He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names. (Psalm 147:4)
Some believe that God is the One Who first gave the stars and the constellations their names. They believe this partly because recorded history doesn’t go back far enough to identify a probable culture or society as the original source. It is very possible that God wrote His plan in the stars on the fourth day when He made the sun, moon, planets and stars and revealed His plan to Adam and Eve and they passed it on to their children. However, I believe, after reading the books of Enoch, that Enoch wrote out the story of the Gospel in the stars as revealed to him while in heaven and passed it on to his sons.
The book of Job is believed to be the oldest book of the Bible and gives reference to some familiar constellations. Which maketh Arcturus (Bootes), Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. (Job 9:9) Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? (Job 38:31)
Today in astronomy there are about 88 different constellations. Originally there were 48 constellations; the twelve signs of the zodiac plus three minor constellations in each of the twelve signs. I have read two books on this subject; one by E.W. Bullinger called The Witness of the Stars and the other by E. Raymond Capt called The Glory of the Stars - A Study of the Zodiac. E. Raymond Capt has written several books pertaining to the subjects of this book of which I’m writing. In this study, what has been discovered is that the twelve constellations along with their minor constellations tell three stories of God’s plan in the stars. These three Gospels in the stars plus the four in the Bible make a perfect seven. This is not to be confused with astrology. Astrology is merely the paganized and corrupted evolution of this ancient knowledge passed down by the Babylonians.
It’s this ancient knowledge which reveals the true identity of the Egyptian Sphinx. The word sphinx means to bind together. The constellations, which are in a circle, are bound together at Virgo and Leo. I believe that the previous head of the Sphinx had the face of a woman. The sphinx of Greek mythology was a winged lion with the breast and face of a woman.
The story of the constellations or ‘The Gospels in the Stars’ begins with the prophecy God gives to Lucifer after Adam and Eve’s fall in the garden. I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed: it will bruise your head, and you will bruise His heel. (Genesis 3:15) Without getting into too much detail, I’d like to just summarize how these pictures in the stars tell their story. The images we know today weren’t necessarily the original images, but because many of the stars still have their original names, a picture of the truth develops in the mind. More than likely, it was in the days of Nimrod, Noah’s great-grandson through Ham, when the original images began to be corrupted. By defining the names of each of the stars within each constellation and defining also the name of the constellation as spoken by different cultures, we can see a story developing. Dividing the signs into three books, each sign in the zodiac is a chapter with four sections. Virgo begins the first book, Capricorn the second and Taurus the third and final book.
In order to make this information as brief and to the point as possible, I have added a description of each constellation within the outline from E. Raymond Capt’s book:
Chapter One
- The seed of the woman. A picture of a woman with a branch in her right hand and ears of corn in her left hand. The brightest star is in the ears of corn with the Arabic name Al Zimach, meaning the Branch.
Coma - The Desire of nations.
The original picture of this constellation is a woman sitting on a chair with a small boy standing on her lap. Some believe that it was in this constellation that the Star of Bethlehem appeared. The ancient Egyptians called this constellation Shes-nu, meaning the desired son.
Centaurus - The Man of double nature in humiliation.
The Centaur was a creature with the head and torso of a man connected to the body and legs of a horse. This image was to signify the double nature of Christ, who is both God and man. Here Centaurus is holding a shield in one hand and a spear aimed at Lupus in the other hand. Edith Hamilton in her book of Mythology says, "When Hermes was urging Prometheus to give in to Zeus he spoke of this, but in such a way as to make it seem an incredible sacrifice:- Look for no ending to this agony Until a god will freely suffer for you, Will take on him your pain, and in your stead Descend to where the sun is turned to darkness, The black depths of death." Chiron, the Centaur was the name of this Greek god. The brightest star in this constellation is named Toliman, meaning heretofore and hereafter, or simply put, from now on.
Bootes - The exalted Shepherd and Harvester.
This is a picture of a man walking rapidly with a spear in his right hand and in his raised left arm he holds a sickle. Arcturus is the name of the brightest star, meaning He cometh.
Chapter Two
- The Price to be paid. The modern day image of this constellation are a pair of scales. The ancients referred to Libra as the Scales of Justice. There are four bright stars within this picture, the second brightest is called Zuben Al Shemali, meaning the price which covers.
Crux - The Cross to be endured.
Here is a cross pictured beneath the horse-body of Centaurus. In Egypt’s ancient Zodiac of Denderah, this constellation was pictured as a lion with his head turned back and his tongue hanging out as if it were thirsty. What should come to one’s mind is that Christ is from the Lion tribe of Judah who hung on the cross and said, I thirst.
Lupus - The Victim Slain.
This is a picture of a wolf falling over backwards as it’s stabbed by the spear of Centaurus. In the Zodiac of Denderah, this was a picture of a little boy with his fingers on his lips. Sura was one of the names the ancient Egyptians used for this constellation which means a lamb.
Corona - The Crown purchased.
Here is pictured a crown, a royal crown as the Hebrews called it. The brightest star is called Al Phecca, meaning the shining.
Chapter Three
- The Conflict. This is a picture of a scorpion trying to sting the heel of Ophiuchus, who with the other foot is crushing the scorpion’s head. The Hebrews called this constellation Akrab, meaning the conflict or war. The brightest star is called Antares, which means the wounding.
Serpens - The Serpents coils.
The serpent here is struggling hopelessly in the grasp of Ophiuchus as it tries to reach the Crown. The Hebrew name for the brightest star is Alyah, which means the accursed.
Ophiuchus - The struggle with the Enemy.
The man’s name is derived from the Hebrew and Arabic version of the name called Afeichus, which means the serpent held. The brightest star is in the man’s head and is called in Arabic, Ras Al Hagus meaning, the head of him who holds.
Hercules - The toiling Vanquisher of evil.
Hercules is pictured as a man clothed in a lion skin, kneeling on one knee with the other foot on the head of Draco the dragon. He holds a club in his right hand and in his left hand he holds a three-headed monster named Cerberus. The brightest star is called Ras Al Gethi which means, the head of him who bruises.
Chapter Four
- The doubled-natured One triumphing as a Warrior. This is a picture of another centaur called Sagittarius, which means the Archer in Latin. The ancient Akkadian name for this constellation is Nun-ki, which means Prince of the Earth. The brightest star is called in the Hebrew, Nai meaning, the gracious one.
Lyra - He gladdens the Heavens.
Here is a picture of a harp, which is to symbolize the praises toward the One who triumphs. Vega is the name of the brightest star which means, He shall be exalted.
Ara - He builds the fires of punishment.
This is a picture of an upside down altar with its flames burning downward.
Draco - He casts down the Dragon.
Draco is a picture of a serpent falling. The name is Greek which means trodden on. It was in the year 2141 B.C. when the brightest star in its tail called Draconis was the Polar Star. In the Hebrew, this star is called Thuban, meaning the subtle.
Chapter One
- Life out of Death. Pictured here is an animal with the front half of a goat and the back half the tail of a fish. It appears to have fallen, waiting for death to overcome it. At the same time its tail is full of life. Deneb Al Gedi is the Arabic name of a star in this constellation, which means the sacrifice cometh.
Sagitta - The arrow of God.
This is God’s will in the form of an arrow in flight. It could have been for the Sea-Goat or it could have been for the next constellation; the falling eagle.
Aquila - Pierced and falling.
An eagle falling, pierced and dying. The brightest star is called Al Tair which is Arabic for the wounding.
Delphinus - Springing up again in abundant life.
The dolphin is just the opposite of the eagle, it leaps full of life. This sign is symbolic of the resurrection of Christ. To the ancient Chaldeans, this sign was called Rotaneu, which means swiftly running (as water flows).
Chapter Two
- Life-waters from on high. Here is a man holding an urn, pouring an endless supply of water into the mouth of a fish called Piscis Australis. The fish is drinking all the water as fast as its being poured. Aquarius is Latin for the pourer forth of water. In the right shoulder is the brightest star called Saad Al Melik, which means the record of the pouring forth.
Piscis Australis - Drinking in the heavenly flood.
The water symbolizes the blessings of God and the fish represents the Christian receiving the blessings eagerly. In the Zodiac of Denderah the name was Aar, meaning a stream.
Pegasus - Carrying and speeding the Good News.
Pega is Hebrew for the chief and Sus means horse. This flying horse represents the spreading of the Gospel and the promise of His return. The brightest star is named Markab, which means returning from afar.
Cygnus - Bearing aloft the Cross over all the earth.
Cygnus is a swan flying in the heavens, proclaiming to all that Christ is returning to judge the earth. The brightest star is called Deneb, which means the judge.
Chapter Three
- Multiplication of the Redeemer’s People. Pictured here are two fish bound together at the ends of a band. One fish is pointing North while the other is going along the path of the sun. The two fish represent the blessings poured out to both Israel and the Gentiles; the growing multitude of believers. In the Denderah Zodiac, the name of the constellation was Pi-cot Orion or Pisces Hori, meaning the fishes of Him that cometh.
The Band - Upheld and governed by the Lamb.
The band that binds the two fish also holds the sea-monster bound in the middle.
Andromeda - The intended Bride bound and exposed on earth.
Andromeda is a weakened woman sitting down with her hands and feet in chains. She represents the captive daughter of Zion, bound and waiting for the Deliverer. The brightest star is called Al Phiratz, which in Arabic means the broken down.
Cepheus - The Bridegroom exalted.
Cepheus is pictured as a crowned king with both arms raised and a scepter in one hand. The foot on the same side as the scepter is planted firmly on the Polar Star of Ursa minor. Cepheus is a Greek version of the Hebrew word meaning the branch. Many cultures picture this constellation as a king. The brightest star in the right shoulder is called Al Deramin meaning, coming quickly.
Chapter Four
- The Lamb found worthy. Aries can be a Lamb or a Ram and is pictured to be full of life and energy. The Akkadian name for this constellation was Bara-ziggar, which means the sacrifice of righteousness. There are 66 stars within Aries and the name of the chief star is El Nath or El Natik which means, wounded or slain. These were the stars in the sky at the time of the Crucifixion.
Cassiopeia - The Bride released and making ready.
She sits as a freed woman. She had been in chains but now is free and waiting for her groom the king. In her hand she holds a branch, the same branch as Virgo held. Her name means the enthroned, the beautiful. The brightest star in the Hebrew is Schedir, which means the freed.
Cetus - Satan bound.
The enemy of the fishes, the sea-monster is bound. In the Zodiac of Denderah its name was Knem which means subdued. The brightest star is called Merikar, meaning the bound or chained enemy.
Perseus - The Breaker triumphing.
Perseus represents Christ’s speedy return to administer justice. He’s pictured with wings on his feet, a raised sword in one hand ready to strike and in the other hand he holds the head of Medusa. Before the Greeks, the Hebrews had him holding the head of the adversary - Satan.
Chapter One
- The invincible Ruler comes. Taurus is a charging bull with his head lowered and his horns set to destroy his enemies before him. All cultures have this constellation pictured as a charging bull. This sign represents the coming of the Messiah - The King. The brightest star is in the bull’s eye called Al Debaran, which means the leader or governor.
Orion - The sublime Vanquisher.
Orion is a mighty and victorious prince with both arms raised. In one hand he holds a club, in the other the head of a lion. He has a sword strapped to his side. He stands on one leg with the other propped on the head of Lepus, the hare. The Akkadians called this constellation Ur-ana, which means the light of heaven. In the right shoulder, the brightest star is called Betelgeuz, which means the coming of the branch.
Eridanus - The River of Judgment.
Here is a picture of a river. It starts from Orion’s foot which is propped up on Lepus and it flows pass Cetus who is trying to stop the flow going down and out of sight. The brightest star is at the end of the river called Achernar which means, the after part of the river.
Auriga - The all-ruling Shepherd.
Auriga is a Great Shepherd seated upon the milky way holding a goat in his arms. It’s called Trun in the Zodiac of Denderah, meaning scepter or power. It’s a man holding a scepter which has the head of a goat at the top and a cross at the bottom.
Chapter Two
- The Marriage of the Lamb. Gemini represents the brotherhood of saints and the two-fold nature of Jesus Christ, being God and Man, suffering and glorious, in humiliation and triumph. The two brightest stars are in the head of each twin. One is called Apollo, meaning ruler or judge and the other is called Hercules, meaning who cometh to labor or suffer.
Lepus - The Enemy trodden down.
This constellation has had a few different pictures over the ages, although the stars have kept their names. The Persians had the picture of a serpent. The brightest star in the Hebrew is called Arnebo, which means the enemy of Him that cometh.
Canis Major - The Prince coming in Glory.
This is a picture of a dog but in the Zodiac of Denderah it was a hawk. The brightest star in this constellation is the brightest star of the whole heavens. It’s located in the nose of the dog and is called Sirius, which means the Prince.
Canis Minor - His princely following.
In Denderah’s Zodiac this was a picture of a man with a hawk’s head and tail called Sebak, which means conquering, victorious. This sign represents the Redeemer and His redeemed. The brightest star is called Procyon, meaning Redeemer.
Chapter Three
- The Possession secured. Since the Greeks, this sign has been a crab. In the Zodiac of Denderah it was the sacred beetle. Its name was Klaria, meaning the cattle-folds. Before the beetle, ancient Egyptians pictured Hermanubis or Hermes with the head of an ibis or hawk. Although now a crab, this sign represents Christ keeping safe His sheep against the unclean.
Ursa Minor - Lesser fold - the Church of the first born; the rulers.
The original picture of Ursa Minor and Ursa Major were really cattles of sheep not bears; let alone bears with long tails. The evolution to bears most likely came from the confusion in the Hebrew translation; Dohver - a fold & Dohv - a bear.
Ursa Major - Greater fold - Israel, the Bride.
Many are chosen, few are called. Ursa Minor could represent the elect while Ursa Major represents Israel. The brightest star in this constellation is called Dubhe, which means a herd of animals or a flock.
Argo - Safe folding into a kingdom of everlasting peace.
Argo, which means a company of travellers, is pictured as the front half of a ship. This sign represents that great multitude of overcomers from Satan’s tribulation on earth, spoken of in the book of Revelation. The brightest star is called Canopus or Canobus, meaning the possession of Him who cometh.
Chapter Four
- The King aroused for the rendering. Like Taurus, all cultures have this sign pictured as a lion. In the Zodiac of Denderah, the lion is treading upon a serpent. Beneath the feet of Leo is the serpent Hydra. The brightest star is called Cor Leonis, meaning the heart of the Lion.
Hydra - The Serpent fleeing.
Hydra, which means he is abhorred, stretches across one-third of the Zodiac’s sphere. The brightest star is called Cor Hydrae because it’s the heart of the serpent.
Crater - The Bowl of Wrath upon him.
Crater is a picture of a cup which has thirteen stars and represents God’s wrath being poured out upon the serpent.
Corvus - His carcass devoured.
Corvus is a picture of a raven from nine stars. It represents the fulfillment of Revelation 19:17-18, where the birds will clean the earth by consuming all the carnage left after God’s wrath. The brightest star is called Al Chibar in Arabic, which means joining together. This joining is the opposite of Christ gathering His elect. It’s more like gathering the weeds to be destroyed.
Book one ends with Satan cast out and down on earth. Book two ends with Satan bound and powerless against the followers of the Lamb. Book three ends with Satan defeated by the Lion-King and devoured by birds. By condensing this whole topic of the Gospels in the Stars, some may find parts of it confusing. For a more comprehensive understanding, I recommend reading the books mentioned at the beginning of this topic.
Near the beginning of this section, I said that I believed the previous head of the sphinx had the face of a woman. I also believe that the original head was probably a lion’s head. Many Egyptologists conservatively believe the construction of the sphinx to date to at least 7,000-9,000 B.C.. I believe that the sphinx was originally built in the first world age. Keeping in mind that just as this second world is a hard copy of the first and this second world ends with the Anti-Christ and the image of the Beast, the first world age ended with Satan and his fallen companions enslaving the men of earth and having them build the sphinx. I believe that this was the image of the Beast that everyone was made to bow down and worship and that this was the final straw for God destroying the world that was.