SCRIPTURAL ORIGIN of BIRTHSTONES
The birthstones we use today are rooted in the 12 tribes of Israel and the breastplate stones of the ancient priests garments (see background image.) God selected each stone and named each one after one of the 12 tribes of Israel according to their birth. (see Exodus 28: 6 ) They were given to Moses by God  These stones were recorded in the Old Testament using generic, root names and source of stone (turquoise - Turkey). Various Old Testament interpretations differ in placement and names on the Ephod, the Breastplate of Decision.
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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

ASTRONOMY VS ASTROLOGY
From the words of a Catholic Scripture Scholar and a Protestant Minister: see what they have to say

... A LOVE STORY BEGINNING WITH VIRGO ...
 The incredible love story of the heavens written in the stars of the coming of the Jewish Messiah, begins with the Hebrew Calendar and September.  The fact that the first sign is Virgo, Virgin  (September - not in January as does ours) is in itself is a remarkable sign. And that it ends with Leo the Lion of Judah, seems in itself to be another - remarkable sign. Judah is one of the 12 tribes of Israel, the tribe that carries the lineage of the coming Messiah. Who wrote it and when? According to scripture, God himself wrote it as he numbered and named all the stars.  The early documents we have included are from the Old Testament and often quoted in the New Testament.
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The story comes down through the ages from the time of the fall of Adam and Eve. (Before the fall, Adam had the gift of infused knowledge). From Adam the story was told one generation at a time from Seth to Enoch, Noah and Abraham - onward, God gave his fallen children a promise of hope and redemption for all to see, in the heavens above. Job (the oldest book in the bible) knew this well.  Follow the story and decide for yourself.

 ISAIAH 7:13-14
Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! ….  14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.

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Shadow of My Hand   -   Water of the Garden

 1 PETER 2:22-23
22 "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth." 23 When he was insulted, he returned no insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten; instead, he handed himself over to the one who judges justly.

LUKE 10:19
19 Behold, I have given you the power 'to tread upon serpents' and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you.  20  Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven." 21 At that very moment he rejoiced (in) the holy Spirit and said, "I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.

 GENESIS 49:24-25
24 But each one's bow remained stiff, as their arms were unsteady, By the power of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, 25 The God of your father, who helps you, God Almighty, who blesses you, With the blessings of the heavens above, the blessings of the abyss that crouches below, The blessings of breasts and womb,

 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.

REVELATION 21:6-7
6 He said to me, "They are accomplished. 6 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.

 LUKE 5:4-7
   4  After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch." 5 Simon said in reply, "Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets."  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.

 REVELATION 19:7-9
  7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory. For the wedding day of the Lamb 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."

DEUTERONOMY 33:17
17 The majestic bull, his father's first-born, whose horns are those of the wild ox With which to gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth."

EZEKIAL 37:21,22
  22  I will make them one nation upon the land, in the mountains of Israel, and there shall be one prince for them all. Never again shall they be two nations, and never again shall they be divided into two kingdoms.  23 No longer shall they defile themselves with their idols, their abominations, and all their transgressions. I will deliver them from all their sins of apostasy, and cleanse them so
 that they may be my people and I may be their God.

LUKE12:31,32
3 1 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these other things will be given you besides. 32  Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

REVELATION 5:5,9,10
5 One of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. The lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed, enabling him to open the scroll with its seven seals." ... 9 They sang a new hymn: "Worthy are you to receive the scroll and to break open its seals, for you were slain and with your blood you purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation. 10  You made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they will reign on earth."

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GOD, CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE
COULD HE? WOULD HE? DID HE?
The response to this site has been deeply encouraging and beautiful but there are a few who still show concern about the possibility of this leaning towards the reading of horoscopes. Astrology has done a powerful job of influencing us to believe this. The truth is that the devil has created and perverted the story of the heavens. This perversion has lead us to have other gods before us which is against the teachings of the church. (If you were the devil would you want to hide this message of hope from God's people?  If so, how would you have changed the message in the stars?) Uncovering God's original salvation message is not easy. But our God is clear about creating, arranging and naming the stars for a specific purpose. Scripture assures us of this and many of these stars still carry their ancient names to back his word. Ask yourself, 'could he?', 'Would he?' Decide for yourself.

WHAT DOES A CATHOLIC

~ ASTRONOMY vs ASTROLOGY ~

SCRIPTURE SCHOLAR SAY?

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.

WHAT DOES A PROTESTANT

~ ASTRONOMY vs ASTROLOGY ~

SCRIPTURE SCHOLAR SAY?

'THE REAL MEANING OF THE ZODIAC'
by Dr James Kennedy
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In his book, The Real Meaning Of The Zodiac, Dr. James Kennedy echoes such ideas, pointing out that the ancient signs of the Zodiac record a singular and original revelation­a kind of Gospel in the stars­and that the message of the stars, although converted into astrology after the fall of man into sin, originally recorded the Gospel of God. He writes:
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There exists in the writings of virtually all civilized nations a description of the major stars in the heavens­something which might be called their "Constellations of the Zodiac" or the "Signs of the Zodiac," of which there are twelve. If you go back in time to Rome, or beyond that to Greece, or before that to Egypt, Persia, Assyria, or Babylonia­regardless of how far back you go, there is a remarkable phenomenon: Nearly all nations had the same twelve signs, representing the same twelve things, placed in the same order....The book of Job, which is thought by many to be the oldest book of the Bible, goes back to approximately 2150 B.C., which is 650 years before Moses came upon the scene to write the Pentateuch; over 1,100 years before Homer wrote the Odyssey and the Illiad; and 1,500 years before Thales, the first of the philosophers, was born. In chapter 38, God finally breaks in and speaks to Job and to his false comforters. As He is questioning Job, showing him and his companions their ignorance, God says to them: "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?" (Job 38:31,32).
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We see here reference to the constellations of Orion and Pleiades, and the star Arcturus. Also in the book of Job there is reference to Cetus, the Sea Monster, and to Draco, the Great Dragon. I would call your attention to Job 38:32a: "Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?" Mazzaroth is a Hebrew word which means "The Constellations of the Zodiac." In what may be the oldest book in all of human history, we find that the constellations of the zodiac were already clearly known and understood....Having made it clear that the Bible expressly, explicitly, and repeatedly condemns what is now known as astrology, the fact remains that there was a God-given Gospel [universally acknowledged original revelation] in the stars which lays beyond and behind that which has now been corrupted.
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In his book Dr. Kennedy strongly condemns the practice of astrology, while asserting his view that the constellations of the zodiac were likely given by God to the first man as "record-keepers" of the original revelation of God.

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