THE ZODIAC-HOROSCOPES - NYOBS 19.17

 THE ZODIAC

VIRGO.LIBRA.SCOPRPIO.SAGITTARIUS.CAPRICORNUS.AQUARIUS PISCES.ARIES.TAURUS.GEMINI.CANCER.LEO

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: Gen 1:14 KJV

A first word

I feel that this is more of a “book report” than a word study, as without the guidance of

“The real meaning of the Zodiac” and “The Gospel in the Stars”;

I would have not known where to start. – Get their books.

In one of the stories of Moses, the people complained against Moses;

and God sent fiery serpents among them. - They confessed their sin; so God told Moses

to make a serpent that represented sin and put it high up on a pole for the people to look on and acknowledge they had sinned and they would be healed.

This would be a shadow of Christ with our sins placed on Him being lifted high up on the cross.

Well, what did they do, but start worshiping the serpent on the pole

Satan tries his best to corrupt the signs of God’s for man. 

Such is the corrupted Zodiac.

Num 21:8 – The Serpent represented sin.

8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looks upon it, shall live. KJV

John 3:14 – Jesus lifted up our sins on the cross

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: KJV

Corruption of the Word

• The Zodiac is found in almost every culture with the same names. - What I am about to say is not a Christian invention or twist; but was from the beginning the message of the Gospel in the stars, but became corrupted to such a point that the stars became “gods” guiding people in their everyday decisions and activities. – And still do today.
• Because of this corruption; God warns the Christian to stay away from astrology.
• In this study I will try to stay away from the mythology and just stay with the theology.

Ps 19:1-3 – The heavens declare God’s handiwork.

1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork.

2 Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night shows knowledge.

3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. KJV

Isa 47:13-14 – They will burn in hell.

13 You are 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.  KJV

A little background

• Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects such as moons, planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies; the physics, chemistry, and evolution of such objects; and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth.
• Some stars are nestled together in groups; others wander about returning at fixed intervals. – By these events man has mapped the heavens since time began.
• These stars have been recorded from one end of the earth to the other by all ages and nations. – None of their forms from their first inventions have varied in being passed down to us, nor at any point has their names being changed, added to or removed.
• NOTE:  We get our understanding of what the stars represent or symbolize by their names – We did not name them – They were already named – They present the Gospel message.
• Science is at a total loss as to having any information on the invention of the Zodiac.
• Astrology is the belief system which claims that human affairs are correlated with the positions of celestial objects.
• The seven days of the week come from the planets; Sun Sunday – Moon Monday – Mars Tuesday – Mercury Wednesday – Jupiter Thursday – Venus Friday and Saturn Saturday. They were glorified and worshiped as the seven great gods.
• The vowels of our alphabet came from the stars.- The Moon “A” – Venus “E” – Mars ”I” – Juniper “O” – Saturn “U” – The alphabet was in existence before the flood of Noah.
• The book of Job considered one of the oldest books in the Bible mentions the stars. – The Hebrew word Mazzaroth in the book of Job means “The constellations of the Zodiac” – Job lived 2150 years before Christ and the Gospel message was astronomically already laid out, arranged and garnished in the stars of heaven.
• The Great Pyramid used the stars in its construction in 2625 B.C., that’s 5000 years ago.
• Ancient “tradition” writings point toward Seth and his son Enoch as the founders of the understandings of the heavenly bodies as passed down to them from Adam.
• God Himself formed the stars of the Zodiac – He says that we are without excuse, that His Devine nature is visible in His creations from the beginning of time.
• The word Zodiac comes from the Hebrew word sodi which in Sanskrit means; Going by steps like up Jacobs ladder – A path – A way – I like to think of it as “THE WAY” which is the name that was given to the sect that followed Jesus Christ.
• The Gospel message in the zodiac is chiefly the story of the SERPENT and the SEED. – Satan is known as the “crooked serpent” or better the “fleeing serpent”.

Job 38:31-32 – They knew about the stars.

31 "Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion?

32 Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? NKJV

Job 26:13 – God garnished the heavens with the stars.

13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. KJV

Rom 1:20 – No excuse – The gospel is written in the heavens.

20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. NIV

Acts 9:2 – Followers of Jesus were know as THE WAY

2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. NIV

Gen 3:14-15 – The Serpent and the Seed.

14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals!

You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.

15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your SEED and her SEED; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." NKJ

STARS RABBIT TRAIL

• If a star was a “light year” away, which would be 35 quadrillion miles away and it burned out; with its light traveling at the speed of 186,282 miles a second, it would take a year before we even knew it - This means that when we look at the stars in space, we are actually looking back in time.
• However the sun is close enough that its light only takes 8 minutes and 19 seconds to reach us. – If God took away the sun, you would only have about 8 minutes to find your Bible and

prepare to meet your God.

The Constellation – More than you want to know

• The Zodiac is divided up into 12 constellations or 12 major signs – They are referred to as houses or mansions or tabernacles of the Sun. – They are divided by the four seasons.
• Each of the twelve have three minor signs or decans associated with them for a total of 36 minor signs or decans - Decan means “a part”, “a piece” or “to break into pieces”.

So each star makes a specific statement with three points.

I will unpack the Zodiac, breaking it down into Books and chapters.

• It has been universal and customary with the ancients to begin with the sign of Virgo and end with Leo. – There is a sky painting in the Temple of Esneh in Egypt that depicts the Zodiac on its ceiling.  There is also a carved figure of the Egyptian Sphinx with the head of a woman facing Virgo, and its body of a lion; the tail toward Leo. – The sphinx is found in the same position in a number of other paintings. – So we will start with Virgo and end with Leo.

Here we go. –                  Major signs with its Minor signs

1. VIRGO, The Virgin – Coma, The Desired – Centaurus, The Centaur – Bootes, The coming one.
2. LIBRA, The scales – Crux, The Southern Cross – Victima, The victim – Corona, The Crown.
3. SCORPIO, The Scorpion – Serpend, The Serpent – Orphiuchus, The Serpent Holder – Hercules, The mighty one
4. SAGITTARIUS, The Archer – Lyra, The Harp – Ara, The Altar, - Draco, The Dragon.
5. CAPRICORNUS, The Goat-Fish – Sagitta, The Arrow – Aquila, The Eagle – Delphinus, The Dolphin
6. AQUARIUS, The Water Pourer – Piscis Austrailis, The Southern Fish – Pegasus, The Winged Horse – Cygnus, The Swan.
7. PISCES, The Fishes – The Band, The Bands – Andromeda, The Chained Woman – Cepheus, The Crowned King.
8. ARIES, The Lamb – Cassiopeia, The Enthroned Woman – Cetus, The Sea-Monster - Perseus, The Breaker.
9. TARUS, The Bull – Orion, The Glorious One – Eridanus, The River – Auriga, The Shepherd.
10. GEMINI, The Twins – Lepus, The Enemy – Canis Major, The Prince – Canis Minor, The Redeemer.
11. CANCER, The Crab – Ursa Minor, The lesser Sheepfold – Ursa Major, The Greater Sheepfold – Argo, The Ship
12. LEO, The Lion – Hydra, The Serpent – Crater, The Cup – Corvus, The Raven.

The ZODIAC is made up of FOUR BOOKS (Seasons) each with three major stars (Signs); each book has THREE CHAPTERS of minor stars (Decans).

I don’t see anything up there

It is thought that when time began that there were many more stars in the heavens than we can      see today and their grouping allowed you to see shapes that resembled something. – Today none of the stars looks like the shape of anything except maybe the Big Dipper.

Instead of men looking up and seeing the “The Gospel Story” they saw gods, worshiped them

and arranged their life according to what some kind of a “Seer” interpreted.

They worshiped the creation instead of the Creator.

Now some of those stars that filled in the pictures are gone.

BAM

BOOK ONE

REMEMBER:  We know what the stars symbolize, by their names.

1) VIRGO – Book ONE, chapter one

• VIRGO, The Virgin – is the first house - We start with the figure of a prostrate woman who is spoken of as a Virgin – Her name in Hebrew is Bethulah which means virgin. – In Latin, and Arabic it means pure virgin. – In Greek the word is  Parthenos, “the maid of virgin pureness”
• She is depicted as holding a branch in her right hand and sheaves of corn or seeds of wheat in her left hand; symbolizing reproduction. – Wheat is considered the best of seeds.
• Interestingly, the brightest star in Virgo is called Spica which means “The Branch”
• The woman is the Virgin Mary and the seed or branch is Jesus the Christ who must fall to the earth and die and bring forth much fruit.
• Mary is prostrate as one deceived by Satan and on her own cannot stand - She holds to the promise of the seed in her hand. – Christ alone can lift her to a spiritual life

Isa 7:14 – Prophecy - The Virgin will bare a son.

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. NIV

John 12:24 – The wheat must fall to the ground and die

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it die, it brings forth much fruit. KJV

Zech 6:12 – His name is The Branch

12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:

KJV

Zech 3:8 – The Branch is coming

8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. KJV

Jer 23:5 - God will raise up a righteous branch

5 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. NIV

Isa 4:2 – The Branch will be beautiful and glorious.

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. KJV

* Coma; The Desired – 1^st Decan

• Coma means “Longed for One” or “Desired One” – In the Egyptian language Coma is Shes-nu; “The Desired Son”. - Coma depicts a woman sitting in a chair holding a child in her arms – He is the seed, the son of the virgin, the branch, the desired one of all nations.
• The woman of Coma and the woman of Virgo are the same woman.

Hag 2:7 – Christ; the desired of all nations.

7 I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. NIV

Luke 2:40 – The child grew – filled with the grace of God

40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. NIV

* Centaurus; The Centaur – 2^nd Decan

• The Hebrew word for this star is Bezeh which means “The despised one”
• The Centaur is the seed; He is the infant child who has now become a man, depicted as part man and part horse, or a man with two natures.
• He is going forth as a hunter with a spear to slay the Victim – Hang on … The Victim is Christ slaying Him self on the cross – He is both the HUNTER and the VICTIM. – He is the both the High Priest and the sacrifice. – He is Righteousness taking on Sin – He has a DOUBLE NATURE – He was powerful and benevolent – He was hated and rejected.

Isa 53:3 – He was despised and rejected by men

3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. NIV0

John 10:17-18 – I lay down my life on my own accord.

17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life-only to take it up again.

18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. NIV

* Bootes – 3^rd Decan

• Christ is pictured as a man moving forward with a spear in one hand and a sickle held in the other hand over his head.
• The Egyptian Word is Smat which means “One Who Rules, Subdues, and Governs” – The Hebrew word means “to come” – The star is also called Arcturus meaning “He Cometh”
• In the head of the man is the star Nekkar which means “The Pierced”.

John 19:37 – Christ was pierced

37 "They will look on the one they have pierced." NIV

Rev 14:15 – Christ coming to reap judgment

15 Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, "Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe." NIV

Here’s where we are – Book ONE Chapter one

• The Statement – VIRGO - The Virgin Mary will bear a son who will destroy the seed of the serpent – He is the righteous branch of David. – His death will bare much fruit. – Mary is prostrate as one deceived by Satan and holds to the promise of the seed in her hand.
• 1^st Point – Coma – The seed will be the desired one of all the nations.
• 2^nd Point – Centaurus – He is despised, rejected, afflicted, stricken, and smitten, but lives in immortal glory and power. – He has Two Natures – He is perfect God and perfect man - He is the High Priest and the sacrifice. – His righteous will take on sin. – He will lay His life down and take it up.
• 3^rd Point – Bootes – He will be pierced – He will come to subdue, judge, rule, and govern.

2) LIBRA – Book ONE chapter two

• Libra – This is the figure of a pair of scales or balances with one end up as if weighting something. - In Latin Libra means “The Scales”; - Hebrew Mozanaim; “The Scales Weighing”; In Arabic, it is Al Zubena “Purchase”, Redemption”, “Gain”.
• This is the plan of redemption – To buy back, to redeem, to balance the scales, to pay the price – Redemption means to buy or purchase.
• The brightest star at the LOWER scale is Zuben al Genubi which means “The Price Deficient” – The brightest star at the UPPER scale is called Zuben al Chemali which means “The Price Which Covers”.
• Another star near the lower scale is called Zuben Akrabi which means “The Price of the Conflict” signifying how much it cost Christ to redeem us with His own Holy blood.

Dan 5:27 - Man is weighed in the balances 

27 Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. KJV

Rom 6:23 – The cost of sin is death – but Christ paid the price

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. NIV

Ps 106:10 – He redeemed them

10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. KJV

Rev 5:9 – Jesus purchased men.

9 "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals,

because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. NIV

* Crux; The Southern Cross – 1^st Decan

• This cross is pictured as being situated beneath the feet of the Centaurn who if you remember is Christ.  In Hebrew it is called Adom which means “The Cutting Off” – This is the connection of the Messiah and the Cross. – The cutting off of His life.
• This Southern Cross disappeared from the sky at the time of the death of Christ on the cross and was not seen again until the 16^th century.

Dan 9:26 – Christ will be cut off – Killed.

26 After the sixty-two `sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. NIV

* Victima; The Victim – 2^nd Decan

• The Victim is a picture of an animal portrayed in different cultures as a wolf or a beast; The Arabian word is sura which shows the victim as a Lamb.
• The Hebrew Asedah and the Arabic Asedaton both mean “to be slain”.
• Christ is the Victim; He is the Lamb and the Sacrifice. – He has the authority to lay His life down and pick it up again.
• The Egyptians believe that he is the son of Osiris and the Virgin and had his finger over his mouth signaling silence. – Christ stood as a sheep before his Sharers without opening His mouth.

Rev 13:8 – The Lamb is Jesus Christ slain for our sins

8 All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast-all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.  NIV

John 10:15 – I lay down my life for my sheep

15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father-and I lay down my life for the sheep. NIV

John 10:18 – I have authority to lay it down and take it up again

18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. NIV

Isa 53:7 – He did not open His mouth.

7 he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. NIV

* Corona; The Crown – 3^rd Decan

• Corona; Known as Cornone Borealis; The Crown; The Northern Crown.
• The brightest star is called Al Phecca which means “The Shining”.
• In Arabic the constellation is known as Al Iclil which means an Ornament or Jewel.
• Christ rises from the “Southern Cross” to receive the “Northern Crown” and every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord.
• This chapter ends with triumph and the glory of the crown.

Heb 2:9 – Jesus crowned with glory

9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. NIV

Rev 2:10 – Be faithful and receive the crown of life

10 Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. NIV

Phil 2:10-11 – Every knee will bow and every tongue confess

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, NIV

Here’s where we are – Book ONE Chapter two

• The Statement - LIBRA - The scales – Balancing the scales with the plan of redemption – To purchase or buy back. – The weighing of the cost of the redemption
• 1^st Point – Crux – The cutting off of the Life of Jesus on the Southern Cross.
• 2^nd Point – Victima – Christ is the victim sacrificed as a silent lamb before his shearers.
• 3^rd Point – Corona – Christ is resurrected to receive a crown of glory and triumph.

3) SCORPIO; The Scorpion – Book ONE chapter three

• Whether depicted as a scorpion or a serpent, the conflict is the same; evil verses good.
• Scorpio is the figure of a gigantic deadly scorpion with its stinger tail lifted up in anger as in the act of striking. – This is the battle between Lucifer, the Devil and Jesus the Christ.
• In Arabic and Syriac the name is Al Akrab meaning “Scorpion” “Wounding” “Conflict” “War”
• In Coptic the name is Isdis; “Attack of the enemy”
• The brightest star located at the heart of the scorpion is called Antares meaning “The Wounding” The scorpion comes to wound Jesus.
• The brightest star at its tail in Hebrew is called; Lesath which means “The Perverse”
• Christ gave the believer power over the serpent and the scorpion; who is Satan.

Rev 9:10-11 – Power to hurt

10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. KJV

Rev 12:9 – The old serpent, the Devil, Satan is cast out

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. KJV

Luke 10:19 – Christ gave us authority over the enemy

19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: KJV

* Ophiuchus; The Serpent Holder – 1^st Decan

• Ophiuchus means The Serpent Holder – It depicts a man struggling and holding back a giant snake that is reaching for the crown. – The strong man is Jesus Christ and the Serpent is Satan.
• Satan said; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will make myself like the Most High. – You too can become a god.  See NYOBS 2
• Ophiuchus lifts up one foot as if stung by the scorpion’s tail and is in the act of crushing the scorpion’s head with the other foot.

Isa 14:13-14 – The five I wills

13 You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.  

14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." NIV

Gen 3:5 – You will be as god

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. KJV

Gen 3:15 – You will strike His heel; He will crush your head.

15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." NIV

* Serpens, The Serpent – 2^nd Decan

• The Devil is portrayed as; the dragon, the scorpion, Cetus the water snake, Hydra the many headed monstrous snake as well as the serpent. – In all guises he is there to wound and kill.
• Christ has power over this Serpent that would seek to gain the Crown of Life.  Christ has given that same power to the saints.

Rev 20:2-3 – Christ has bound the serpent.

2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: KJV 

Luke 10:19 – We can walk on serpents and scorpions.

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. KJV

* Hercules; The Mighty One – 3^rd Decan

• Just as the Devil is portrayed in different ways in the Zodiac; so is Jesus – Christ is The Seed, The Branch, The Centaur, The Victim, Ophiuchus, and now Hercules.
• Hercules is called Gibbor which means “Mighty” or in Hebrew El Gibbor, “The Mighty God”.
• Hercules has securely gripped in his hand Cerberus, the three headed monster that guards the gates of hell. - Christ descended into hell and set the prisoners free.  Cerberus is killed.
• The scorpion (Satan) is ready to sting the left heel of Ophiuchus (Christ) and Ophiuchus is ready to crush the head of the scorpion with his right foot.
• Looking outside of this particular “Chapter”, Hercules’ foot is on the head of the serpent.
• The brightest star is called Ras-Al-Gethi, “The Head of Him who Bruises”. – It is Christ that bruises and crushes the head of Satan. – A secondary star is called “The Branch Kneeling” – Jesus is the branch.

Gen 3:15 – You will strike His heel; He will crush your head.

15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." NIV

Isa 9:6 – Christ is the mighty God

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, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. KJV

Eph 4:8-9 – He took those in captivity in paradise to heaven

8 Wherefore he saith, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

9 Now that he ascended what is it but that he also descended FIRST into the lower parts of the earth? KJV

Here’s where we are – Book ONE Chapter Three

• The Statement – SCORPIO; The Scorpion – The battle is between Christ and Satan.
• 1^st Point – Ophiuchus, The Serpent Holder – Christ restrains Satan from the Crown of Life.
• 2^nd Point – Serpens, The Serpent who is Satan will be cast down, bound up and shut up.
• 3^RD Point – Hercules – Christ will crush the head of Satan and deliver the believers.

 

Horoscopes – DON’T DO IT

• The Hebrews were warned not to worship the stars as gods. – They were lifting up the tabernacle of the pagan god Moloch and Chiun (Saturn)
• They are told flat out not to look at tea leaves or the like, nor to seek their own destiny
• What star were you born under – For us as Christian that poses a problem since we have been born twice. – We are born under the sign of the cross.

Amos 5:26 – You made gods of the stars.

26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. KJV

Deut 4:15-19 – Take heed – Don’t worship the stars.

15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spoke unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: KJV

19 And lest thou lift up your eyes unto heaven, and when thou see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, should be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. KJV

Isa 65:11-12 – Don’t seek to know your fortune and destiny.

11 "But as for you who forsake the LORD and forget my holy mountain, who spread a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,

12 I will destine you for the sword, and you will all bend down for the slaughter; NIV

BOOK TWO

4) SAGITTARIUS, The Archer – Book TWO chapter one

• Sagittarius is the figure of a horse with the body, arms and head of a man, known as a centaur – Part man, Part horse - He has a Double Nature. – Son of man humbled. – Son of God exalted. - The brightest star in Hebrew is called Naim, “The Gracious”.
• He has a bow drawn with the barbed arrow pointing at the heart of the scorpion.
• Sagittarius means “The Archer” – In Akkadian he is called Nun-ki, The Prince of the Earth”. – The Greeks call him Cheiron, “The Executer”, “The Chief centaur”.
• This is a picture of Christ coming SWIFTLY and SUDDENLY on a white horse to conqueror; starting with Satan.

Ps 45:5-6 – The arrows pierce the heart of the enemies

5 Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet.

6 Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice

Rev 6:2 – It is Christ on the White Horse with a Bow

2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. NIV

1 Thess 5:3 – He will come swiftly – Sudden Destruction.

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. KJV

* Lyra; The Harp – 1^st Decan

• Lyre means “Praise for the Conqueror” – The Harp is shown with a rising eagle.
• Vega the bright star means “He shall be Exalted” – Blessings, Honor and Glory to Him.
• The harp denotes, joy, delight, gladness, praise, worship and song. – Sing unto the Lord.

Ex 15:1 – He is highly exalted.

1 "I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. NIV

Eph 5:19 – Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord

19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, NIV

* Ara; The Altar – 2^nd Decan

• The “Alter” is depicted upside down as if the fire is falling into outer darkness into the hidden abyss, into the lower regions of the under world; into hell; into the Lake of Fire.
• Ara means “Consuming Fire Prepared for His Enemies” – This is the fire prepared for Satan and for all those that follow him. – The Arabs word Al Mugamra meaning “The Completing”, “The Finishing”. – The Lord will make perfect everything that concerns me.
• We can either take part in the harp and sing to the king or take part in the consuming fire.

Ps 21:8-9 – His fire will consume them.

8 Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes. At the time of your appearing

9 you will make them like a fiery furnace. In his wrath the LORD will swallow them up, and his fire will consume them.  NIV

Ps 138:8 – The Lord will make perfect completion

8 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me: KJV

* Draco; The Dragon – 3^rd Decan

• The repulsive, dangerous, monstrous, serpentine dragon’s head is depicted as under the foot of Hercules ready to get stomped on. - In Greek Drakon means “Trodden Down”
• No man has ever seen a dragon, yet for some reason, the whole world knows that it is EVIL.
• The brightest star is called Rastaban; “The Head of the Subtle” or “The Head of the Serpent” – The third brightest star is called in Hebrew Ethanin; “The Long Serpent” or “Dragon”. – Satan the great dragon; the old serpent is cast down and trodden under.

Ps 119:118 – Those that leave God’s statutes are trodden down.

118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. KJV

Here’s where we are – Book TWO chapter one

• The Statement – SAGITTARIUS -“The Archer” – Christ comes on a horse; destroys Satan.
• 1^st Point – Lyra, The Harp – Songs and praises are offered to the conquer. – He is exalted.
• 2^nd Point – Ara, The Alter – The fire from the alter sets hell on fire in the outer darkness.
• 3^RD Point – Draco, The Dragon, who is Satan is cast down and trodden under.

5) CAPRICORNUS, The Goat – Book TWO chapter two

• The Sea Goat or Goat Fish - This is the figure of half of a goat and half of a fish – The goat half is dying and the fish half is leaping with life.
• This is the Christian’s dual nature - The dying sinful goat is resurrected as the redeemed living fish.  – Buried in the unbelief of the Jews - resurrected in the faith of the Gentiles.
• The fish is the symbol of the Christian with new life. – The early Christian symbol was the sign of the fish “Ichthus”.
• The Greek name Ichthus is an acrostic of five words - Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός,Σωτήρ", (Iēsous Christos, Theou Huios, Sōtēr), meaning, Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.
• Some of the brightest stars in Hebrew is Gedi which means “The kid” – Deneb Al Gedi, “The Sacrifice Cometh” – Ma’Asad, “The Slaying” also meaning “ The Cut Off” – Other stars mean “The sacrifice Slain”, “The Record of the Cutting Off”, “Bowed in Death”
• The goat is the symbol of sin that will be cut off. – He was wounded for our transgressions.
• This is about Christ becoming a sinful goat as an offering of sacrifice for us. – We live.

Lev 10:16-17 – The goat is the sin offering.

16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt, seeing it is most holy,

17 and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD KJV

Lev 16:8-10 – The sin offering of Christ took away our sins

8 He is to cast lots for the two goats--one lot for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat.  

9 Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the LORD and sacrifice it for a sin offering.

10 But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to be used for making atonement by sending it into the desert as a scapegoat. NIV

Matt 25:32 – He will separate the sheep from the goats.

32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats: KJV

* Sagitta; The Arrow – 1^st Decan

• Sagitta means the arrow – The arrow of this unseen shooter is God and goes forth against ALL wickedness; piercing the heart of the spotless Son of God who took on sin for us.

Ps 38:2 – God pierced the heart of Jesus on the cross

2 For your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down upon me. NIV

* Aquila; The Eagle – 2^nd Decan

• In the older Zodiacs the eagle is always depicted as falling as if pierced by an arrow.
• The brightest star is Al Tair which means “The wounding” – The other stars in Hebrew are named Tarared meaning “Torn” – Al Cair meaning, “The Piercing” – Al Okab meaning “Wounded in the Heel” – The Eagle is a Biblical symbol of Jesus the Christ. – The Messiah.

Ex 19:4 – I carried you on eagle’s wings.

How I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. NIV

Deut 32:11-12 – I catch you in eagle’s wings.

11 like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions.

12 The LORD alone led him; NIV

Gen 3:15 – You will wound His heel;

15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel. "NIV

* Delphinus; The Dolphin – 3^rd Decan

• A great fish, a Dolphin is seen plunging down into the water; GONE - but then suddenly breaks forth above the waters. – An up springing fish.
• Christ Died for our sins and then broke forth from the grave and ascended to the Father.
• Once again we see the fish as the symbol of Christianity.
• We die in Christ and are resurrected to a newness of life.

Ps 42:7- I have gone down in sin and the grave.

7 all your waves and breakers have swept over me. NIV

1 Cor 15:3-4 He was buried and was raised

3 Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, NIV

Here’s where we are – Book TWO Chapter two

• The Statement –CAPRICORNUS; The Goat Fish – Dual nature of man – dying – resurrected.
• 1^st Point – Sagitta; The Arrow – It is God that pierced Christ on the cross.
• 2^nd Point – Aquila; The Eagle – Christ was wounded and pierced for us
• 3^RD Point – Delphimus; The Dolphin – The Christian dies and is resurrected to new life.

6) AQUARIUS, The Waterman – Book TWO chapter three

• The principal star is Sa’ad al Melik meaning “Record of the outpouring”, “The Pourer forth of water”, “The Exalted Waterman” – If any man be thirsty, let him come unto me.
• This pictures a man with a great urn pouring out a vast and voluminous, constant, great stream of water from the sky that enlarges as it flows into rivers; into the high places and into fountains in the midst of the valleys.
• While the water flows both east and west it also flows over the body and into the mouth of Piscis Australis, the Southern fish. – The fish is the symbol of the people of God. - Water is the symbol of the Holy Spirit. – The redeemed is filled with the Holy Spirit.
• Christ is the cup bearer, the source of the living waters flowing freely into His Church.
• The filling of the Holy Spirit is NOT a one time event - We as Christian leak; therefore we must be continually refilled with the exhaustless reservoir of the WORD of the Holy Sprit.

John 7:37-39 – Christ is the source of streams of living water.

37 On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."

39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified .NIV

Rev 22:17 - The water of life is a free gift.

17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.  NIV

Acts 4:31 – Filled with the Holy Spirit

31 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. KJV

Col 1:9 – Be filled

9 Desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; KJV

Eph 5:18 – Be filled

18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; KJV

* Picis Australis; The Southern Fish – 1^st Decan

• This fish represents the church; the Christian receiving the out pouring of the living water of the Holy Spirit.
• Christ is the source of living water; the Holy Spirit that is poured out that transforms the life of the Christian.
• It is poured out so that we too become “fishers of men” bringing the good news of Christ.

Matt 3:16 – The Holy Spirit

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.

NIV

Matt 4:19 – Fishers of men

19 "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." NIV

* Pegasus; The Winged Horse – 2^nd Decan

• Pegasus in Greek means “Fountain Horse” – The mythical horse with wings. – The ancient star names are Pega, “The Chief”, Markab, “The Returning”, Scheat, “He Who Goes Forth and Returns” – Enif, “The Branch”, Al Genib, “Who Carries”, Homan, “The Waters”.
• This is the chief; Christ, the branch of Jessie returning on a white horse winging His way throughout the earth carrying the power of the Gospel Message.
• The Holy Spirit empowers us to take this same message to everyone in  our workplace

Rev 19:11 – Christ, Faithful and True rides a white horse

11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. NIV

Mark 16:15 – The Great Commission

15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature KJV

Cygnus; The Swan – 3^rd Decan

• This swan is depicted in rapid flight - This constellation consists of eighty one stars. –The brightest star is Deneb which means “The Lord or Judge to Come” – The star Azel means ”He who goes and returns quickly” – Fafage means “The Glorious Shining Forth”.
• The once smitten and disfigured Christ on the cross now returns quickly in beauty, purity, dignity and grace as a swan coming as Lord and Judge.

Ps 38:22 – Come quickly Lord

22 Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior. NIV

1 Peter 4:5 – He is ready to judge

5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. NIV

Here’s where we are – Book TWO Chapter three

• The Statement –. AQUARIUS, The Waterman – This is Christ pouring out the Holy Spirit.
• 1^st Point – Picis; The Southern Fish – The Church receives the water of the Holy Spirit.
• 2^nd Point – Pegasus; The Winged Horse – Christ wings His way with the Gospel Message.
• 3^RD Point – Cygnus; The Swan – Christ coming in His glorious shining as Lord and Judge.

BOOK THREE

 7) PISCES, The Fishes – Book THREE chapter one

• This is the figures of two fish, one swimming Northward and the other swimming with the ecliptic, the path the sun travels. – But they are bound together. – Fish are the symbol of the church. – Old testament and New testament Christians.
• Old Testament Saints have already been taken to the extreme North to Heaven.
• New Testament Saints are taking the path through out the earth with the Gospel Message.
• One of the stars in Hebrew is named Okda meaning, “The United”.
• TWO; denotes being fruitful; multiplying. – This is the church. – Born of water and of Spirit.
• In Egyptian it is known as Pi-Cot Orion or Pisces Hori which means “The fish Of Him Who Comes”. – The fish that belongs to Christ.
• One of the brightest stars is called Al Samaca, “The Upheld” – Christ will uphold us.

Isa 41:10 – I will uphold you

I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. NIV

Gen 1:28 – Two will multiply

28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea NIV

* The Bands – 1^st Decan

• The Bands refer to the band that binds the two fish inseparably together. – The band is in the hand of Aries the Ram or Lamb. - We were once bound to sin, but now are bound to Christ in the net of salvation. – Everyone is bound one way or the other.  – Follow the Lamb.

Rev 14:4 – They follow the Lamb

They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. NIV

Matt 13:47 – The kingdom of Heaven is like a net

47 The kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea

* Andromeda; The Chained Woman – 2^nd Decan

·          A woman is depicted in the seated position on a rock, bound with chains, hands and feet. - The Greek name is Andro-meda which means “Man Ruler”.  (You will judge the world  1 Cor 6:2)

• Some of the names of the stars in this constellation are translated; “The weak”, “The Afflicted”, “The Chained”, “The Broken Down”
• This is a picture of the church, the bride of Christ being hated and afflicted, in chains about to be devoured by the world; looking for the return of the Savior to break the chains.
• At Christ’s return, He will free the weak Church; the Saints, lifting them up in strength to rule and reign with Him.
• God has established the Church on the rock and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.

Rev 5:10 – We will rule and reign with Him

10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. KJV

Rev 12:5 – Christ will rule the nations

5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. Her child was snatched up to God’s throne. NIV

Matt 16:18 – The gates of hell will not prevail

18 And upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. KJV

* Cepheus; The Crowned King – 3^rd Decan

• Cepheus means “The Branch”, “The King”. - A bearded man is depicted sitting on a throne holding a scepter in his outstretched arm. – Christ will redeem us with his outstretched arm.
• The Egyptian name is Per-Ku-Hor which means “This One Comes to Rule”
• The brightest star is Al Deramin and in Arabic means “Coming Quickly” – The second brightest star is Al Phirk, “The Redeemer” – Another Star is Alrai which means “He Who Bruises or Breaks”.
• This is the One that is to come; The Christ, The Branch, The Redeemer, The Crowned King dispensing judgment from His throne. – He is Redeemer and Judge - Come quickly Lord.

Rev 5:13 – The one who sits on the throne

13 "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!"  NIV

Rev 6:16-17 – The great Day of Judgment has come

16 "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!

17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?"

Rev 7:10 – Salvation belongs to God the Father and God the Son

10 "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb." NIV

Ex 6:6 – I will redeem you with an outstretched arm

6 I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. NIV

Here’s where we are – Book THREE Chapter one

• The Statement –. PISCES, The Fishes – Old and New Testament Saints bound together.
• 1^st Point – The Bands – We are bound to Satan or we are bound to Jesus Christ.
• 2^nd Point – Andromeda; The Chained Woman – Christ comes for His bride, the bound Church
• 3^RD Point – Cepheus; The Crowned King – Christ comes as King, the Redeemer and Judge.

8) ARIES – The Ram – Book THREE chapter two

• Some nations call the ram, a “Lamb”. - The figure of a strong ram or sheep with curved horns lying down observing the land before it. – He has one paw on the fishes and the other paw controlling the sea monster. The Arabic calls this figure, Al Hamal, “The Sheep”
• Ram means “High”, “Great”, “Lifted Up” – The Hebrew name is Taleh, “The Lamb Sent Forth” – Greek is Krios, “The Lamb” – Latin is “Aries” , “The Chief”, “The Head”, “The Lamb” – The Akkadians called it Baraziggar , “Making Right” “The Merciful”, “The Gentle”.
• Christ is the Ram or Lamb and has His hand on both, the fishes (His church) and Cetus the Sea Monster (Satan). – Satan is contained on a leash and can only run around just so far.

John 1:29 – The Lamb of God is Jesus

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! NIV

Rev 5:12 – Worthy is the Lamb

12 "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" NIV

Job 2:6 – Satan can go just so far and that’s it.

6 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life."  NIV

* Cassiopeia; The Enthroned Woman – 1^st Decan

• Cassiopeia means “The Enthroned Woman” - This woman is depicted as sitting high on a throne. She is pictured as arranging her hair as a bride getting ready for the groom.
• The first star is Shedar meaning “The Freed”, another star Ruchbah, “The Enthroned”
• She represents the Church high and lifted up. – If you remember “Andromeda” was the picture of the Church down trodden soiled, wrinkled and in bonds.
• Cassiopeia is the Church now without spot or wrinkle as the bride of King Jesus.
• Clothed in spotless white, ready for the marriage supper of the Lamb.

Isa 6:1 – The Church is high and lifted up.

1 I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. KJV

Eph 5:27 – The Bride is without spot or wrinkle.

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. KJV

Rev 19:9 – Ready for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb

9 Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. KJV

* Cetus; The Sea-Monster – 2^nd Decan

• This star takes up the largest space of any figure in the Zodiac – Cetus disappears for years at a time then reappears – Satan does his best work when we can’t see him.
• The brightest star is Mira meaning “The Rebel” – Another bright star is called Menkar, “The Bound” or “Chained Enemy” – Another bright star; Diphada meaning “The overthrown”, “The Thrust Down” – (“Christ will punish Leviathan the piercing crooked serpent” Isa 27:1 )
• This is Satan who rebelled against God that has now been overthrown and chained and bound in darkness – Satan is Cetus; the Sea-Monster that seeks to devoir the fish of Christ.

Isa 14:12 – Satan has been cast down - Overthrown

12 O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! NIV

Jude 6 – Satan is in everlasting chains

6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home-these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. NIV

1 Peter 5:8 – He pretends to be a lion seeking to devour someone

8 Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. NIV

* Perseus; The Breaker – 3^rd Decan

• The Star is Mirfak meaning “Who Helps” – Another star is Al Genib, “The One Who Carries Away” – In the Apocalypse, Christ is the only one worthy to break the seals - Revelation 5:2
• This is another picture of Jesus Christ who is “the Breaker” the one who is the head and leads the way, who helps us and carries away sin and stomps the head of the serpent; Satan.

Mic 2:13 – The Lord is the Breaker.

13 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them. KJV

Here’s where we are – Book THREE Chapter two

• The Statement –. ARIES – The Ram is Christ with his hands on the Church and on Satan
• 1^st Point – Cassiopeia; The Enthroned Woman is the Church; the bride of Christ lifted up.
• 2^nd Point – Cetus; The Sea-Monster – is the rebel Satan who is bound in chains of darkness.
• 3^RD Point – Perseus; The Breaker is Jesus Christ breaking forth the way out of sin.

9) TAURUS, The Bull – Book THREE chapter three

• This is the figure of a powerful bull charging forth bringing destruction – It has seven stars
• The Chief star is Al Debaran which means “The Captain” or “The Leader” or “Governor”.
• This is a picture of Christ as the captain charging forth like the “Unicorn” or bull that cannot be harnessed in fierce anger, to destroy sinners; with the land flowing with blood.
• The Unicorn was a name given to a now extinct ox – It was a wild, untamable, fierce, ferocious animal about the size of an elephant and it had TWO HORNS, not one – However it was singleness of purpose – To destroy any living thing. – (Seven - complete destruction)

Isa 13:9 – Christ is coming with fierce anger, wrath to destroy

9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. KJV

Job 39:9-10 – The unicorn cannot be harnessed.

9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? KJV

Isa 34:2 – Fury – destroy - slaughter

2 For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. KJV

Isa 34:7 – The land will be soaked in blood

7 And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, KJV

* Orion; The Glorious One – 1^st Decan

• Orion means “The Brilliant”, “The Swift” or “He Who Comes Forth as Light” – The Hebrew word is Chesil which means “A Strong One” or “A Hero”. – Betelguese, “The Branch Coming”
• One of it’s stars is named Rigel meaning “The Foot That Crusheth” – Another of it’s stars is Bellatrix meaning “Quickly Coming” or “Swiftly Destroying” – Al Mirzam, “The Ruler”.
• Orion is seen holding up a dead lion’s head – Satan walks about pretending to be a roaring lion seeking who he can kill. – Orion’s left foot is crushing the head of the enemy.
• This is a picture of Christ, “The Branch”, coming in brilliant light quickly and swiftly crushing and destroying the head of the serpent, Satan. – The “pretending” Lion.
• Interestingly there are also three famous stars known as the “Three Kings” (of Orient).

1 Peter 5:8 – Satan walks about as a lion to devour

Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. NIV

Gen 3:15 – He will crush Satan’s head.

15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."  NIV

* Eridanus; The River – 2^nd Decan

• Eridanus, “The River of the Judge”. – The river is depicted with fire along its entire stream touching Cetus the sea monster; Satan. – There is still time to be saved, as by fire.
• This is Christ with a river of fiery judgment flowing from His throne consuming all His foes.

Joel 3:14 – You are in the valley of decision

14 For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. NIV

Dan 7:9-10 – A river of fire flows from the judgment throne.

9 As I looked, the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.

10 A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. …ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened”. NIV

Ps 97:1-3 – Fire goes out before Him and consumes His foes.

1 The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the shores rejoice.

2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3 Fire goes before him and consumes his foes on every side. NIV

Nah 1:6 – His wrath is poured out like fire.

6 Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; the rocks are shattered before him. NIV

2 Thess 1:7-8 – As blazing fire – He will punish

7 The Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.

8 He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. NIV

* Auriga; The Shepherd – 3^rd Decan

• This is a picture of a mighty man sitting on the “Milky Way” – Holding a she-goat and two scared little kids - This is Christ, the Good Shepherd coming on “The Day of the Lord”.
• The little kids, the “sheep”, the church is safe in the arms of the good Shepherd.

Isa 40:10 – The Shepherd will reward His own.

10 Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him. NKJV

Isa 40:11 – He will gently carry and lead those who are His

11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead. NKJV

Isa 13:9 Day of the Lord will destroy the sinners.

9 See, the day of the LORD is coming --a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger--to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners.

Here’s where we are – Book THREE Chapter three

• The Statement – TAURUS, The Bull – This is Christ coming in wrath to destroy the sinner.
• 1^st Point – Orion; The Glorious One – Christ comes swiftly and crushes the head of Satan.
• 2^nd Point – Eridanus; The fiery River of judgment flowing from the Throne of Christ.
• 3^RD Point – Auriga; The Shepherd will gently & securely embrace and reward His sheep.

BOOK FOUR

10)  GEMINI, The Twins – Book FOUR chapter one

• Some older representations have these as two goats or kids. – Today this is pictured as two human figures seated closely and united as Adam and Eve – United as a dual nature – In readiness for war, but resting in peace - The Devine nature and The Human nature.  
• This is Christ united with His bride; the church  - The brightest star is Castor meaning “The Ruler” or “Judge” – The Egyptians call him Hor or Horus, “The Coming One”.
• Christ is sitting at the right hand of the father, united as the Judge and the Ruler.

* Lepus; The Enemy – 1^st Decan

• The modern zodiacs have Lepus as a rabbit, but the older versions show him as a serpent.
• The brightest star is called Arnebo which means “The Enemy of Him that Cometh” – Other star names Nibal, “The Mad”, Sugia, “The Deceiver” and Rakis, “The Bound” - In Arabic it means “Bound, as With a Chain”.
• This is the mad deceiver; the serpent, the enemy of Christ now bound with a great chain and thrown into the pit.

Rev 20:1-3 – The Enemy is bound with a chain

1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.

2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

3 He threw him into the Abyss. NIV

* Canis Major; The Prince – 2^nd Decan

• This is a large Wolf or Eagle - The name of this constellation is Naz meaning “Hawk”, “Coming swiftly down” – The Hawk is the predator, the hunter destroyer of the snake.
• The brightest star is called Sirus, in Hebrew means “Prince” – The root word Sar implies “To Make Oneself a Prince” – Jesus is the Prince of Peace.
• Christ the Prince is coming back swiftly as a Hawk to judge and destroy.

Isa 9:6 – He is the Prince of Peace

6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. NIV

* Canis Minor; The Redeemer – 3^rd Decan

• This is a smaller companion wolf – A picture of  the saints following Christ wherever He leads - The brightest star is Procyon meaning “The Redeemer” or “Redeeming”– The next brightest star is Al Gomeisa meaning “Burdened”, “Loaded”, “Bearing for Others”
• This swift hawk is coming back as the Redeemer bearing the burden of the elect, the Church, the believers. – This is the dual nature of Christ, He is Prince and Redeemer.

Isa 47:4 – Christ is the redeemer

4 Our Redeemer–the LORD Almighty is his name–is the Holy One of Israel. NIV

Matt 11:30 – His burden is light

30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” NIV

Here’s where we are – Book FOUR Chapter one

• The Statement – GEMINI, - Christ is seated at the right hand of God as Judge and Ruler.
• 1^st Point – Lepus; The Enemy – The mad deceiver is bound with a chain and thrown in the pit
• 2^nd Point – Canis Major; The Prince – Christ is coming swiftly as a hawk in judgment
• 3^RD Point – Canis Minor; The Redeemer – Christ is coming swiftly as the redeemer.

11) CANCER, The Crab – Book FOUR chapter two

• A gigantic Crab - Related to the noetic word Khan meaning “The Traveler’s Resting Place for the Encircled” or “The Embraced” – Another star is called Tegmine meaning “The Sheltering” or “Hiding Place” – A star  called Al Himerein, “The Kids” or “The Lambs”.
• The brightest star cluster is called praesepe meaning “The Multitude”, “The Offspring”, “The Innumerable Seed”. – The Egyptian name is Klaria meaning “The Folds”, “The Resting Places” – The Syriac name is Sartano meaning “The One Who Holds”.
• This figure of a crab is taking hold of the Church with its strong pinchers – Christ securely holds and embraces the innumerable redeemed, the lambs in the shelter of His resting place till His work is completed. – It’s many legs represent the multitude of believers.

* Ursa Minor; The lesser Sheepfold – 1^st Decan

• Called the lesser bear - The brightest star is called Dubheh meaning “Herd of Animals” – Another bright star is called Kochab meaning “Waiting Him Who Comes” – another is called Alpherkadain meaning “Redeemed Assembly”.
• Another bright star is called Al-Ruccaba meaning “The Pole Star” or “The North Star” – This is the star by which ships navigate. – This is the star upon which the entire heavens seem to turn through the progression of the equinoxes. This star points to heaven.
• This is the gathering together of the smaller sheepfold of the redeemed assembly of believers waiting in heaven. – (This is actually not a small bear, but a small sheepfold)

* Ursa Major; The Greater Sheepfold. – 2^nd Decan

• Called the Great Bear - We call it “The Big Dipper” – But it’s not a dipper, it’s the greater sheepfold. – The Arabic name is Al Naish meaning “The Assembled Together”
• The brightest star is called Dubheh meaning “Herd” or “Fold” – Another star is called Merach meaning “The Flock” – In Arabic it means “Purchased” – Another bright star is called Phacada meaning “Visited” or “Guarded” or “Numbered”,
• Other stars named El Alcola, “The Sheepfold” – Cab’d al Asad, “Multitude of the Assembled” – El Kaprah, “The Protected” or “The Redeemed or “Ransomed” – Callisto meaning “The Sheepfold”.
• This greater sheepfold is a vast assembled multitude of redeemed, purchased, ransomed and numbered believers. – It is guarded and protected. – No one can snatch them out of His hand. – (The star names refer to it as a great sheepfold, not a great bear.)

John 10:16 – There is more than one sheepfold.

16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd NIV

John 10:28 – No one can snatch them out of my hand

28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. NIV

* Argo; The Ship – 3^rd Decan

• The word Argo means, “The Ship” – The root word means “The Company of Travelers: - This ship is in safe harbor –
• The brightest star is Canopus, meaning “The possession of Him who Comes” – Another star is Sephina meaning “The Multitude” – Another is called Tureis meaning “The Possession”.
• The church is the “Ark” of safety possessed by Christ.

Here’s where we are – Book FOUR Chapter two

• The Statement –. CANCER, The Crab – Christ embraces the redeemed securely in his hands.
• 1^st Point – Ursa Minor; The lesser Sheepfold of redeemed believers waiting in heaven.
• 2^nd Point – Ursa Major; The Greater Sheepfold of redeemed believers, guarded, protected.
• 3^RD Point – Argo; The Ship is the church; the Ark of safety’ the possession of Christ.

12) LEO, The Lion – Book FOUR Chapter three

• The figure of a great lion leaping over the body of Hydra; the serpent which is trying to flee.  - In most languages Leo the Lion means “He That Rends”, “That Tears Asunder”.
• One of the stars is named Denebola meaning “The Judge”, “The Lord Who Comes Quickly”. – Another star is Zosma meaning “The Shining Forth” or “Epiphany” – Minchir al Asad meaning “The Punishing” or “Tearing of Him Who Lays Waste”, Al Defera meaning, “The putting down of the Enemy”. – Regulus, “The Feet Which Crush”
• This great lion is Jesus Christ; the Lion from the tribe of Judah who comes in Judgment.

Hos 5:14 – A great lion to Judah

14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah.

I will tear them to pieces and go away; NIV

Rev 5:5 – From the Tribe of Judah

5 See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."

NIV

Hos 13:7-8 – I will come upon them like a lion.

7 So I will come upon them like a lion, like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

8 Like a bear robbed of her cubs, I will attack them and rip them open. Like a lion I will devour them; a wild animal will tear them apart.

NIV

Ps 50:22 – Those who forget God will be torn to pieces.

22 "Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue: NIV

* Hydra; The Serpent – 1^st Decan

• The serpent Hydra means “He is the Abhorred” – The brightest star is Al Phard meaning “The Separated”, “The Excluded”, The Put Out of the Way”. – Another star is Minchir al Suria meaning “Tearing to Shreds of the Deceiver” – The is the FINAL end of the serpent
• Hydra is just another guise of Satan the deceiver who will be torn to pieces by Christ.

John 8:32 – You cannot be deceived when you know the truth

 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." NIV

* Crater; The Cup – 2^nd Decan

• This is called “The Cup of Wrath” – It appears as attached to the serpent – The cup will be poured out upon Satan and those that follow him. – The curse that Satan poured out on the world is now poured on him.

Rev 14:10-11 - Satan will drink of the cup of God’s wrath

10 he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

11 And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name." NIV

Ps 11:6 – The wrath of Fiery Coals and Burning Sulfur

6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot. NIV

Ps 75:8 – The wicked will drink the cup to its very dredges.

8 In the hand of the LORD is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs. NIV

Corvus; The Raven – 3^rd Decan

• The picture is of the Raven with his feet grasping the body of the serpent - The name of this constellation is Minchir al Gorab meaning; “The Raven’s Piercing” or “Tearing To Pieces” – The brightest star is Al Chiba which in Hebrew means “The Curse Inflicted”.
• This is the final chapter in the battle when the birds; the ravens, the VULTURES, gorge themselves on the carcasses of the slain starting with their eyeballs. – It’s all over.

Prov 30:17 – The vultures will eat their eyes out.

17 "The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.  NIV

1 Sam 17:46 – I will give your carcasses to the birds of the air

46 This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. NIV

Rev 19:21 – The birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

21 The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. NIV

Here’s where we are – Book FOUR Chapter three

• The Statement – LEO, The Lion is Christ coming powerfully and quickly in judgment
• 1^st Point – Hydra; The Serpent is Satan the deceiver who will be torn to shreds by Christ.
• 2^nd Point – Crater; The Cup of wrath is poured out on Satan and those that follow him.
• 3^RD Point – Corvus; The Raven – The vultures eat the carcasses of the slain serpent and his followers.

SUMMARY

BOOK ONE – The Woman’s Seed – The Redemption price paid – The Battle

1) VIRGO

• The Statement – Virgo - The Virgin Mary will bear a son who will destroy the seed of the serpent – He is the righteous branch of David. – His death will bare much fruit. – Mary is prostrate as one deceived by Satan and holds to the promise of the seed in her hand.
• 1^st Point – Coma – The seed will be the desired one of all the nations.
• 2^nd Point – Centaurus – He is despised, rejected, afflicted, stricken, and smitten, but lives in immortal glory and power. – He has Two Natures – He is perfect God and perfect man - He is the High Priest and the sacrifice.
• 3^rd Point – Bootes – He will be pierced – He will come to subdue, judge, rule, and govern.

2) LIBRA

• The Statement - LIBRA - The scales – Balancing the scales with the plan of redemption – To purchase or buy back. – The weighing of the cost of the redemption
• 1^st Point – Crux – The cutting off of the Life of Jesus on the Southern Cross.
• 2^nd Point – Victima – Christ is the victim sacrificed as a silent lamb before his shearers.
• 3^rd Point – Corona – Christ is resurrected to receive a crown of glory and triumph.

3) SCORPIO

• The Statement – SCORPIO; The Scorpion – The battle is between Christ and Satan.
• 1^st Point – Ophiuchus, The Serpent Holder – Christ restrains Satan from the Crown of Life.
• 2^nd Point – Serpens, The Serpent who is Satan will be cast down, bound up and shut up.
• 3^RD Point – Hercules – Christ will crush the head of Satan and deliver the believers.

BOOK TWO – Satan destroyed – Life comes out of death – Spirit poured out

4) SAGITTARIUS

• The Statement – SAGITTARIUS-“The Archer” – Christ on a horse and destroys Satan.
• 1^st Point – Lyra, The Harp – Songs and praises are offered to the conqueror. – He is exalted.
• 2^nd Point – Ara, The Alter – The fire from the alter sets hell on fire in the outer darkness.
• 3^RD Point – Draco, The Dragon, who is Satan is cast down and trodden under.

5) CAPRICORNUS

• The Statement – CAPRICORNUS; The Goat Fish – The dual nature – dying – resurrected.
• 1^st Point – Sagitta; The Arrow – It is God that pierced Christ on the cross.
• 2^nd Point – Aquila; The Eagle – Christ was wounded and pierced for us
• 3^RD Point – Delphimus; The Dolphin – The Christian dies and is resurrected to new life.

6) AQUARIUS

• The Statement –. AQUARIUS, The Waterman – This is Christ pouring out the Holy Spirit.
• 1^st Point – Picis; The Southern Fish – The Church receives the water of the Holy Spirit.

• 2^nd Point – Pegasus; The Winged Horse – Christ wings His way with the Gospel Message.
• 3^RD Point – Cygnus; The Swan – Christ coming in His glorious shining as Lord and Judge

BOOK THREE – Deliverance - Humiliation to Glory – His Glorious Coming

7) PISCES

• The Statement –. PISCES, The Fishes – Old and New Testament Saints are bound together
• 1^st Point – The Bands – We are bound to Satan or we are bound to Jesus Christ.
• 2^nd Point – Andromeda; The Chained Woman – Christ comes for His bride, the bound Church
• 3^RD Point – Cepheus; The Crowned King – Christ comes as King, the Redeemer and Judge.

8) ARIES

• The Statement –. ARIES – The Ram is Christ with his hands on the Church and on Satan
• 1^st Point – Cassiopeia; The Enthroned Woman is the Church; the bride of Christ lifted up.
• 2^nd Point – Cetus; The Sea-Monster – is the rebel Satan who is bound in chains of darkness.
• 3^RD Point – Perseus; The Breaker is Jesus Christ breaking forth, Leading the way out of sin.

9) TAURUS

• The Statement – TAURUS, The Bull – This is Christ coming in wrath to destroy the sinner.
• 1^st Point – Orion; The Glorious One – Christ comes swiftly and crushes the head of Satan.
• 2^nd Point – Eridanus; The fiery River of judgment flowing from the Throne of Christ.
• 3^RD Point – Auriga; The Shepherd will gently & securely embrace and reward His sheep. – us

BOOK FOUR – Bride of Christ – We are held secure – His enemies destroyed

10) GEMINI

·          The Statement –. GEMINI, - Christ is seated at the right hand of God as Judge and Ruler.

• 1^st Point – Lepus; The Enemy – The mad deceiver is bound with a chain and thrown in the pit
• 2^nd Point – Canis Major; The Prince – Christ is coming swiftly as a hawk in judgment
• 3^RD Point – Canis Minor; The Redeemer – Christ is coming swiftly as the redeemer

11) CANCER

• The Statement –. CANCER, The Crab – Christ embraces the redeemed securely in his hands.
• 1^st Point – Ursa Minor; The lesser Sheepfold of redeemed believers waiting in heaven.
• 2^nd Point – Ursa Major; The Greater Sheepfold of redeemed believers, guarded, protected.
• 3^RD Point – Argo; The Ship is the church; the Ark of safety’ the possession of Christ.

12) LEO

• The Statement – LEO, The Lion is Christ coming powerfully and quickly in judgment
• 1^st Point – Hydra; The Serpent is Satan the deceiver who will be torn to shreds by Christ.
• 2^nd Point – Crater; The Cup of wrath is poured out on Satan and those that follow him.
• 3^RD Point – Corvus; The Raven – The vultures eat the carcasses of the slain serpent and his followers.

I have reduced 450 pages of documentation down to 25 pages of statements and points.

If you want more detail or the mythology, I encourage you to get the books;

“The real meaning of the Zodiac” and “The Gospel in the Stars”.

 In the multitude of counselors,

 there is wisdom.

Prov 11:14

 I am grateful for those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical information, and scripture verses.  Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further than I otherwise ever could have.

Arithmetic of God, The – Don Kistler

Behind the Lost Symbol – Tim Collins

Bible almanac, The – Packer-Tenny-White

Gospel in the Stars; The – Joseph A. Seiss

Great Pyramid Decoded, The – Peter Lemesurier

Great Pyramid, Proof of God – George R. Riffert

Great Pyramid Prophecy in Stone, The – N. W. Hutchings

Hiram Key, The (Masonic) – Christopher Knight/Robert Lomas

Illustrated Bible Dictionary – Nelson’s

Josephus – Jewish Historian

King James Version of the Bible - KJV

New International Version of the Bible - NIV

Real meaning of the Zodiac; The – D. James Kennedy

Theomatics – Jerry Lucas-Del Washburn

Who’s who in the Bible - Gardner

Wikipedia Encyclopedia