As we saw reading through the book of
revelation, John gave us a timeline of events.
The Mazzaroth and its stories have been known as far back as the time of
Adam. The Mazzaroth held the revealing of the book of Revelation. The
constellations’ stories are not in chronological order so we should keep that
in mind. The aspects of the twelve constellations, and their decans explain
what John wrote. We have looked at some
of the main constellations already as well as a few decans, but many of the
decans round out the picture of Christ’s coming and ruling as the prince of
peace. When Jesus comes to reign on earth for one thousand years, the stars
will be changed to tell us of a new story.
We have previously noted that the early church looked to the 8,000 year
time line. We are in the 6,000th
year now. Christ then will reign on
earth as King of kings and Lord of lords during the 7,000th
year. On the 8,000th year we
will have a new heaven and a new earth.
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Take special note of verse six. Barnabas says Jesus shall change the sun,
moon, and the stars at the start of the 7,000th year, and then he
will rest. The constellations are for our time now, and there is a lot we can
learn from them. When Jesus re-orders
the heavens we will have a new story in the sky to look at. Let’s look at the
Mazzaroth in order around the ecliptic as to the constellations that give us
elements from the book of Revelation.
Bootes is a decan of Virgo; it is the sign that tells
us of the coming Messiah, born of a virgin.
Bootes is known in the bible as Arcturus. Bootes is a guardian, ruler
and protector of the people, his sheep. The star names give us the
understanding that when Jesus comes back the second time, he will be coming as
a judge and he will separate the sheep from the goats. He will be the one that
was pierced; he will tread the enemy under foot, and subdue the enemy and
govern the world. This is a one world
government and Jesus is the head of it. Jesus also comes to bruise the enemy as
well as guard His people. This is the meaning of the stars that make up the
constellation of Bootes/Arctrurus.
Zech 12:10 …and they shall look upon me whom
they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only
son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his
firstborn.KJV
Job 9:9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and
Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.KJV
Job 38:32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in
his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? KJV
Ps 96:13 Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he
cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the
people with his truth.KJV
Rev 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice,
saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our
blood on them that dwell on the earth?KJV
Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a
white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he doth judge and make war.KJV
Another interesting constellation we notice, is
the crown that Jesus will be crowned with. The stars in this constellation form
a crescent. Corona Borealis is the name
of the crown and is a decan of Libra. Its
star names speak of jewels, shining, a royal crown. When Jesus came the first time he was crowned
with a crown of thorns that pierced his head. The next time he shows up on
earth he will be wearing a royal crown fit for a King. This is also the crown
that Serpens is trying to steal while Ophiuchus holds the serpent back, from
the constellation group of Scorpio.
Rev 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.KJV
Rev 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.KJV
Along with the Constellation of Sagittarius we see the decan Ara, the altar. It is a pyre that burns downward pointing to tartarus. The star names tell us of completing or finishing. Ara also speaks of praying or cursing. This is complete and final judgment for those who are cast into the fire. It is clear that there are rules for living whether we like them or not.
Ps 21:9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.KJV
Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.KJV
Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.KJV
Rev 20:14-15 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.KJV
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.KJV
The dragon is another constellation that shows up in Revelation. Draco is another decan of Sagittarius, and is known as a dragon or a serpent. It is one of the constellations in the circle of heavens that tell us another story of ourselves. The pole star, the northpole, used to be in draco but now resides in Ursa minor, the sheepfold. It will soon be moving out of the sheepfold into the king Cephus. Many ancient peoples and cultures have stories of dragons, and Draco is such a large constellation, that people were probably fearful of this dragon in the night sky. When the seven thunders sounded, John was instructed not to write what they said, but from the sequence of events we can see that this is the time of Michael and his angels casting out the devil from heaven. Right after this, in Revelation 11, it is announced that the kingdoms of the world have become the kingdoms of our Lord Jesus. This is the seventh trumpet. Before this, Jesus had not been announced as the new leader, although we have known this would eventually happen, this is the time when it is made official. In order for Jesus to be announced as the new leader, the old one has to be dethroned. This is the end of the dragon’s access to the heavens. It will then be time for Jesus to wage war to gain control of the earth, taking it from the dragon and then binding him for one thousand years. Then, Jesus will bring peace on earth.
Ps 74:12-14 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.KJV
Ps 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.KJV
Isa 27:1 In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.KJV
Isa 51:9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? KJV
Rev 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.KJV
Rev 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? KJV
Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, KJV
Pegasus is a winged horse in our star pictures, a decan in the constellation of Aquarius. Pegasus’ star names tell the story that this horse returns from afar, one who goes and returns. This horse carries someone who will bring an overflow of water, not unlike the water being poured out by the water bearer Aquarius. Pegasus is the horse that the Lord rides when he comes to earth from heaven. At the opening of the first seal, a ruling warrior is sent out to conquer. Since the Lamb is opening the seals it is probably not Jesus, but an angel of the Lord, just like the other riders on the red, black, and green horses. Whoever it is that comes to conquer on this white horse, the horse itself actually has to come from heaven to earth, and the depiction of wings is what communicates that. Later, Jesus and his army ride horses from heaven to earth.
Rev 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.KJV
Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.KJV
Rev 19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.KJV
Rev 19:20-21 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.KJV
Jesus comes back to rule as King of kings and Lord of lords for one thousand years. Cepheus is the constellation that tells us our redeemer is coming to rule. It is a decan of Pisces. It speaks of a King, who comes quickly and bruises or breaks the enemy. As mentioned, the pole star circles in a precessional cycle and is slowly moving into Cephus from Ursa Minor. These star pictures tell us of the rule of the dragon, Draco; the time period of the sheepfold, and the King who comes to reign. Jesus will be crowned King of kings and Lord of lords. This is what Jesus does in the millennial kingdom, he rules.
1 Tim 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.KJV
1 Tim 6:15-16 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.KJV
Rev 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.KJV
Rev 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.KJV
Rev 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND Lord OF LordS.KJV
Cassiopeia is the enthroned woman; she is the story of us, the redeemed. While Andromeda is the redeemed in bondage and affliction for a time, Cassiopeia is the freed, the enthroned, and beautiful, as the star names reveal. Cassiopeia is the bride of Cepheus, the bride of the Lamb. Cepheus the redeemer is her husband. The bride comes out of the body of Christ, as we see in Revelation. Some are the bride and some are the friends of the bridegroom. The friends in attendance wear white robes to the wedding but the bride wears white linen. The bride comes out of all the redeemed, either Jew or Gentile. Those who believed on him, like Andromeda, suffered with him. With new bodies, we then reign alongside of Jesus, in His millennial kingdom.
Isa 54:5-8 For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.6 For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.KJV
Isa 62:3-5 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.KJV
John 3:29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.KJV
Rev 19:7-97 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.KJV
Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.KJV
In the heavens, Cetus, the sea monster is held back with a band around his neck. Pisces, the redeemed, is holding the sea monster back today while we are on earth, but there will be a day when he is chained for one thousand years. The star names all tell us Cetus is subdued, bruised, bound and chained, overthrown or thrust down. Cetus is the rebel, but Jesus over comes him. The more actively engaged Christians there are on the earth, the less room the sea monster has to move around. And of course the opposite is true, the more unbelieving people and Jesus rejecters there are on earth, the more room to move the devil has. People wonder why there seems to be an increase in evil on the earth, it directly corresponds to how many people give their minds and actions to the devil. Their actions of hate and intentional harm to others are the distortion of the devil’s reign on earth. The more people reject Jesus, the worse the world gets. To turn things on earth around, people have to accept Jesus and live for Him. Evangelizing and shepherding people to live for Jesus is what can change the terms and conditions on earth, not manmade laws.
Isa 26:21-27:121 For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.27 In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.KJV
Rev 20:1-3 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.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: and after that he must be loosed a little season.KJV
Within the constellation group of Taurus, the decan of Eridanus tells us of the river of wrath. It sits under the feet of Orion who represents the redeemer. Interestingly this river of wrath winds like a serpent towards Cetus. This is the river of the judge that eventually leads to the lake of fire. Judgment starts with the wrath of the Lamb, where seven seals are opened and seven trumpets are sounded. The wrath of the Lamb takes place during the first half of the tribulation. The second half of the tribulation the seven vials are poured out; this is the wrath of God. After the wrath of God is poured out, at the end of the tribulation, the Lamb comes on a white horse with the armies of heaven, which is known as the day of the Lord. The devil gathers and inspires the earth inhabitants to make war with the Lamb, and that is when the river of judgment will be at its worst. Finally, the millennial kingdom of Jesus on earth brings a time of peace, then the final judgments.
Ps 97:3-6 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.KJV
Ps 50:3-4 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.KJV
Isa 30:27-33 Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:28 And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.29 Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.30 And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.31 For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.32 And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.KJV
Dan 7:9-11 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.KJV
Rev 19:20 And the beast was seized and overpowered, and with him the false prophet who in his presence had worked wonders and performed miracles by which he led astray those who had accepted or permitted to be placed upon them the stamp (mark) of the beast and those who paid homage and gave divine honors to his statue. Both of them were hurled alive into the fiery lake that burns and blazes with brimstone. AMP
The constellation of Leo, the lion of the tribe of Judah, comes to destroy the enemy. The three decans all attest to the book of revelation. Hydra, the serpent; Crater, the cup of wrath; and Corvus, the birds of prey. Leo is standing over hydra, and the star regulus in Leo’s leg means treading under foot. Hydra is pictured as a female serpent and its star names mean the abhorred, the separated the piercing of the deceiver. It is the story of Jesus finally putting an end to the enemy on earth. The cup, Crater, is poured out when Jesus the Lion of Judah puts an end to Babylon.
Ps 75:8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.KJV
Rev 14:10-11 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.KJV
Rev 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.KJV
An angel then calls the Birds of prey, Corvus, to come and eat the flesh of those killed on the day of the Lord. The star names tell us of the breaking up of the enemy, and the curse inflicted. Also, the Raven tearing into pieces.
Rev 19:17-21 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.KJV
As we saw from the book of Barnabas, when Jesus comes to abolish the wicked, he will change the stars. There will be a new story written in the heavens. Here are a few examples of the day of the Lord when the stars will change or be erased.
Rev 6:12-17 I watched while he ripped off the sixth seal: a bone-jarring earthquake, sun turned black as ink, moon all bloody, 13 stars falling out of the sky like figs shaken from a tree in a high wind, 14 sky snapped shut like a book, islands and mountains sliding this way and that. 15 And then pandemonium, everyone and his dog running for cover — kings, princes, generals, rich and strong, along with every commoner, slave or free. They hid in mountain caves and rocky dens, 16 calling out to mountains and rocks, "Refuge! Hide us from the One Seated on the Throne and the wrath of the Lamb! 17 The great Day of their wrath has come — who can stand it?" (from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
The stars fall out of the sky during the opening of the sixth seal, when everyone on earth can see God on His throne and the wrath of the Lamb. We are not sure what happens to the stars after this time, but the sun and moon must go back to normal, as we still have just over three and one half years of the tribulation left to go. So it is possible that the stars change, or are hidden, for a while, but by Revelation 8, when the fourth trumpet sounds, one third of the stars are blacked out. We can assume then that there are stars in the sky again from the sixth seal to the fourth trumpet. What they might look like we don’t know because later when the day of the Lord comes, when Jesus comes with the army of the redeemed and dressed in white, the stars will change again.
Isa 13:9-10 "Watch now. God's Judgment Day comes.Cruel it is, a day of wrath and anger,A day to waste the earth and clean out all the sinners. 10 The stars in the sky, the great parade of constellations,will be nothing but black holes.The sun will come up as a black disk,and the moon a blank nothing. (from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
Isaiah says the stars will be like black holes when Jesus comes.
Matt 24:29-31 "Following those hard times,Sun will fade out,moon cloud over,Stars fall out of the sky,cosmic powers tremble. 30 "Then, the Arrival of the Son of Man! It will fill the skies — no one will miss it. Unready people all over the world, outsiders to the splendor and power, will raise a huge lament as they watch the Son of Man blazing out of heaven. 31 At that same moment, he'll dispatch his angels with a trumpet-blast summons, pulling in God's chosen from the four winds, from pole to pole. (from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
The stars will fall out of the sky when Jesus comes with his army of redeemed.
2 Peter 3:10-13 But when the Day of God's Judgment does come, it will be unannounced, like a thief. The sky will collapse with a thunderous bang, everything disintegrating in a huge conflagration, earth and all its works exposed to the scrutiny of Judgment. 11 Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life? 12 Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the elements melt down that day — 13 but we'll hardly notice. We'll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness.(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
Peter gives us another perspective, encouraging us to live a holy life since we don’t know when he is coming. The best we can do on earth is to live a holy life dedicated to Jesus. Because after the church is gathered and returns with Jesus, the redeemed will have new bodies and will reign in peace with Jesus for one thousand years. A new story will be written in the stars for that generation. It will tell of the events of that age. And as we have previously looked at, on the 8,000th year we will have a new heaven and a new earth to inhabit.
