The
Mazzaroth is one of those subjects that won’t get you in or keep you out of
heaven. It is a subject that has been
shunned in the Christian Church in favor of life coaching messages. Now there is nothing wrong with life coaching
messages but at some point we all have to put on our big boy or big girl
panties and give up bottled milk and move onto eating solids. My ideal for a church would be a place where
simultaneously there were two adult services, one for new believers and the
un-saved, and one for the mature believers who would study scriptures more in
depth with active participation. Most
Churches today don’t actively seek the unsaved, rather catering to the existing
congregation, but not in advanced study but comfortable easy to swallow
messages, that don’t bring up any controversy.
But the Bible is full of unpopular, controversial messages that
challenge believers to pursue God for answers, and requires us to align
ourselves with Him, rather than making up our own set of rules to live by. Distortion of the Bible is very common such
as the subject of the Mazzaroth which was distorted into fortunetelling
astrology. But this can work to God’s
advantage if believers can teach it to unbelievers.
We
all know people, family or friends, who follow their horoscope and find their
sun sign. Logically this is a great
witnessing tool for those who are following astrology. Truly why wouldn’t an astrologer want to go
back to the Creator to understand the meanings He set in place. Because there has been a lot of smoke and
mirrors, they cannot see that God already established the stars. And as a
result of all the distortions Christians shy away from understanding the stars
God set in place. About a year ago
there were news flashes regarding a 13th constellation. As I read reader comments I laughed as people
were mad at the idea that they may have a different birth sign then they had thought. I wondered what exactly their “religion” was
based on if it wasn’t on exactly where the constellations appear on their date
of birth. If there are mistakes in
calculations and mistakes on the constellations themselves, then what is left
in astrology? Just a dead made up religion.
Therefore we can teach from the bible what the constellations mean and
hopefully open up the thinking of those who have relied on horoscopes for
answers. Let’s examine.
Job
38:31-3331 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? KJV
Mazzaroth OT:4216 Mazzarah
(maz-zaw-raw'); apparently from OT:5144 in the sense of distinction; some noted
constellation (only in the plural), perhaps collectively, the zodiac: KJV -
Mazzoroth. Compare OT:4208.(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and
Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006
Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
MAZZAROTH [MAZ uh roth] (the
scattered ones) - a feature either of the starry heavens or the changing
seasons (Job 38:32). The meaning of this term is uncertain. The NIV translates
as "the constellations."(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary,
Copyright © 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)
MAZZAROTH (the twelve signs).
The margin of the Authorized Version of Job 38:32, gives Mazzaroth as the name
of the twelve signs of the zodiac.(from Smith's Bible Dictionary, PC Study
Bible formatted electronic database Copyright © 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved.)
The
Mazzaroth is the name for the constellations that the sun moves into throughout
the year. This is where we see the big
picture of Jesus and his first coming and his gathering of his saints. The sun moves in a circle called the
ecliptic, and this wobbles a bit as does the precession. As the sun moves through this line, it goes
into each house, tabernacle, or chamber of a constellation. Each constellation has three decans or minor
constellations that grouped together tell a story of Jesus and our
Redemption.
The
following is a brief overview from EW Bullinger’s book The Witness of the
Stars. This is just an overview, his
book goes into far more depth and includes star names.
The Redeemer- (His
First Coming) The Sufferings of Christ
The
Prophecy of the Promised Seed of the Woman
Virgo (the Virgin. A Woman bearing a branch in her
right hand and an ear of corn in her left). The Promised Seed of the woman.
1.
Coma
(The Desired. The woman and child). The Desired of all nations.
2.
Centaurus
(The Centaur with two natures, holding a spear piercing a victim). The despised
sin offering.
3.
Bootes
(a man walking bearing a branch called Arcturus, meaning the same). He cometh.
The
Redeemer’s Atoning Work
Libra (The Scales). The
price deficient balanced by the price which covers.
1.
Crux,
The cross endured.
2.
Lupus,
or victim, The Victim slain.
3.
Corona,
The Crown bestowed.
The
Redeemer’s Conflict
Scorpio (the Scorpion)
seeking to wound, but itself trodden under foot.
1.
Serpens
(The Serpent struggling with the man).
2.
Ophiuchus
(The man grasping the serpent). The struggle with the enemy.
3.
Hercules
(the mighty man. A man kneeling on one knee, humbled in the conflict, but holding
aloft the tokens of victory with his foot on the head of the Dragon). The
mighty Vanquisher seeming to sink in the conflict.
The
Redeemer’s Triumph
Sagittarius (the Archer). The
Two-natured Conqueror going forth “Conquering and to conquer”
1.
Lyra
(the Harp). Praise prepared for the Conqueror.
2.
Ara
(The Altar). Consuming fire prepared for His enemies.
3.
Draco
(The Dragon). The Old Serpent-the Devil, cast down from heaven.
The Redeemed
Their
Blessings Procured
Capricornus (The fish-goat). The
goat of Atonement slain for the Redeemed.
1.
Sagitta
(The Arrow). The arrow of God sent forth.
2.
Aquila
(The Eagle). The smitten One falling
3.
Delphinus
(The Dolphin). The dead One rising again
Their
Blessing Ensured
Aquarius (The Water –Bearer).
The living waters of blessing procured forth for the Redeemed.
1.
Piscis
Australis (The Southern Fish). The blessings bestowed.
2.
Pegasus
(The Winged Horse). The blessings quickly coming
3.
Cygnus
(The Swan). The Blesser Surely returning.
Their
Blessings In Abeyance
Pisces (The Fishes). The
Redeemed blessed through bound.
1.
The
Band-bound, but binding their great enemy Cetus, the sea monster.
2.
Andromeda
(The Chained Woman). The Redeemed in their bondage and affliction.
3.
Cepheus
(The King). Their Redeemer coming to rule.
Their Blessings
Consummated and Enjoyed
Aries (The Ram or Lamb).
The lamb that was slain, prepared for the victory.
1.
Cassiopeia
(The Enthroned Woman). The captive delivered, and preparing for her husband,
the Redeemer.
2.
Cetus
(The Sea Monster). The great enemy bound.
3.
Perseus
(The Breaker). Delivering His redeemed.
The Redeemer-(His
Second Coming) The glory that should follow
Messiah,
The Coming Judge of All the Earth
Taurus (The Bull). Messiah
coming to rule
1.
Orion
Light breaking forth in the person of the Redeemer
2.
Eridanus
(The River of the Judge). Wrath breaking forth for His enemies.
3.
Auriga
(The Shepherd). Safety for the Redeemed in the day of that wrath.
Messiah’s
Reign as Prince of Peace
Gemini (The Twins). The
twofold nature of the King.
1.
Lepus
(The Hare). Of The Enemy trodden under foot
2.
Canis
Major (The Dog). Or Sirius, the coming glorious Prince of Princes.
3.
Canis
Minor (The Second Dog). Or Procyon, the Exalted Redeemer
Messiah’s
Redeemed Possessions
Cancer (The Crab). The
possessions held fast.
1.
Ursa
Minor (the Lesser Bear) The lesser sheepfold.
2.
Ursa
Major (The Great Bear). The fold and the flock.
3.
Argo
(The Ship). The redeemed pilgrims safe at home.
Messiah’s
Consummated Triumph
Leo (The Lion). The Lion
of the Tribe of Judah aroused for the rending of the Enemy
1.
Hydra
(The Serpent). That old Serpent-the Devil, destroyed
2.
Crater
(The Cup). The cup of Divine wrath poured out upon him
3.
Corvus
(The Crow, or Raven). Birds of prey devouring him.
(
E.W. Bullinger The Witness of the Stars, Reproduced from 1893 Edition published
in London, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 68-16762 ISBN 8254-2209-4;
p.23-27)
These
meanings for the constellations are derived from the names of the stars that
make up the constellations, which is again older than astrology. There are three separate groupings with four
major constellations and three minor constellations for each major
constellation. Let’s look at Psalm 19.
Ps
19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his
handywork.
Declare OT:5608 caphar (saw-far'); a primitive root;
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to
inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate:KJV -
commune, (ac-) count; declare, number,
penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out),
writer.(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with
Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc.
and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
God OT:410 'el (ale);
shortened from OT:352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty
(but used also of any deity):KJV - God (god),
goodly, great, idol, might (-y one),
power, strong. Compare names in "-el."(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive
Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary.
Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible
Translators, Inc.)
Handywork OT:4639 ma`aseh
(mah-as-eh'); from OT:6213; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction;
abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or
(generally) property:KJV - act, art,
bakemeat, business, deed, do (-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making,
occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, well, ([handy-, needle-, net-]) work (ing,
-manship), wrought.(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance
with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft,
Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
Shewth OT:5046 nagad
(naw-gad'); a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out
opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce
(always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict,
explain, praise:KJV - bewray, certainly,
certify, declare (-ing), denounce, expound,
fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth),
speak, surely, tell, utter.(Biblesoft's
New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew
Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International
Bible Translators, Inc.)
The
heavens record the glory of the Almighty and the expanse announces His
transactions.
2
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
Uttereth OT:5042naba`
(naw-bah'); a primitive root; to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or
bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor):KJV - belch out, flowing, pour
out, send forth, utter (abundantly).(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's
Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright ©
1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
Speech OT:562 'omer
(o'-mer); the same as OT:561:KJV - promise, speech, thing, word.(Biblesoft's
New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew
Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International
Bible Translators, Inc.)
Sheweth OT:2331 chavah
(khaw-vah'); a primitive root; [compare OT:2324, OT:242 l]; properly, to live;
by implication (intensively) to declare or show:KJV - show.(Biblesoft's New
Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew
Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International
Bible Translators, Inc.)
OT:2331
chavah —1) (Piel) to tell, to declare, to show, to make known 2) (CLBL) to
breath (from The Online Bible Thayer's Greek Lexicon and Brown Driver &
Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, Copyright © 1993, Woodside Bible Fellowship, Ontario,
Canada. Licensed from the Institute for Creation Research.)
Knowledge OT:1847 da`ath —a)
knowledge, perception, skill b) discernment, understanding, wisdom(from The
Online Bible Thayer's Greek Lexicon and Brown Driver & Briggs Hebrew
Lexicon, Copyright © 1993, Woodside Bible Fellowship, Ontario, Canada. Licensed
from the Institute for Creation Research.)
Day
unto day they gush forth spoken words and night unto night they breathe perception.
3
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the
world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
Their line OT:6957 qav (kav);
or qav (kawv); from OT:6960 [compare OT:6961]; a cord (as connecting),
especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or
accord:KJV - line. Compare OT:6978.(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers
and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003,
2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
OT:6960
qavah (kaw-vaw'); a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting),
i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect:KJV - gather (together), look,
patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's
Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright ©
1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
OT:6961qaveh
(kaw-veh'); from OT:6960; a (measuring) cord (as if for binding):KJV -
line.(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded
Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and
International Bible Translators, Inc.)
The
measuring cord for binding has gone out through all the earth, and their words
to the ends of the earth. In them hath he set a house for the sun.
5
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong
man to run a race.
6
His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of
it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
His going forth OT:4161 mowtsa'
(mo-tsaw'); or motsa' (mo-tsaw'); from OT:3318; a going forth, i.e. (the act)
an egress, or (the place) an exit; hence, a source or product; specifically,
dawn, the rising of the sun (the East), exportation, utterance, a gate, a
fountain, a mine, a meadow (as producing grass):KJV - brought out, bud, that
which came out, east, going forth, goings out, that which (thing that) is gone
out, outgoing, proceeded out, spring, vein, [water-] course
[springs].(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with
Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc.
and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
And his circuit OT:8622 tequwphah
(tek-oo-faw'); or tequphah (tek-oo-faw'); from OT:5362; a revolution, i.e. (of
the sun) course, (of time) lapse: KJV - circuit, come about, end.(Biblesoft's
New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew
Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International
Bible Translators, Inc.)
The heat thereof OT:2535 chammah
(kham-maw'); from OT:2525; heat; by implication, the sun: KJV - heat,
sun.(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded
Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and
International Bible Translators, Inc.)
His
[the sun’s] exit is from the end of heaven and its revolution unto the ends of
it; and there is nothing hidden from the sun
Let’s
look at that section all together.
The heavens record
the glory of the Almighty and the expanse announces His transactions. From day
to day the heavens gush forth spoken words and from night to night the heavens
breathe perception. There is no speech
nor language, where their voice is not heard. The measuring cord for binding has
gone out through all the earth and their words to the ends of the earth. With the
measuring and binding cord he set a house for the sun which is as a bridegroom exiting
his chamber, and rejoicing as a strong man to run down a well used road. His
[the sun’s] exit is from the end of heaven and its revolution unto the ends of
it; and there is nothing hidden from the sun.
This
is why David continues with the declaration, it is all announced in the heavens
and none of it is hidden from anyone on earth.
Ps
19:7-14 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of
the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.8 The statutes of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the
eyes.9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the
Lord are true and righteous altogether.10 More to be desired are they than
gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.11
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great
reward.12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.13
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion
over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great
transgression.14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be
acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.KJV
We
have one area of distortion that we must look at. It would seem that satan distorted his time,
lengthening it so that we have misunderstood one of the constellations. This is where astrology messes up again. The
first miscalculation was with the precessional cycle, their calculations are
2300 years off which I will explain further momentarily. Honestly I don’t think
there are any astrologers who use astronomy programs. Nevertheless instead of using a made up western
mysticism religion, why not go back further to the beginning, or as close to it
as we can get. In other words why choose
to follow a religion that started in 1000BC or 400AD or 700AD, instead going
back further we have seen what was written in the stars.
If
you wish to follow along with me you can use this free download astronomy
program. http://www.stellarium.org/ I will walk though this as if you have this
program (or another astronomy program) to look at. Firstly, astrology was practiced in at least
1000 B.C., maybe further back, being first distorted by the Babylonians. After Abraham and Shem left Ur, the distortion
would have started, when exactly we don’t know. The positioning of the sun
moving through the constellations at that time was different than today due to
the rewind of the precession. Remember
we spoke of the precessional cycle previously.
But when someone decided to use astrology to chart people’s birth signs,
computer astronomy programs were not in existence. They used the times the sun entered into a
constellation as a person’s sun sign.
However if one is not looking up at the sun, and does not have an
astronomy program, one would be mistaken to use dates from two thousand three
hundred years ago, which is what happened, making modern astrology incorrect by
2300 years. It would seem that someone
took the information from 2300 years ago and used it in the resurgence of
astrology in the 1970’s. That is a big
mistake as we know the rewind changes the dates the sun enters a constellation.
As an example, for my birthdate, if I use the year I was born in the stellarium
program, my birth sign is different than the modern astrologers tell me. Yet if I use the year -299 with my birthdate,
I end up with the sign that astrologers have been using. If you play with that a bit you will probably
get mad that those you know and love have been following a false religion and
depending on knowledge that is outdated.
Now
specifically let’s look at our modern dates for the constellation of
Scorpio. This is where another astrology
mistake exists. If we look at the year 2012, and we plug in the date 2012/11/23
where do we see the sun? The sun is in the constellation boundary of Scorpio,
specifically in the right claw. If we move ahead six days what do we see? The sun moves out of the boundary of Scorpio
into Ophiuchus. Ophiuchus is standing on Scorpio’s back with his left foot
while he holds a large serpent with both hands. If we move ahead to the 5th
of December, we see the sun moves out of
Ophiuchus’ leg and remains clearly in that constellation boundary until the 17th
of December. Truly the constellation
Scorpio was never meant to be the Major constellation as the sun is only in
Scorpio for six days. Even if we go back
to the year 300 B.C. we see that the sun is in Scorpio from about October 25th
to November 1st. (you may
remember me mentioning that stellarium has a zero year, which in our calendar
doesn’t exist, therefore we use -299 for 300 B.C.) This is very prophetic.
The
pattern gives Scorpio, the one seeking to wound, only 6 days or maybe equal to six
thousand years, and concurrently we see Ophiuchus crushing it for six days or
six thousand years. This is where the
devil decided to tell his story differently, he did not want us to see that he
only has six thousand years on earth, instead he tricked people into
lengthening his time a full constellation rotation, instead of only six
days. While constellation boundaries are
manmade and some would contend that they cannot be accurate, we should then ask
why. If the boundries are not accurate here, they are thought to be accurate in
Aries, which does not have any stars on the ecliptic path. Instead Aries, the
Ram or Lamb sits above the ecliptic. So
either boundaries have to be considered consistent in all cases or inconsistent
in all cases. If we go with consistent,
Aries is acceptable as should Ophiuchus be.
Truly either way, boundaries or not, the sun only passes over Scorpio a
short time and spends more time in Ophiuchus.
Compare spending 6 out of 24 days in Scorpio, or 3/4ths of the time in
Ophiuchus.
Here
becomes an interesting idea regarding Ophiuchus. As we see with all the other major
constellations, they speak of the Messiah’s coming and conquering, but Scorpio
speaks of conflict. Ophiuchus means the
serpent held. Ophiuchus holds the
serpent, Serpens with both hands while the head of the Serpens, reaches to grab
Corona, the crown. Isn’t that what the
serpent, satan, wanted here on earth, to rule over Adam and his sons.
The brightest star in Ophiuchus (in the
head), is called Ras al Hagur (Arabic), the head of him who holds.
Other Hebrew names of stars, not identified
are Triophas, treading under foot; Saiph (in the foot of Ophiuchus), bruised;
Carnebus, the wounding; Megeros, contending.
In the Zodiac of Denderah we have a throned human figure, called Api-bau,
the chief who cometh. He has a hawk’s
head to show that he is the enemy of the serpent, which is called Khu, and
means ruled or enemy. ( E.W. Bullinger
The Witness of the Stars, Reproduced from 1893 Edition published in London,
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 68-16762 ISBN 8254-2209-4; p.58)
My
guess is that in God’s view Ophiuchus was to be the major constellation, while
Scorpio was to be the decan of Ophiuchus.
But you won’t find anyone mentioning that except me. It just seems that Ophiuchus encompasses the
Messianic story more properly than Scorpio.
But with this oddity here we should remember God did not order the
constellations for fortunetelling, but for redemption telling. Therefore
whether the constellations break down evenly into twelve major constellations
each having three decans is not God’s problem but may be our
misunderstanding. And in the
understanding of redemption telling, that God only gives Scorpio or the
conflict six days is interesting, not to mention that somehow that in and of itself
became distorted. I would wonder if we
went back to the time of Abraham what would be told of this constellation.
Another
point; there is not an equal amount of days for each constellation. Some constellations are longer and some are
shorter. Therefore if one was to depend
on a certain Gregorian date for the changing of the sun in each constellation,
such as the 21st of each month, one would again be wrong. And over the course of years because of the earth’s
wobble, the sun is backing up along the ecliptic so again dates for a sign are
not set in stone.
One
more very curious thing we should examine about Ophiuchus is a helium wind that
always blows during the time the sun is in Ophiuchus. http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/17dec_heliumstream/ NASA has identified a gaseous cloud of helium
that comes towards the earth while the sun is in the constellation of
Ophiuchus. While this helium does not
come to earth, it is interesting that there is something signaling our
attention to this constellation.
Solomon
writes some very insightful things regarding the heavens in the book of Wisdom. I can see why this work was not canonized,
because it is coherent, not just a bunch of sayings, but a logical, orderly,
written work giving most of the credit and acknowledgement to the Holy
Spirit. It is a wonderful work worthy of
reading.
Wisdom
7:17-21 For he hath given me certain knowledge of the things that are, namely,
to know how the world was made, and the operation of the elements:18 The
beginning, ending, and midst of the times: the alterations of the turning of
the sun, and the change of seasons:19 The circuits of years, and the positions
of stars:20 The natures of living creatures, and the furies of wild beasts: the
violence of winds, and the reasonings of men: the diversities of plants and the
virtues of roots:21 And all such things as are either secret or manifest, them
I know.KJV
Wisdom
7:28-30 For God loveth none but him that dwelleth with wisdom.29 For she is
more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of stars: being compared
with the light, she is found before it.30 For after this cometh night: but vice
shall not prevail against wisdom.KJV
Wisdom
13:1-4 Surely vain are all men by nature, who are ignorant of God, and could
not out of the good things that are seen know him that is: neither by
considering the works did they acknowledge the workmaster;2 But deemed either
fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the violent
water, or the lights of heaven, to be the gods which govern the world.3 With
whose beauty if they being delighted took them to be gods; let them know how
much better the Lord of them is: for the first author of beauty hath created
them.4 But if they were astonished at their power and virtue, let them
understand by them, how much mightier he is that made them.KJV
In
looking at God’s plan of redemption, that he wrote his plan in the heavens so
that every night we could read his word and know His truth, that he was sending
His Son for us. His Son would be a mighty hero who would suffer a bruised heel,
but would overcome the enemy that oppresses us.
Even though He did this for us, some would worship the elements as if
they were god, rather than the creator of those things. Likewise, those who worshiped the elements
also distorted their purpose so that people made up stories about them so that
God’s true meaning became muddled among fairytales and myths. By confusing God’s stories God’s people
turned their backs on the entire story written in the heavens. Instead we can go back to the story of our
redemption and share it with those who think they know what the stars and
constellations mean. We can make a
difference in the lives of those who are searching.
End Notes
Ophiuchus
Helium wind
The
mystery of the Mazzaroth
A
Summary of the Gospel in the Mazzaroth- Helena Lehman
The 13th sign of the Zodiac, Urban Astronomer
