Stars and the Signs in the Heavens
Priscilla Van Sutphin
There is a difference for those ignorant of it between astrology and astronomy.
Psa 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork.
Isa 40:26 (KJV) Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Job 9:7-10 He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars;
8 He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea;
9 He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades , And the chambers of the south;
10 He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number. NKJV
Amos 5:7-10 NKJV You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!" 8 He made the Pleiades and Orion; He turns the shadow of death into morning and makes the day dark as night; He calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth; The LORD is His name. 9 He rains ruin upon the strong, So that fury comes upon the fortress. 10 They hate the one who rebukes in the gate, And they abhor the one who speaks uprightly.
Job 38:31-36 NKJV "Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades , Or loose the belt of Orion? 32 Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs? 33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth? 34 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you? 35 Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, 'Here we are!'? 36 Who has put wisdom in the mind?
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.
OT:4208 mazzalah (maz-zaw-law'); apparently from OT:5140 in the sense of raining; a constellation, i.e. Zodiacal sign (perhaps as affecting the weather): KJV - planet. Compare OT:4216.
Mazzaroth or the Zodiac, Zodiac from a primitive Hebrew root Sodi, or "the way" in sanscrit.
12 signs are the same in all ancient nations of the world; Chinese, Chaldean, Egyptian, etc. Zodiacs are in the Temples of Denderah and Esneh in Egypt. Why has Satan taken the Zodiac and corrupted it into Astrology? Was it once a sign of God's redemptive plan?
Astronomy is said to be the invention of Adam, Seth and Enoch in ancient Persian and Arabian traditions.
"..that their (the mazzaroth) revelation of two coming judgments of water and fire" not be lost..." Josephus, Antiquities Tower of Babel, Babel - Gate of God. Gen. 11:4 His top to the heavens. Tower, 400ft sq. 153 ft. tall, 7 stages to correspond with 7 known planets. Stars in constellation were arranged in order of brightness Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Epsilon etc. 12 signs along the ecliptic, with 3 decans or 48 constellations altogether. Constellations were not a picture in space but a mnemonic device to remind of a story. What story? The Sphinx- sphinx = to bind closely together. Head of a woman and body of a lion - Virgo to Leo.
Virgo
Promised seed of the woman. Gen 3:15
Woman with a branch in right hand and ear of corn in the left.
Latin virgo = virgin, virga = a branch
Alpha star: Spica (ear of corn)
Hebrew: Tsemech, (Branch)
Arabic: Al Zimach - The Branch
Egyptian: Aspolia - The Seed
Corn: John 12:24 (KJV)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
20 Hebrew words translated "branch", but only one "tsemech" is used exclusively of the Messiah.
Jer 23:5-6 (KJV) 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. 6: In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Isa 4:2 (KJV) In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
Zec 3:8 (KJV) Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
Zec 6:12-13 (KJV) 12: And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: 13: Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
Beta star: Zavijaveh, gloriously beautiful: cf Is. 4:2
Epsilon: Al Mureddin - Who shall have dominion
Chaldee: Vindemiatrix: son who cometh.
Decans: Coma: The desired
Hag 2:7 (KJV) And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
Centaurus: The despised Isa 53:3 (KJV)
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Key star: Alpha Centauri: Hebrew "Toliman" - "the heretofore and the herehafter" Rev. 1:8 "The Alpha and Omega"
Bootes: The coming one
Rev 19:11-13 (NIV) 11: I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.12: His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. 13: He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
Arcturus: He cometh
Al Katurops: treading under foot
Nekka: The pierced Zec 12:10 (NIV)
"And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
All constellations are associated with the 12 tribes. Virgo is associated with the tribe of Zebulon, in which area is Nazareth.
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Gen 1:16-19 NKJV Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. 17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Gen 15:4-5 NKJV Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be."
Deut 4:18-19 NKJV And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars , all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.
Job 22:12-14 NKJV "Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars , how lofty they are! 13 And you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness? 14 Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks above the circle of heaven.'
Job 25:5-6 NKJV
5 If even the moon does not shine, And the stars are not pure in His sight,
6 How much less man, who is a maggot, And a son of man, who is a worm?"
Job 38:4-11 NKJV "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 6 To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, 7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 "Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb; 9 When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band; 10 When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors; 11 When I said, 'This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!'
Ps 8:3-4 NKJV When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars , which You have ordained, 4 What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
Ps 136:7-9 NKJV To Him who made great lights, For His mercy endures forever —
8 The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endures forever; 9 The moon and stars to rule by night, For His mercy endures forever.
Ps 147:3-5 NKJV He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. 4 He counts the number of the stars ; He calls them all by name. 5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
Ps 148:3-4 NKJV Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! 4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens!
Isa 13:9-10 NKJV Behold, the day of the LORD comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it.
10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light;
The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine.
Isa 14:13 NKJV For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north;
Jer 31:35 NKJV Thus says the LORD, Who gives the sun for a light by day,
The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night,
Who disturbs the sea, And its waves roar (The LORD of hosts is His name):
Ezek 32:7-8 NKJV When I put out your light, I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon shall not give her light.
8 All the bright lights of the heavens I will make dark over you,And bring darkness upon your land,' Says the Lord GOD.
Dan 8:8-11 NKJV
9 And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land. 10 And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. 11 He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.
Dan 12:3 NKJV Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament,
And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever.
Joel 2:9-12 NKJV They run to and fro in the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter at the windows like a thief. 10 The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness. 11 The LORD gives voice before His army, For His camp is very great; For strong is the One who executes His word. For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; Who can endure it?
Joel 3:14-16 NKJV Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish their brightness. 16 The LORD also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake;
But the LORD will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel.
Matt 24:29-30 NKJV The Coming of the Son of Man (Mark 13:24-27; Luke 21:25-28)
"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Mark 13:24-27 NKJV The Coming of the Son of Man (Matt 24:29-31; Luke 21:25-28)
"But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Luke 21:25-27 NKJV The Coming of the Son of Man (Matt 24:29-31; Mark 13:24-27)
"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars ; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
1 Cor 15:40-43 NKJV There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars ; for one star differs from another star in glory.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
Rev 1:15-16 NKJV His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 He had in His right hand seven stars , out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.
Rev 1:20 NKJV
20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.
Rev 2:1-2 NKJV The Loveless Church
"To the angel of the church of Ephesus write,'These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:
Rev 6:14 NKJV And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
Rev 8:12 NKJV Fourth Trumpet: The Heavens Struck
Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars , so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.
Revelation 12 NKJV The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon
1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars . 2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.
Rev 12:3-5 NKJV And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.
