There is a story written in plain sight of every human that
tells us of Jesus who is the Christ the savior of mankind. It is not in a book, on paper between two
leather covers. It is not on a
t-shirt. It is not on billboards or
church signs. It is not in church
buildings. It is not taught in churches,
or in bars, or on college campuses. The
story hidden in plain sight has been all but lost to this generation. There has been great effort made to keep you
from seeing, learning, and teaching others about it. It has been clouded with false ideas and
distorted so that Christians would shy away from it. The story written in plain sight tells us of
a time when there was a revolt against our Heavenly Father, and the plan to
make all things right. It tells of a
coming Messiah who would be born of a Virgin and be from the Lion of the Tribe
of Judah. He would overcome enemies and
redeem a group of humans and then he would destroy the evil one. The story goes on to tell that our Messiah
would not go unscathed as he would suffer a bruised heel, in comparison to the
wounded head of this evil enemy. The
story also tells of the people who invite Him to be their savior that they were
not left powerless, but that they have power, and tools to subdue this enemy
until all is finished. It has been
written since before the time of Adam, and it is time for us to read what was
written.
Jesus said: Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come
to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth
nigh.KJV
Ps 19:1-9 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The
heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.2 Day
unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.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,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.7 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.KJV
Ps 8:3-4 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy
fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that
thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? KJV
The story has been written and declared above our
heads. Everything we need to know, God’s
laws, statute, the past, the future, the present, it is all written where it
cannot be erased. I once heard a post
modernist declare that the Bible is just a bunch of stories and poems and not
to be taken literally. I wonder if he
would not take literally a right hook to the face. Being a spokesperson for satan he is probably
used to that kind of non literal communication. You can throw out the pages in
your Bible, but you cannot erase the heavens.
You can lie about what the Bible says, but you cannot lie about what the
heavens say. You can’t rearrange the
words of the stars, their names, or the constellations that they make up. This is one historical constant; every
ancient culture has in common, the star names and meanings. It is protected from tampering as we can’t
rearrange the stars. So if one denies
the bible, one then has to deny the stellar voice as well. Yet how many people have looked at what the
heavens are declaring? None of the
“scholars” of post modernism have. Many
Christian scholars over 100 years ago wrote about the heavens. But in the last 100 years we have gone into
the dark ages regarding the heavens. The
heavens tell us that Lucifer’s’ time is very short. This will take a while to go into but the
time we spend here will establish truths that cannot be denied by anyone. The
Bible is established by the witness of the Heavens and the Heavens are
established by the witness of the Bible.
The heavens tell us about Jesus the Christ, our Messiah and
coming King. That alone is enough to
cause the devil to sweat when you learn about just that one message. The heavens do not tell us about Buddha,
Mohamed, Thor, Osiris, and Hitler, Obama, the Pope, or anyone else. It is an exclusive story of one, Jesus. The heavens do not tell about you coming into
money, a great day for love, or a change in your luck. As I’ve e pointed out in
prior blogs, astrologers are off by 2300 years.
Your birth date may not align with the star sign that your local news
paper says it does, astrologers made a mistake in their calculations,
ooops. The heavens do not tell us a good
time to invest in the stock market, or who you should ask to marry you, or even
who you are most compatible with. The
heavens do not tell you about anyone or anything except about Jesus and the
story of the devil’s demise. The heavens
do tell us what Jesus has done. The
heavens tell us what Jesus will do. The
heavens tell us what our part is in this cosmic battle. The heavens do tell us how we are to overcome
this enemy. The heavens do tell us about
when the end of the devil’s rule on earth will take place. The heavens do tell us our mission as
believers to the world.
With all that being said, we will start small and pick up
where we left off with the circle in the heavens. The precessional equinox as we discussed last
week is a backward rotation that takes a little less than 26,000 years to
complete one full rotation. The circle
that the axis of the earth creates tags some constellations and directs our
attention to that portion of the stars. The
constellations are a combination of stars, which all have names. The constellation tells us a story and the
stars add the details of the story. The
circuit or the circle in the heavens is like a big timer, counting down the
story and showing the time of the story we are in, like a sundial. God told the whole story, and then set a dial
to tell us where in time we are, so that we could see beginning to end of the
entire story, there is no hiding it. This
is where we will start. If you have an
astronomy program you can see this visually if not here is a free one that
works well. http://www.stellarium.org/ You do not need this tool but may find it
helpful to your own personal study. This will also be helpful to see the circle
the precession makes (no audio). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOPznRRiWOg&feature=related
We are told we are at the end of this precessional cycle,
meaning that the year 2012 is the end and the beginning of the next
precessional cycle. Most ancient
cultures believe that the first 13,000 years are an upswing in knowledge and
living well. We have been on the downswing
of this cycle, therefore looking at the precessional cycle from that point of
view, we start looking at the circle from Cephus, the King.
Cephus is
the King, the one coming to rule. He is the glorious, crowned King, enthroned
in the heavens. There are 35 stars in
this constellation the brightest, Al Deranin means coming quickly.
“In the girdle shines another,
equally conspicuous, whose name, Al Phirk, means the Redeemer. In the left knee
is still another, whose name means the Shepherd. The Egyptians called this royal figure
Peku-hor, the Ruler that cometh. His
more common designation is Cepheus, which means the royal Branch, the King.
Everything thus combines to identify this figure as intended to represent our
Saviour as now enthroned in glory, even the Seed of the woman, clothed with
celestial royalty and dominion.” (Joseph Seiss, the Gospel in the Stars,
Copyright 2009 by General Books, p 83)
Cygnus is
known as the swan, or the Northern Cross, with 81 stars in it’s make up. 61 Cygni consists of two stars that revolve
around each other. This Bird flies in
the heavens and over the earth.
“Its brightest star, (between the
body and the tail) is called Deneb and means the judge. It is also called
Adige, flying swiftly, and thus at once it is connected with Him who cometh to
judge the earth in righteousness. The star (in the beak) is named Al Bireo (Arabic)
flying quickly. The star (in the body)
is called Sadr (Hebrew), who returns as in a circle. The two stars in the tail
are named Azel, who goes and returns quickly, and Fafage, gloriously shining
forth.” ( 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.91)
There is another aspect to this large bird which is
characteristic of the Holy Spirit, who brooded over the face of the waters in
the beginning. The Holy Spirit, also
known as the Spirit of Wisdom, was in the beginning.
Prov 8:22-27 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his
way, before his works of old.23 I was set up from everlasting, from the
beginning, or ever the earth was.24 When there were no depths, I was brought
forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.25 Before the
mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:26 While as yet he
had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the
world.27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon
the face of the depth: KJV
The Holy Spirit was there when he the great architect set a
compass upon the face of the deep. Solomon asks for her, wisdom, to be sent
from the holy heavens and from the throne of glory to help him.
Wisdom 9:9-10 And wisdom was with thee: which knoweth thy
works, and was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was acceptable
in thy sight, and right in thy commandments.10 O send her out of thy holy
heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being present she may labour
with me, that I may know what is pleasing unto thee.KJV
Ecclus 24:1-9 Wisdom shall praise herself, and shall glory
in the midst of her people.2 In the congregation of the most High shall she open
her mouth, and triumph before his power.3 I came out of the mouth of the most
High, and covered the earth as a cloud.4 I dwelt in high places, and my throne
is in a cloudy pillar.5 I alone compassed the circuit of heaven, and walked in
the bottom of the deep.6 In the waves of the sea and in all the earth, and in
every people and nation, I got a possession.7 With all these I sought rest: and
in whose inheritance shall I abide?8 So the Creator of all things gave me a
commandment, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, and said, Let
thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel.9 He created me from
the beginning before the world, and I shall never fail.KJV
Wisdom dwelt in the high places and her throne is in the
cloudy pillar. She alone compassed the
circuit or circle of the heavens.
John 16:7-11 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is
expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.8 And when he is come,
he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:9 Of
sin, because they believe not on me;10 Of righteousness, because I go to my
Father, and ye see me no more;11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world
is judged.KJV
Cygnus judges the world in righteousness and can symbolize
the coming of the Holy Spirit to the earth. If we look at the circle, we see
the prominent position of the Holy Spirit in Cygnus. First the King then the
Holy Spirit, both having thrones in the circle of the heavens.
“As the white dove is the emblem of
the Holy Ghost, so the elegant, pure and
graceful swan is a fitting emblem of Him
who, dying,, sends for the glad river of living waters, and presided in
His majesty over the administration of them to the thirsty children of men. And
this is here the underlying idea.” (Joseph Seiss, the Gospel in the Stars,
Copyright 2009 by General Books, p 76)
Lyra is
the Harp. The brightest star in the constellation of Lyra is Vega, which means
He shall be exalted. The praise of the entire host of heaven, as well as the
praises of men attests to His exaltation.
“Its other stars are also
conspicuous stars of the 2nd and 4th magnitude. [One] is
called Shelyuk, which means an eagle (as does the Arabid, Al Nesr); [and the
other] is called Sulaphat, springing up, or ascending, as praise.” ( 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 67)
Hercules is
the Mighty Man or the Mighty Vanquisher.
Hercules is on his right bended knee with his left foot on the head of
the dragon; his right foot is elevated as if it is wounded. He is crushing the serpents head. Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee
and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and
thou shalt bruise his heel. KJV Hercules
is the God/Man the warrior who subdues the serpent.
“In the head of this figure is a
bright star, the brightest in this constellation, which bears the name of Ras
al Gethi, which means the Head of him who bruises; whilst the name of the
second star means the The Branch kneeling.
The Phoenicians worshipped this man five generations before the time of
the Greeks, and honored him as representing a savior. Smyth and Sayce trace the
legend of him in Chaldea four thousand years ago. On the atlases he is called Hercules. So the
Romans called him, but the Greeks called him Herakles, whom they worshipped and
honored as the greatest of all their hero-gods, principally on the account of
his twelve great labors.” (Joseph Seiss, the Gospel in the Stars, Copyright
2009 by General Books, p 47)
Interestingly we see that the Phoenicians worshipped this
constellation, and the Chaldeans knew about this constellation as well. We need to remember Abraham taught the
Phoenicians when he lived in the area, as he taught the Egyptians. Abraham, Shem and Noah probably had a hand in
teaching the Chaldeans. Keeping time in mind, this constellation did not
become a mythology god until later years of the Greeks and Romans, but prior,
people were looking for this God/Man redeemer.
Ursa Minor
is the Lesser Sheepfold, we also call this the little dipper, and Native
Americans mistakenly called this constellation the little bear. This constellation
had a rich foundation in its star names regarding herds or flocks of
animals. It is known as the gate for the
animals to rest. At the very end of this constellation, at the very end of the
“handle” is the Pole-Star.
“Dubah…is a collection of domestic
animals, a fold, as the Hebrew word Dober. It has seven principal stars, often
called Septentriones the seven which turn.
The Arabs and the rabbins called them Ogilah, going round, as wheels;
and hence also they are called Charles’s Wain, the King’s Wagon, or the thing
which goes round. These noted seven
stars are in themselves sufficient to suggest some connection with “the seven
churches” which John saw as “seven stars” in Christ’s right hand. The whole
number of stars in this constellation is twenty-four, which suggests connection
again between it and the “four and twenty elders” whom John beheld “round about
the throne, clothed in white raiment, and having on their heads crowns of gold”
(Rev 4) which denote the seniors of the elect Church in heaven. The ancient names
in this constellation are Kochab, the star, allied perhaps with the promise in Rev 2:28,
otherwise rendered by Rolleston waiting the coming; Al Perkadain, the Calves,
the Young, Hebraically, the Redeemed; Al Gedi, the Kid, the Chosen of the
flock; and Al Kaid, the Assembled, the gathered together. These are all applicable to the Church of the
first-born, and particularly describe it as it finally comes to its
inheritance. (Joseph Seiss, the Gospel in the Stars, Copyright 2009 by General
Books, p 121-122)
Draco. These five constellations are encircled
around one large constellation called Draco. This is also known as the dragon,
or the serpent. It is a long
constellation that seems to snake around in a backward “S” shape. You could say
that this is the center of the story as it appears in the middle of this circle
of the heavens, and in a way it is. It
is the cause of all the death and destruction that our Messiah has to deliver
us from. Satan is called the devil and
the serpent and the destroyer. There are
approximately 80 stars in this constellation.
About 4,000-6,000 years ago, Thuban the brightest star, was the pole
star, signifying that satan was the god of this world. Thuban means the subtle.
Al Waid is another name for this star, meaning who is to be destroyed. Al Dib is also another name for this star
which means the reptile.
“The second star in this
constellation is Rasta-ban, head of the subtle; the third, Etanin, the long
serpent, the Dragon; another, Grumian, the deceiver; Gianser, the punished
enemy.” (Joseph Seiss, the Gospel in the Stars, Copyright 2009 by General
Books, p 58)
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 74:12-14 God is my King from the very start; he works
salvation in the womb of the earth. 13 With one blow you split the sea in two, you
made mincemeat of the dragon Tannin. 14 You lopped off the heads of Leviathan, then
served them up in a stew for the animals. (from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in
Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
Ps 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young
lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.KJV
It is interesting to see that the constellations in the
circle or circuit of the heavens tell a story. As we saw the Pole Star was in
Draco but it is now in Ursa Minor.
Joseph Seiss gives us some insight on this.
“The Pole-Star. It is part of the
promise of the text that the seed of faith is to “possess the gate of his
enemies” that is to take the house of possession of the foe and thence forward
to hold what the enemy previously held. Now, at the time these constellations
were formed, and for a long time afterward, the Pole-Star was the Dragon Star,
Alpha Draconis. Thus this central gate, or hinge, or governing point of the
earth’s motion, was then in the enemy’s possession. But that Dragon Star is now
far away from the Pole, and cannot again get back to it for ages on ages,
whilst the Lesser and Higher Sheepfold has come into its place; so that the
main star of Areas is now the Pole-Star.
The seed of faith thus gets the enemy’s gate. And understanding Ursa Minor of the Church of
the first-born in heaven, instated in the government of the earth, we have in
it a striking picture of the old prophecy fulfilled, when once Satan is cast
down and the saints reign with their Lord in glory everlasting. .” (Joseph
Seiss, the Gospel in the Stars, Copyright 2009 by General Books, p 122)
It is exciting to see our story written in the heavens. We have to review this. At some point there was a rebellion in the
heavens where Lucifer tried to usurp the throne of God. Lucifer’s planet was
destroyed, along with damage to other planets.
Everything became a mess. The Earth became formless and void and
dark. The Heavens were not destroyed;
rearranged maybe, but the earth became formless void and dark. God started to
put it all back together, he called for lights and the process started.
Gen 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament
of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and
for seasons, and for days, and years: KJV
The King, Cephus is the ruler and the redeemer in the
heavens, he is the eternal King. He is
the royal branch. Cygnus tells us he is
coming to judge the earth in righteousness, gloriously, shining forth. Lyra tells us he will be exalted, ascending
in praises. Hercules tells us he is the
warrior, part God and part man, who crushes the head of the serpent. He is the
bruiser of the devils head, the kneeling branch. Worshipped among the ancient
peoples, they knew of his coming. The
Sheepfold is the last element, the place of rest for the church; this is the
time of the bringing in of the saved into the fold, and the gathering of the
fold when the gate is closed. When the Pole-Star moves into Cephus, we are in a
new age, the age of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. This is what the devil doesn’t want you to
know, that his time is almost up.
At the time of the rebellion in the heavens, the Pole-Star
was in Draco, the dragon, it may have been there a very long time, signaling that the devil is the destroyer of
this world after deceiving the old world. When satan stole Adam’s lease on the
earth, he had the right to reign here, over mankind. Jesus came to wound the head of the dragon,
as the punished enemy.
The constellations all tell the story of Jesus. But there is something else to this story,
let’s look at this a different way. We
see Jesus as King who comes to earth to redeem us, the King Cephus and Hercules
are opposite of each other. The Swan,
or dove, comes down to earth to be with the sheepfold, or church. Cygnus is directly opposite of Ursa
Minor. And then there is another way to
see this. While the King and the warrior
stand on either side of the dragon, the church stands on one side with the Holy
Spirit and Praise on the other side of the dragon. The church overcomes the dragon by the Holy
Spirit and praise. And one more way to
see this is that the King comes to earth and bruises the dragon, sends the Holy
Spirit, the Comforter to earth to help gather the children of God. Praise goes out throughout the Heavenly Host.
There are twelve constellations that our sun moves
into. These constellations all tell a
story about Jesus. Each constellation has three minor constellations which also
tell a story about Jesus. The entire
heavens repeatedly tell the story of our Messiah. We may wonder why there seem to be warriors,
and serpents, sea monsters, and animals.
All of these continually share aspects of our Lord, His first coming,
His second coming, His subduing of evil and His redeeming of His church. There
isn’t a day or night that goes by that the story is not told. This is why we have been so distracted from
looking up. This is why astrologers have
turned the night sky into fortunetelling.
But this distortion is not new.
Nimrod was the first to distort the message in the heavens, taking for
himself the figure of Orion, declaring himself to be a mighty hunter. These constellations do not speak of ordinary
humans such as Nimrod. These
constellations speak of Jesus, not a king on earth or a great warrior on earth,
or great spiritual leader. Therefore Nimrod was never spoken of as Orion,
neither was Osiris spoken of in the heavens.
By the time we reach the Greeks and Romans, we have legends of demi-gods
in the constellations. This is why we
have to look further back in history to the basic meaning of all the
stars. They tell the accurate
story. This is why the devil has worked
so hard to try and hide this from us, distorting the truth until we have all
but given up on trying to understand what exactly the heavens are saying.
Paul Says:
Rom 1:18-24 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in
unrighteousness;19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them;
for God hath shewed it unto them.20 For the invisible things of him from the
creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are
made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:21
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were
thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was
darkened.22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,23 And changed
the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man,
and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.24 Wherefore God also
gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour
their own bodies between themselves: KJV
Wrath is revealed from heaven, and God showed it to
them. And even though God showed them
they changed the image of the uncorruptible God to images of corruption. They
made idols of some of the constellations, they worshipped some of the
constellations and they decided that some of the constellations were about
them. This is why they are without
excuse, because they were shown and taught about the stars. What it lead to was
serious distortions, which infiltrated their entire lives.
The Circle that the precessional cycle makes in the heavens,
which we looked at, is in the Northern Hemisphere. There is a circle in the Southern Hemisphere
as well but because Adam and his sons first lived in the Northern Hemisphere,
we have the oldest stories of those constellations. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is difficult
to find the stories of the constellations in the precessional cycle; most are
more recent to the times of the explorers.
Three books to read if you are led to understand this
subject are:
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The Witness of the Stars, EW Bullinger
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The Gospel in the Stars, Joseph Augustus Seiss
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The Language of God in the Universe, Helena
Lehman
Next we will look at
the throne of God, the firmament, and the stars.
End Notes:
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