THE HISTORY AND TRUTH OF THE ZODIAC

The Zodiac’s intended interpretation was, and still is, the foundation of God’s truth to all mankind, regardless of geographical or cultural differences. Yahweh revealed Himself and His plan to the ancients through the Zodiac; however, its beauty and simplicity was quickly and deviously covered up by a perversion that stems all the way back to the Babylonian mystery religion. It’s understandable that the very mention of the word “Zodiac” can send many people into contortions because of its deviant distortions.

Astrology, which should more accurately be called “astrodivination,” has been very unkind to the foundational history and truth of the Zodiac’s celestial revelation. Yet, God’s plan written in the skies has not changed one jot or tittle since that original revelation, except that some of its prophecies have been fulfilled and some of its future ones are lining up even now. In this blog posting, I will present an understanding of the Zodiac’s true origin and explain how and why its meaning has been perverted through the ages. By God’s grace, its mystery will be unveiled so that we can clearly see one of the great revelations of our age.

The amazing message that the Zodiac and the heavens have continuously heralded is that a Messiah would come from heaven to Earth as mankind’s Redeemer and King.

Each one of the original pictures of the 12 basic constellations, as well as their 36 decans, reveals information about the Messiah—including His character, His trials, His victories, and His return to Earth. That is quite a different interpretation of the constellations than the world perpetrates through astrology and horoscopes. The Zodiac’s intended message has been perverted into a greedy game run by charlatans using the heavens as a divining tool just as they use tarot cards, Ouija boards, crystal balls, and palm readings, etc.

In this quest, we will look at the history of the Zodiac and the false religious images that have been refashioned and pasted over the original images that revealed Messiah. Once they are removed, we will again be able to see the true Messianic depictions. We will also briefly discuss how your own birth sky reveals information pertinent to your unique potential destiny and calling.

Simply put, the message of the heavens and the Zodiac is about the Messiah—His person, His character, and His coming.

It also reveals to each of us the aspects of the Messiah that we have been individually called to champion and display. While it’s true that these are personal messages for each of us, they are not intended to lead us into fame and fortune as astrologists propound, but rather into an understanding of Messiah and how we can represent Him here on Earth. Your personal message is about your character, your unique abilities and calling—basically, who you have been called to be in Christ (Messiah).

Since the waters have been so muddied through deception, we must act as detectives sifting through and sorting out clues. We will see what the Zodiac was originally intended to be and how it was to be read. Once the whole picture and its truth are presented, you will be amazed at how easy it is to grasp and how fun it is to interpret the pieces.

Once we remove the layers of added paint off the canvas of the heavens and uncover the true masterpiece, it will be easy to see where the Babylon Mystery religion’s doctrines and myths of the Watchers and Nephilim were layered on top of it. As these truths are recovered through documented research and you see the integrity of the original message, your faith will grow in its truth.

The Background of the Zodiac

Years ago, I was privileged to hear a teaching called, “How Did We Get the Bible?” That teaching did more to build my faith in the written Scriptures than all the classes I had taken on Greek and Hebrew and scriptural structure, combined. I learned that the Bible came from holy men of God speaking as they were moved and directed by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21) and that I could trust the revelation. I believed that then, and I believe it now; and I also now know and believe that, similarly, the ancient Old Testament fathers and prophets received revelation from the Holy Spirit to name the stars (Psalm 147:4; Isaiah 40:26) so that they could interpret the heavenly scriptures. Through the knowledge of the star names, they were able to piece together the intended pictures of the constellations, which then enabled them to interpret the whole plan that was being displayed in the sky. The Holy Spirit gave the patriarchs of old such as Adam, Seth, Enoch, and Noah, etc., understanding of the heavenly scriptures. This same knowledge is available to us so that we can believe the integrity of the words written in the heavens just as we do the ones written upon the pages of the Bible. Both are declarations of God through divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit. As we exhume the star names and constellational meanings, the message of Messiah becomes clear. 

If we do not believe what the heavenly scriptures say, they will not profit us—just as Hebrews 4:2 says about the preached Word.

For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. ~Hebrews 4:2

Because of today’s computer technology, we can now also examine our own birth skies to see His attributes that we were uniquely called to represent. As the background of the true Zodiac is validated, we should grow in our faith about what it says to us, even the personal message it contains within our birth skies.

Note: We have designed a site for you to see your birth sky and its interpretation at http://astronomy.lmci.org.

Zodiac. The word “zodiac” is not, in itself, a malevolent word; however, it does have evil connotations that can be attributed to the pretended art of astrodivination, more commonly known as “astrology.” The Online Etymology Dictionary says “zodiac” comes from an Old French word meaning “a circle of little animals.”¹ But Bill Banks says the following from his book, The Heavens Declare.

One sixth of the constellations are inanimate, and therefore, a word denoting animals or life could not adequately describe the constellations.

Instead the word “Zodiac” comes to us from the Hebrew root word zodi or sodi for “A Way.” This latter word actually appears on some of the old star charts. “Zodiac” itself comes directly from the Greek word zodiakos, derived from this Hebrew word and therefore denotes The Way or The Path (lit. a way of steps) which the sun appears to follow through the heavens.²

Literally, the Zodiac is the path of the Sun on the celestial sphere, which is known as the ecliptic or the ecliptic plane.

We tend to picture it as a line drawn against the backdrop of the heavens. This invisible line or actual path of the Sun determines the 12 major constellations of the Zodiac. The Bible calls the heavens a tent (Isaiah 40:22), so this line would be like the major seam inside that huge tent. The ecliptic intersects certain stars and sections of the heavens repeatedly, year after year after year, etc., and the groupings of stars (constellations) that it consistently runs through are the 12 major constellations. 

Constellation. The word “constellation” was put together from the Latin words con (together) and stellos (stars) and simply means a group of stars. According to the Bible, not only did God (Yahweh), via the Holy Spirit, give the ancient patriarchs the star names but He also showed them how to group them together into constellations. In a clear night sky, they are easy to find if you know what you are looking for.

The oldest existing catalogues of the Zodiac contain 48 groups of stars, or constellations. In addition to the major 12 that are directly on the line that the Sun inscribes across the sky, there are also 36 that are in close proximity and contribute to the message of those 12. These are divided up so that each of the ecliptic 12 constellations are assigned three, which are called decans. The decans are located near their main constellation and they amplify its message.

The names of the constellations have been somewhat distorted and then popularized by astrology, but with an understanding of their intended message from the star names within them, it becomes clear what they were actually meant to represent. Although the pictures have been altered through mythology, the Messianic virtue and message can still be seen. For example, Virgo shows the virgin birth of Messiah and the trend changer He would be. Libra, the scales, shows His sacrificial nature that paid the price to balance the scales for all of mankind. Scorpio depicts the scorpion stinging the heel of the Messiah who is represented by Ophiuchus, which shows that He would be wounded to redeem mankind. Each picture (constellation) contributes to the whole story. In my book, Christological Astronomy—Interpreting Christological Profiles from the Heavens, I go through each of the 12 constellations in detail and show their amplifiers (decans) and the star names that make up their interpretations.³

Mazzaroth. In Hebrew, the Zodiac is referred to as the Mazzaroth, which is referenced as “line” in Psalm 19:4.

Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun. ~Psalm 19:4

Note: Jesus of Nazareth called Himself “The Light of the World” and “The Way.” These titles indicate that Jesus was the prophetic fulfillment of the Sun. Ignorance of celestial terminology and its Christological reference has hidden the truth of its Messianic prophecy and of its fulfillment through the person of Jesus of Nazareth.

The actual term “Mazzaroth” appears in Job 38:32.

Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs? ~Job 38:32

Mazzaroth (a noun) stems from the verb, “nazar,” which means “to separate.” This tells us that the Zodiac/Mazzaroth is not only a line (made by the Sun’s path) but it also forms divisions as it crosses the 12 major constellations, and these provide distinctions in time and meaning. A major error of astrodiviners is that they equally divide these constellations at exactly 30 degrees, and this violates the proper rules of separating the Zodiac/Mazzaroth. The Way (Zodiac) needs to be rightly divided in order to be properly interpreted, just as the Bible needs to be rightly divided (2 Timothy 2:15) and properly interpreted (2 Peter 1:20).

Not only did astrodiviners improperly divide the ecliptic plane, but they also forgot to factor in the astronomical law of precession that has resulted in Earth’s wobble of 31.9 degrees backwards since the astronomy tables were codified.⁴ Around 130 bc, the Greek astronomer Hipparchus of Nicea discovered the law of precession,⁵ and the historian Josephus records in his chronicles that the patriarchs of old also knew about this. Present-day astrologers ignore this scientific fact and stick to their old charts, even though this has been known for centuries. When computer technology came of age, it flushed out this error and forced astrologers to face it (although most of them still ignore it). 

The following tables show the old traditional astrological dates vs. the actual astronomical dates that are presently valid. The traditional astrological table is 2,300 years out of date, so when someone tells me that they have been involved in astrology, I surmise pretty quickly that they do not know the accurate location of the Sun, which means their whole premise is based on error.  No astrological reading is accurately calculated if the 2300 year-old tables are used. Yet, the interest in errant astrology continues, and this should be enough to alert us to the magnitude of our quest and the prize of our discovery.

TRADITIONAL ASTROLOGICAL DATES				ACTUAL ASTRONOMICAL DATES TODAY (c. 2000 C.E.)
Constellation	Date Span	Days		Constellation	Date Span	Days
Aries	21 Mar – 19 Apr	30		Aries	19 Apr – 13 May	25
Taurus	20 Apr – 20 May	31		Taurus	14 May – 19 Jun	37
Gemini	21 May – 20 Jun	31		Gemini	20 Jun – 20 Jul	31
Cancer	21 Jun – 22 Jul	32		Cancer	21 Jul – 9 Aug	20
Leo	23 Jul – 22 Aug	31		Leo	10 Aug – 15 Sep	37
Virgo	23 Aug – 22 Sep	31		Virgo	16 Sep – 30 Oct	45
Libra	23 Sep – 22 Oct	30		Libra	31 Oct – 22 Nov	23
Scorpio	23 Oct – 21 Nov	30		Scorpius	23 Nov – 29 Nov	7
				Ophiuchus	30 Nov – 17 Dec	18
Sagittarius	22 Nov – 21 Dec	30		Sagittarius	18 Dec – 18 Jan	32
Capricorn	22 Dec – 19 Jan	29		Capricornus	19 Jan – 15 Feb	28
Aquarius	20 Jan – 18 Feb	30		Aquarius	16 Feb – 11 Mar	24/25
Pisces	19 Feb – 20 Mar	30/31		Pisces	12 Mar – 18 Apr	38

This dating is from http://dionysia.org/astrology/sun-signs.html.

The point is that the Sun’s path intersects the heavens repeatedly year after year and this line is divided into 12 uneven parts. God purposely designed it this way to tell His story (plan) of Messiah, with each constellation contributing to the account. As the ancients observed and learned from these star pictures, and as they watched their courses throughout different times of the year, they were not doing it for fortune or fame. They saw Messiah’s pattern in the sky, the depiction of a super human who would be sent from God, and this spurred them to look for His coming. When we accurately interpret and apply God’s Word from heaven as they did, then we also will be inspired and motivated by His eternal plan of redemption, as well as His purpose for us as individuals.

The true way to read the Zodiac is the way the holy patriarchs of old did. They read the heavens looking for a Messiah and basing their lives upon the truth they saw. 

It is evident that the 12 ecliptic constellations, along with their corresponding decans, give the Zodiac a much deeper meaning than simply “the path” of the Sun. That’s why it is so vital that we divide the ecliptic plane properly to derive its accurate interpretation. When the separation points are drawn from the celestial center of our galaxy, the proper divisions of the heavens can be seen.

The following is a proper illustration of all of them, corrected with their ancient star names and divided according to ancient astronomical laws submerged within the Scriptures that can unlock their true messages.

“Constellation Map of the Heavens” illustration adapted from William D. Bank’s book, The Heavens Declare. Used by permission.

The Stars

God named the stars (Psalm 147:4, Isaiah 40:26) so that each one would represent something about either the Messiah or the enemy He would subdue. Through His Holy Spirit, these names were revealed to the patriarchs of old so they could read and understand His plan written in the skies; and they subsequently endeavored to live in anticipation of Messiah’s coming and rule. Providence preserved these names—even through the decimation and eventual loss of the ancient Hebrew language. Part of our quest is to recover the beauty and truth of the Mazzaroth/Zodiac by tracking these accurate star names back through antiquity.

Once the true messages of the 48 constellations were interpreted, imaginary lines were drawn about them to memorialize those meanings. This helped them and their future generations to remember the truth of the story that was being continually displayed above them night after night.

Genesis 1:14 lays the mandate for reading and interpreting the celestial lights.

Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years.” ~Genesis 1:14

The lights are for signs and seasons, and for days and years; and I believe this means they can be interpreted according to the day and year. There are other keys to dividing the ecliptic plane that will open our understanding, but the synthesis of this discussion is that we can rely on the 48 constellations of the heavens just as we rely on the 66 books of the Bible.

About the 48

This is where the rubber meets the road. In order to recover the true meaning of the Zodiac, we must get back to the original star names and constellation pictures. The initial perpetrator of these errors can be traced all the way back to Nimrod and the Babylon Mystery Religion.

The International Astronomers Union (IAU) presently recognizes 88 constellations in the heavens; however, 40 of these were added through the years mainly as a result of explorers in the southern hemisphere who saw unfamiliar groups of stars and decided to name them. These additional 40 might be helpful to those who simply like to locate stars on their telescopes, but they have no real substance in our quest to understand the history and truth of the Zodiac. Since they were given names by people and not by God, they are not relevant to our search to uncover the accurate meaning of the Zodiac.

Francis Rolleston, a vital apostolic pioneer in this field, studied the ancient Zodiacs in an amazingly detailed manner to discover the revelation of the star names and many of the hidden truths about the true celestial word. She wrote the following in her book, The Mazzaroth, in 1850.

The ancients divided the heavens by forty-eight constellations, imaginary and arbitrary divisions, sometimes, but not always, comprising remarkable stars. Among the twelve signs, Taurus, Scorpio, and Virgo have bright stars, leading the eye to fix on them as constellations, but the others have not; and would not be naturally distinguished as such. It is therefore evident that the distinction of the starry heavens into constellations, like the division of the earth into districts, is the work of man’s imaginations for his own purposes. In this case the purpose was to declare the glory of God.⁶

By “the ancients,” Rolleston was referring to the ancient astronomers and guardians of the Mazzaroth. It is well documented that Claudius Ptolemy (circa ad 137) had a solid star catalogue of the 48 constellations with most of its names in Greek. He references Aratus of Sodi (circa 270 bc) in his research as did Paul of Tarsus in his discourse at Mars Hill. Aratus’ star catalogue is almost identical to Ptolemy’s, showing his structure of the heavens in 48 constellations.

Also, Walter Maunder in his book, The Astronomy of the Bible, quotes from the fifth table of the Babylonian Creation epic (dated between 1900 bc and 1500 bc).⁷ Though the epic is deeply mythological, it nonetheless references the basic 48 constellations.

In the following illustration we see another ancient zodiac—the Egyptian Denderah Zodiac (circa 2300 bc)—which displays 48 constellations, with its obvious changes from the Holy Spirit’s original revelation stemming from Nimrod’s erroneous teachings that made their way to Egypt.

Image Credit: http://solariapublications.com/2011/04/09/hello-world/

The historian Flavius Josephus chronicled that Abraham (circa 2000 bc) corrected the Egyptian astronomers when he saw their images.⁸

From historical, astronomical, and mythological sources, it appears the 48 constellations are the basis of the celestial revelation that stretches back into ancient history, even to the antediluvian period (pre-flood era). Here is a brief look at these 48 constellations and their accurate meanings.     

Virgo	The prophecy of the promised seed
Coma	The desired
Centaurus	With two natures
Bootes	The coming one with branch
Libra	The redeemer’s atoning work
Crux	The cross endured
Lupus	The victim slain
Corona	The crown bestowed
Scorpio	The redeemer’s conflict
Serpens	Assaulting the man’s heel
Ophiuchus	The man grasping the serpent
Hercules	The mighty man victorious
Sagittarius	The redeemer’s triumph
Lyra	Praise prepared for the conqueror
Ara	Fire prepared for his enemies
Draco	The dragon cast down
Capricornus	The result of the redeemer’s sufferings
Sagitta	The arrow of God sent forth
Aquilla	The smitten one falling
Delphinus	The dead one rising again
Aquarius	The blessings assured
Piscis Australis	The blessings bestowed
Pegasus	The blessings quickly coming
Cygnus	The blesser surely returning
Pisces	The blessings in abeyance
The Band	The band ties together Jews and Gentiles
Andromeda	The redeemed in bondage
Cepheus	The deliverer coming to loosen
Aries	The blessings consummated
Cassiopeia	The captive delivered
Cetus	The great enemy bound
Perseus	The “breaker” delivering
Taurus	Messiah coming to rule
Orion	The redeemer breaking forth as light
Eridanus	Wrath breaking forth as a flood
Auriga	Safety for his redeemed in the day of wrath
Gemini	Messiah as prince of princes
Lepus	The enemy trodden under foot
Canis Major	The coming glorious prince
Canis Minor	The exalted redeemer
Cancer	Messiah’s redeemed possessions
Ursa Minor	The lesser sheepfold
Ursa Major	The fold and the flock
Argo	The pilgrim’s arrival at home
Leo	Messiah’s consummated triumph
Hydra	The old serpent destroyed
Crater	The cup of wrath poured out
Corvus	The birds of prey devouring

                       

Ancient History and Origin of the Zodiac

The secret to deciphering the puzzle of the heavens is that it is all about the coming Messiah. When we understand this, we can clearly see through the erroneous characters that replaced the original ones. Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 2, along with Daniel’s interpretation, holds an interesting parallel to the corruption of the Zodiac. The major kingdoms prophesied through that dream to dominate Israel are the same ones that affected the original depictions of the constellations. In the dream, the head of gold represents the Babylonians/Chaldeans; the chest and arms of silver, the Medo-Persians; the belly and thighs of bronze, the Greeks; and the legs of iron and feet of iron and clay, the Romans. Each of these kingdoms “pasted” their own figures over the original ones according to their differing mythological/religious beliefs, perverting their original messianic messages.

These changes can be easily understood when we look at the religions of those kingdoms. The Babylonians/Chaldeans were influenced by Nimrod’s polytheistic beliefs, and the Medo-Persians followed suit.⁹ The Chaldeans, according to Flavius Josephus, contributed to the Egyptians’ mythological beliefs as well. The Greeks and Romans also added their own mythological figures, many of which actually came from the nephilim of Genesis 6 who were the deified heroes of their societies. If you will take the time to trace the Christology of the planets from their ancient Hebrew names, you will see how fascinating this topic is—especially as the overall truth begins to surface.

Abraham—Guardian of the Mazzaroth

We followed the source of the 48 constellations back to the ancient Babylonian mythology, so we know that this knowledge existed at least by circa 1900 bc. However, the ancient zodiac called the Denderah of Egypt that we discussed earlier came from around 2300 bc. But it can be traced back even further because there is evidence from the book of Jubilees and from the history of Josephus that Abraham was a vital guardian of the Mazzaroth, as he obtained all the writings of Noah, Enoch, and other ancient patriarchs; and these were written on astronomy and geometry.

This is what Josephus recorded about Abraham in his Book of Antiquities.

He was a person of great wisdom, both for understanding all things and persuading his hearers, and not mistaken in his opinions; for which reason he began to have higher notions of virtue than others had, and he determined to renew and to change the opinion all men happened then to have concerning God; for he was the first that ventured to publish this notion, that there was but one God, the Creator of the universe; and that, as to other [gods], if they contributed to the happiness of men, that each of them afforded it only according to his appointment, and not by their own power. This opinion was derived from the irregular phenomena that were visible both at land and sea, as well as those that happen to the sun, and moon, and all the heavenly bodies, thus: “If [said he] these bodies had power of their own, they would certainly take care of their own regular motions; but since they do not preserve such regularity, they make it plain, that in so far as they cooperate to our advantage, they do it not of their own abilities, but as they are subservient to Him that commands them, to whom alone we ought justly to offer our honor and thanksgiving.” For which doctrines, when the Chaldeans, and other people of Mesopotamia, raised a disturbance against him, he thought fit to leave that country; and at the command and by the assistance of God, he came and lived in the land of Canaan. And when he was there settled, he built an altar, and performed a sacrifice to God. Berosus mentions our father Abram, without naming him, when he says thus, “In the tenth generation after the Flood, there was among the Chaldaeans a man righteous and great, and skillful in the celestial science.” ~Josephus, Book of Antiquities, Book I, Chapter 7:1b–2a (154–158)¹⁰

According to Jubilees 12, Abraham was an avid observer of the stars. In this record, we read an account of how he was visited by God on the new moon of the seventh month in the year 1951 AM (Anno Mundi, “since the creation”).

And in the sixth week, in the fifth year thereof, [1951 A.M.] Abram sat up throughout the night on the new moon of the seventh month to observe the stars from the evening to the morning, in order to see what would be the character of the year with regard to the rains, and he was alone as he sat and observed. And a word came into his heart and he said: ‘All the signs of the stars, and the signs of the moon and of the sun are all in the hand of the Lord. Why do I search (them) out? If He desires, He causes it to rain, morning and evening; And if He desires, He withholds it, And all things are in his hand.’ And he prayed that night and said, ‘My God, God Most High, Thou alone art my God, And Thee and Thy dominion have I chosen. And Thou hast created all things, And all things that are the work of thy hands. Deliver me from the hands of evil spirits who have dominion over the thoughts of men’s hearts, And let them not lead me astray from Thee, my God. And stablish Thou me and my seed for ever That we go not astray from henceforth and for evermore.’ And he said, ‘Shall I return unto Ur of the Chaldees who seek my face that I may return to them, am I to remain here in this place? The right path before Thee prosper it in the hands of Thy servant that he may fulfil (it) and that I may not walk in the deceitfulness of my heart, O my God.’ And he made an end of speaking and praying, and behold the word of the Lord was sent to him through me, saying: ‘Get thee up from thy country, and from thy kindred and from the house of thy father unto a land which I will show thee, and I shall make thee a great and numerous nation. And I will bless thee And I will make thy name great, And thou shalt be blessed in the earth, And in Thee shall all families of the earth be blessed, And I will bless them that bless thee, And curse them that curse thee. And I will be a God to thee and thy son, and to thy son’s son, and to all thy seed: fear not, from henceforth and unto all generations of the earth I am thy God.’ And the Lord God said: ‘Open his mouth and his ears, that he may hear and speak with his mouth, with the language which has been revealed’; for it had ceased from the mouths of all the children of men from the day of the overthrow (of Babel). And I opened his mouth, and his ears and his lips, and I began to speak with him in Hebrew in the tongue of the creation. And he took the books of his fathers, and these were written in Hebrew, and he transcribed them, and he began from henceforth to study them, and I made known to him that which he could not (understand), and he studied them during the six rainy months. ~Jubilees 12:16­–28

As mentioned earlier, Josephus recorded that when Abraham traveled through Egypt, he taught them proper understanding of astronomy and arithmetic, among many other things. These are things he learned out of the books he translated from Noah and Enoch.

For whereas the Egyptians were formerly addicted to different customs, and despised one another's sacred and accustomed rites, and were very angry one with another on that account, Abram conferred with each of them, and, confuting the reasonings they made use of, every one for their own practices, demonstrated that such reasonings were vain and void of truth: whereupon he was admired by them in those conferences as a very wise man, and one of great sagacity, when he discoursed on any subject he undertook; and this not only in understanding it, but in persuading other men also to assent to him. He communicated to them arithmetic, and delivered to them the science of astronomy; for before Abram came into Egypt they were unacquainted with those parts of learning; for that science came from the Chaldeans into Egypt, and from thence to the Greeks also. ~Antiquities of the Jews, Book I, Chapter 8:2¹¹

Josephus’ account records that the science of astronomy the Egyptians had at that point came from the Chaldeans, and this would have been adapted from Nimrod’s polytheistic distortion of the heavens. (We know this because of the Denderah Zodiac.) Abraham arrived in Egypt shortly after 2000 bc and “delivered to them the science of astronomy,” for “they were unacquainted with those parts of learning,” as Josephus states it.

Note: How amazing that to this day, we can look into the night sky and see the same things Abraham taught the Egyptians. If ever we sit around a camp fire on a starry night, I will show you some of the same things he showed them.

Abraham believed in the God who cannot be seen but is written about in the heavens, and he became a patriarch of that celestial knowledge. He was not only the father of all who believe but of the heavenly message that revealed God’s Son who would be both Redeemer and King.

Abraham did not come from a monotheistic culture but was, in fact, born into a four-generation idol-worshiping family. However, the history of his early life reveals a very unusual upbringing that introduced him to the one true God. According to the Book of Jasher, when Nimrod threatened to kill Terah’s newborn baby Abram, Terah hid him away in a cave for the first 10 years of his life.

And Terah took Abram his son secretly, together with his mother and nurse, and he concealed them in a cave, and he brought them their provisions monthly. And Yehovah was with Abram in the cave and he grew up, and Abram was in the cave ten years, and the king and his princes, soothsayers and sages, thought that the king had killed Abram. ~Jasher 8:35–36¹²

When he came out of the cave at 10 years old, he then went to live with his ancestors Noah and Shem who taught him the ways of the one, true God.

And when Abram came out from the cave, he went to Noah and his son Shem, and he remained with them to learn the instruction of Yehovah and His ways, and no man knew where Abram was, and Abram served Noah and Shem his son for a long time. And Abram was in Noah’s house thirty-nine years, and Abram knew Yehovah from three years old, and he went in the ways of Yehovah until the day of his death, as Noah and his son Shem had taught him.                                                                                                                                        Jasher 9:5–6a¹³

God committed to Abraham the secrets of the patriarchs of old, especially the knowledge of the heavens. Abraham passed these down to Isaac, and Isaac passed them down to his sons as well. Through Jacob’s sons, Israel became the vanguard of truth. However, Abraham would have also taught Ishmael and the other six sons he had after Sarah’s death. These would have then carried their knowledge of the constellations to the Far East, including India. This explains why the Indian Zodiac agrees with the western ones and prophecies of the Messiah are found in several places in the ancient Indian Vedas.

Note: During one of my India trips, an apostle who was a converted high-caste Brahamin shared with me that a common belief amongst the Brahmins is that they are descendants of Abraham (hence the name “Brahmins”).

We can see this knowledge being carried down through the generations, especially in light of the dream Joseph had about the 11 stars that bowed down to him (with either Joseph or Benjamin possibly being the 12^th star). That was representative of the 12 major constellations, one of which each of Jacob’s 12 sons had as an ensign (Joseph’s two sons Ephraim and Manasseh represented him).¹⁴ The following illustration shows the 12 constellational banners of the 12 tribes of Israel.

The children of Israel were entrusted with the secrets. The brilliant minds of Israel held the secrets of the universe with its knowledge of a Messiah and coming king. Israel is renowned for its brilliant scholars, mathematicians, and astronomers.¹⁵

In my opinion, the inner secrets of the heavens, including the interpretations of the 48 constellations, were most likely kept by Israel among the treasures of the temple. A terrible thing happened on the way to fulfilling Daniel’s prophecies of the kingdoms that would rule over Israel: the temple was destroyed and the secrets probably stolen during the Babylonian captivity.

Daniel—Another Guardian of the Mazzaroth

Yahweh alone inhabits eternity and sees the end before the beginning, so He was well aware that the children of Israel would rebel against Him and be cast to the utter parts of the nations. He knew that Israel was headed into captivity and that even their native tongue, the Hebrew language, would be lost, along with the secrets of the Mazzaroth. The breathtaking reality is that He hid the Mazzaroth’s secrets in other languages.

In the book of Daniel, we see that He chose to hide these secrets within a 17-year-old teenager and some of his compatriots who were taken as prisoners during the Babylonian captivity. When the temple in Jerusalem was ransacked and the celestial mysteries fell into the hands of those who did not understand them, God would use Daniel to publish these secrets—most notably the prophecy of His Son’s coming.

We first saw that God entrusted Abraham as a guardian of the Mazzaroth, and now we see His providence moving Daniel into the Babylonian and Persian kingdoms with this knowledge as it was passed down to him through the generations. This was Yahweh’s divine design—to place and protect this knowledge in the Babylonian and Persian kingdoms by bringing in a troop of young Jewish men who were wise in understanding. They were seers and secret tellers who had the ability to quickly learn other languages and translate His message into Chaldean and then into Indo-Arabian. From there, the celestial revelation of a coming Messiah was publicized amongst the most renowned scholars—out of which came the Magi, the wise men who would follow the heavenly signs to find the Lion of the Tribe of Judah more than 500 years later.

Daniel became known as the wisest teacher across two world empires—both the Chaldean and the Persian. His knowledge of the 48 constellations was spread to all the nations of the world, which explains why the Magi who searched for the fulfillment of the prophecy came not only from Persia but also India and other remote nations. They were all aware of the signs in the heavens according to the secrets that Daniel had translated and dispersed.

Daniel’s prophetic and scholastic influence impacted the Babylonian and Persian kingdoms and left a huge footprint upon both secular and religious history. His legacy spans hundreds of years and still lives on. The Medo-Persian Empire was in full bloom during his time, and the language of the heavens was spread far and wide, becoming a cultural belief throughout the region. It was during this era that the wise men (Magi) were formed and began teaching some of the inner secrets. Although two Arab scholars, Albumazer (ad 850) and Ulugh Beigh (ad 1450), contributed accurate star names, those names likely stemmed from Daniel’s knowledge as it was preserved and passed down by the Magi (who in the process learned about the coming of the King of the Judeans and began looking for His coming). There is every reason to conclude that Daniel could be considered the father of astronomy since he promulgated it within the very cultures who then spread it around the world.

Note: Daniel’s influence can also be seen on the Greek culture in the poetry of Aratus of Soli (270 bc) ¹⁶ and then Ptolemy (ad 137).

Errors and Misinterpretations

The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. ~Deuteronomy 29:29

Just as with the Bible, when God gave the revelation of the heavens to mankind, He entrusted it to His patriarchs. Since the stars and constellations could not be changed, Satan began his quest to steal God’s glory out of the heavens by perverting the messages. God, in His infinite wisdom, made sure that even through the enemy’s perversions the truth could still be recovered so that His glory could once again be understood from the canopy above our heads.

The first attempt to pervert the message of Messiah began with the fallen angels teaching mankind about astrology—particularly the message of worshiping the heavens and the fallen angels who put themselves in the place of the promised Messiah. Enoch chapter 8 provides some insight on this.

And Azazel taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals of the earth and the art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones, and all colouring tinctures. And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways. Semjaza taught enchantments, and root-cuttings, ‘Armaros the resolving of enchantments, Baraqijal (taught) astrology, Kokabel the constellations, Ezeqeel the knowledge of the clouds, Araqiel the signs of the earth, Shamsiel the signs of the sun, and Sariel the course of the moon. And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven. ~Enoch 8:1–3

Much of this knowledge was washed away at the time of the flood, but the book of Jubilees gives a pertinent detail concerning the integrity of the Mazzaroth.

In the twenty-ninth jubilee, in the first week, [1373 A.M.] in the beginning thereof Arpachshad took to himself a wife and her name was Rasu’eja, the daughter of Susan, the daughter of Elam, and she bare him a son in the third year in this week, [1375 A.M] and he called his name Kainam. And the son grew, and his father taught him writing, and he went to seek for himself a place where he might seize for himself a city. And he found a writing which former (generations) had carved on the rock, and he read what was thereon, and he transcribed it and sinned owing to it; for it contained the teaching of the Watchers in accordance with which they used to observe the omens of the sun and moon and stars in all the signs of heaven. And he wrote it down and said nothing regarding it; for he was afraid to speak to Noah about it lest he should be angry with him on account of it. ~Jubilees 8:1-5

Kainam (Cainan) the grandson of Noah, must have known that he was translating an evil writing, because he was afraid to tell Noah about it. This also indicates that Noah knew of the erroneous teachings of astrology before the flood. When Cainan found this writing, he took it upon himself to translate it, and this explains how the astrodivination deceptions were carried over to the other side of the flood.  It’s likely that this was the Zodiac Nimrod used when building the ziggurat on top of the tower of Babel. Cainan’s translation became a major source of misinformation about the Zodiac that spread to Egypt and Greece. Josephus’ account of Abraham’s time in Egypt documents that this misinformation came to Egypt from the Chaldeans (Nimrod), and now we can see how that happened. Josephus’ Antiquities of the Jews, Chapter 8 Section 2, verses 167 and 168 gives the details.

For, seeing that the Egyptians were addicted to a variety of different customs and disparaged one another’s practices and were consequently at enmity with one another, Abraham conferred with each party and, exposing the arguments which they adduced in favour of their particular views, demonstrated that they were idle and contained nothing true. Thus gaining their admiration at these meetings as a man of extreme sagacity, gifted not only with high intelligence but with power to convince his hearers on any subject which he undertook to teach, he introduced them to arithmetic and transmitted to them the laws of astronomy. For before the coming of Abraham the Egyptians were ignorant of these sciences, which thus travelled from the Chaldaeans into Egypt, whence they passed to the Greeks. ~Antiquities of the Jews, 8:2 (last part of 167 and 168)

Through the Denderah Zodiac, circa 2300 bc, we can see the Egyptian, Chaldean, and Greek Zodiacs with all their erroneous changes. These perversions parallel the religious cultures of the kingdoms that overtook Israel, as prophesied within Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 2. The Babylonian culture was the biggest culprit because of Nimrod’s influence upon it. He misrepresented the constellations as telling of him and the fallen angels, and this wreaked the greatest damage upon the truth of the original Zodiac (Mazzaroth). From there the error was compounded as the Persians and Greeks, and later the Romans, added their mythologies. Not surprisingly, the main target of the errors was the true person of Messiah.

The Greeks freely plastered their nephilimic gods over the Messianic constellations. For example, they overlaid Hercules upon the Redeemer, they pasted Sagittarius (a centaur) over the horseman, a Centaurus over the constellation that shows Messiah’s suffering and glory, and they also changed the hawks hunting the serpent into dogs chasing a rabbit. Apparently, the Greeks and Romans thought it their right to alter God’s glory that was revealed in the heavens into creatures that have nothing to do with anything.

The Romans followed suit by adopting their own version of nephilimic worship and adding their figures and names to reflect it. They also named the planets after their false gods, which covered up their true interpretations. Following the Roman reign, the Roman Catholic Church propounded these lies by deifying the celestial figures. Fortune tellers took advantage of people’s gullibility by embellishing these messages with fables that lured more of the masses into their snare. The truth of Messiah written in the skies moved further and further away, affecting not just the message but also the incentive to read and interpret the heavens.

The ancient truths of the Zodiac that speak of Christ have been missing for millennium, but God protected them for those who would search for them later. Through His wisdom and foreknowledge, He preserved the star names that originally determined the meanings of the constellations, so that their true depictions could be recovered.

Those who believe that the stars were meant for signs usually concur that they foretell certain significant events, and there is history that supports this. Once we understand the true interpretations of the constellations, it will become evident that the location of the planets at any given time are always broadcasting a Christological message.

Astrologers, more accurately called astrodiviners, distorted the heavenly communications of Messiah—His character, redemption, and glory—into deceptive messages that would lure people into believing lies and conjured prophecies. In some cases, demons have been involved in the prognostications of these astrodiviners to bring their so-called predictions to pass. In any case, the true messianic messages were buried through their alterations.

So, from Nimrod and the ensuing Babylon mystery religion all the way through the Persian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman reigns over the world, they changed the Zodiac’s truths into forgeries and lies and undermined the confidence and trust that people should have had in God’s heavenly message. The beautiful truths of the promise of the coming Redeemer and King as displayed in the skies were lost because of the charlatans, soothsayers, and all those who did not recognize the original revelation given to the patriarchs. I personally believe that the plunder of God’s glory revealed in the heavens remains the most injurious theft in mankind’s history.

Conclusion

Astrologers and astrodiviners have perverted the Zodiac and changed the truth of God into a lie whereby they deceive people and extort money from them. Regardless of Satan’s clever deceptions, God protected the true interpretation of His celestial word and gave us scriptural keys to unlock it. The “line” referred to in Psalm 19 is one such key to understanding the message. In addition, He preserved the star names in other languages because He foreknew the Hebrew language would be lost for a season.

The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race. Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat. ~Psalm 19:1–6

The heavens do declare the glory of God, but because the knowledge of reading the heavens was lost for such a long time, many people missed out on this aspect of relationship with Him. In addition, those who lived down through the ages without the benefit of God’s written Word missed out on the knowledge of the coming Messiah because His truth written in the heavens was not passed down through the generations as it should have been.  

The original 48 constellations of the Zodiac were God’s revelation to the ancient patriarchs and by consulting the proper star names, we can reconstruct His message and interpret it. Perhaps regaining some faith in the integrity of the Zodiac will help to recapture some of this lost glory.

The Zodiac (the path, which is the “line” of Psalm 19) tells the story of the Messiah and His two comings, one as Redeemer and the other as King. The heavens show the character of Messiah, and by learning the proper locations of the Sun, Moon, and planets on a specific date, those characteristics become clear, relative to that particular night sky. The location of celestial spheres against the back drop of the Zodiac on any particular day and year, according to Genesis 1:14, will show the signs and significance of that day and the Christological characteristics it heralds. God knew the day and year of your birth before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4), and what was displayed in the sky on that date holds information about which part of Messiah you were called and empowered to represent.

With this information in mind, perhaps we can come to the subject of the celestial revelation of the heavens and sort truth out from the error and appreciate the revelation of the coming Redeemer and King. We can be the ones who turn this around and regain God’s glory by knowing and sharing the truth of the Zodiac’s message to mankind. The message of the Zodiac is about Messiah—not only Who He is but also which part of Him you were uniquely called to represent. 

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Notes

1. The definition of “zodiac,” Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed November 16, 2015, http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=zodiac.
2. William D. Banks, The Heavens Declare (Kirkwood MO: Impact Christian Books, Inc., 2013), 18.
3. Dale M. Sides’ Christological Astronomy e-book can be ordered at LMCI.org.
4. Dale M. Sides, “Christological Astronomy Profile Report: Sample Date Search Report Level 3,” accessed November 17, 2015, http://astronomy.lmci.org.
5. Information on Earth’s precession was found on the “Educational Web sites on Astronomy, Physics, Spaceflight and the Earth’s Magnetism,” accessed November 17, 2015, http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sprecess.htm.
6. Frances Rolleston, Mazzaroth, (New York NY: Cosimo Classics, 2007), 2.
7. Walter Maunder, The Astronomy of the Bible (Charleston SC: Forgotten Books, 2012), 243–244.
8. The Works of Flavius Josephus, translated by William Whiston 1737. Antiquities of the Jews, Book 1, Chapter 8:2, accessed November 17, 2015, http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/josephus/ant-1.htm.
9. “Bible Verses About Nimrod,” Bible Tools, accessed November 12, 2015, http://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/cgg/ID/388/Nimrod.htm.
10. Flavius Josephus, translated by William Whiston, The New Complete Works of Josephus (Grand Rapids MI: Kregel Publications, 1999)
11. Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, accessed November 30, 2015, http://www.sacred
    -texts.com/jud/josephus/ant-1.htm.
12. Michael Didier, “We are Israel Blog,” accessed December 1, 2015, http://weareisrael.org/2012/05/28/abram-and-nimrod/.
13. Ibid.
14. E. W. Bullinger, The Witness of the Stars, (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1972), 17–19.
15. Lisa Katz, Judaism Expert, “Jewish Accomplishments” online article, accessed December 1, 2015, http://judaism.about.com/od/americanjewry/a/accomplishments.htm.
16. Aaron Atsma, “Aratus Phaenomena,” accessed November 19, 2015, http://www.theoi.com/Text/AratusPhaenomena.html.

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Aliens & the Bible

To be perfectly clear and to the point, the Bible emphatically reveals that there are aliens from other places and that they have visited Earth before. Likely, they will visit us again as the scripture promises that the coming of the Son of Man will be as it was in the days of Noah when aliens had corrupted the world. Alien beings are responsible for the corruption of mankind’s gene pool and are basically the fathers of demons and iniquity. Too bad these lessons were not taught in Sunday school, but the church is still trying to recover from the dumbing down of the Dark Ages and the influence of the Roman Catholic Church.

The first mention of an alien in the Bible is Genesis 3, when the serpent Satan accosted Eve. The next mention of aliens is three chapters later in Genesis 6, when “sons of God” invaded the earth and created havoc, chaos, and mayhem to the end that the flood was sent to wash away their filth. Satan is an alien; he is called an angel in the book of Revelation and a son of God in Job; and the aliens from Genesis 6 who left their first estate and came to earth and impregnated women were also called “sons of God.” Conclusively, God has sons that are not of the same kind as us.

So consider this: angels are aliens. Throughout scripture, angels appear and disappear at will. Technically speaking, since they are not earthly humans, they can be classified as aliens. As a matter of record, a troop of them are scheduled to appear out of the east to rescue the brethren at Armageddon. So, when dealing with the question, “are all aliens evil?” the answer is categorically “no.” However, there are angels that are referred to as “fallen”—that left their first estate and came into our world, bringing sin, iniquity, and demons; and they corrupted the beautiful creatures God created us to be.

If we believe the Bible, then we believe in aliens. Ignorance of what the Bible says about aliens could very well be an opening for the coming deception that will come upon the whole world. As Bible believers, we must adapt our thinking to believe in aliens because the Bible is the standard of what we believe and it does indeed mention aliens. Ignorance of this biblical truth is the reason for this blog post.

When I say alien, I mean “something” or “some being” that is not from planet Earth. The Bible is littered with usages of these kinds of beings. Certainly, no one would disagree that angels, even good angels, are not from this place. And even if you do not accept the Bible as the Word of God, it is historically clear that the Bible is the most accurate of all the ancient books because Jewish scholars were so meticulously about guarding its preservation. The ancient texts of many other societies, including the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Babylonians, and Sumerians, are considered mythical because they continually extended and embellished their stories to further glorify their heroes. (An example of this is the Homeric hymns.) In fact, the heroes that the Greeks and Romans deified were actually aliens or their offspring. So, this is not just a Bible subject, although the most trustworthy source in the world on the subject of aliens, as well as all history, is the Bible. Even the other ancient writings concur there are beings that exist that are not from Earth and not human as well.

So, the Bible, which is the most reliable of all ancient writings, says that there are aliens; and other ancient writings also mention them. There truly are aliens that have visited the earth before and will likely revisit us in the near future.

Sons of God

Are you ready for an eye opener? A word search in the King James Version of the Bible for the phrase “sons of God,” reveals references to aliens as well as to individuals who are born again of the Holy Spirit. It is used 11 times: 6X in the Old Testament and 5X in the New Testament. All the usages in the Old Testament are references to alien angels. This shows us that God has kids that are different than us, although they do share some of our traits. For example, we are spirits created by God and, as such, we have free will. Old Testament usages of aliens show that some of them sinned and were subsequently chained in the pit (hell).

The New Testament usages are all references to those who are born again of the Holy Spirit. When someone gets born again, they receive the seed of God, their eternal essence of the spirit of man is changed, and their earthly citizenship is changed to a heavenly citizenship—they become a citizen of the Kingdom of God. The transformation that occurs in the spirit of man at the time of the new birth puts them on the same level spiritually as the Watcher angels, who likewise are called sons of God. We are not alone, and we most certainly are not underlings because, unlike alien sons of God, we were made in Yahweh’s likeness and image. Apparently, our species is envied and highly desired by other species of sons of God. In our finest fashion, before corruption from evil alien angels, our species displayed the glory of God perhaps unlike any other.

The distinction of being highly favored and even envied of others is deduced from studying the biblical and apocryphal accounts of alien sons of God. Mankind is, at least, one of the kinds of beings that are made in the likeness and image of God. Textual evidence shows that aliens, or sons of God, from even the highest of heaven who were in the presence of Almighty God Yahweh were obsessed with our race—especially the women.

Since humans were made in the likeness and image of God, we apparently manifested His glory, beauty, and splendor in a magnificent and unique way. If we could behold what Adam and Eve looked like before they fell, we would get an even greater picture. This deduction also comes from observing that certain alien sons of God not only lusted after human women but for dominion over all humans.

There is cause to consider that the usage of “sons” of God means that they are all masculine. Most all of the angel names in the ancient manuscripts are masculine, so when they saw the human women, it drove them out of their minds (Genesis 6:1ff). Let’s face it, women are beautiful, so it is easy to see why they would be desired by angels and other spirit beings (1 Corinthians 11:10 says that angels still desire them). Not only are human women beautiful, but they can also reproduce; and the combination of these two qualities tempted the alien angels to come to Earth and procreate mixed spirit beings with them. In fact, this temptation compelled a whole troop of angels to leave the presence of God. Even the interaction between Satan and Eve in Genesis 3 is described as “seduction” in 2 Corinthians 11:3, which leads some to believe that the original sin was that Satan impregnated Eve with Cain. The records in Enoch and Jubilees detail extreme perversions, which contribute to the basic Bible facts of this departure from their first estate. Not only were they driven by their lustful desire for the women, but they were also driven by their desire to reproduce themselves as gods. The point is that “Adam,” or the race of his offspring, is made in the likeness and image of God; and the woman, taken out of him, was very desirable, enough to drive an angel out of his mind.

The Old Testament usages of sons of God are very revealing. Genesis 6:4ff shows that aliens are not from planet Earth but decided to come here and stay. They contrived devious lies so that humans would worship them, made human women their wives, and putrefied the human gene pool, resulting in mutated offspring that eventually ended up eating humans. God ended up saving mankind by flooding the earth to rid it of their bodies. He then put their disobedient spirits in a pit where they have been in chains, and will be, until the Day of Judgment. They did not leave a very good reputation, did they?

There are two usages of sons of God in Job that give more data. Job 2:1 indicates that certain spirit beings can manifest in the presence of God and that Satan is one of these. This shows also that Satan is a son of God, as well as an alien angel. Likewise this would include Gabriel, the angel of the presence mentioned in Luke 1:19, because he comes in and out of the presence of God. So, just to keep terminology straight, this means that archangels are aliens too. The usage in Job 38:4–7 mentions that morning stars (angels) and sons of God sang and shouted praise when God created the earth. This far, far before mankind was created and placed on planet Earth.

Why Is This Such a Mystery?

One of the reasons that there is even any question on this issue of aliens in the Bible is because of the Roman Catholic choice of books in the canon of scripture. They excluded the books of Enoch and Jubilees, which incidentally both the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews) include within their canon of the scriptures. If the books of 1 Enoch and Jubilees, which were found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, had been included, or at least considered as valid, these truths about aliens would be broadly known and perhaps this blog post would not be necessary. But, since these books were excluded (for whatever reason the Roman Catholics can justify), we are left with gross ignorance and gaping holes in our doctrinal understanding, making ours a “holey” theology.

When these particular books were found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, a congress should have been convened to reexamine the canon of scripture we hold so sacred. These books were hidden before the Roman Catholics took control of the so-called Christian world and perverted it with their syncretistic views that married Babylon Mystery religion and Christianity. They were exhumed during the blood moon tetrads of 1947 and 1948, bringing light back to Israel and revealing the truth about these extraterrestrial beings before the Roman Catholics decided to pull out what they didn’t want to be seen by the common man. Truly, the recovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls was the greatest literary discovery of our times.

These ancient books also teach that demons resulted from this crossbreeding of aliens and humans, as well as with animals. (See my article on “Principalities, Powers, and Demons” at http://www.lmci.org/articles.cfm?Article=76.) The historian Josephus wrote around ad 70 that it was common knowledge that aliens had interbred with women. So why these books were excluded is definitely a point of discussion. When these books were discovered in the Dead Sea Scrolls they revealed knowledge that agrees with the Bible; yet that knowledge is rarely known and/or accepted in most Christian circles. Maybe there is still some darkness left over from the Dark Ages.

In a synthesis note, we have learned conclusively that the Bible speaks authoritatively on this subject of aliens—that there are sons of God of a different kind that are from other places. There appears to be good ones and evil ones, just as we have always had good and bad sons of God on Earth. We have also learned that in previous encounters, these sons of God made merchandise of humans, which brought mayhem and destruction. On the other hand, sons of God shouted for joy when Earth was made.

Preparation for the Coming Deception

There are other scriptures that deal with the punishment of these disobedient, alien sons of God. Most of these are misunderstood, or not understood, because of the lack of teaching from Genesis 6:4. Another reason they are misunderstood is because the accepted canon of the scriptures does not reveal the truth that God put these disobedient angels and ninety percent of the demons in a pit and sealed it. If the accompanying records in Enoch and Jubilees (and other apocryphal books) were known, then these verses would be clear. Ignorance of these scriptures is what causes our “holey” theology (meaning it’s full of holes).

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment. ~2 Peter 2:4

These angels referred to in 2 Peter are the sons of God in Genesis 6:4ff, Enoch 6ff, and Jubilees 10, etc. They are chained as punishment for their disobedience when they came to earth and created mayhem and mutant beings which terrified mankind and promoted themselves into gods of this world. The name of the place where they are chained is the Greek word for “hell” (tautaroo), the equivalent to Tartarus, the underworld in Greek mythology. This is mentioned and referenced in Enoch and Jubilees. It is a real place where these disobedient alien sons of God are presently chained.

The Bible is clear that there is a pit containing disobedient, alien sons of God. My concern is that when these chained, alien beings are released from the pit in the end times, as promised in Revelation 9:1–11, great deception will be released as well. (Second Peter 2:4 and Jubilees 10 are additional scriptures that reference the pit.) The opening of this pit and the beings coming out of it could quite plausibly be part of the deception and delusion coming upon the world (2 Thessalonians 2:6–12). At least one of these aliens, named Apollo, will plausibly claim to be the savior. He is called the king of the pit and is a fallen angel who will again claim god status, especially if he is the same character as mentioned in 2 Thessalonians 2:8. First Enoch 6:6 says that there are 200 evil, alien angels in the pit, not to mention the hordes and hordes of demonic spirits there as well.

As a matter of consideration, the raising of Apollo out of the grave is the counterfeit resurrection that the mystics around the world are focused upon. Most ancient cultures have this belief and it is often marked by the presence of obelisks. The obelisks are phallic symbols that represent the last part of Nimrod/Apollo/Gilgamesh/Horus to be reunited with him. This is the legend behind the Book of the Dead from Egypt. The elite of the Free Masons share this belief and had the largest obelisk in the world built as the centerpiece of the capital of the USA, the Washington monument. Many obelisks were made in Heliopolis, Egypt and were strategically placed across the earth as a network of esoteric structures recognizing the raising of Apollo out of the grave.

All of these conclusively prove that the elite esoteric know of aliens and their past and future history with mankind, while the typical Christian community sits in their church pews and sings, “Give me that ole’ time religion, which is good enough for me.” Problem is, Christianity’s ole’ time religion does not have a category in its doctrine for aliens, even though the book of Revelation clearly states that God will open the pit and allow the inhabitants to come out for a while until they are bound for 1,000 more years before being thrown into the lake of fire. I believe the deception is intentional that has covertly hidden the belief and knowledge of aliens.

CERN Concerns

It is interesting that the conglomerate of European nations in a nuclear experiment has built a particle collider, called CERN, located close to Geneva, Switzerland. As a matter of fact, it has intentionally been constructed on top of an ancient temple of Apollo. (See http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread505461/pg1.) The purpose of the experiment is to produce a particle that can travel faster than the speed of light, but in the process, it has the potential to open up “worm holes” to other dimensions.

This information is directly related to the pit we have been discussing. The pit will be properly opened by a (good) angel at the fifth trumpet judgment. Yet, there are some sons of Belial trying to open this door now. If they would call me, I could tell them what will come out of this pit when they try to blast open the doors. (Remember that God opens a door that no man can shut and shuts a door that no man can open.)

It appears that sons of Belial and children of mayhem are hell-bent on blowing open the door of this pit that the Bible says God Almighty shut. This particle collider has already been turned on (although not at full power, yet) and weird beings of mutant fashion were seen through the vortex that was opened. Just saying—we are being set up for an invasion of alien beings, either coming out of the pit where some have been imprisoned or beings whose origin is somewhere in outer space.

Claiming to Be a God

Alien angels, or sons of God, have claimed god status in previous visits, and it is possible that this will be the case again. Second Thessalonians 2:3–4 says that the man of sin, the son of perdition, will claim to be a god—perhaps even the God. It is clear that of course this is blasphemy, and he will pay for it when Jesus Christ destroys him with the brightness of His coming. However, this charismatic creature will have some power which cannot be denied since 2 Thessalonians 2:9 refers to his lying signs and energized power from Satan.

At this point, I need to mention that the claim to be a god needs some special explanation. Perhaps any son of God, either alien or born again of God’s spirit, can claim god status. Psalm 82 has a discourse that includes other gods. It is said that our Father Yahweh judges in the congregation of the gods, and of course He is The God of all gods. Psalm 82:6 is what Jesus was referring to in John 10:34, when He eluded to the fact that if you are a child of God, then you are a god in authority. Many people cringe over this statement and it did not please the Jews of Jesus’ time either. Yet, it does not change the truth. This is a salient point: do not be intimidated by another spirit being who claims to be god. The word “god” is a title, not a name. First Corinthians 8:5 makes it plain that there are many gods, but only one God, Yahweh. The word “god” also means “mighty leader with authority.” So if an alien claims to be god, no problem, he does not outrank you if you have the Holy Spirit. Just smile and know that if he claims to be one, so can you, because you have the same status as an angel as far as being a son of God. Plus, you have authority in this place (Psalm 8:4–8).

My point in bringing this up is that if aliens claim god status, then as a matter of definition, you can claim it too. Many people and theologians of years past have theorized that the man of sin would be the Papal office and the last one would be the antichrist. There is great reason to consider that it will be Apollo, the fallen angel who has been in the pit for about 5,000 years. Yet, there is a hidden candidate coming out of the pit and maybe others from outer space before it is over. It appears we may have a selection to choose from. Remember it is the coming deception and the point is to not be swayed from your faith.

Lying Signs

The following scriptures are crucial to grasp because they speak of lying signs that could deceive the very elect. It appears that not only is God Yahweh going to punish the world with His wrath at the very end; He is also going to allow a deception to come on His own people to try their faith as well.

And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. ~2 Thessalonians 2:6–12

Matthew 24:21–24 says the same thing—that beings will claim to be Christ and be able to do lying signs—and this will happen during the tribulation. At that time (during the tribulation), the pit will be opened and alien sons of God will come out to deceive the world as well as the believers. These plausibly could be the alien, angel sons of God coming out of the pit.

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened. Then if anyone says to you, “Look, here is the Christ!” or “There!” do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect. ~Matthew 24:21–24

To be forewarned is to be forearmed. I personally am holding on to a great concern about the deception and delusion that will come during the end times. A wicked person, many call the antichrist, will arise and claim to be God during these times. He will produce lying signs and wonders, and I believe this could be an alien presence sent to test the faith of the elect. Apparently this figure will have some power and will draw many to him. Notice that the Lord Jesus Christ will destroy him with the brightness of His coming, but not before he deceives many. My belief is that these will be aliens coming out of the pit, or even possibly others like them, coming to deceive the elect. There is reason to believe that there will be more than one of these beings. The leader will be Apollo.

The Bible names one of these figures. His name is Apollo in Greek and Latin; Abaddon in Hebrew; Horus in Egyptian mythology, and Gilgamesh in Sumerian literature. As the Bible is true, people at some time are going to have to deal with this issue. It is quite plausible that it is us—at this time, in the end times. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

Apollo

Isn’t it amazing that the name of this iconic figure is spelled out in clear letters in the Bible. His name is Apollo and he will be released out of the pit where he and other mutated and cursed spirits have been chained since the time of Noah.

And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon [Apollo]. ~Revelation 9:10–11

According to myth, Apollo was the son of Zeus, the head of all gods. As the story goes, Zeus impregnated Leto, a Titan super woman who gave birth to Apollo and his twin sister Artemis. Apollo has become synonymous with the title of chief of all the gods on the earth. He is an alien, or at least the offspring of them, and became known as the Sun god in many cultures under various names. It is quite apparent from the Bible and from mythology that this personality exists. It appears that Apollo will come to the earth at the sounding of the fifth trumpet. This will be a fitting time for a conquering hero to show up and save the world after one-third of it has been decimated by asteroids and earthquakes.

More and more Bible students are considering that the coming of this one out of the pit in Revelation 9 might be congruous with the Twelfth Imam of Islam. There are several beasts in Revelation; Islam is certainly one of them and the dragon will give his power to it. Anyway, the Imam is rumored to come out of a well, and it may be that this is actually Apollo coming out of the pit. However, once again, if you do not know about the pit where these beasts and alien sons of God have been chained, you have no room to explain them—in New Testament times or especially, end times.

Quite possibly there will be alien sons of God that will come out of the pit and perform lying signs and wonders. Or they might come from above, but we know that lying signs will surely come. This is all a test to see if your faith will endure.

Crop Circles

I am not an expert on crop circles, yet I have the privilege of being educated by some who are. Most everyone has heard about crop circles, but for the uniformed, these are impressions made in the middle of fields of crops that display images and especially celestial alignments that are telling of coming issues in our world. I have seen video footage of the orb that makes these, and it does it in a twinkling of an eye with unbelievable precision and speed. These appear to be created by an alien presence—at least with technology unknown to the common person—and communicating information that would be unknown to people of Earth. The best explanations for them are that they are coming from outer space or at best represent a technology unknown to the major populous. If they are manmade, they most certainly are lying signs because of the deception and secrecy; and yet if they are alien created, I believe they will be lying signs too.

These messages from the crop circles concur that a catastrophe will come to the earth. Some tell of a three day eclipse, which incidentally is quite possible with the coming of Planet X (Nibiru). Other circles tell of issues of calamity in September of 2015. It is quite possible that the planetoid system of Planet X might be inhabited. If so, they might be beaming us messages. Okay, no problem. There is room enough in your Bible theology to accept that God has other beings that He created. Maybe some of them are good, but our suspicion is justified. As these events could happen, they may lead believers and unbelievers away from Messiah. Just remember this: Almighty God Yahweh is the God of all gods and He is the still the Creator and the Enforcer of His laws.

These crop circles are without a doubt a sign. They might even be accurate in the message; the things that they say might happen, may actually happen. Even so, they can still be in the category of lying signs. A sign can speak the truth but still be a false or lying sign if it leads people into deception. In other words, a lying sign might tell the truth but is still a lie because it leads someone astray. For example, you see a road sign that says, “Paradise 10 miles ahead,” and then when your travel the 10 miles you come to a ghost town named Paradise. So, the sign told the truth but it still was a lie. It is quite possible that the crop circles will introduce a false messiah with lying signs and wonders. Will he be an alien? There is a good chance if he is to bring down fire and signs from above (Revelation 13:13).

In summary, as we are assuming to believe that we are living in the end times, we need to accept the reality that many things will happen during these times that we do not understand. We do know that lying signs will try to deceive the elect. I believe that these lying signs may be done by alien sons of God. Some will come out of the pit and others may come from outer space or other dimensions. The Bible absolutely does teach about aliens and extra-terrestrials. Perhaps this knowledge was filtered out of our Bible intentionally, but certainly we know that this is not generally considered, discussed, or debated in mainstream Christian thought; yet, the main point is to not be shaken or moved by any of these items that would counterfeit Messiah.

Do not be deceived by lying signs and manifestations of aliens and foreign beings. Our belief system is large enough to consider that God is not limited to our understanding and that His ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts higher than our thoughts. There may be alien sons of God, but remember that you are a born again child of God with more rights and privileges than they have in this place. As God our Father created us and even other aliens, He is still the Creator and the power of the universe. Our times are in His hands and He is the enforcer of His power.

Jesus will destroy the lie and the liar with the brightness of His coming. Be prepared with the knowledge of the Bible and be prepared to separate truth from error.

Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus.

Planet X Disclosed

Recently, I have become privy to some information that is very sensitive and demands spiritual maturity to process. The information is about Planet X, also known as Nibiru, which I had been aware of for some time and had been tracking online reports of for several years. I did this with a level of caution, however, since I had no confirmation of its validity. While in Colorado the last week of June, I met a wonderful believer who not only showed me reports of magnetic field fluctuations related to this mystery planet’s movements but had actually taken some photos of it himself through infrared lenses with different light filters. Then, as if that was not enough, on June 25, Google Sky’s internet telescope removed their black-out cover off of Planet X, revealing its supposed whereabouts. I say “supposed” whereabouts because now NASA’s Sky View program has obscured a portion of their sky in a different location, which makes Google Sky’s location suspect. In addition, it has been reported that Google Sky’s unmasked image appears to be the same as one made in the 1950s (obviously not from an internet telescope) and then enhanced. Google Sky’s decision to replace their previously blocked image with a falsified one and Sky View’s decision to block an alternate location should cause us to wonder. Why is there an attempt to either falsify it or to block it out?

The following links can fill you in on some of these details: for Google Sky, see “Red Dragon of Revelation” at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9L9Yyi9VpS4 and for NASA Sky View, see “Planet X/NASA files/they know it is coming!” at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bU4rAfuVhvc. Also, see “Nibiru, Planet X just Revealed” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCz6BdLr4K4 for a brief overview of Google Sky’s “disclosure,” which is now believed to be falsified.

Through years of studying Planet X astronomically, biblically, and historically, one of the things I discovered was a planet mentioned in the Bible called Rahab, as well as an ancient historic report of its demise through an explosion. I knew there could be a possibility of it still existing elsewhere in our galaxy perhaps in a slightly different form because of the explosion. Scientists, geophysicists, and astronomers have viewed a celestial body that they believe could be that planet from areas of the southern hemisphere, and now it is apparently becoming visible in the northern hemisphere. 

Some astronomers have predicted that the trajectory of said Planet X could have a devastating effect on Earth and its inhabitants. The descriptions of its possible effects are eerily similar to those described in the book of Revelation concerning the asteroid Wormwood and the accompanying signs that will happen during the trumpet judgments of chapters 8 and 9. As believers, we should be ahead of the curve on a potentially earth-shaking event that may not be far away time-wise. It seems quite plausible that this could have biblical prophecy potential. See www.planet7x.com for Gill Broussard’s biblical perspective. His research is absolutely fascinating.

Granted, these astronomers could be off in their calculations, and Planet X could prove to be either a fly-by or even a no-show. However, if we are indeed living in the end days (which seems to be supported by many other events and signs), then we should have the wisdom to understand that sooner or later, these things will eventually come to pass.  This is one reason I thought it right to at least make you aware of what has been brought to my attention. I sort of think it is my job to be a watchman.

The good news is that no matter what happens, our God is faithful to deliver us!

Then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment. 2 Peter 2:9

I sought counsel from my closest associates, as well as the LMCI staff, on the best way to handle what I knew of this situation. On Wednesday, July 15, I joined the staff in a day set apart specifically for prayer and fasting to seek the Lord’s wisdom in what to do with this information on Planet X. As we discussed and weighed the evidence, we came to the consensus that it would be both loving and prudent to reveal to you what we know about the possible consequences of this celestial anomaly potentially coming close to Earth. This at least gives you the opportunity to consider and draw your own conclusions. A large part of our decision to tell you what we know is based on our love for you, which is bigger than our concern for our own reputation. We would rather look like fools than to withhold something that could help you to be prepared both spiritually and physically for a potentially dark time in history. As Sherlock Holmes would say, “The evidence does not lie, and the conclusions should be obvious.” So please bear with us as we endeavor not to be alarmists but good watchmen. 

There are also stories of a cover up that include mysterious deaths of scientists who had knowledge of Planet X’s whereabouts over the past two and a half decades, as well as worldwide elaborate underground bunkers being built within the same time period. There are reports of astrophysicists, astronomers, and geophysicists living at the South Pole apparently to conduct observations on something in space during this same time period. Although photos have emerged from the southern hemisphere of this mysterious planet, the visibility of it within our own hemisphere will surely engender much more alarm. What kind of cover-ups will work then?

Number One Concern—Predicted Trajectory

My number one concern about Planet X is its predicted trajectory. If it holds true to its prediction, we could find ourselves in a situation similar to the trumpet judgments of Revelation 8 and 9 and/or the “shaking” that is prophesied in numerous biblical prophecies, such as those in the books of Enoch, Isaiah, Joel, Ezekiel, and Daniel. Jesus, Paul, and John also spoke of a time of shaking that would come to the earth, as well as the heavens. If we are living in the end times, which many believe we are, then it is God who is bringing these things to pass—or at the very least, allowing them to happen. We know that He will purge the world to prepare for Messiah’s coming Kingdom of Heaven and that this purging will be violent and deadly. We also know that Satan will take advantage of the situation to loose the great deception that is designed to test our faith. Jesus said that even the very elect could be deceived (Matthew 24:24), and this great deception is also prophesied in 2 Thessalonians 2:8–11. Just remember, if he can’t split mountains and doesn’t have pierced hands and feet, he ain’t the real deal!

During our LMCI staff prayer and fasting time, I shared with those present that we cannot prevent the fulfillment of the biblical prophecy of the asteroid or Wormwood as described in Revelation 8:10–11, but we can surely do something about people being tricked out of their belief in Jesus. In the end times, Jesus will open the seals and tell the angels to blow the trumpets to release judgments on the whole world and then to pour out bowls of wrath. He will loose all the enemies that His intercession has held back throughout history, and this includes Satan who will have his last attempt to deceive mankind. All of these things are the will of God who is loosing His wrath on the world.  It is during the first three trumpet judgments that one-third of the world will be decimated, including its resources and its inhabitants. If this time does come to pass while we are here, it should eventually become obvious because we will see signs in the heavens unlike anything we have ever even comprehended.

Number Two Concern—the Cover Up

Those who believe that governments around the world have been involved in a cover up of Planet X have produced reports of massive projects to build extravagant underground tunnels and living quarters for the elite. These include state-of-the-art transit and supply systems, such as highways wide enough for semi-trucks and greenhouses to produce fresh vegetables. These havens of refuge designed for any kind of catastrophe have been underway for decades for the elite who can afford such luxuries. Find out more about underground bunkers such as these by doing a Google search for “Doomsday Lairs Underground Bunkers Cities” on the internet.

The powers that be obviously believe that something catastrophic is probably going to occur, but they certainly have not shared their concerns with the general populace. Is it because they are afraid of the mad rush for supplies, such as food and ammunition—possibly leaving them depleted for their own selfish survival? As someone who has researched and studied sons of Belial, I know how these people think and work. Proverbs 6:12ff says they wink with their eyes, shuffle their feet, and secretly do business to gain advantage of others. Selfish ambition is their M.O. (modus operandi), but it is not ours as Christ followers; ours is the love of God that wants to warn others of the possibility of a coming storm so that they too can be prepared. Sons of Belial don’t want us to know so they can steal, kill, and destroy us. We want others to know so they also can be those lights in a dark place, because when/if this information becomes public, fear will engulf the world. Jesus spoke of this kind of widespread fear in Luke 21:25–28.

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; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near. ~Luke 21:25–28

When people are afraid, they are often more open to listen to the message of hope that is in Jesus Christ. Rather than covering up and hiding, we should make ourselves available as the lights of the world to not only share what we have physically, but also spiritually. The greatest thing we can offer those around us whose hearts are failing them from fear is the hope of eternal life that comes only through Jesus Christ.

Jesus’ desire and prayer to the Father in John 17:15 was not that the Father would take us out of the world but that He would keep us from the evil one. He wants us to be here to gather in the harvest. He will destroy their idols just like He did in Egypt, and many will be reaching out for hope once they no longer have the comfort of their gods. Even if this is not the asteroid (aka Wormwood) of Revelation 8, it could still be a time of darkness in which the glory of the Lord will shine upon His people, as is described in Isaiah 60.

One of the most vital points we covered at our prayer and fasting time was, “How do we best help you?”  The answer was simple: We want to help you prepare for whatever you need, both now and later. That starts with informing and warning you, which is the purpose of this blog post. The goal and desire of all of us here at LMCI is to lead others with love, even if it means saying hard things. This post could be considered an addendum to our recent release of my CD teaching entitled, “Warned of God.” If we really are living in the end times, the preparation of spirit, soul, and body is of utmost importance. To be forewarned is to be forearmed and prepared. We desire to be a resource for you to know how to take those first steps of preparation for what could happen in the future.

The information in this blog post should only encourage all of us to seek holiness and a greater intimacy with Jesus. Holy fear should drive us to our knees and that is the most powerful position we can put ourselves in.

For more information on Planet X/Nibiru, go to http://www.timetobelieve.com/ and www.bobfletcherinvestigations.com   

Triple Conjunctions of Venus and Jupiter - July 1, August 4, and October 25, 2015

On the night of June 30/July 1, people in many locations around the globe were treated to a unique sight when Venus and Jupiter aligned to within 1/3 of a degree. One of the reasons this particular conjunction got a lot of attention was because of its similarity to what the wise men saw in their night sky one month before Jesus of Nazareth was born. It is also intriguing since it was the first of a very rare triple conjunction of Venus and Jupiter that is taking place over the course of only four months. This celestial occurrence is exciting in and of itself, but the interpretation of its message could quite literally be "earth shaking." If conjunctions of Venus and Jupiter announced the first coming of Messiah, it is within the realm of reason that they could announce His second coming too. Many signs are beaming brightly in the heavens these days, and the triple conjunction of these two planets may be another one that is pointing to the approach of the Day of the Lord.

Online chatter concerning the blood moons and solar eclipses on the Jewish festival days has motivated many to look up in the heavens for signs and seasons and days and years. Now that God has our attention, more of His people are taking note of these ongoing signs, such as these conjunctions occurring in such close proximity. This is good, because we all should desire to be ready for Messiah's return and the Day of the Lord.

We know from Psalm 19 that the heavens declare God's glory; and from studying the star and planet names from ancient times, we learn they are all about Messiah. Christologically speaking, Venus has always been and always will be about the brilliance and splendor of Messiah. Its Hebrew name, Nogah, means "brilliance" and "splendor;" and it is commonly known as "the bright and morning star." Jupiter's Hebrew name is Tsedeq, which means "king of righteousness."

NOTE: The original ancient names of the major stars and planets depict Messianic characteristics; therefore, it is an insult to the true living Messiah, Yeshua ha Maschiah, to call them by their pagan names. Alas, we live in a fallen and perverted world that even calls the days of the week and the months of the year after false gods. Forgive us, oh Lord.

By definition, a conjunction occurs when two celestial spheres share the same right ascension in the northern direction to the center of the heavens. Many commonly refer to conjunctions as planets (or a planet with a star) appearing to come close together, but technically it is when their right-ascension coordinates are aligned toward the North Star (the pole star).

In a synopsis, the divine message that these planetary alignments are announcing is of coming judgment, which may also include the Lord's coming and the day of vengeance of our God. All three of these Jupiter/Venus conjunctions are occurring in the constellation of Leo, which represents the Lion of the tribe of Judah; and this means we should pay close attention.

Only the Lion of the tribe of Judah (Jesus) will be able to open the seals mentioned in Revelation 5:1-5. When Yeshua looses the seals, all the things that He has been holding back from mankind for thousands of years will be released. He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way (2 Thessalonians 2:7). Even though this judgment is ultimately against Satan, many innocent bystanders will be hurt and/or killed, as well as some not-so-innocent bystanders.

Conjunctions between Venus, the brightest planet, and Jupiter the second brightest one, are spectacular-especially when they are as closely aligned as the one was on July 1. A single conjunction of these two planets is not uncommon, since they typically conjunct every 13 months; however, for them to conjunct three times within a period of less than four months is extremely rare. All three conjunctions occurring in the constellation of Leo should speak loudly to us. As soon as Venus and Jupiter aligned on July 1, Venus immediately entered a retrograde motion, which means it appeared to move backwards. (A retrograde motion is an optical illusion occurring when a faster moving object overtakes a slower moving one and the slower one appears to move in reverse for a duration.) Reading retrogrades is one of the secrets the magi used millennia ago to trace the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth. If we traced the apparent movement of a planet in retrograde, it would seem as if we were drawing a circle or ellipse in the sky. By following the progress of Venus in these three depictions of the triple conjunctions, we can detect the circle it is drawing. (All graphics are from the Stellarium astronomy computer program.)

July 1, 2015

August 4, 2015

October 25, 2015

Jupiter conjuncts also with Regulus (the "king" star located in Leo) on August 11 before Venus catches it again in October. As if that wasn't enough, Venus then conjuncts with Mars on November 2, 2015 right at the dividing line between Leo and Virgo (which is the ending and beginning line of the Mazzaroth).

That is a tremendous amount of activity going on in the heavens, and I did not even mention the conjunction of Mars and Jupiter on October 17. Even without these other conjunctions happening, the Venus/Jupiter triple conjunction occurring within a four-month period of time, all within Leo, carries a massive message.

It is important to note, as it is in all celestial interpretations, where the event is taking place, meaning the constellation in which it is happening. All of these conjunctions are occurring in Leo, which represents the Lion of the tribe of Judah. Since the lion is the king of beasts and Leo is the last constellation in the celestial story line of Messiah, this constellation more than any other tells of the coming of the King. The message of Leo shows Messiah coming in glory and judgment, with its amplifiers (decans)-Hydra, Crater and Corvus-foretelling of doom and vengeance on God's enemies. Hydra the sea serpent (who represents Satan) is shown with Leo pouncing upon its head and poised to rend its flesh into pieces. Crater is represented as the cup of wrath being poured on God's enemies, and Corvus is a vulture eating the flesh of Hydra, typifying complete vengeance and vindication upon the enemy.

This article might look like an exercise in astronomy but it contains a sobering message being declared by the heavens. Given the surrounding signs in the heavens of the eclipses and the Jupiter/Venus conjunctions, it seems plausible that the heavens are prophesying to us. If you are not on the right side, the message might not be good news; however, if you are on the right side, it will be good news. Either way, it should invoke the fear of God in all of us.

Remember that on Messiah's second trip to earth, He will not be carrying a shepherd's rod but a rod of iron and judgment. That is what these conjunctions are saying as they utter speech day unto day for anyone who has eyes to see. It is simple to read the text Christologically with a basic understanding of the star names within the constellations. Simply stated, Leo is Jesus and Hydra is Satan. Jesus has His feet on Satan's head, in much the same way as Hercules is trouncing on Draco (the serpent) in the middle of the heavens. The heavens are symbolically showing the ultimate triumph over evil, as promised in the Bible. In Leo, it shows judgment and vindication as well. These conjunctions are like God's way of underlining His text in the heavens to show that Jesus is coming.

Since the first conjunction of Venus and Jupiter over the head of Hydra, Venus has been retrograding in a way that will cause it to circle back over Hydra's head as if it is tracing a noose around it. In other words, Venus' retrograde over Hydra shows it closing in on the kill, indicating judgment and punishment against Satan, and ultimately his death. In addition, Venus' July 22 conjunction with Regulus, the star that means "ruling under foot," displays Messiah's brilliant dominance over evil and its perpetrator. A few weeks later, Jupiter gets its turn to go into conjunction with Regulus between the lion's feet on August 11.

In the second conjunction on August 4, Venus and Jupiter will not be as closely aligned as they were in the first one, but they will still be aligned toward the North Pole. Venus will begin making its circle around Hydra's head at this time and continue doing so in the western sky up to the last conjunction in October.

This last of the Venus/Jupiter triple conjunctions will occur in the back portion of Leo, where the star Denebola is located. Since Denebola means "the Lord is coming to judge," we can reasonably deduce that this indicates judgment. Corvus, the avenging vulture, also contributes to this judgment message. The Lion of the tribe of Judah, depicted by Leo, will open the seals and release the evil to show the world what He, because of His mercy, has been holding back from them for so long. The time of the Great Tribulation and God's Wrath will be intensely sobering and fearful when God removes His hand from holding back man's enemies. It will be a time of righteousness and justice as evil is exposed and punished. The true God Yahweh will have the last say.

When this time comes, everyone on earth will know it. It will not be hidden away in a dark corner-it will happen in the presence of the entire world.

The Venus/Jupiter conjunction two thousand years ago that was possibly "His Star" announced Messiah's first coming in glory and peace on earth to all. Could it be that the Venus/Jupiter triple conjunction of 2015 is also "His Star," announcing His second coming when He will bring His judgment to the world?

Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near. ~Luke 21:28

Our times are in His hands.

Jupiter and Venus Conjunction

Jupiter and Venus Conjunction

June 30/ July 1, 2015

There will be a dazzling sight on the night of June 30/July 1 (2015) if the skies are clear. Outside of the moon and the sun, the two brightest celestial bodies are Venus and Jupiter, and these two planets will be aligning together in a conjunction that night. These alignments reoccur at least every 13 months and, depending upon the degrees of separation between the two planets, they can almost appear as one light. Since they are so easily seen right now, we can begin tracing them all the way through their conjunction by looking in the western sky right after sunset. Venus comes into view first as the brighter of the two, followed closely by Jupiter to its left. They will gradually move closer together over the next two weeks as Venus chases and catches Jupiter on the last day of June. This will be not only a brilliant sight, but also one with Christological significance.

This conjunction will closely resemble the one that occurred just before Jesus of Nazareth was born. Revelation 12:1–4, along with astronomical history, reveals that He was born on Tishri 1, 3 bc (September 11, Gregorian dating); and just one month before this, on August 12, 3 bc, a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter occurred in the front portion of the constellation of Leo. The one we hope to view on June 30/July 1 offers an opportunity to see what the magi (the wise men) saw, as it will be positioned in almost the same location.  

The first depiction shown below from the Stellarium computer program shows the conjunction that will occur on July 1, 2015 and the second depiction shows the one that occurred on August 12, 3 bc. (Note: The Stellarium software includes a zero year (“0”) in its timeline, so 1 year must be subtracted from any “bc” date. Therefore, August 12, 3 bc must be entered into Stellarium as “August 12, -2” to get an accurate view of that night’s sky.) Notice that both conjunctions were located in the same place on the ecliptic path, in Leo, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, which represents the coming King of kings.

The 2015 conjunction coming up will give us the rare opportunity to witness a similar scene that the magi saw. They were watching the paths of Venus and Jupiter very closely since Daniel had prophesied the date of the coming of Messiah. Venus, the bright and morning star, representing Messiah’s passion and love, “chased” Jupiter and eventually caught up when they were both in Leo. We will witness a similar chase as Venus follows after Jupiter leading up to the conjunction. Venus, the effulgence of beauty and passion, represents the bride of Christ; and Jupiter, also known as the King Planet, represents Messiah, the groom. As such, when Venus chases Jupiter, it shows the bride of Christ pursuing the King and coming together with Him in His reign on earth, as Leo indicates. The magi anticipated His first coming as the Redeemer and King. Now, we likewise anticipate His coming as King and Bridegroom. In short, this conjunction tells all who have eyes to see that the promise of reigning with Him as His bride will be given to those who chase the Lord and catch Him.

This will certainly be fun to watch over the course of the next couple of weeks. As you see it in the evening, remember that the Lord likes to be pursued and caught. Be reminded that those who the Lord will choose to reign with Him in His millennial Kingdom will be those who chased Him and did not quit till they caught Him.

As an additional note, the conjunction that followed the one in 3 bc is one of the closest alignments of Venus and Jupiter in history. They came so close together on June 17, 2 bc that they appeared as one star, which had to be extremely bright since they are the two brightest planets. In fact, many astronomers believe that this was the touted “His Star.” The conjunction coming up on June 30/July 1 will be quite close but not as close as that one.

When we think of how closely this conjunction resembles the one that the magi witnessed and then we combine that with the prophetic implications of other current celestial events, we can’t help but lift up our eyes and see that our redemption is drawing nigh!