In God, there is no foolishness, nor weakness, in any degree.
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What If Jesus Was A Great Teacher Defying The "Norm" And The Disciples Got It Wrong??
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In God, there is no foolishness, nor weakness, in any degree.
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Going to the cross instead of bringing on Armageddon seemed like the foolish and weak thing to do, especially at that time when the Christian representation of the Kingdom of God had not proliferated and appeared fragile, and was persecuted because of that. However we have enough hindsight to see that choosing the weaker position and doing what appeared to be foolish resulted in many more souls born and redeemed which could not have happened if Jesus took the stronger and apparently wiser position in Gethsemane (you will remember what He said to Peter when He healed the soldier's ear). St Paul did not have the hindsight that we have, he was expressing faith. So, "God's foolishness and weakness" are actually judgements that mankind placed on His decisions because His decisions are much different to what mankind would have expected, and thus chosen if it was them.
Light upon light, I haven't shirked. I am flat out busy, I am painting my house before winter comes. I need to make time to pull together the scriptures you have mentioned and form a response that isn't rushed. Probably looking like Tuesday morning as far as I can see, thanks.
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Honestly, I don't know what you are talking about. I only tell you, if you read my conversation, the point was not "what that passage is about".
If you don't like me, ignore me, reply someone else.
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Paul used those claims, to make a statement/figure of speech whatever you might call it, maybe thinking he was glorifying God, but he was insulting, because to say such thing is blasphemous.
In other words, gentiles' claim ("Christ crucified" is foolishness), then Paul turned that claim against them in a blasphemous way.
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Now you change the words in 1 Corinthians 1:25, it doesn't say "foolishness of men is the wisdom of God" (You say "His wisdom = men's foolishness"), so you are not making it any better, this time you are blaspheming. As I told you even if it is a figure of speech, the whole idea of writing such a thing is blasphemous. Both foolishness and weakness are blasphemous in 1 Corinthians 1:25
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Read the whole passage instead of taking one verse out of context:
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
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As I told you once, you believe in everything and in nothing. You came to a conversation, I said why Paul was not reliable (Paul contradicts Jesus, Paul contradicts himself, etc). Then you support Paul(because according to you everything is ok, regardless contradiction), If I was to say something in favor of Paul and against "John", you would support John. You just have no criterion/standards, your belief is pure contradiction. Ask yourself about your standards. You end up like that because of a man-made religion. Bye Baha'i.
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Read the whole passage instead of taking one verse out of context:
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
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That's about what the muslims teach about Isa. (Jesus)
They're wrong.
I draw the line at heresy.
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If I were to translate this 'foolishness' and 'weakness' into Arabic or Persian, the word I would use is mazulmatiya. Often in our own Baha'i Writings it is translated as 'meekness.' It denotes not simply humility but being wronged, of being innocent. The root word here, zulm denotes oppression, it is the opposite of 'adl or justice. Here is an example of its use in our own scriptures:
"Behold, O Dhabih, the works which God, the Sovereign Truth, hath wrought. Say thou: How great, how very great, is the power of His might that encompasseth all worlds! Exalted, immeasurably exalted, is His detachment above the reach and ken of the entire creation! Glorified, glorified be his meekness--a meekness that hath melted the hearts of them that have been brought nigh unto God!"
The phrases "How great, how very Exalted, immeasurably exalted" "Glorified, glorified" are various translations of a single term in the Persian t'ali, t'ali which might be more literally translated as lofty or exalted. The repetition of these words in the Persian gives the entire passage a rhythmic effect. Since English style does not value such redundancy as Persian and Arabic does, Shoghi Effendi seems to have preferred to vary the translation in each sentence. But the theme of exaltation, of loftiness, of soaring to heights is what permeates the entirety of this Tablet.
What is most striking about this passage, however, is the way in which it ties together contradictories. What is exalted about the works amal of the True One Haq is His detachment and meekness. And it is that power "which encompasseth all the worlds." Bahá'u'lláh makes the astounding assertion then that the Exaltation of God Himself lies in His having subjected Himself through the Manifestation to abasement, oppression and suffering. It is within this context that Bahá'u'lláh goes on to say: "Reflect a while, and consider how they who are the loved ones of God must conduct themselves, and to what heights they must soar." It is through the Manifestation that God Himself participates in the suffering of the oppressed and expects us to emulate Him in that participation.
I suppose this is still all blasphemy to you. Too bad.
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Do you attribute meekness to God?? meekness=being meek=submissive=humble...??
You are blaspheming again.
It is not even opposite to "wise" or "strong" as in the Bible. You have fallen low. You are a distorter.
You are only proving once and again how deceitful is the Baha'i religion.
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You seem to think that being a Muslim is about attacking people from other religions, which is flaming, by the way. But I dont read that in the Quran.
Doesn't "Islam" come from the same root as "Peace"? The Muslim strives to live in peace and to play well with others. The Quran says not to insult other religions because it may provoke attacks on Islam.
Good Muslims are to be peaceful ambassadors on behalf of Islam. "Mumin" means "Believer." Am I not right, Mumin?
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Many star names are of Arabic origin, most of which were used by other nations in the past following almost the same Arabic nomenclature, and many of which have survived in modern scientific astronomical atlases. Below is a list of some of these Arabic star names and their meanings:
No. Proper Name Arabic Name Meaning Star
01 Acamar Akhir an-Nahr End of the river Theta Eri
02 Achernar Akhir an-Nahr End of the river Alpha Eri
03 Acrab Al-'Aqrab The scorpion Beta Sco
04 Acubens Az-Zubana The claw Alpha Cnc
05 Adhafera Ad-Dafirah The curl Zeta Leo
06 Adhara Al-'Adhara The maidens Epsilon CMa
07 Ain 'Ain "Eye" of the Bull Epsilon Tau
08 Albali Al-Bali' The swallower Epsilon Aqr
09 Alchibah Al-Khiba' The tent Alpha Crv
10 Aldebaran Ad-Dabaran "Follower" of the Pleiades Alpha Tau
11 Alderamin Adh-Dhira' al-Yamin ? The right forearm ? Alpha Cep
12 Alfirk Al-Firq The flock Beta Cep
13 Algedi Al-Jady The goat Alpha Cap
14 Algenib Al-Janb The flank Gamma Peg
15 Algieba Al-Jabhah "The forehead" of the lion Gamma Leo
16 Algebar Al-Jabbar The giant Beta Ori
17 Algol Al-Ghul The ghoul Beta Per
18 Algorab Al-Ghurab The raven Delta Crv
19 Alhena Al-Han'ah The brand-mark Gamma Gem
20 Alioth Al-Jawn The black horse Epsilon UMa
21 Alkaid Al-Qa'id "Leader" of the mourning maidens Eta UMa
22 Alkes Al-Ka's The cup Alpha Crt
23 Almak 'Anaq al-Ard Earth-kid Gamma And
24 Almeisan Al-Maisan The shining one Gamma Gem
25 Alnair An-Nayyir The bright one Alpha Gru
26 Alnair An-Nayyir The bright one Zeta Cen
27 Alnilam An-Nidham The string of pearls Epsilon Ori
28 Alnitak An-Nitaq The belt Zeta Ori
29 Alphard Al-Fard The solitary one Alpha Hya
30 Alphecca Al-Fakkah "The broken" ring of stars Alpha CrB
31 Alpheratz Surrat al-Faras Navel of the steed Alpha And
32 Alsafi Al-Athafi "The tripods" for cooking on Sigma Dra
33 Alsuhail Suhail Un-translated Lambda Vel
34 Altair At-Ta'ir "The flying" eagle Alpha Aql
35 Altais At-Tinnin The great serpent Delta Dra
36 Alterf At-Tarf "The glance" of the lion Lambda Leo
37 Aludra Al-'Udhrah The maidenhead Eta CMa
38 Alula Australis Al-Qafzah al-Ula The southern one of "the first leap" Xi UMa
39 Alula Borealis Al-Qafzah al-Ula The northern one of "the first leap" Nu UMa
40 Alya Al-Alyah The fatty tail of a sheep Theta Ser
41 Angetenar 'Arjat an-Nahr Curve of the river Tau2 Eri
42 Ankaa Al-'Anka' Phoenix Alpha Phe
43 Arkab Al-'Urqub The heel-tendon Beta Sgr
44 Arneb Al-Arnab The hare Alpha Lep
45 Arrakis Ar-Raqis The dancer Mu Dra
46 Atik Al-'Atiq "The shoulder" of the Pleiades Omicron Per
47 Auva Al-'Awwa' The barker Delta Vir
48 Azha Al-Udhi The hatching-place Eta Eri
49 Baham Al-Biham The livestock Theta Peg
50 Baten Kaitos Batn Qaytus Belly of Cetus Zeta Cet
51 Beid Al-Baid The eggs Omicron1 Eri
52 Benetnash Banat Na'sh Daughters of the bier Eta UMa
53 Betelgeuse Yad al-Jauza' Hand of Orion Alpha Ori
54 Botein Al-Butain The little belly Delta Ari
55 Caph Al-Kaff "The palm" of the Pleiades Beta Cas
56 Celbalrai Kalb ar-Ra'i The shepherd's dog Beta Oph
57 Chort Al-Kharat The rib Theta Leo
58 Cursa Al-Kursi The chair Beta Eri
59 Dabih Sa'd adh-dhabih The lucky star of "the slaughterer" Beta Cap
60 Deneb Dhanab ad-Dajajah Tail of the hen Alpha Cyg
61 Deneb Dhanab ad-Dulfin Tail of the Dolphin Epsilon Del
62 Deneb Algedi Dhanab al-Jady Tail of the goat Delta Cap
63 Deneb Kaitos Dhanab Qaytus Tail of Cetus Beta Cet
64 Denebola Dhanab al-Asad Tail of the lion Beta Leo
65 Diphda Ad-Difdi' The frog Beta Cet
67 Dschubba Al-Jabhah "The forehead" of the scorpion Delta Sco
68 Dubhe Ad-Dubb The bear Alpha UMa
69 Dziban Adh-Dhi'ban The two wolves Psi Dra
70 Edasich Adh-Dhikh The hyena Iota Dra
71 El Nath An-Nath The butting Beta Tau
72 Eltanin At-Tinnin The great serpent Gamma Dra
73 Enif Al-Anf The nose Epsilon Peg
74 Errai Ar-Ra'i The shepherd Gamma Cep
75 Fomalhaut Fam al-Hut Mouth of the fish Alpha PsA
76 Furud Al-Furud "Individual" stars Zeta CMa
77 Gienah Al-Janah The wing Gamma Crv
78 Gienah Al-Janah The wing Epsilon Cyg
79 Gomeisa Al-Ghumaisa' The bleary-eyed one Beta CMi
80 Hadar Hadar Un-translated Beta Cen
81 Hamal Al-Hamal The ram Alpha Ari
82 Heka Al-Haq'ah The white spot Lambda Ori
83 Homam Sa'd al-humam The lucky star of "the high-minded man" Zeta Peg
84 Izar Al-Izar The loin-cloth Epsilon Boo
85 Jabbah Al-Jabhah "The forehead" of the scorpion Nu Sco
86 Kaffaljidhma Al-Kaff al-Jadhma' The cut-short hand Gamma Cet
87 Kaus Australis Al-Qaus The southern one of "the bow" Epsilon Sgr
88 Kaus Borealis Al-Qaus The northern one of "the bow" Lambda Sgr
89 Kaus Media Al-Qaus The middle one of "the bow" Delta Sgr
90 Keid Al-Qaid The broken egg-shells Omicron2 Eri
91 Kitalpha Qit'at al-Faras Part of the horse Alpha Equ
92 Kokab Al-Kaukab The star Beta UMi
93 Kurhah Al-Qurhah "The blaze" on a horse's brow Xi Cep
94 Lesath Al-Las'ah The sting Upsilon Sco
95 Maasym Al-Mi'sam The wrist Lambda Her
96 Maaz Al-Ma'z The he-goat Epsilon Aur
97 Marfik Al-Mirfaq The elbow Lambda Oph
98 Markab Mankib al-Faras "The shoulder" of the horse Alpha Peg
99 Matar Sa'd Matar The lucky star of "the rain" Eta Peg
100 Mebsuta Al-Mabsutah "The outstretched" paw Epsilon Gem
101 Megrez Al-Maghriz "The insertion-point" of the Bear's tail Delta UMa
102 Meissa Al-Maisan The shining one Lambda Ori
103 Mekbuda Al-Maqbudah "The pulled-in" paw Zeta Gem
104 Menkalinan Mankib Dhi-al-'Inan Shoulder of the rein-holder Beta Aur
105 Menkar Al-Minkhar The nostril Alpha Cet
106 Menkib Al-Mankib "The shoulder" of the Pleiades Xi Per
107 Merak Al-Maraqq The loins Beta UMa
108 Mintaka Al-Mintaqah The belt Delta Ori
109 Mirak Al-Mi'zar The loin-cloth Beta And
110 Mirfak Al-Mirfaq "The elbow" of the Pleiades Alpha Per
111 Mizar Al-Maraqq The loins Zeta UMa
112 Mothallah Al-Muthallath The triangle Alpha Tri
113 Muphrid Al-Mufrid The solitary one Eta Boo
114 Murzim Al-Murzim The roarer Beta CMa
115 Nashira Sa'd Nashirah The lucky star of Nashirah (un-translated) Gamma Cap
116 Nekkar Al-Baqqar The cattleman Beta Boo
117 Nasl An-Nasl The arrowhead Gamma Sgr
118 Nihal An-Nihal The camels quenching their thirst Beta Lep
119 Nusakan An-Nasaqan The two series Beta CrB
120 Okda Al-'Uqdah The knot Alpha Psc
121 Phact Al-Fakhitah The dove Alpha Col
123 Phad Al-Fakhidh The thigh Gamma UMa
124 Pherkad Al-Farqad The calf Gamma UMi
125 Rasalased Ra's al-Asad Head of the lion Mu Leo
126 Rasalgethi Ra's al-Jathi Head of the kneeling one Alpha Her
127 Rasalhague Ra's al-Hawwa' Head of the snake-man Alpha Oph
128 Rastaban Ra's ath-Thu'ban Head of the snake Beta Dra
129 Rigel Ar-Rijl The foot Beta Ori
130 Rigilkent Rijl Qanturus Foot of the centaur Alpha Cen
131 Risha Ar-Risha' The rope Alpha Psc
132 Rukbah Ar-Rukbah The knee Delta Cas
133 Rukbat Ar-Rukbah The knee Alpha Sgr
134 Sabik As-Sabiq The preceding Eta Oph
135 Sadachbia Sa'd al-Akhbiyah Lucky star of the tents Gamma Aqr
136 Sadalbari Sa'd al-Bari' Lucky star of the excellent one Mu Peg
137 Sadalmelik Sa'd al-Malik Lucky star of the king Alpha Aqr
138 Sadalsuud Sa'd as-Su'ud Luck of lucks Beta Aqr
139 Sadr As-Sadr The breast Gamma Cyg
140 Saiph As-Saif The sword Kappa Ori
141 Scheat As-Saq The leg Beta Peg
142 Shaula Ash-Shaulah The raised tail of the scorpion Lambda Sco
143 Shedir As-Sadr The breast Alpha Cas
144 Sheratan Ash-Sharatan The two signs Beta Ari
145 Sirrah Surrat al-Faras Navel of the steed Alpha And
146 Skat As-Saq The leg Delta Aqr
147 Sulafat As-Sulahfah The tortoise Gamma Lyr
148 Tania Australis Ath-Thaniyah The southern one of "the second" leap Mu UMa
149 Tania Borealis Ath-Thaniyah The northern one of "the second" leap Lambda UMa
150 Talitha Australis Ath-Thalithah The southern one of "the third" leap Kappa UMa
151 Talitha Borealis Ath-Thalithah The northern one of "the third" leap Iota UMa
152 Tarf At-Tarf "The glance" of the lion Beta Cnc
153 Thuban Ath-Thu'ban The snake Alpha Dra
154 Unukalhai 'Unuq al-Hayyah Neck of the snake Alpha Ser
155 Vega Al-Waqi' "The stooping" eagle Alpha Lyr
156 Wasat Wasat as-Sama' "Middle" of the sky Delta Gem
157 Wazn Al-Wazn The weight Beta Col
158 Wezen Al-Wazn The weight Delta CMa
159 Yed Prior Al-Yad The preceding one of "the hand" Delta Oph
160 Yed Posterior Al-Yad The succeeding one of "the hand" Epsilon Oph
161 Zaniah Az-Zawiyah The angle Epsilon Vir
162 Zaurac Az-Zawraq The boat Gamma Eri
163 Zavijava Zawiyat al-'Awwa' Angle of the barker Beta Vir
164 Zubenelgenubi Az-Zuban al-Janubi The southern claw Alpha Lib
165 Zubeneshamali Az-Zuban ash-Shamali The northern claw Beta Lib
Notes:-
These are not all of the Arabic star names.
Some stars in the table may have more than one Arabic name, such as: Gamma Gem, Eta UMa, Beta Cet, Lambda Ori, Alpha Psc, Beta Ori, Alpha And.
Some star names may be composites of Arabic and Latin words, such as: Alula Australis (Xi UMa).
Some of the above names are still used in the sky atlases, while others are rarely used, and others are no longer used.
References:-
1. "The Astronomical Companion", by Guy Ottewell.
2. "Short Guide to Modern Star Names and Their Derivations", by Paul Kunitzch & Tim Smart (1986).
3. "Rasd al-Sama' " (Observing the Sky), by Dr. Abdul-Rahim Bader.
4. "Elm al-Falak" (Astronomy), by Prof. Hamid Al-Naimy.
With many thanks, the above list was revised by Prof. Paul Kunitzsch.
No. Proper Name Arabic Name Meaning Star
01 Acamar Akhir an-Nahr End of the river Theta Eri
02 Achernar Akhir an-Nahr End of the river Alpha Eri
03 Acrab Al-'Aqrab The scorpion Beta Sco
04 Acubens Az-Zubana The claw Alpha Cnc
05 Adhafera Ad-Dafirah The curl Zeta Leo
06 Adhara Al-'Adhara The maidens Epsilon CMa
07 Ain 'Ain "Eye" of the Bull Epsilon Tau
08 Albali Al-Bali' The swallower Epsilon Aqr
09 Alchibah Al-Khiba' The tent Alpha Crv
10 Aldebaran Ad-Dabaran "Follower" of the Pleiades Alpha Tau
11 Alderamin Adh-Dhira' al-Yamin ? The right forearm ? Alpha Cep
12 Alfirk Al-Firq The flock Beta Cep
13 Algedi Al-Jady The goat Alpha Cap
14 Algenib Al-Janb The flank Gamma Peg
15 Algieba Al-Jabhah "The forehead" of the lion Gamma Leo
16 Algebar Al-Jabbar The giant Beta Ori
17 Algol Al-Ghul The ghoul Beta Per
18 Algorab Al-Ghurab The raven Delta Crv
19 Alhena Al-Han'ah The brand-mark Gamma Gem
20 Alioth Al-Jawn The black horse Epsilon UMa
21 Alkaid Al-Qa'id "Leader" of the mourning maidens Eta UMa
22 Alkes Al-Ka's The cup Alpha Crt
23 Almak 'Anaq al-Ard Earth-kid Gamma And
24 Almeisan Al-Maisan The shining one Gamma Gem
25 Alnair An-Nayyir The bright one Alpha Gru
26 Alnair An-Nayyir The bright one Zeta Cen
27 Alnilam An-Nidham The string of pearls Epsilon Ori
28 Alnitak An-Nitaq The belt Zeta Ori
29 Alphard Al-Fard The solitary one Alpha Hya
30 Alphecca Al-Fakkah "The broken" ring of stars Alpha CrB
31 Alpheratz Surrat al-Faras Navel of the steed Alpha And
32 Alsafi Al-Athafi "The tripods" for cooking on Sigma Dra
33 Alsuhail Suhail Un-translated Lambda Vel
34 Altair At-Ta'ir "The flying" eagle Alpha Aql
35 Altais At-Tinnin The great serpent Delta Dra
36 Alterf At-Tarf "The glance" of the lion Lambda Leo
37 Aludra Al-'Udhrah The maidenhead Eta CMa
38 Alula Australis Al-Qafzah al-Ula The southern one of "the first leap" Xi UMa
39 Alula Borealis Al-Qafzah al-Ula The northern one of "the first leap" Nu UMa
40 Alya Al-Alyah The fatty tail of a sheep Theta Ser
41 Angetenar 'Arjat an-Nahr Curve of the river Tau2 Eri
42 Ankaa Al-'Anka' Phoenix Alpha Phe
43 Arkab Al-'Urqub The heel-tendon Beta Sgr
44 Arneb Al-Arnab The hare Alpha Lep
45 Arrakis Ar-Raqis The dancer Mu Dra
46 Atik Al-'Atiq "The shoulder" of the Pleiades Omicron Per
47 Auva Al-'Awwa' The barker Delta Vir
48 Azha Al-Udhi The hatching-place Eta Eri
49 Baham Al-Biham The livestock Theta Peg
50 Baten Kaitos Batn Qaytus Belly of Cetus Zeta Cet
51 Beid Al-Baid The eggs Omicron1 Eri
52 Benetnash Banat Na'sh Daughters of the bier Eta UMa
53 Betelgeuse Yad al-Jauza' Hand of Orion Alpha Ori
54 Botein Al-Butain The little belly Delta Ari
55 Caph Al-Kaff "The palm" of the Pleiades Beta Cas
56 Celbalrai Kalb ar-Ra'i The shepherd's dog Beta Oph
57 Chort Al-Kharat The rib Theta Leo
58 Cursa Al-Kursi The chair Beta Eri
59 Dabih Sa'd adh-dhabih The lucky star of "the slaughterer" Beta Cap
60 Deneb Dhanab ad-Dajajah Tail of the hen Alpha Cyg
61 Deneb Dhanab ad-Dulfin Tail of the Dolphin Epsilon Del
62 Deneb Algedi Dhanab al-Jady Tail of the goat Delta Cap
63 Deneb Kaitos Dhanab Qaytus Tail of Cetus Beta Cet
64 Denebola Dhanab al-Asad Tail of the lion Beta Leo
65 Diphda Ad-Difdi' The frog Beta Cet
67 Dschubba Al-Jabhah "The forehead" of the scorpion Delta Sco
68 Dubhe Ad-Dubb The bear Alpha UMa
69 Dziban Adh-Dhi'ban The two wolves Psi Dra
70 Edasich Adh-Dhikh The hyena Iota Dra
71 El Nath An-Nath The butting Beta Tau
72 Eltanin At-Tinnin The great serpent Gamma Dra
73 Enif Al-Anf The nose Epsilon Peg
74 Errai Ar-Ra'i The shepherd Gamma Cep
75 Fomalhaut Fam al-Hut Mouth of the fish Alpha PsA
76 Furud Al-Furud "Individual" stars Zeta CMa
77 Gienah Al-Janah The wing Gamma Crv
78 Gienah Al-Janah The wing Epsilon Cyg
79 Gomeisa Al-Ghumaisa' The bleary-eyed one Beta CMi
80 Hadar Hadar Un-translated Beta Cen
81 Hamal Al-Hamal The ram Alpha Ari
82 Heka Al-Haq'ah The white spot Lambda Ori
83 Homam Sa'd al-humam The lucky star of "the high-minded man" Zeta Peg
84 Izar Al-Izar The loin-cloth Epsilon Boo
85 Jabbah Al-Jabhah "The forehead" of the scorpion Nu Sco
86 Kaffaljidhma Al-Kaff al-Jadhma' The cut-short hand Gamma Cet
87 Kaus Australis Al-Qaus The southern one of "the bow" Epsilon Sgr
88 Kaus Borealis Al-Qaus The northern one of "the bow" Lambda Sgr
89 Kaus Media Al-Qaus The middle one of "the bow" Delta Sgr
90 Keid Al-Qaid The broken egg-shells Omicron2 Eri
91 Kitalpha Qit'at al-Faras Part of the horse Alpha Equ
92 Kokab Al-Kaukab The star Beta UMi
93 Kurhah Al-Qurhah "The blaze" on a horse's brow Xi Cep
94 Lesath Al-Las'ah The sting Upsilon Sco
95 Maasym Al-Mi'sam The wrist Lambda Her
96 Maaz Al-Ma'z The he-goat Epsilon Aur
97 Marfik Al-Mirfaq The elbow Lambda Oph
98 Markab Mankib al-Faras "The shoulder" of the horse Alpha Peg
99 Matar Sa'd Matar The lucky star of "the rain" Eta Peg
100 Mebsuta Al-Mabsutah "The outstretched" paw Epsilon Gem
101 Megrez Al-Maghriz "The insertion-point" of the Bear's tail Delta UMa
102 Meissa Al-Maisan The shining one Lambda Ori
103 Mekbuda Al-Maqbudah "The pulled-in" paw Zeta Gem
104 Menkalinan Mankib Dhi-al-'Inan Shoulder of the rein-holder Beta Aur
105 Menkar Al-Minkhar The nostril Alpha Cet
106 Menkib Al-Mankib "The shoulder" of the Pleiades Xi Per
107 Merak Al-Maraqq The loins Beta UMa
108 Mintaka Al-Mintaqah The belt Delta Ori
109 Mirak Al-Mi'zar The loin-cloth Beta And
110 Mirfak Al-Mirfaq "The elbow" of the Pleiades Alpha Per
111 Mizar Al-Maraqq The loins Zeta UMa
112 Mothallah Al-Muthallath The triangle Alpha Tri
113 Muphrid Al-Mufrid The solitary one Eta Boo
114 Murzim Al-Murzim The roarer Beta CMa
115 Nashira Sa'd Nashirah The lucky star of Nashirah (un-translated) Gamma Cap
116 Nekkar Al-Baqqar The cattleman Beta Boo
117 Nasl An-Nasl The arrowhead Gamma Sgr
118 Nihal An-Nihal The camels quenching their thirst Beta Lep
119 Nusakan An-Nasaqan The two series Beta CrB
120 Okda Al-'Uqdah The knot Alpha Psc
121 Phact Al-Fakhitah The dove Alpha Col
123 Phad Al-Fakhidh The thigh Gamma UMa
124 Pherkad Al-Farqad The calf Gamma UMi
125 Rasalased Ra's al-Asad Head of the lion Mu Leo
126 Rasalgethi Ra's al-Jathi Head of the kneeling one Alpha Her
127 Rasalhague Ra's al-Hawwa' Head of the snake-man Alpha Oph
128 Rastaban Ra's ath-Thu'ban Head of the snake Beta Dra
129 Rigel Ar-Rijl The foot Beta Ori
130 Rigilkent Rijl Qanturus Foot of the centaur Alpha Cen
131 Risha Ar-Risha' The rope Alpha Psc
132 Rukbah Ar-Rukbah The knee Delta Cas
133 Rukbat Ar-Rukbah The knee Alpha Sgr
134 Sabik As-Sabiq The preceding Eta Oph
135 Sadachbia Sa'd al-Akhbiyah Lucky star of the tents Gamma Aqr
136 Sadalbari Sa'd al-Bari' Lucky star of the excellent one Mu Peg
137 Sadalmelik Sa'd al-Malik Lucky star of the king Alpha Aqr
138 Sadalsuud Sa'd as-Su'ud Luck of lucks Beta Aqr
139 Sadr As-Sadr The breast Gamma Cyg
140 Saiph As-Saif The sword Kappa Ori
141 Scheat As-Saq The leg Beta Peg
142 Shaula Ash-Shaulah The raised tail of the scorpion Lambda Sco
143 Shedir As-Sadr The breast Alpha Cas
144 Sheratan Ash-Sharatan The two signs Beta Ari
145 Sirrah Surrat al-Faras Navel of the steed Alpha And
146 Skat As-Saq The leg Delta Aqr
147 Sulafat As-Sulahfah The tortoise Gamma Lyr
148 Tania Australis Ath-Thaniyah The southern one of "the second" leap Mu UMa
149 Tania Borealis Ath-Thaniyah The northern one of "the second" leap Lambda UMa
150 Talitha Australis Ath-Thalithah The southern one of "the third" leap Kappa UMa
151 Talitha Borealis Ath-Thalithah The northern one of "the third" leap Iota UMa
152 Tarf At-Tarf "The glance" of the lion Beta Cnc
153 Thuban Ath-Thu'ban The snake Alpha Dra
154 Unukalhai 'Unuq al-Hayyah Neck of the snake Alpha Ser
155 Vega Al-Waqi' "The stooping" eagle Alpha Lyr
156 Wasat Wasat as-Sama' "Middle" of the sky Delta Gem
157 Wazn Al-Wazn The weight Beta Col
158 Wezen Al-Wazn The weight Delta CMa
159 Yed Prior Al-Yad The preceding one of "the hand" Delta Oph
160 Yed Posterior Al-Yad The succeeding one of "the hand" Epsilon Oph
161 Zaniah Az-Zawiyah The angle Epsilon Vir
162 Zaurac Az-Zawraq The boat Gamma Eri
163 Zavijava Zawiyat al-'Awwa' Angle of the barker Beta Vir
164 Zubenelgenubi Az-Zuban al-Janubi The southern claw Alpha Lib
165 Zubeneshamali Az-Zuban ash-Shamali The northern claw Beta Lib
Notes:-
These are not all of the Arabic star names.
Some stars in the table may have more than one Arabic name, such as: Gamma Gem, Eta UMa, Beta Cet, Lambda Ori, Alpha Psc, Beta Ori, Alpha And.
Some star names may be composites of Arabic and Latin words, such as: Alula Australis (Xi UMa).
Some of the above names are still used in the sky atlases, while others are rarely used, and others are no longer used.
References:-
1. "The Astronomical Companion", by Guy Ottewell.
2. "Short Guide to Modern Star Names and Their Derivations", by Paul Kunitzch & Tim Smart (1986).
3. "Rasd al-Sama' " (Observing the Sky), by Dr. Abdul-Rahim Bader.
4. "Elm al-Falak" (Astronomy), by Prof. Hamid Al-Naimy.
With many thanks, the above list was revised by Prof. Paul Kunitzsch.
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I.Virgo. The Virgin. A symbol of a woman lying prostrate with a branch in her right hand and some ears of corn in her left hand. To the Egyptians the woman was represented as Isis and called Aspolia (the seed). The Greeks, likewise ignorant of the Divine origin and teaching of this sign, represented Virgo as Ceres. The Arabic name is Adarah meaning the pure virgin. The Hebrew name is Bethulah meaning a virgin. The Greek name is Parthenos meaning the maid of virgin pureness. All the traditions, names and mythologies, connected with sign, recognize and emphasize the virginity of the woman. MT 1:20 "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" --which means, "God with us." The greatest wonder is that motherhood attends the virginity. One hundred years before the birth of Christ, an altar was found in Gaul with this inscription: "to the virgin who is to bring forth". This woman in the sign is the holder and bringer of an illustrious Seed. Christ referred to Himself as a seed JN 12:23 "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The bright star in the ear of corn is called in Arabic Al Zimach which means the branch. A star in the branch is called Al Mureddin which means who shall come down, and in Chaldee it is called Vindermiatrix which means branch who cometh. Zechariah 3:8 " ` I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. 9 See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,' says the LORD Almighty, `and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day. " ISA 4:2 In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious ISA7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son". ISA 11:1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. JER 23:5 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. JER 23:6 In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. AC 4:11 He is " `the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone. '12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." This fallen state of our natures is symbolized in the sign of Virgo, as the woman lies prostrate, helpless to stand upright. She holds forth the illustious Branch, the Seed of whom is the hope for a prostrate and fallen humanity.
1. Coma. Ancient zodiacs picture this as a woman with a child in her arms and called it Comah, meaning the desired or the longed for. HAG 2::7 " I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. The Egyptians called this sign Shesnu, meaning the desired son, calling the child Horus. The Persian name denotes a pure virgin who is on a throne nourishing an infant boy having the name Ihesu (Hebrew), similar to the Greeks name Ieza called Christos. A virgin Woman of wisdom, righteousness and all the good arts supporting and nourishing the Child. LK 2:40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. The earlier zodiac of Denderah, dating back to 2000 B.C. shows the figure of a women and child. Tradition says it was in this constellation that the Star of Bethlehem appeared. There may have been a Persian Magi among those who searched for the Desire of all nations. Will another Sign will appear in Comah, the Sign of the Son of Man in Heaven? MT 24:30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
2. Centaurus. The Despised. A horse with the upper-body of a man, chaging with a spear. Pictorial of two natures, and growing into man-hood. Name in Hebrew is Asmeath, which means sin offering. The brightest star in the horses foot is a double-star named Toliman, and is appearing to grow brighter rapidly. 53: 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
3. Bootes. A symbol of a strong man walking rapidly with a spear in his right hand and a sickle in his left. Egyptians called this Smat meaning one who rules, subdues and governs. Greeks called this Bootes (ploughman), and Arcturus the watcher, guardian and keeper of Arktos. Arktos is the flock, the sheepfold in all ancient zodiacs. Bootes is a guardian and keeper of the sheepfold. JN 10:22 Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomon's Colonnade. 24 The Jews gathered around him, saying, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." JN 10:25 Jesus answered, "I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father's name speak for me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one." JN 10:31 Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, 32 but Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?" JN 10:33 "We are not stoning you for any of these," replied the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God." JN 10:34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, `I have said you are gods' ? 35 If he called them `gods,' to whom the word of God came--and the Scripture cannot be broken-- 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, `I am God's Son'? 37 Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. 38 But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father." 39 Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp. The name of the bright star Arcturus means He cometh. The Hebrew name of this constellation is the coming, the sickle in his hand represents him as a reaper. REV 14:14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one "like a son of man" with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, "Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe." 16 So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. Together with the other signs in Virgo is illustrated the coming of a Savior - born of a virgin, having two natures, slain for sin, triumphant over death, to return again.
II. Libra. The Scales. All the Eastern and the most ancient zodiacs contain the figure of the Scales or Balances. The down side is invariably slanted toward the deadly Scorpion. This symbol has been blended and separated with Scorpio by Greeks, who viewed the balances of Astraea Goddess of Justice. The Hebrew name is Mozanaim meaning the scales weighing. In Arabic Al Zubena meaning purchase or redemption. In Coptic Lambadia meaning station of propitiation. The 4 bright star names provide us with the full meaning. Zubennn al Genubi means the price deficient. Zuben al Shemali means the price which covers. Al Gubi means heaped up high. Zuben Akrabi means the price of the conflict. The Persian zodiac has a man or woman lifting the scales in one hand and and grasps a lamb in the other, the lamb has a form of an ancient weight. The continuation of the story of the Seed of the woman, promised and appointed to recover fallen man from the Serpents power. Recovery requires eternal justice, weighing the demerits and awards of sin on one and the price paid for redemption on the other. Man, weighed in the balance, is found wanting. The price of redemption from sin is too high for mortal man to pay. One of the scales is up which says to universal man DA 5:27 : You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. The other side is borne down with the star named the price that covers. What the accepted price was to consist of is explained in the minor constellations of this sign, these describe the great work of the Redemption beginning and ending with the Cross.
1. Crux. The Cross. A figure of 4 bright stars in the form of a cross, conspicuous in the darkest section of the southern heavens. It points to the southern celestial pole. Tradition says it was only visible in Jerusalem until Calvary - since then it is invisible at that latitude due to recession of the Polar Star. The Hebrew name is Adom which means cutting off. *Note verse 26 below DA 9:25 "Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven `sevens,' and sixty-two`sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two `sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one `seven.' In the middle of the`seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. " The Egyptians called this Sera which means victory, the symbol of life natural and eternal perfect and complete, they decorated cakes with the symbol and ate as a form of worship life and salvation through the Cross In the ancient zodiac of Denderah Crux is represented as a lion with his head turned backward and his tongue out as if in thirst. Christ is Lion of the Tribe of Judah, as He died on the Cross Christ expressed His consuming thirst. A Savior who suffered on it, conquer by it, and give eternal life through it. The symbol of the cross was sacred to many ancient descendants, Christianity did not have its origins in the paganism of ancient religions, but is the fulfillment of the most ancient of Celestial Prophecies. Crux stands among the symbols of ancient astronomy as it stands in Christianity, a token of the price at which our redemption was to be bought.
2. Lupus. The Victim. Here we find the figure of an animal as slain by the spear of the charging Centaur, it is in the act of falling down dead. The ancient Egyptian zodiac of Denderah pictures this as a little child with its fingers on its lips. The Egyptians refered to him as Horus and also called him Sura meaning a lamb. Men nailed Christ to the cross but it was He who gave Himself into their hands to do it. This is seen in the pictorial portrait of the victim slain by a spear, barbed in the form of the cross, coming from His own hand, symbolized by the Centaur. The important element in the mystical transaction on the cross is that He sacrificed Himself. JN 10:14 "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me-- 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life--only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father." Just as Lupus and Crux are the southernmost constellations, Christs death by the Cross marks the limit and farthest boundaries of the humiliation for human redemption. The gates of Hell stood confounded before His majesty, and the doors of the grave gave way. We see in Lupus a celestial portrait of the scriptural message He who knew no sin consented to become an offering for sin, an indication of the nature and payment of the price of redemption.
3. Corona Borealis. The Crown. The stars in this constellation are white and twinkling, symbolizing the Crown is fully jeweled. A jewel box in the southern milkyway near the southern cross. The Araabic name of this sign is Al Iclil meaning jewel. The Hebrew is Atarah meaning royal crown. ISA 28:5 In that day the LORD Almighty will be a glorious crown, a beautiful wreath for the remnant of his people. The LORD of Hosts be for a Crown{Atarah} of Glory, Diadem of Beauty. Here we see the Crown of the people of God is the LORD Himself, the Diadem of His elect.
1. Coma. Ancient zodiacs picture this as a woman with a child in her arms and called it Comah, meaning the desired or the longed for. HAG 2::7 " I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. The Egyptians called this sign Shesnu, meaning the desired son, calling the child Horus. The Persian name denotes a pure virgin who is on a throne nourishing an infant boy having the name Ihesu (Hebrew), similar to the Greeks name Ieza called Christos. A virgin Woman of wisdom, righteousness and all the good arts supporting and nourishing the Child. LK 2:40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. The earlier zodiac of Denderah, dating back to 2000 B.C. shows the figure of a women and child. Tradition says it was in this constellation that the Star of Bethlehem appeared. There may have been a Persian Magi among those who searched for the Desire of all nations. Will another Sign will appear in Comah, the Sign of the Son of Man in Heaven? MT 24:30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
2. Centaurus. The Despised. A horse with the upper-body of a man, chaging with a spear. Pictorial of two natures, and growing into man-hood. Name in Hebrew is Asmeath, which means sin offering. The brightest star in the horses foot is a double-star named Toliman, and is appearing to grow brighter rapidly. 53: 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
3. Bootes. A symbol of a strong man walking rapidly with a spear in his right hand and a sickle in his left. Egyptians called this Smat meaning one who rules, subdues and governs. Greeks called this Bootes (ploughman), and Arcturus the watcher, guardian and keeper of Arktos. Arktos is the flock, the sheepfold in all ancient zodiacs. Bootes is a guardian and keeper of the sheepfold. JN 10:22 Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomon's Colonnade. 24 The Jews gathered around him, saying, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." JN 10:25 Jesus answered, "I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father's name speak for me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one." JN 10:31 Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, 32 but Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?" JN 10:33 "We are not stoning you for any of these," replied the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God." JN 10:34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, `I have said you are gods' ? 35 If he called them `gods,' to whom the word of God came--and the Scripture cannot be broken-- 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, `I am God's Son'? 37 Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. 38 But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father." 39 Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp. The name of the bright star Arcturus means He cometh. The Hebrew name of this constellation is the coming, the sickle in his hand represents him as a reaper. REV 14:14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one "like a son of man" with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, "Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe." 16 So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. Together with the other signs in Virgo is illustrated the coming of a Savior - born of a virgin, having two natures, slain for sin, triumphant over death, to return again.
II. Libra. The Scales. All the Eastern and the most ancient zodiacs contain the figure of the Scales or Balances. The down side is invariably slanted toward the deadly Scorpion. This symbol has been blended and separated with Scorpio by Greeks, who viewed the balances of Astraea Goddess of Justice. The Hebrew name is Mozanaim meaning the scales weighing. In Arabic Al Zubena meaning purchase or redemption. In Coptic Lambadia meaning station of propitiation. The 4 bright star names provide us with the full meaning. Zubennn al Genubi means the price deficient. Zuben al Shemali means the price which covers. Al Gubi means heaped up high. Zuben Akrabi means the price of the conflict. The Persian zodiac has a man or woman lifting the scales in one hand and and grasps a lamb in the other, the lamb has a form of an ancient weight. The continuation of the story of the Seed of the woman, promised and appointed to recover fallen man from the Serpents power. Recovery requires eternal justice, weighing the demerits and awards of sin on one and the price paid for redemption on the other. Man, weighed in the balance, is found wanting. The price of redemption from sin is too high for mortal man to pay. One of the scales is up which says to universal man DA 5:27 : You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. The other side is borne down with the star named the price that covers. What the accepted price was to consist of is explained in the minor constellations of this sign, these describe the great work of the Redemption beginning and ending with the Cross.
1. Crux. The Cross. A figure of 4 bright stars in the form of a cross, conspicuous in the darkest section of the southern heavens. It points to the southern celestial pole. Tradition says it was only visible in Jerusalem until Calvary - since then it is invisible at that latitude due to recession of the Polar Star. The Hebrew name is Adom which means cutting off. *Note verse 26 below DA 9:25 "Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven `sevens,' and sixty-two`sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two `sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one `seven.' In the middle of the`seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. " The Egyptians called this Sera which means victory, the symbol of life natural and eternal perfect and complete, they decorated cakes with the symbol and ate as a form of worship life and salvation through the Cross In the ancient zodiac of Denderah Crux is represented as a lion with his head turned backward and his tongue out as if in thirst. Christ is Lion of the Tribe of Judah, as He died on the Cross Christ expressed His consuming thirst. A Savior who suffered on it, conquer by it, and give eternal life through it. The symbol of the cross was sacred to many ancient descendants, Christianity did not have its origins in the paganism of ancient religions, but is the fulfillment of the most ancient of Celestial Prophecies. Crux stands among the symbols of ancient astronomy as it stands in Christianity, a token of the price at which our redemption was to be bought.
2. Lupus. The Victim. Here we find the figure of an animal as slain by the spear of the charging Centaur, it is in the act of falling down dead. The ancient Egyptian zodiac of Denderah pictures this as a little child with its fingers on its lips. The Egyptians refered to him as Horus and also called him Sura meaning a lamb. Men nailed Christ to the cross but it was He who gave Himself into their hands to do it. This is seen in the pictorial portrait of the victim slain by a spear, barbed in the form of the cross, coming from His own hand, symbolized by the Centaur. The important element in the mystical transaction on the cross is that He sacrificed Himself. JN 10:14 "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me-- 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life--only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father." Just as Lupus and Crux are the southernmost constellations, Christs death by the Cross marks the limit and farthest boundaries of the humiliation for human redemption. The gates of Hell stood confounded before His majesty, and the doors of the grave gave way. We see in Lupus a celestial portrait of the scriptural message He who knew no sin consented to become an offering for sin, an indication of the nature and payment of the price of redemption.
3. Corona Borealis. The Crown. The stars in this constellation are white and twinkling, symbolizing the Crown is fully jeweled. A jewel box in the southern milkyway near the southern cross. The Araabic name of this sign is Al Iclil meaning jewel. The Hebrew is Atarah meaning royal crown. ISA 28:5 In that day the LORD Almighty will be a glorious crown, a beautiful wreath for the remnant of his people. The LORD of Hosts be for a Crown{Atarah} of Glory, Diadem of Beauty. Here we see the Crown of the people of God is the LORD Himself, the Diadem of His elect.
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III. Scorpio. The Scorpion. In this constellation we have the figure of a mammoth scorpion, with its tail uplifted in anger. It appears to be trying to strike the man (Ophiuchus) who is struggling with the serpent. The man in turn is crushing the scorpion with his foot placed over the heart. In the zodiac of Denderah, Scorpio is represented by a monster serpent with one hundred heads called Typhon. The brightest star, in the heart of the figure, is one of the reddest stars visible and bears the ancient Arabic name of Antares which means the wounding and is also known as the Scorpions Heart. This figure speaks of a most malignant conflict between the Serpent and the womans Seed. The attempt to destroy all the males of the seed of Abraham (Exodus Chapt1), the efforts of Athaliah to destroy all the royal seed (2Kings11:1), Herods slaying of all the male babes in Bethlehem. The conflict develops into the real wounding at the Cross when the Scorpion struck the womans Seed. To clearly indicate that this conflict only apparently ended in defeat on the Cross, we have the first 2 minor constellations belonging to this sign presented as one picture and including the sign itself. Being thus joined, the scorpion, the serpent and the man, shows the ultimate triumphant of the serpents opponent. Therefore we must consider the first two minor constellations together next.
1&2 1. Serpens. The Serpent. 2. Ophiuchus. The Serpent Holder. The figure of a mighty man (Ophiuchus) wrestling with a giganic serpent (Serpens) whose head is trying to reach a crown {Corona}. The man is grasping the serpent with both hands disabling the monster by his superior power and effectively holding him fast so that he cannot get to the crown{Corona} With one foot lifted from the scorpions tail as stung and hurt, he is in the process of crushing the scorpions head with the other. A figure of the wrestling and agony which the Seed of the Virgin experienced in the hour of the powers of darkness the great Scorpion striking the Son of God, every pore issued blood. The Hebrew and Arabic name is Afeichus meaning the serpent held. The brightest star in the mans head is called Ras Alhegue meaning the head of him who holds. The star Saiph in the mans foot means bruised. The Coming one overcomes the Serpent and is the great Healer, the Resurrection and Life Everlasting. The doctrine of a Savior necessarily implies the doctrine of a Destroyer, a dark and subtle intelligence operating within a person, as Christ came into the world the Scorpion sought to to deceive and destroy Him. The Serpens is looking up to seize the Crown {Corona Borealis}. The man Ophiuchus representing Jesus Christ, is holding fast the Serpens preventing him from taking the Celestial Crown {Corona Borealis}
3. Hercules. The Mighty Man. A symbol of a mighty man down on one knee with his heel uplifted as if wounded wearing the skin of a lion he has slain holding a great club in the right hand and a three headed creature in the left, His left foot is set directly on the head of the great Dragon (Draco). REV 12:13 When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach. 15 Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. The zodiac of Denderah has a humane figure with a club named Bau which means who cometh. Hercules is the Roman name and Herakles is the Greek, however the Phoenicians 200 years before the Greeks represented Him as a savior. The Chaldee has legends from 4000 years ago. Hercules is not a Greek invention, it dates back to Egypt, Phoenica and India to a time long anterior to the Greeks. To replace what had been lost of ancient wisdom much was added after the mythical style, in spite of the ancient perversions which have woven fables and gods around the ancient names and their meanings we can still see foretold the mighty works which the Seed of the Woman, Jesus Christ, would perform. The brightest star in his head is named Ras al Gethi meaning the Head of him who bruises. The next in the right arm pit is Kornephorus meaning the Branch, kneeling. The original star picture is a prophetic representation of Him who shall destroy the Serpent and open way not to fabled apples of gold but to the tree of life itself.
IV. Sagittarius. The Archer. We again have the figure of a Centaur indicating the double nature of the Seed of the Virgin. A figure of a mighty warrior riding forth majestically with a bow and arrow aimed at the heart of the Scorpion. The Archer is at war with the Scorpion and all the evil creatures associated with it, and his going forth is for their destruction. REV 6:2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. The Hebrew name of this constellation is Kesith meaning the archer. In Arabic it is called Al Kuas meaning the arrow. In ancient Akkadian the name of this picture is Nun-Ki meaning Prince of the earth. The zodiac of Denderah has under this constellation in hieroglyphics the word Knem which means He conquers. According to Greek myth this was Cheiron, a great teacher of mankind, a king blessed by God whose name every generation shall remember and whom the people shall praise for ever and ever. The Greeks recognized the attributes of this sign and its star names, the two brightest are Naim meaning gracious one and Nehushla meaning the going or sending forth, but the original story had been lost by their time. The Hindoos also recognized the nature and meaning of this constellation, in sacred Indian books there is a tenth avatar predicted when Vishnu is to come as a man on a white horse overthrowing his enemies and rooting out all evil from the earth. The same story as told in Revelation when the King of Kings and Lord of Lords comes forth to do battle.
1. Lyra. The Harp. A symbol of an eagle holding a harp. The eagle is the enemy of the serpent and darts forth from the heavenly heights with great suddenness and power. Lyra contains one of the most superb of all the first magnitude stars. Its name is Vega, which means He shall be exulted. The brightness of this star is one hundred times that of our sun. About fourteen thousand years ago Vega was the north Polar Star, and, in consequence of the precession of the equinoxes, it will occupy the same position about eleven thousand years hence. Two others conspicuous stars in this constellation are Shelyuk meaning an eagle and Sulaphat meaning springing up or ascending - as in praise. The harp is the oldest of stringed instruments known during the time of Adam - GE 4:19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21 His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute. The placing of the harp following Sagittarius connects pre-eminent gladness, joy, delight, and praise with the actions of this great Archer. REV 5:13 "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!"
2. Ara. The Altar. A symbol of an altar, covered with burning fire. The fire is burning downward, significantly, toward the lower regions of outer darkness called Tartarus, the area toward the covered and invisible south pole. The zodiac of Denderah has the same basic idea but has the symbol of a throned human figure wielding a flail over a jackal, the cunning animal of darkness. The jackal, often identified with the dragon, is being brought under dominion and judgement. The throned figure has a name Bau which signifies the coming one, the same as in Scorpio. We can see depicted in this constellation a coming judgement, symbolizing the burning pyre and the coming one, enthroned with the threshing instrument.
3. Draco. The Dragon. This constellation is the figure of a great serpent wound about half of the northern sky, the tail alone extends over a third part of the stars. The name means trodden on, it is pictured under the forefoot of Sagattarius and is named Her-fent meaning the serpent accursed in the zodiac of Denderah. PS 91:13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. ISA 27:1 In that day, the LORD will punish with his sword, his fierce, great and powerful sword, Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea. The prominent star in the latter coils is named in Hebrew Thuban meaning the subtle, it was the north Polar Star 4600 years ago and is much closer presently to the true pole than Polaris. The downward sloping passage in the Great Pyramid of Giza points to the place where it occupied in the sky when it was the pole star and could be seen by day at the bottom of the passage deep beneath the foundation of that mighty pile of stone. A bright star in the head of the figure is named Ethanin meaning the long serpent or dragon. Another one named Rastaban meaning the head of the subtle. Two other stars are Giansar meaning the punished enemy and El Athik meaning the fraudful. The Dragon and the Serpent are one and the same but manifested in different ways, the Devil and the Deceiver destroying by insinuating poison. There is nothing in zoology to explain or account for such a creature yet this image has figured conspicuously in mans art and literature throughout ages as being vanquished by the works of gods, heroes and saints. Mythology says the Dragon guarded the golden apples in the Garden of Hesperides from man and Hercules slain this Dragon. The ancient celestial signs portray this old serpent who deceived and thus kept mortals from the fruits of the tree of life as being crushed by the promised Seed of the woman, the coming one who is pictured with his foot on the head of the Dragon.
1&2 1. Serpens. The Serpent. 2. Ophiuchus. The Serpent Holder. The figure of a mighty man (Ophiuchus) wrestling with a giganic serpent (Serpens) whose head is trying to reach a crown {Corona}. The man is grasping the serpent with both hands disabling the monster by his superior power and effectively holding him fast so that he cannot get to the crown{Corona} With one foot lifted from the scorpions tail as stung and hurt, he is in the process of crushing the scorpions head with the other. A figure of the wrestling and agony which the Seed of the Virgin experienced in the hour of the powers of darkness the great Scorpion striking the Son of God, every pore issued blood. The Hebrew and Arabic name is Afeichus meaning the serpent held. The brightest star in the mans head is called Ras Alhegue meaning the head of him who holds. The star Saiph in the mans foot means bruised. The Coming one overcomes the Serpent and is the great Healer, the Resurrection and Life Everlasting. The doctrine of a Savior necessarily implies the doctrine of a Destroyer, a dark and subtle intelligence operating within a person, as Christ came into the world the Scorpion sought to to deceive and destroy Him. The Serpens is looking up to seize the Crown {Corona Borealis}. The man Ophiuchus representing Jesus Christ, is holding fast the Serpens preventing him from taking the Celestial Crown {Corona Borealis}
3. Hercules. The Mighty Man. A symbol of a mighty man down on one knee with his heel uplifted as if wounded wearing the skin of a lion he has slain holding a great club in the right hand and a three headed creature in the left, His left foot is set directly on the head of the great Dragon (Draco). REV 12:13 When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach. 15 Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. The zodiac of Denderah has a humane figure with a club named Bau which means who cometh. Hercules is the Roman name and Herakles is the Greek, however the Phoenicians 200 years before the Greeks represented Him as a savior. The Chaldee has legends from 4000 years ago. Hercules is not a Greek invention, it dates back to Egypt, Phoenica and India to a time long anterior to the Greeks. To replace what had been lost of ancient wisdom much was added after the mythical style, in spite of the ancient perversions which have woven fables and gods around the ancient names and their meanings we can still see foretold the mighty works which the Seed of the Woman, Jesus Christ, would perform. The brightest star in his head is named Ras al Gethi meaning the Head of him who bruises. The next in the right arm pit is Kornephorus meaning the Branch, kneeling. The original star picture is a prophetic representation of Him who shall destroy the Serpent and open way not to fabled apples of gold but to the tree of life itself.
IV. Sagittarius. The Archer. We again have the figure of a Centaur indicating the double nature of the Seed of the Virgin. A figure of a mighty warrior riding forth majestically with a bow and arrow aimed at the heart of the Scorpion. The Archer is at war with the Scorpion and all the evil creatures associated with it, and his going forth is for their destruction. REV 6:2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. The Hebrew name of this constellation is Kesith meaning the archer. In Arabic it is called Al Kuas meaning the arrow. In ancient Akkadian the name of this picture is Nun-Ki meaning Prince of the earth. The zodiac of Denderah has under this constellation in hieroglyphics the word Knem which means He conquers. According to Greek myth this was Cheiron, a great teacher of mankind, a king blessed by God whose name every generation shall remember and whom the people shall praise for ever and ever. The Greeks recognized the attributes of this sign and its star names, the two brightest are Naim meaning gracious one and Nehushla meaning the going or sending forth, but the original story had been lost by their time. The Hindoos also recognized the nature and meaning of this constellation, in sacred Indian books there is a tenth avatar predicted when Vishnu is to come as a man on a white horse overthrowing his enemies and rooting out all evil from the earth. The same story as told in Revelation when the King of Kings and Lord of Lords comes forth to do battle.
1. Lyra. The Harp. A symbol of an eagle holding a harp. The eagle is the enemy of the serpent and darts forth from the heavenly heights with great suddenness and power. Lyra contains one of the most superb of all the first magnitude stars. Its name is Vega, which means He shall be exulted. The brightness of this star is one hundred times that of our sun. About fourteen thousand years ago Vega was the north Polar Star, and, in consequence of the precession of the equinoxes, it will occupy the same position about eleven thousand years hence. Two others conspicuous stars in this constellation are Shelyuk meaning an eagle and Sulaphat meaning springing up or ascending - as in praise. The harp is the oldest of stringed instruments known during the time of Adam - GE 4:19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21 His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute. The placing of the harp following Sagittarius connects pre-eminent gladness, joy, delight, and praise with the actions of this great Archer. REV 5:13 "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!"
2. Ara. The Altar. A symbol of an altar, covered with burning fire. The fire is burning downward, significantly, toward the lower regions of outer darkness called Tartarus, the area toward the covered and invisible south pole. The zodiac of Denderah has the same basic idea but has the symbol of a throned human figure wielding a flail over a jackal, the cunning animal of darkness. The jackal, often identified with the dragon, is being brought under dominion and judgement. The throned figure has a name Bau which signifies the coming one, the same as in Scorpio. We can see depicted in this constellation a coming judgement, symbolizing the burning pyre and the coming one, enthroned with the threshing instrument.
3. Draco. The Dragon. This constellation is the figure of a great serpent wound about half of the northern sky, the tail alone extends over a third part of the stars. The name means trodden on, it is pictured under the forefoot of Sagattarius and is named Her-fent meaning the serpent accursed in the zodiac of Denderah. PS 91:13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. ISA 27:1 In that day, the LORD will punish with his sword, his fierce, great and powerful sword, Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea. The prominent star in the latter coils is named in Hebrew Thuban meaning the subtle, it was the north Polar Star 4600 years ago and is much closer presently to the true pole than Polaris. The downward sloping passage in the Great Pyramid of Giza points to the place where it occupied in the sky when it was the pole star and could be seen by day at the bottom of the passage deep beneath the foundation of that mighty pile of stone. A bright star in the head of the figure is named Ethanin meaning the long serpent or dragon. Another one named Rastaban meaning the head of the subtle. Two other stars are Giansar meaning the punished enemy and El Athik meaning the fraudful. The Dragon and the Serpent are one and the same but manifested in different ways, the Devil and the Deceiver destroying by insinuating poison. There is nothing in zoology to explain or account for such a creature yet this image has figured conspicuously in mans art and literature throughout ages as being vanquished by the works of gods, heroes and saints. Mythology says the Dragon guarded the golden apples in the Garden of Hesperides from man and Hercules slain this Dragon. The ancient celestial signs portray this old serpent who deceived and thus kept mortals from the fruits of the tree of life as being crushed by the promised Seed of the woman, the coming one who is pictured with his foot on the head of the Dragon.
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V. Capricornus. The Sea Goat. Capricornus is the Latin name and means goat or atonement, a symbol of a goat with the tail of a fish. In all the ancient zodiacs the tail is full of vigor and life. Two star names are Al Gedi meaning the goat and Deneb Al Gedi the sacrifice cometh. A prophecy of the promised deliverance. ISA 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. The living fish proceeding from the dying goat pictures a mystic procreation and a brining forth. That which is brought forth is a fish, an understood symbol of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Our Savior = the initial in Greek form a name which signifies a fish. In spite of much paganized and corrupted paraphrasing, the original primeval conception shines through: of Christ, Redeemer and Savior dying in the Goat but producing a fish, a great multitude of redeemed that shall obtain eternal life through the death of their Redeemer. GAL 4:1 What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2 He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3 So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world. 4 But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5 to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. 6 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father." 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir. PHP 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
1.Sagitta. The arrow. Here is pictured an arrow, having left the bow being in flight. It is a Heavenly arrow and He who shoots it is invisible. The Hebrew name is Sham meaning destroying or desolate. Alone it projects little meaning, but placed in the context of the Goat and its associated signs, it is the arrow of Divine justice which goes forth against all unrighteousness and sin. There are many other stars in the heavens in a straighter line which would better serve for an arrow, however, this constellation was known to the Arabians, Armenians, Persians, and the ancient Hebrews as the Arrow and the come down to us through the ages - the Latin equivalent being Sagitta. On a few early star- maps an Eagle was pictured with an arrow in his talons which accounts for the modern picture of an eagle holding one or more arrows in his claws. Unlike the arrow of Sagittarius, which is reserved for the enemies of God, this arrow symbolizes the Word of God: the arrow of conviction for sin. The execution it does is shown in the dying goat, signifying the slaying of sin in the soul, so one might live again, signified as the vigorous fish tail, in Christ.
2. Aquilla. The Eagle. Another figure whose message is difficult to understand when taken alone: a pierced, wounded and falling eagle. Its principal star is Al Tair, with the Arabic meaning the wounded. A second star with the name of Al Shain means the scarlet-colored-covered with blood. Two other star names are Tarared meaning the torn and Al Okal meaning wounded in the heel. There is no satisfactory explanation of the meaning of these star names except to elaborate on the same ideas which we find symbolized in Capricornus. The Eagle is a royal bird and the natural enemy of the serpent as well as a Biblical symbol of Christ. DT 32:10 In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye,11 like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions.12 The LORD alone led him; no foreign god was with him. LK 24:36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you.":37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their presence.44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. REV 5:9 And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. In this sign the noble Eagle, the promised Seed of the woman is shown pierced, torn and bleeding, that those in His image may be saved from death, protected and made to live forever.
3.Delphinus. The Dolphin. The figure of a vigorous fish leaping upward, in contrast to the eagle with its head downward.The Persians portrayed a fish and a stream of water, while the Egyptians had a vessel pouring out water. The Hebrew name is Dalaph meaning pouring out of water, but translates into Arabic as coming quickly. Its Arabic name is Scalooin meaning swift(as the flow of water), and the Chaldean name is Rotaneu meaning swiftly running. In ancient mythology we find the dolphin was the most sacred of fishes, no doubt because of this astral significance ascribed to it. The portrayal of the Dolphin with its peculiar characteristics of rising up or leaping and springing out of the sea is allegorical of Jesus Christ, rising up from the grave. Having gone down into the waters of death on account of the sins of His people, He was raised again to justify us before God. RO 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
VI. Aquarius. The water Bearer. A figure of a man holding a great urn in his left hand, from which is pouring out an inexhaustible stream of water. The water is flowing downwards into the mouth of a great fish which receives it and swallows it all. The star in the right shoulder is Sa ad al Melik meaning record of the outpouring. The star in the other shoulder is known as Saad al Sund which means the pourer out. A third star in the left leg is called in Hebrew Scheat meaning who goeth and returneth . Following after the constellations portraying atonement, Aquarius pictures the blessings which follow: the inexhaustible reservoir of water symbolizes the fullness of the renewing, comforting and sanctifying power of His Holy Spirit.
1. Picus Australis. The Southern Fish. The Great fish that receives the flow of water from the Water Bearer. The imagery of this constellation and of the Scripture record sets forth the same truths. The redeemed represented by the mystic fish, receive the eternal blessedness, symbolized by the waters proceeding out. PS 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
2. Pegasus. The Winged Horse. The figure of a great horse galloping foreword with full speed, with great wings spreading from his shoulders. In the zodiac of Denderah we find the two characters pe and ka under this constellation, when combined with sus meaning horse it produces pekasus. The star at the beginning of the neck is named Markab meaning returning from afar. The star at the tip of the wing is named Algeneb meaning who carries. Symbolic of the return of Christ, who shall Algeneb (carry, take) us . JN 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
3. Cygnus. The Swan. The principal stars forming its wings and length of body form the most perfect of all crosses formed by the constellations. The name given this is Tes-ark meaning this from afar. Its brightest star is Deneb, meaning the Lord or Judge to come. Others are Sadr meaning who returns as in a circle, Azel meaning who goes and returns quickly, Fafage meaning gloriously shining forth. Symbol of a risen and glorified Redeemer, sending forth the river of living waters. JN 7:37 Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. The Seed of the woman gave His life for our atonement, took back life and assures us He will return to bring us waters of everlasting life.
1.Sagitta. The arrow. Here is pictured an arrow, having left the bow being in flight. It is a Heavenly arrow and He who shoots it is invisible. The Hebrew name is Sham meaning destroying or desolate. Alone it projects little meaning, but placed in the context of the Goat and its associated signs, it is the arrow of Divine justice which goes forth against all unrighteousness and sin. There are many other stars in the heavens in a straighter line which would better serve for an arrow, however, this constellation was known to the Arabians, Armenians, Persians, and the ancient Hebrews as the Arrow and the come down to us through the ages - the Latin equivalent being Sagitta. On a few early star- maps an Eagle was pictured with an arrow in his talons which accounts for the modern picture of an eagle holding one or more arrows in his claws. Unlike the arrow of Sagittarius, which is reserved for the enemies of God, this arrow symbolizes the Word of God: the arrow of conviction for sin. The execution it does is shown in the dying goat, signifying the slaying of sin in the soul, so one might live again, signified as the vigorous fish tail, in Christ.
2. Aquilla. The Eagle. Another figure whose message is difficult to understand when taken alone: a pierced, wounded and falling eagle. Its principal star is Al Tair, with the Arabic meaning the wounded. A second star with the name of Al Shain means the scarlet-colored-covered with blood. Two other star names are Tarared meaning the torn and Al Okal meaning wounded in the heel. There is no satisfactory explanation of the meaning of these star names except to elaborate on the same ideas which we find symbolized in Capricornus. The Eagle is a royal bird and the natural enemy of the serpent as well as a Biblical symbol of Christ. DT 32:10 In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye,11 like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions.12 The LORD alone led him; no foreign god was with him. LK 24:36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you.":37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their presence.44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. REV 5:9 And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. In this sign the noble Eagle, the promised Seed of the woman is shown pierced, torn and bleeding, that those in His image may be saved from death, protected and made to live forever.
3.Delphinus. The Dolphin. The figure of a vigorous fish leaping upward, in contrast to the eagle with its head downward.The Persians portrayed a fish and a stream of water, while the Egyptians had a vessel pouring out water. The Hebrew name is Dalaph meaning pouring out of water, but translates into Arabic as coming quickly. Its Arabic name is Scalooin meaning swift(as the flow of water), and the Chaldean name is Rotaneu meaning swiftly running. In ancient mythology we find the dolphin was the most sacred of fishes, no doubt because of this astral significance ascribed to it. The portrayal of the Dolphin with its peculiar characteristics of rising up or leaping and springing out of the sea is allegorical of Jesus Christ, rising up from the grave. Having gone down into the waters of death on account of the sins of His people, He was raised again to justify us before God. RO 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
VI. Aquarius. The water Bearer. A figure of a man holding a great urn in his left hand, from which is pouring out an inexhaustible stream of water. The water is flowing downwards into the mouth of a great fish which receives it and swallows it all. The star in the right shoulder is Sa ad al Melik meaning record of the outpouring. The star in the other shoulder is known as Saad al Sund which means the pourer out. A third star in the left leg is called in Hebrew Scheat meaning who goeth and returneth . Following after the constellations portraying atonement, Aquarius pictures the blessings which follow: the inexhaustible reservoir of water symbolizes the fullness of the renewing, comforting and sanctifying power of His Holy Spirit.
1. Picus Australis. The Southern Fish. The Great fish that receives the flow of water from the Water Bearer. The imagery of this constellation and of the Scripture record sets forth the same truths. The redeemed represented by the mystic fish, receive the eternal blessedness, symbolized by the waters proceeding out. PS 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
2. Pegasus. The Winged Horse. The figure of a great horse galloping foreword with full speed, with great wings spreading from his shoulders. In the zodiac of Denderah we find the two characters pe and ka under this constellation, when combined with sus meaning horse it produces pekasus. The star at the beginning of the neck is named Markab meaning returning from afar. The star at the tip of the wing is named Algeneb meaning who carries. Symbolic of the return of Christ, who shall Algeneb (carry, take) us . JN 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
3. Cygnus. The Swan. The principal stars forming its wings and length of body form the most perfect of all crosses formed by the constellations. The name given this is Tes-ark meaning this from afar. Its brightest star is Deneb, meaning the Lord or Judge to come. Others are Sadr meaning who returns as in a circle, Azel meaning who goes and returns quickly, Fafage meaning gloriously shining forth. Symbol of a risen and glorified Redeemer, sending forth the river of living waters. JN 7:37 Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. The Seed of the woman gave His life for our atonement, took back life and assures us He will return to bring us waters of everlasting life.
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