesus is the avenging Judge, with power over all and vanquishes His enemies. Satan's power is that of Adam that was stolen by deception. When the lease of man expires soon, Jesus will return.


Jesus is the King and will be eternally managing the universe from the New Jerusalem which will be in the refashioned new earth.



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