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READ the ANCIENT STORY II

CHAPTER ll
HIS PEOPLE - SALVATION
(The blessings of his people, the redeemed)
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JANUARY (Capricorn) - FEBRUARY(Aquarius)
MARCH (Pices) - APRIL(Aries)

ONE MONTH AT A TIME
To read and understand the ancient starry message of the coming of the Jewish Messiah in the sky, you will need to start with the month of September, not January as in our calendar. Why? Because the story was written for a Jewish people and their annual calendar begins with the month of September. It begins with VIRGO (Virgin) and ends with LEO (the Lion of Judah, Yeshua, Christ). This remarkable story of salvation is told one month at a time through the 12 constellations called the MAZZAROTH (Hebrew for the starry crown in the heavens above). This alone is stunning but to see these ancient star names still being used in contemporary astronomy is as confirming as their mention in the Old Testament from a time before Job.
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The HEAVENS DECLARE the GLORY of GOD

PSALMS 19:2-6
2 The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky proclaims its builder's craft. 3 One day to the next conveys that message; one night to the next imparts that knowledge. 4 There is no word or sound; no voice is heard;5 Yet their report goes forth through all the earth, their message, to the ends of the world. God has pitched there a tent for the sun; 6 it comes forth like a bridegroom from his chamber, and like an athlete joyfully runs its course …..

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Mosaic pavement (6th century) synagogue at
Beit Alpha, Israel. Signs of the Mazzeroth (read left to right)
BEIT ALPHA 6c TILE FLOOR

starting with Virgo at 10 o'clock and ending with Leo, (11)
surround the central chariot of the Sun. 12 Constellations of the Zodiac,
tell the story of the coming Jewish Messiah

MAZZAROTH
THE ANCIENT HEBREW 'MAZZAROTH' TELLS A REMARKABLE STORY IN THE SKY. THIS STORY IN THE STARS PRE DATES THE CHRISTIAN ERA, YET THE STORY IS ABOUT THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH, THE JEWISH MESSIAH. ACCORDING TO THE OLD TESTAMENT, IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE HEAVENS BY THE HAND OF GOD. WHAT DOES 'MAZZAROTH MEAN? IT IS A CIRCULAR 'BAND' OR 'CROWN' OF STARS DIVIDED INTO 12 CONSTELLATIONS (12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL) CALLED THE ZODIAC. ('the way' or 'the path')
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ASTRONOMY
Today, we know the study of the stars is called 'ASTRONOMY. (Under no circumstances does the word 'Mazzaroth' or 'Zodiac' originate in 'Astrology'. Astrology is a deception by the Serpent of Genesis, whose intention is to put 'strange gods' in front of the story of 'Salvation History', the story of Him who Saves. For more information, see 'ASTRONOMY VS ASTROLOGY' below written by a Catholic Scripture Scholar BELOW)
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MARK 13: 22
22 False messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders in order to mislead, if that were possible, the elect. 23 Be watchful! I have told it all to you beforehand.

CHAPTER l
BORN OF A VIRGIN - PROMISE FULFILLED
(Seed of the woman, Messiah, Christ, the story)
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SEPTEMBER (Virgo) - OCTOBER (Libra)
NOVEMBER (Scorpio) - DECEMBER (Sagittarus)

CHAPTER ll
HIS PEOPLE - SALVATION
(The blessings of his people, the redeemed)
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JANUARY (Capricorn) - FEBRUARY(Aquarius)
MARCH (Pices) - APRIL(Aries)

CHAPTER lll
THE BATTLE
(Between good and evil – life over death)
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MAY (Taurus) - JUNE (Gemini)
JULY (Cancer) - AUGUST (Leo)

HOW DO BIRTH STONES FIT INTO THE 12 SIGNS?
'in the order of their birth'.
EXODUS 28:9-12
God's instructions to Moses for Aaron
9 "Get two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: 10 six of their names on one stone, and the other six on the other stone, in the order of their birth. 11 As a gem cutter engraves a seal, so shall you have the two stones engraved with the names of the sons of Israel and then mounted in gold filigree work. 12 Set these two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod as memorial stones of the sons of Israel. Thus Aaron shall bear their names on his shoulders as a reminder before the LORD.
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BREASTPIECE OF DECISION
God continues to instruct Moses, using 12 stones each believed to have the attributes of that tribe. The stones were often identified by their country or origin and various bible translations do not always identify the same stones or placements. (i.e. some translations include turquoise (Turkey), some do not.)
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15 "The breastpiece of decision you shall also have made, embroidered like the ephod with gold thread and violet, purple and scarlet yarn on cloth of fine linen twined. 16 It is to be square when folded double, a span high and a span wide 17 On it you shall mount four rows of precious stones: in the first row, a carnelian, a topaz and an emerald; 18 in the second row, a garnet, a sapphire and a beryl; 19 in the third row, a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst; 20 in the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx and a jasper.These stones are to be mounted in gold filigree work, 21 twelve of them to match the names of the sons of Israel, each stone engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes."

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BREASTPIECE OF DECISION
AS WORN BY ELI AS HE LISTENS TO SAMUEL
JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY (1780) Eli listening to Samuel

PAINTING BY JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY (1780)
12 STONES, 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL
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PRAY THE BIRTHSTONE ROSARY
Instead of wearing your birthstone as jewelry, pray your prayers on a rosary dedicated to the stone given your month or the month of a loved one. Father Joe suggested dedicating and praying a birthstone rosary of a loved one or family member (living or dead). How much more personal is this response than jewelry. We are brought into history with this prayer action. The birthstones used here were inspired by the scripture above and standardized and designated by the American Gem Society in 1938.
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ONE MONTH AT A TIME
The story in the stars will be put together one month at a time, starting with the Hebrew calendar, September VIRGO (the Virgin) and ending with August, LEO (the Lion/Christ). We were all born under the sign of the CROSS, but as we continue our journey, month by month, through the sky, give the stars back to God who created them, note His glory and His story in each of the 12 constellations.

PSALMS 115:15-16
May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
16 The heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth is given to us.

do not buy the lie
ASTRONOMY VS ASTROLOGY
Why are we entering into such a controversial subject for some? 1. To remove the deception of the evil one and give back the glory to God (see Psalms 115:15 above) 2. To set our sites on our true home, the heavens above, the new Jerusalem.

ROMANS 5: 8-11
But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. 9 How much more then, since we are now justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath. 10 Indeed, if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life. 11 Not only that, but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

HIS PEOPLE - SALVATION

~ CHAPTER ll ~

The blessings of his people, the redeemed

BEIT ALPHA 6c TILE FLOOR

CAPRICORN (January) - AQUARIUS (February)
PICES (March)-ARIES (April)

'JANUARY SKY' ROSARIES

GARNET CRYSTAL

RBS2.GZ - 2701
(Swarovski Crystal / Machine cut facets)

GARNET SLABS

RBS2.GS.2701
(Garnet Slabs / Rudraksha Seeds)

CAPRICORN - THE GOAT / FISH
(The Atonement Slain)
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LEVITICUS 9:3,15
3 Tell the elders of Israel, too: Take a he-goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb, both unblemished yearlings, for a holocaust .... 15 Thereupon he had the people's offering brought up. Taking the goat that was for the people's sin offering, he slaughtered it and offered it up for sin as before.
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ISAIAH 53:4-5
4 Yet it was our infirmities that he bore, our sufferings that he endured, While we thought of him as stricken, as one smitten by God and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins, Upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole, by his stripes we were healed. 6 We had all gone astray like sheep, each following his own way; But the LORD laid upon him the guilt of us all. 7 Though he was harshly treated, he submitted and opened not his mouth; Like a lamb led to the slaughter or a sheep before the shearers, he was silent and opened not his mouth.
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(associated with the tribe of Naphtali)

GOAT / FISH

~ CONSTELLATION CAPRICORN ~

The atonement slain
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STARS IN CAPRICORN (goat / fish)
ANCIENT IMAGE: CAPRICORN: Head of a goat, tail of a fish, lying down as if dying, one leg under its body as if injured, head up, AQUARIUS to the right. Dual nature of God / Man): Goat (sacrificial animal) , tail of fish (symbol of church) appears healthy.

*AL GEDI*
(on goat horn) Arabic: 'Goat or Kid'

*DENEB AL GEDI*
(On fish tale) Arabic: 'The sacrifice (of the Kid) cometh', 'Lord', 'Judge'

GOAT / FISH

~ ASSOCIATED CONSTELLATIONS ~

The atonement slain

DECANS (a part)
Each sign is divided into 3 decans and continues the story of the main constellation (CAPRICORN) and related scripture.

SAGITTA - (the arrow)
ANCIENT IMAGE: SAGITTA: The majestic arrow of God, also called/seen as 'Divine Justice' - piercing and carrying a piece of parchment and speeding toward the meek and humble sacrificial lamb (Jesus as imaged in CAPRICORN or as AQUILA, see below) Only star is *AL KAUS* ('Arrow') Hebrew name for this constellation is SHAM ('Destroying') - also relates to AQUILA below.
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-----==HEBREWS 10:7==-----
7 Then I said, 'As is written of me in the scroll, Behold, I come to do your will, O God.'"
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----==JOB6:4==-----
4 For the arrows of the Almighty pierce me, and my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
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-----==PSALM 38: 2-3==-----
2 LORD, punish me no more in your anger; in your wrath do not chastise me! 3 Your arrows have sunk deep in me; your hand has come down upon me.
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AQUILA - (the eagle fallen)
ANCIENT IMAGE: AQUILA: The eagle falling head first in the sky - Brightest star *AL TAIR* (Arabic for 'the wounding'), *AL SHAIN* (The Bright, Scarlet - blood) Legend has it that if the eagle does not have food to feed its young, it will tear its flesh and feed its young on its own blood.
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-----==JOSHUA 2:18==-----
17 The men answered her, "This is how we will fulfill the oath you made us take: 18 When we come into the land, tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you are letting us down; and gather your father and mother, your brothers and all your family into your house.

DELPHINUS - (dolphin)
ANCIENT IMAGE: DELPHINUS: A healthy dolphin with head up symbolizing life springing up out of death. Not attached like the goat / fish. DELPHINUS The dolphin was a very early sign of Christianity - from 4c seen as Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. *DALPH* (Hebrew : 'Pouring Out of Water') *DALAPH* (Arabic: 'coming quickly')
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-----==ISAIAH 44:2-4=-----
2 Thus says the LORD who made you, your help, who formed you from the womb: Fear not, O Jacob, my servant, the darling whom I have chosen. 3 I will pour out water upon the thirsty ground, and streams upon the dry land; I will pour out my spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing upon your descendants. 4 They shall spring up amid the verdure like poplars beside the flowing waters.
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-----==PSALM 68:21-23==-----
21 Our God is a God who saves; escape from death is in the LORD God's hands. 22 God will crush the skulls of the enemy, the hairy heads of those who walk in sin. 23 The Lord has said: "Even from Bashan I will fetch them, fetch them even from the depths of the sea.
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-----==PSALM 42:6-8==-----
6 Why are you downcast, my soul; why do you groan within me? Wait for God, whom I shall praise again, my savior and my God. 7 My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you From the land of the Jordan and Hermon, from the land of Mount Mizar. 8 Here deep calls to deep in the roar of your torrents. All your waves and breakers sweep over me.
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-----==REVELATION 20:13-15==-----
13 The sea gave up its dead; then Death and Hades gave up their dead. All the dead were judged according to their deeds. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the pool of fire. (This pool of fire is the second death.) 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the pool of fire.

do not buy into the lie
ASTRONOMY VS ASTROLOGY

JOB 38:4
Where were you when I founded the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its size; do you know? Who stretched out the measuring line for it? 6 Into what were its pedestals sunk, and who laid the cornerstone, 7 While the morning stars sang in chorus and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

'FEBRUARY SKY' ROSARIES

AMETHYST CRYSTAL

RBS2.AZ - 2702
(Swarovski Crystal / Machine cut facets)

RARE AMETHYST FACETS

RBS2.AF.2702
( irregular facet Amethyst / Wood)

AQUARIUS - WATER BEARER
(The Pouring Forth)
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+JOHN 4:14
14 but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
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ISAIAH 44:3
3 I will pour out water upon the thirsty ground, and streams upon the dry land; I will pour out my spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing upon your descendants.
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(Aquarius (the Man) is associated with the tribe of Reuben)

AQUARIUS - WATER BEARER

~ CONSTELLATION AQUARIUS ~

The pouring forth

STARS IN AQUARIUS (water bearer)
ANCIENT IMAGE: AQUARIUS: A kneeling man with left hand up as in peace, over constellation of CAPRICORN (Goat / Fish). Tucked under right arm is an urn with water flowing out of it like a streaming river. It curves around and enters the mouth of the constellation PISCIS AUSTRALIS (a fish) see below. The symbol of water appears in scripture over and over, pointing out the symbol of the Holy Spirit, to be born again from above.

*SA'AD AL MELIK*
(on shoulder above the urn) Arabic: 'Record of the pouring out'

*SHEAT*
(On right shin) Arabic: 'Who goeth and returneth', 'The pouring out, stream'

*ANCHA*
(on the urn) "The vessel of pouring out'

*SITULA*
(inside the mouth of the urn) 'Record of pouring forth'

JOHN 7:37-38
37 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and exclaimed, "Let anyone who thirsts come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as scripture says: 'Rivers of living water 14 will flow from within him.'"

AQUARIUS - WATER BEARER

~ ASSOCIATED CONSTELLATIONS ~

The pouring forth

DECANS (a part)
Each sign is divided into 3 decans and continues the story of the main constellation (AQUARIUS) and related scripture.

PISCIS AUSTRALIS - (southern fish)
ANCIENT IMAGE:PISCIS AUSTRALIS: A stream of water pours into the mouth of the fish from the urn held by AQUARIUS. Only one star in constellation that carries the old name. *FOM AL HAUNT* or *FOMALHUAT* (Arabic: 'Mouth of the Fish')
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-----==REVELATION 21:6-7==-----
6 He said to me, "They are accomplished. I (am) the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give a gift from the spring of life-giving water. 7 The victor will inherit these gifts, and I shall be his God, and he will be my son.
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-----==REVELATION 22:1-7,16-17==-----
Then the angel showed me the river of life-giving water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of its street. On either side of the river grew the tree of life that produces fruit twelve times a year, once each month; the leaves of the trees serve as medicine for the nations. 3 Nothing accursed will be found there anymore. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 4 They will look upon his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 Night will be no more, nor will they need light from lamp or sun, for the Lord God shall give them light, and they shall reign forever and ever. 6 And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true, and the Lord, the God of prophetic spirits, sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon." 7 "Behold, I am coming soon." .......
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16 "I, Jesus, sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the root and offspring of David, 10 the bright morning star." 17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." Let the hearer say, "Come." Let the one who thirsts come forward, and the one who wants it receive the gift of life-giving water.

PEGASUS - (winged horse)
ANCIENT IMAGE: PEGASIS: A winged horse (imaged as whIte) that does not exist but may hold an unknown symbolic message. (see Rev: 19:11,14 below) The brightest star is *MARKAB* (Hebrew: 'Returning From Afar'), *SCHEAT* (Hebrew: 'Who Goes and Returns' *AL GENEB* Arabic: 'Who Carries'), *ENIF* ('Hebrew: 'The Branch'), *HOMAN* ('The Water'), *MATAN* ('Who Causes Overflow'). PEGASUS means 'Coming Quickly, Joyfully'.
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-----==REVELATIONS 19:11,14==-----
11 Then I saw the heavens opened, and there was a white horse; its rider was (called) "Faithful and True."... 14 The armies of heaven followed him, mounted on white horses and wearing clean white linen.
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-----==JOHN 14:2-3==-----
2 In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be.
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-----==JOHN 14:28-29==-----
28 You heard me tell you, 'I am going away and I will come back to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you this before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe.

CYGNUS - (swan)
ANCIENT IMAGE: CYGNUS: A beautiful swan (king of birds, majestic) flying through the air, (Jesus) - healthy, no signs of woundedness. The brightest star is *DENIB* ('The Lord or Judge Cometh' - see Capricorn) also known as *ADIGE* (Hebrew: 'Flying Swiftly'. *AL BIERO* (Arabic: 'Flying Quickly'). *SADR* (Hebrew: 'Who Returns As In A Circle'), *AZEL* (Hebrew: 'Who Goes and Returns Quickly'). *FAFAGE* ('Glorious Shining Forth'). CIGNUS concludes as 'He Who Comes and Returns'.
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-----==ACTS 1:9-11==-----
9 When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. 10 While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them. 11 They said, "Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven."
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-----==JOHN 14:18==-----
18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

do not buy into the lie
ASTRONOMY VS ASTROLOGY

'MARCH SKY' ROSARIES

AQUAMARINE CRYSTAL

RBS2.AMZ - 2703
(Swarovski Crystal / Machine cut facets)

BLOODSTONE FACETS

RBS2.BL.2703
( irregular faceted Bloodstone / Wood)

PISCES - TWO FISH
(The Upheld - Multitudes)
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LUKE 5:6-7
6 When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing.7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them. They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger of sinking.
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(Pisces is associated with the tribe of Simeon)

PISCES - THE TWO FISHES

~ CONSTELLATION PISCES ~

The upheld, the multitudes

STARS IN PISCES (the fishes)
ANCIENT IMAGE: PISCES: 2 fish facing in opposite directions, each with a band or rope tied around the tail and to one another. One swimming towards the suns path, directly under PEGASUS ('Winged Horse'), the other towards the *POLE STAR*. Cord overlaps CETUS ('Sea Monster') and ARIES ('The Lamb'), with the fish overlapping ANDROMEDA ('Chained Woman'). The two fish may stand for the two natures of Christ (God / Man) or OT 'Divided Kingdom' or the people of the two testaments (Old / New). Another name for this constellation is DAGIM (Hebrew: 'The Fishes Tied Together'). Only 2 stars still carry their ancient names:

*OKDA*
Hebrew for 'The United'

*AL SAMACA*
Arabic for 'The Upheld'

MATTHEW 13:47-48
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. 48 When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away.

MATTHEW 4:18-19
18 As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. 19 He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."

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PISCES - THE TWO FISHES

~ ASSOCIATED CONSTELLATIONS ~

The upheld, the multitudes
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DECANS (a part)
Each sign is divided into 3 decans and continues the story of the main constellation (PISCES) and related scripture.

Al RISHA (the band)
ANCIENT IMAGE: AL RISHA: The rope or band that connects the two fish (PISCES) was seen as a separate constellation and noted as such in the 6th century by Arabian poet, Antarah. The band makes two intersecting turns through the back of the head of CETUS (sea monster) and the other through the foreleg of ARIES (the lamb) as if traveling through good and evil. No known star names in this constellation. AL RISHA- (Arabic: 'Band - That Ties Them Together')
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-----==ROMANS 8:16==-----
15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, "Abba, 3 Father!" 16 The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
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-----==HOSEA 11:4==-----
4 I drew them with human cords, with bands of love; I fostered them like one who raises an infant to his cheeks; Yet, though I stooped to feed my child, they did not know that I was their healer.

ANDROMEDA (chained woman)
ANCIENT IMAGE: ANDROMEDA: A beautiful woman with chains on her wrists and feet. Appears to be sitting. Possibly taken advantage of as her left breast is uncovered, her head bowed down. *AL PHIRATZ* (on her head - Arabic: 'Broken Down'), *MIRACH* (left hip - Hebrew: 'The Weak'), AL MAACH* or *AL AMAK* (Arabic: 'The Struck Down'). (Greek mythology tells the story that she was the daughter of CEPHEUS and CASSIOPEIA) She is also seen as the bride (church?) of the King, caught in the world's sins. ANDROMEDA (Greek: 'Set Free From Death')
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-----==ISAIAH 61:1,3 ==-----
1.The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, 3 To place on those who mourn in Zion a diadem instead of ashes, To give them oil of gladness in place of mourning, a glorious mantle instead of a listless spirit.
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----==ISAIAH 54:5,6==-----
5 For he who has become your husband is your Maker; his name is the LORD of hosts; Your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, called God of all the earth. 6 The LORD calls you back, like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, A wife married in youth and then cast off, says your God. 7 For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great tenderness I will take you back.
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-----==ISAIAH 52:1-3==-----
1 Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your glorious garments, O Jerusalem, holy city. No longer shall the uncircumcised or the unclean enter you. 2 Shake off the dust, ascend to the throne, Jerusalem; Loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter Zion! ...

CEPHEUS (the crowned king)
ANCIENT IMAGE: CEPHEUS: A bearded and crowned King who appears to be seated - as on a throne - with his foot firmly planted on the *NORTH STAR* (POLARIS or POLE STAR). From this point, the heavens rotate around him and are under his rule. (in 2300 BC *POLARIS* was in Constellation DRACO - (Dragon / Devil). CEPHEUS holds a scepter, sometimes shown as a branch, in one hand towards ANDROMEDA (see above) and his robe in the other. Stars: *AL DERAMIN* (on the shoulder - Arabic: 'Coming Quickly As In A Circle' or AL DERMIN (Arabian: 'The Quickly Coming King'), *AL PHIRK* (middle - Arabic: 'The Redeemer'), *AL RAI* or *ERRAI* (left knee - Arabic: 'He Who Bruises or Breaks'). The Constellation CEPHEUS is also known (Hebrew: 'Branch').
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-----==ACTS 1:10,11==-----
10 While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them. 11 They said, "Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven."
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-----==JEREMIAH 23:5 ==-----
5 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will raise up a righteous shoot to David; As king he shall reign and govern wisely, he shall do what is just and right in the land. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, Israel shall dwell in security. This is the name they give him: "The LORD our justice." 7 Therefore, the days will come, says the LORD, when they shall no longer say, "As the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt"; 8 but rather, "As the LORD lives, who brought the descendants of the house of Israel up from the land of the north"--and from all the lands to which I banished them; they shall again live on their own land.
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-----==PSALM 10:16==-----
16 The LORD is king forever; the nations have vanished from God's land.

do not buy into the lie
ASTRONOMY VS ASTROLOGY

'APRIL SKY' ROSARIES

CRYSTAL SWAROVSKI

RBS2.AMZ - 2704
(Swarovski Crystal / Machine cut facets)

ROCK CRYSTAL / WOOD

RBS2.BL.2704
( irregular faceted Bloodstone / Wood)

TALEH - THE LAMB (Hebrew)
(Changed to RAM by the Romans)
ARIES - THE RAM (Roman)
(The Lamb Sent Forth)
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JOHN 1:29
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, 21 who takes away the sin of the world.
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REVELATION 5:11-15
11 I looked again and heard the voices of many angels who surrounded the throne and the living creatures and the elders. They were countless 5 in number, 12 and they cried out in a loud voice: "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and glory and blessing." 13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, everything in the universe, cry out: "To the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor, glory and might, forever and ever."
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(Aries is associated with the tribe of Gad)

TALEH - THE LAMB or ARIES THE RAM

~ CONSTELLATION TALEH / ARIES ~

The lamb sent forth

STARS IN TALEH (the Lamb)
or ARIES (the ram)
ANCIENT IMAGE: TALEH / ARIES: A horned lamb or ram peacefully resting with one foreleg over the band of Pisces. Resting over CETUS (see below) and across part of TAURUS (the bull). Similar to CAPRICORN who faces away towards the battle while ARIES faces towards the fish, the redeemed. Both rest on the suns path across the sky. Also known as AL HAMAL (Arabic for 'The Sheep, Gentle and Merciful') and as with many languages, confirm the continuity of the name of this Constellation, including the ancients who called it BARAZIGGAR (BAR = 'Altar', ZIGGAR = 'Making Right')

EL NATIK
(Arabic for The Wounded, Slain')

AL SHERATAN
(Arabic for 'The Bruised, The Wounded')

MESARTIM
(Hebrew for 'The Bound')

TRIANGLE OVER THE HEAD OF THE LAMB
Earliest images included a triangle over the head of ARIES / TALEH.. It was called SALISHA by the Hebrews 'Exhalted or 'Chief' . In Arabic, RAS AL THALITA ('Head of the Triangle'). In Greek it was called DELTOTON ('High' - and this word in Arabic means 'Lifted Up')

TALEH - the lamb, (Hebrew)
ARIES - the ram, (Roman)

~ ASSOCIATED CONSTELLATIONS ~

The lamb sent forth

DECANS (a part)
Each sign is divided into 3 decans and continues the story of the main constellation (TALEH - lamb, Hebrew) or (ARIES - ram, Roman) and related scripture.

CASSIOPEIA (enthroned woman)
ANCIENT IMAGE: CASSIOPEIA: A woman sitting on a throne with her hands above her head. Her right arm holds straps of her gown as if dressing while the left held high - a victory branch which symbolizes in Christianity, The True Church. She appears to be dressing herself for her wedding, the marriage of the bride. The ancients called her 'Daughter of Splendor'. STARS: On her breast is *SHEDAR* (Hebrew: 'The Freed'), on the throne, *CAPH* (Hebrew: 'The Branch') CASSIOPEIA (Hebrew for 'The Enthroned' and 'Beautiful'.)
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-----==REVELATION 3:21==-----
21 I will give the victor the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself first won the victory and sit with my Father on his throne.
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-----==REVELATION 19:7-9==-----
7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory. For the wedding day of the Lamb 3 has come, his bride has made herself ready. 8 She was allowed to wear a bright, clean linen garment." (The linen represents the righteous deeds of the holy ones.) 9 Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These words are true; they come from God."
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-----==ISAIAH 54:5-8==-----
5 For he who has become your husband is your Maker; his name is the LORD of hosts; Your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, called God of all the earth. 6 The LORD calls you back, like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, A wife married in youth and then cast off, says your God. 7 For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great tenderness I will take you back. 8 In an outburst of wrath, for a moment I hid my face from you; But with enduring love I take pity on you, says the LORD, your redeemer.

CETUS(sea monster)
ANCIENT IMAGE: CETUS: An ugly, horned sea monster, the largest constellation in the heavens. He is a natural enemy of the fish or the 'fishpeople.' His figure would devour the fish if he were not restrained by THE BANDS of PISCES, under the forearm of the LAMB. The bands also are on the back of the neck of CETUS. He is called the king of the people of pride. STARS: On the nose is *MENKAR* (Hebrew: 'The Bound', or 'Chained Enemy'), *MIRA* on the neck ('The Rebel'). On the tail is *DIPHDA* (Hebrew: 'the Overthrown') The Star *BATEN KAITOS* on the belly (Arabic: 'The Belly of the Whale')
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39 He said to them in reply, "An evil and unfaithful 28 generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 40 Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, 29 so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
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-----==ISAIAH 26:21, 27:1==-----
21 See, the LORD goes forth from his place, to punish the wickedness of the earth's inhabitants; The earth will reveal the blood upon her, and no longer conceal her slain ... 27:1 On that day, The LORD will punish with his sword that is cruel, great, and strong, Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the coiled serpent; and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea. 2 On that day-- The pleasant vineyard, sing about it!

PERSEUS(the breaker)
ANCIENT IMAGE: PERSEUS: Almighty warrior (Christ figure) coming in victory and glory wearing a helmet and wielding a sword in his lifted hand, and the head of the enemy in the right hand where the star *ROSH SATAN* is (Hebrew: 'Head of the Adversary' or 'Head of Satan'). Wings on his heels symbolize supernatural speed. STARS: On his waist is *MIRFAX* (Hebrew: 'He Who Helps'), on the foot, *ATHIK* (Hebrew: 'He Who Breaks'), and on the uplifted arm, *AL GENIB* (Arabic 'He Who Carries Away'). +Constellation is also called PERETZ (Hebrew: 'The Breaker")
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-----==MICAH 2:12-12==-----
12 I will gather you, O Jacob, each and every one, I will assemble all the remnant of Israel; I will group them like a flock in the fold, like a herd in the midst of its corral; they shall not be thrown into panic by men. 13 With a leader to break the path they shall burst open the gate and go out through it; Their king shall go through before them, and the LORD at their head.
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-----==PSALM 68:20-22==-----
20 Blessed be the Lord day by day, God, our salvation, who carries us. Selah 21 Our God is a God who saves; escape from death is in the LORD God's hands. 22 God will crush the skulls of the enemy, the hairy heads of those who walk in sin.
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-----==PSALMS 2:7-9==-----
7 I will proclaim the decree of the LORD, who said to me, "You are my son; today I am your father. 8 Only ask it of me, and I will make your inheritance the nations, your possession the ends of the earth. 9 With an iron rod you shall shepherd them, like a clay pot you will shatter them."

do not buy into the lie
ASTRONOMY VS ASTROLOGY

THE BATTLE

~ CHAPTER lll ~

between good and evil – life over death

TAURUS (May) - GEMINI(June)
CANCER (July) - LEO (August)

TO RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY
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VIRGIN BIRTH

~ CHAPTER l ~

The Coming Messiah - The Promise

VIRGO (September) - LIBRA (October)
SCORPIO (November) -SAGITTARIUS (December)

WHAT DOES A CATHOLIC

~ ASTRONOMY VS ASTROLOGY ~

SCRIPTURE SCHOLAR SAY?
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MARK 13: 22
22 False messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders in order to mislead, if that were possible, the elect. 23 Be watchful! I have told it all to you beforehand.

THE ZODIAC DOES NOT HAVE ROOTS IN HOROSCOPES
What we know as the star constellations - pictures in the night sky - are often called in English the "signs of the Zodiac", is known in Hebrew as "the Mazzeroth", star constellations placed by God Himself, Job 38:31; Isaiah 13:10; Amos 5:8. This placement of the stars by God was done to tell the Gospel plan of redemption before the Bible was put into writing. The word Zodiac is a term used in astronomy, Job 9:9 (lb). God’s message in the stars where the book of creation speaks to man of God's awesome power, Psalm 19:1–6 (Note words “speech,” “language,” “voice” in the text. Then compare verses 7–13.).
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THE BIBLE CONDEMNS ASTROLOGY
The science of Astronomy is NEVER to be confused with ASTROLOGY which is fortune telling and the Bible condemns. ASTRONOMY is the science dealing with the phenomena outside the earth’s atmosphere but especially concerned with the observable arrangements, motions, and characteristics of the heavenly bodies planets, stars, asteroids and universes in space. The word “astronomy” is based on two Greek words meaning “the law of the stars.”
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ASTRONOMY AND ITS VALUES
Astronomy is by no means a modern science. Human beings have always been preoccupied with the heavens. The concern of the earliest civilizations with the universe appears to have been mainly intellectual curiosity and the need for navigational orientation were certainly additional factors. (Also remember the star of Bethlehem that guided the 3 kings to the child Jesus. They have been called 'readers of the stars', and 'astronomers'. The term astrologers is questionable)
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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?
The Bible provides some interesting insights about astronomy. According to Genesis 1:14–19 the sun and moon, along with the stars, have the function of giving light on the earth, determining the seasons, and functioning as “signs.” The word “season” may denote festal seasons as well as the annual seasons. The Hebrew calendar was a lunar-solar calendar similar to that of the Babylonians. Hebrew festal seasons were based on the phases of the moon. The function of the heavenly bodies as signs seems to relate to their delineation of the heavens, permitting human beings on earth to orient themselves, navigate land and the high
seas and know the stars were created by God.

MARK 7:8
'You disregard God's commandment but cling to human tradition.'
See the 1st of the 10 commandments (Thou shalt have no other gods before Me). Astrology is a 'Human tradition' which puts other gods in front of the Lord (horoscopes) which comes from the sin of pride, the sin that began in Eden.

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Astronomy / Astrology - (13th century)
GOD THE GEOMETER

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