When
God commanded the stars to give their light, he wanted them to communicate a
story. There are a couple of
constellations that God specifically mentions to us. All of the constellations tell us about Jesus
and our story. There are some
interesting insights we can gain from looking at what God says about the stars
and constellations. Something we should
consider is that the Magi had a working knowledge of the stars which they
learned from Daniel. The Eastern Magi
held true to the knowledge they learned but the Western Magi distorted the
knowledge of the stars into fortunetelling.
If we remember when Jesus was born, the Eastern Magi and their huge entourage
came to see the King who was born, but by that time the Western Magi lost their
knowledge of God’s Word written in the stars.
What we have to remember is that distortion and fortunetelling started
before the birth of Jesus. The world
does not have the knowledge of God’s Word written in the stars, they have
fortunetelling that, as we have seen, has some major flaws. But God Specifically declares three
constellations to us from His word, what is He trying to tell us.
The
stars are to do service unto man; that is interesting. The stars have an order, man may have dis-ordered
them but they still have an order to them, and their service was ordained of
them before Adam was made.
2
Esd 6:45-46 Upon the fourth day thou commandedst that the sun should shine, and
the moon give her light, and the stars should be in order: 46 And gavest them a
charge to do service unto man, that was to be made.KJV
The
morning stars and the sons of God were at the beginning of the ordering of the
foundations of the earth.
Job
38:4-7 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if
thou hast understanding.5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?
or who hath stretched the line upon it?6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof
fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;7 When the morning stars sang
together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? KJV
Ps
147:4-5 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their
names.5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is
infinite.KJV
It
is amazing that God knows how many stars there are and He knows their names! He points out to us Arcturus, Orion, and
Pleiades, as well as the chambers in the south.
Job
9:9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the
south.KJV
Arcturus OT:5906`Ayish
(ah'-yish); or `Ash (awsh); from OT:5789; the constellation of the Great Bear
(perhaps from its migration through the heavens):KJV - Arcturus.(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.)
ARCTURUS (bear-keeper). The
Hebrew words 'Ash and 'Aish, rendered "Arcturus" in the Authorized
Version of Job 9:9; 38:32, in conformity with the Vulgate of the former
passages are now generally believed to be identical, and to represent the
constellation Ursa Major, known commonly as the Great Bear or Charles' Wain.(from
Smith's Bible Dictionary, PC Study Bible formatted electronic database
Copyright © 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)
**Keep
in mind time when it comes to any reference to the Vulgate, which was written
in 382 AD. Later translations such as
the Latin Vulgate were a mixing of modern knowledge and not always ancient
knowledge**
Bootes
is a Decan of Virgo, and its brightest star is Arcturus, located in the left
thigh of Bootes. It may have been known by Arcturus, rather than Bootes as the
Bible points out specifically Arcturus, which means He Cometh. At some point in history the constellation
Ursa Major became confused with Arcturus, hence all our Bible descriptions and definitions
are incorrect. It is clear from
astronomy that Arcturus is in the constellation of Bootes. In the Hebrew Arcturus is known as the
Coming One, a Shepherd of two sheepfolds, one large, one small, implying Ursa
Major and Ursa Minor. It would seem as
we saw previously with Ursa Minor, that the idea of a bear may have come from
Native Americans rather than the Hebrew, yet bears do not have tails. Some Native American legends claim Ursa Major
as three bears. Shown as a shepherd, Arcturus holds a
shepherds crook in his right hand and a sickle in his left hand. If Arcturus is the Shepherd of the greater
sheepfold and the lesser sheepfold then we can easily identify him as Jesus.
The star (in the spear-head) is named Al
Katurops, which means the branch,
treading under foot.
The star (just below the waist on his right
side) is called Mirac, or Mizar, of Izar.
Mirac means the coming forth
as an arrow; Mizar, or Izar, means the preserver,
guarding.
The star [in the neck] is called Mupliride, i.e. who separates. .( 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.43)
Shepherds
protect their sheep, separate sheep from the goats and shoot arrows at the
wolves. They gather their sheep in
folds, to keep them safe at night. What
a wonderful picture Arcturus is to us.
Orion OT:3685 Keciyl
(kes-eel'); the same as OT:3684; any notable constellation; specifically Orion
(as if a burly one):KJV - constellation, Orion.(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive
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ORION Heb. Kesil; i.e., "the fool", the
name of a constellation (Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8) consisting of about eighty
stars. The Vulgate renders thus, but the LXX. renders by Hesperus, i.e.,
"the evening-star," Venus. The Orientals "appear to have
conceived of this constellation under the figure of an impious giant bound upon
the sky." This giant was, according to tradition, Nimrod, the type of the
folly that contends against God. In Isa 13:10 the plural form of the Hebrew
word is rendered "constellations."(from Easton's Bible Dictionary, PC
Study Bible formatted electronic database Copyright © 2003, 2006 Biblesoft,
Inc. All rights reserved.)
ORION [oh RYE un] (the
strong one) - the name of a constellation, consisting of thousands of stars
which is mentioned in the Old Testament (Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8). The
constellation is near Gemini and Taurus, and contains the giant red star
Betelgeuse and Rigel, a blue-white star of first magnitude. Most of the stars
of Orion cannot be seen without the aid of a telescope. Also see
ASTRONOMY.(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Copyright © 1986, Thomas
Nelson Publishers)
Orion
is a Decan of Taurus and means coming forth as light. He is known as a strong and mighty one, with
a club in his right hand and a lion in his left hand. We can see why Nimrod wanted to be known as
Orion. Likewise this constellation has many
myths associated with it as every culture wanted to associate with the great
light of heaven, (Ur-ana in Akkadian) Orion is one of the most well known
constellations in our modern times, and can be seen easily because of the
brightness of his belt.
Orion is the most brilliant of all the
constellations, and when he comes to the meridian he is accompanied by several
adjacent constellations of great splendor.
There is then above the horizon the most glorious view of the celestial
bodies that the starry firmament affords; and this magnificent view is visible
to all the habitable world, because the equinoctial line (or solstitial colure)
passes nearly through the middle of Orion.
The brightest star (in the right shoulder) is
named Betelgeuz, which means the coming
(Mal iii 2) of the branch.
The next star (in the left foot), is named
Rigel, or Rigol, which means the foot
that crusheth. The foot is lifted
up, and placed immediately over the head of the enemy, as though in the very
act of crushing it.
The next star ( in the left shoulder), is
called Bellatrix, which means quickly
coming, or swiftly destroying.( 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.125, 126-127)
Just
like Arcturus Orion has reference to a branch.
Jer 23:5 Behold, the days come,
saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King
shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the
earth.KJV Also the foot that crushes and
coming quickly or swiftly destroying. He
is coming forth as light.
Pleiades OT:3598 Kiymah
(kee-maw'); from the same as OT:3558; a cluster of stars, i.e. the Pleiades: KJV
- Pleiades, seven stars.(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and
Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006
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PLEIADES [PLEE uh deez] — a
brilliant cluster of stars seen in the shoulder of Taurus (the Bull). The name
Pleiades comes from the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione in Greek
mythology. This constellation consists of several hundred stars, although the
naked eye can usually see only six or seven. Job declared that God made the
Pleiades (Job 9:9) and bound them in a cluster (Job 38:31).(from Nelson's
Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Copyright © 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)
PLEIADES The Hebrew word
(cimah) so rendered occurs in Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 6:8. In the last passage our
Authorized Version has "the seven stars," although the Geneva version
translates the word "Pleiades" as in the other cases. The Pleiades
are a group of stars situated on the shoulder of the constellation Taurus. The
rendering "sweet influences" of the Authorized Version, Job 38:31, is
a relic of the lingering belief in the power which the stars exerted over human
destiny. But Schaff thinks the phrase arose from the fact that the Pleiades
appear about the middle of April, and hence are associated with the return of
spring, the season of sweet influences.(from Smith's Bible Dictionary, PC Study
Bible formatted electronic database Copyright © 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved.)
In
the constellation of Taurus, in the right shoulder of the bull, we have a group
of stars known as the Pleiades. The
constellation of Taurus represents the coming Judge of the earth, or coming and
ruling. The Pleiades has about six or
seven visible stars which some have suggested could represent the churches of
Asia, seven churches but one was in danger of losing its star. The Pleiades is also known to have been
believed to be the center of the universe.
This cluster of stars is very beautiful in its colors.
Then there is the cluster of stars known as
the Pleiades. This word, which means the congregation of the judge or ruler,
comes to us through the Greek Septuagint as the translation of the Hebrew
kimah, which means the heap or
accumulation and occurs in Job ix 9; xxxviii 31,32, and Amos v 8.
It consists of a number of stars (in the neck
of Taurus) which appear to be near together.
The brightest of them, marked in all the maps, has come down to us with
an Arabic name – Al Cyone, which means the
centre, and has given the idea to some astronomers that it is the center of
the whole universe. The Syriac name for
the Pleiades is Succoth, which means booths. ( 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.121)
The
Pleiades is bound together in the universe by electromagnetism, so when God
asks in His word who can bind the Pleiades or loose the cord or band of Orion,
he is pointing out that our ability is limited in the binding and loosing of
the star clusters. We can’t change them, only He can.
There
may be a very interesting story connected to these three constellations that we
have overlooked. God is pointing these
out for a reason therefore we should inquire.
If you do your secular research on these you will find some incredibly
interesting ideas, the key is to compare our understanding to scripture to see
what it says.
We
have known for some time that many pyramid structures around the world were
created in the image of the constellation of Orion, specifically Orion’s
belt. What we hadn’t looked at until
more recently was that the old earth structures also included Taurus and the
Pleiades. With satellite images we can
overlay the constellation patterns over the top of a geographical map of these
structures and find something very surprising, they match. Remember the heavens were of old, they were
not destroyed when the earth became formless and void, and these ancient
structures that predate Adam were pointing to the Pleiades. We have thought that ancient people
worshipped the sun, as in the closest star that warms our planet, but it is
quite possible that the ancients were not interested in that sun, but in the
stars of the Pleiades. If the belief was
that the Pleiades was the center of the universe (whether it is or not in
actuality today is not the point, but from earth and the point of view of the
individuals that lived here it was understood as the center of the universe) it
was the star like “sun’s” they were focused on.
This may have been misunderstood in modern times, thinking rather that
ancient peoples worshipped the thing that gave them warmth, instead they
worshipped what they believed to be the center of the universe. The Pleiades means the congregation of the judge or ruler, isn’t this what we saw in
the very basic definitions of what Lucifer wanted to do, to raise his throne as
a judge on the mountains of the congregations in the sides of the hidden
place.
Isa
14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will
exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the
congregation, in the sides of the north: KJV
Lucifer
said to himself ‘I will actively mount above where the celestial bodies
revolve, and above the stars of God. I will raise my throne and sit down as a
judge on the mountains at the regularly scheduled assembly in the side of the
hidden place.’ **See the “Throne of God”, blog post for further detail**
If
Lucifer was interplanetary, and he convinced the individuals on earth to follow
him, and he told them he would ascend above the throne of God and this area is
the place he would be, in the Pleiades, it is understandable as to why the
ancient, pre-Adamic races focused so heavily on the stars. I don’t think they were worshipping the stars
as much as they were looking for God, where the son’s of God assemble at
regularly scheduled times, as in Job. And maybe with Lucifer’s economy, his
merchandise, he corrupted certain ones to worship him in this area. That is what we see today with many different
secret societies, there seems to be a connection to the Pleiades’/Orion stars,
and an overwhelming effort to hide information from the masses and an
over-lording on their parts over the masses. Therefore there may be occult ties regarding
Pleiades. Yet again someone has distorted God’s word. I’ve often wondered what Lucifer’s merchandise
was like, and I don’t think it is very different from what we see today. If we compare our economic structure to what
God tells us (for example in 2Corithians) God’s plan is almost completely
opposite. Those who sow much are to give
to those who those who can’t. God’s
economy is not to trample others on our way to the top, which is Lucifer’s
plan.
There
are few other points to consider here about the Pleiades. It is by definition a congregation of the
ruler in the center. The center of what
we don’t know. But there are two rpeople
groups who believe this is where the throne of God is, the Sethites and the
Jehovah’s Witnesses. These are two very different groups of people. This could explain why people may have eventually
worshipped the Pleiades; this is an easy distortion to have fallen into. At first the descendants of Seth may have had
the knowledge of God’s throne being in the Pleiades but then as time goes on
the distortion of occultism or the practice of worshipping the star cluster
could have entered in, without the true knowledge of God. Yet God told us not
to worship the sun, moon, or stars. Is God’s throne in the Pleiades? I don’t know, I’ve never been there. Another thought is that this is where Paul
went when he saw the third heaven. If
that is accurate then we can make the case that this must be a place where
Enoch also went. But we have to ask
ourselves where exactly did Enoch and Elijah go when they were taken up? They
went up but up where?
Now
we have to wonder why God points out these particular constellations. Arcturus is the guardian or watcher over the
greater and lesser sheepfold, the greater sheepfold being possibly the church,
the lesser being the messianic church.
Arcturus is also known as the keeper of heaven in Arabic, which tells us
that God is saying to those believers in Him we are not alone, we have a
shepherd. The shepherd is looking at his
two sheepfolds while a crown (corona) constellation is at his right arm. One day the shepherd will be crowned King,
with glory and honor.
God
points out Orion the hunter, with his left foot he crushes the enemy, yet he is
the light, the one who triumphs, the light of heaven. Orion is probably the
most distorted and mythologized constellation, which would be because satan
does not want you to know the truth. God wants you to focus your understanding
on this constellation in relation to Taurus and Pleiades. Taurus being judgment, but truly to the
unsaved as the church will be with him at the time of true judgment, and the
assembly of the judge as we see with Pleiades. God is coming to rule. Remember
we saw last week that the place of God’s Sanctuary among the stones of fire was
a place entered by permission, but that the gathering of the congregation in
the mountains of the north seemed to be for all the sons of God even satan. The congregation may be a place for the
righteous. This was where Lucifer wanted to be seated, maybe to be a judge over
others. God is directing our attention
here, maybe to understand judgment. The
church is judged in rewards, the sinner however in punishment. Also remember in
the Syriac Pleiades means booths or Succoth.
In God’s judgment the children of Israel wandered for almost 40 years
before entering the promised land. We
should take this judgment into consideration in light of the seven stars of Pleiades
as the church.
Rev
1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a
sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his
strength.KJV
Rev
1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the
seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven
churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven
churches.KJV
Rev
2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the
first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy
candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. KJV
Pleiades
can represent the seven churches, but really all churches as there are hundreds
of stars in Pleiades, while Taurus represents judgment. Here we see the Church can lose its
candlestick, which we have to ask were they truly saved. Many may think they
are saved but they are not. There are many different words for judgment in the
Bible. David tells us that there is a
place of judgment, in the congregation of the righteous, that sinners do not
stand and attend. Sinners have a different
judgment than the righteous.
Ps
1:5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the
congregation of the righteous.KJV
Amos
5:8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars
(Pleiades) and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning,
and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and
poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name: KJV
Seek
God.
Isa
13:10 For the stars of heaven and the
constellations thereof (Orion) shall not give their light: the sun
shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to
shine.KJV
Here
we see that there will be a time when we will not see the stars of Orion, could
this be a time after Jesus has gathered his church, as it is ironic that the
one coming forth as light or light breaking forth in the redeemer would not be
seen, unless maybe he has already redeemed his followers. The sun and the moon will be dark also.
Job
38:31-32 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands
of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide
Arcturus with his sons? KJV
Can
someone guide Arcturus and his sheepfold?
Who can tell the shepherd how to shepherd his sheep? And again who can
bind or loose the groups of stars? And is there anyone who can move the sun
into the constellations at an appointed time?
The
Chambers of the South
And the chambers of OT:2315 cheder
(kheh'-der); from OT:2314; an apartment (usually literal):KJV - ([bed] inner)
chamber, innermost (-ward) part, parlour,
south, within.(Biblesoft's New
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OT:2314
chadar (khaw-dar'); a primitive root; properly, to inclose (as a room), i.e.
(by analogy,) to beset (as in a siege):KJV - enter a privy chamber.(Biblesoft's
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The south OT:8486 teyman
(tay-mawn'); or teman (tay-mawn'); denominative from OT:3225; the south (as
being on the right hand of a person facing the east):KJV - south (side, -ward,
wind).(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.)
Job
37:9 Out of the south (chambers ) cometh
the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.KJV
Isa
26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about
thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be
overpast.KJV
Prov
7:27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.KJV The
strange or profane woman with flattering words v5
The
chambers or houses of the south may be speaking of the southern hemisphere
constellations and the stars such as Alpha Centauri. It is very hard to go back to original
meanings on these constellations as God was giving Adam, Seth, Noah, Shem, and
Abraham, understanding from their point of view. However the houses or chambers of the south
are interesting in their stories, we just cannot track multiple ancient
language descriptions of the stars.
What
we see God explaining to us is that there are many ways that he has told us of
our redemption, he gave us the written word, he wrote it in the stars, he told
us in the names of his people in Genesis, he encoded it with equal distance
lettering in the Torah, and he gave us feasts with symbolism. He has given us messengers and prophets, and
teachers as well as His Son. At some
point one just hast to be convinced that God is telling us of His plan for our
redemption. It is always up to us to
accept it; we make the decision where we will spend our eternal life. The constellations tell us over and over of
His plan, we will look at the constellations again and we will also explore one
very interesting constellation that the devil distorted for his glory.
