Aries, the Lamb slain and prepared for victory!

"Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" (John 1:29, 35). The Hebrew name for Aries is Taleh which is a lamb. The Arabic name for this constellation is Al Hamal which is the sheep, gentle and merciful. The ancient Akkadian name may be the most revealing, the name Bara-ziggar. Bar means alter or sacrifice while ziggar means right making. This is exactly what the Lamb of God is. He is the sacrifice that makes all things right or the sacrifice of righteousness.

The Alpha star is El Nath which means wounded or slain. While the Beta star is Al Sheratan which means the bruised or the wounded. And the third brightest star is Mesartim which means the bound. All three stars proclaim the same message, that the Lamb of God is bruised for our transgression, wounded for our iniquity, and slain for our transgressions.

This is why ten thousand times ten thousand gather round His throne and sing, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing" (Revelation 5:12).