The death and resurrection of the goat of atonement

The three companion constellations of Capricornus are all clustered together in the heavens they add to the heavenly story of our fish-goat slain for the redeemed.

The first of the three is Sagitta, the Arrow, this is the arrow sent forth from God. It is God who is responsible for the piercing of the Son, Jesus Christ. God, the Father; God the Son and the Holy Spirit have sent forth the arrow that will pierce the Son.

The Godhead is completely responsible for the death of the Son. The Father, in Psalms 22:15 where the Son says, "Th dost lay me in dust of death." And again, in Romans 8:32, where Paul wrote, "He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?" And who can forget the most famous of verses, John 3:16, where it says, "For God so loved the world that He gave, His only begotten Son..."

The Son takes responsibility for His piercing in John 10:17-18, where it says, "Because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one has taken it from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative, I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again." Paul confirms this in his letter to Galatia where he wrote, "I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me" (Galatians 2:20).

And not to be left out the Holy Spirit is also responsible for piercing the Son. The writer of Hebrews writes, "How much more will the blood of Christ (cleanse and sanctify), who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" (Hebrews 9:14).

So Sagitta is the arrow God sent forth to pierce the Son. The Hebrew name is Sham which means destroying or desolate.

The second of our three constellations is Aquila, the eagle, representing the smitten one falling to death. The effect of the arrow is the piercing, wounding, and dying of our Saviour. The names of the stars of Aquilla bear this out. The Alpha star is Al Tair in the Arabic and it's name means, the wounding. The Beta star is Al shain means the bright, but the Hebrew root means scarlet colored as in the scarlet thread used in the story from Joshua 2:18. Another bright star is Tarared which menas the wounded or torn. While Alcari in the lower wing means the piercing. Finally Al Okal in the tail means wounded in the heel, just as our Genesis 3:15 prophesy reveals.

Psalms 147:4 reveals that God "counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them."

Our final constellation is Delphinus, the Dolphin, which means the dead one rising again. The ancient Hebrew name is Dalaph which means pouring out of water, as in the living water which saves us from death. Amazingly all three in the Godhead are responsible for the resurrection of Christ. The Father in Acts 2:24 and again in Romans 6:4; The Son in John 10:17-18; and the Holy Spirit in 1 Peter 3:18 and Romans 8:11 all take credit for the raising of Christ.

Capricornus is the dying goat, while the falling eagle is also dying, all this from an arrow sent forth of God, but to complete the story we need Delphinus. For Jesus died, but rose again. The bible says, "For Jesus was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:4). Appearantly, it not only says it in scriptures but also in the heavens!

The Goat of Atonement slain for those redeemed!

Capricornus is the fish-goat, the ancient Egyptian name is Hu-penius which means the place of sacrifice. The Alpha star of Capricornus is Al Gedi in the Hebrew which means the kid or goat. Another bright star in this Deneb Al Gedi which name means the coming sacrifice.

Capricornus prophesies of a coming sacrifice of the Son we know is from a Virgin. And the bible says, "When the fulness of time was come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem them that were under the Law" (Galatian 4:4).

The three companion constellations of Capricornus tell us the death of this sacrifice and of His living again.

Praise to our Lord, destruction to His enemies!

The three companion constellation to Sagittarius tell of the praise to our Lord and the destruction of His enemies.

Lyra is an ancient Harp, and it shows that our Lord shall be praised. The brightest star of this constellation is Vega and it name means He shall be exalted. Over and over throughout the psalms praise is lifted up to the Lord through the Harp or Lyra.

The second companion constellation is Ara, the Altar, but you need to notice that the fire burns down as fire burns in Tartarus or the abyss. The psalmist captures this heavenly picture perfectly when he wrote; "At the time of your appearing you will make them like a fiery furnace. In His wrath the LORD will swallow them up, and His fire will consume them" (Psalm 21:9).

Our last constellation is Draco, the Dragon, the one cast down from heaven; the one whose destination is destruction. The name Draco in the Greek means trodden on, just as the psalmist sees the dragon writing, "The dragon shalt thou trample under feet" (Psalm 91:13). John the writer of the book of Revelation wrote about what we can look up and see in this constellation:

"The great dragon was hurled down - that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the who world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. The I heard a loud voice in heaven say: 'Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death' " (Revelation 12:9-11).

The ancient name of this constellation in Egypt is Her-fent which means the serpent accursed. The Alpha star is named in the Hebrew is Thuban which means subtle. The Beta star is named in the Hebrew Rastaban which means the head of the subtle or the head of the serpent. Another bright star located in the head of the dragon is Ethanin which means the long serpent or the dragon. Sagittarius is the arrow shot forth from God to destroy the works of the enemy the serpent, Draco.

Sagittarius is the fulfillment of the promised victory!

Sagittarius will bring us 1/3 of the way through the circuit of the heavens. Virgo gives us the prophecy of the seed of the woman. Libra shows us the prophecy accomplished in grace. Scorpio shows us the prophecy accomplished in conflict. And finally Sagittarius is the fulfillment of the promised victory!

The name Sagittarius from Latin means the Archer. The Hebrew and Syriac name of this sign is Kesith which also means the Archer. While the Arabic name is Al Kaus and it means the arrow. I like the Coptic name Pimacre, which means the graciousness or beauty of the coming forth.

The brightest star is Naim, which means the gracious one. Reminding us all that, "It is by grace you have been saved, through faith, not of ourselves, it is a gift of God, not of works so that no one can boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). I love the Akkadian name of this Alpha star Nun-ki which means the Prince of the Earth. And we have been saved by the grace of the Prince of Heaven and Earth.

Like Centaurs, Sagittarius is two natured, revealing Jesus as the God-man. In fact, Sagitarius is the chief Centaur who is noble in character, righteous in his dealings and divine in his power. He is full of grace and truth, but going forth a conquering and to conquer. Our Archer sent forth from God as an arrow reminds me of what the Psalmist penned:

"But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be struck down. He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shalke their heads in scorn. All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what He has done. Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart praise Him!" (Psalms 64:7-10).

I need to remind everyone, to get a better view of the Constellations that I have put together for illustration, just click on them for a better view. Grace and Peace all my friends, next time it will be the three companion constellations of Sagittarius which are Lyra the Harp, Ara the Altar, and Draco the Dragon.

The struggle with the enemy is won by our mighty hero!

The heavens reveal the plan of the one who brings war against our redeemer. Serpens attempts to take the crown, Corona. However, Ophiuchus wrestles with him, even as though to be struck on the heel by the Scorpion and His other foot over the very heart of the Scorpio.

All this is a contest for dominion, remember when Jesus was in the wilderness and Satan came to test him. He took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed Him the kingdoms of the earth and all their glory saying, "All these are mine, worship me and I shall give them to you" (Luke 4:6, paraphrase).

Serpens is the Serpent of the garden who comes to kill, steal and destroy. The brightest star in the constellation, the Alpha star, is Unuk which means encompassing. In the Hebrew the name is Alyah or the accursed and in Arabic the name is Al Hay meaning the reptile.

The next brightest star, the Beta star is Cheleb or Chelbalrai which means the serpent enfolding, both the Hebrew and Arabic names mean the serpent held.

Hercules is the strong one who comes to crush and destroy the works of the serpent. The Alpha star Ras al Gethi, located in the head of Hercules, whose name means the head of him who bruises. The Beta star is Kornephorus which means the branch or kneeling. Other stars with in the constellation of Hercules are Ma'asyn which means the sin-offering and Caiam which means punishing or treading under foot.

Notice that as our mighty vanquisher goes to battle with the serpent, He is brought to one knee in the conflict as if He had been struck on the heel, yet holding up His victorious club as if to subdue all His enemies and planting His foot on the head of the Serpent. Fulfilling Genesis 3:15, "You (the serpent) shall bruise his heel, and He (the seed of the Woman) shall bruise your head."

Within every war there is conflict!

So far we have learned quite a lot in going through our first two constellations and their companions. First, we learn that the "seed of the woman" would be born of a virgin, He would be called the desire of the nations, and be dispised and rejected of men. We wait now for Messiah to return again and rule and reign.

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We have also learned that there is a price for redemption, a balance that is deficient vs. the price to redeem. We learned that the price would take place at a cross and a victim would be slain, of His own accord. Then a crown is bestowed.

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Our third constellation brings us to the conflict. The Hebrew name is Akrab, which is a name of a scorpion, but it also means the conflict or war. The Coptic name is Isidis, which means the attack of the enemy or oppression. While the Arabic name is Al Akrab which means wounding him that is coming.

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The Alpha star, which is the brightest star is the star Antares which means the wounding. It marks the place of the Scopions heart beating in a deep red. The bright star in the stinger is called in the Hebrew Lesath which means the perverse.

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The Messianic prophesy from Genesis 3:15 tells of "Ementy" between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent. This hatred is shown in this third constellation who brings war against our redeemer. Our companion constellation spell defeat of this enemy of the cross.

The Cross endured by the Victim Slain then a Crown bestowed

The Scales (Libra) have three companion constellations; the great southern cross (Crux), a victim slain (Lupus), and a crown (Corona).

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I was amazed to learn of an extra-biblical source inwhich it tells a a dream Pharaoh of Egypt had. In his dream, Pharaoh saw a giant scale with the land of Egypt on one side and a lamb on the other (Targum Jonathan). What is amazing is that Egypt represents the fallen world and the lamb is Jesus Christ.

The three companion constellations to Libra tell how the scales come into balance. First, is the cross Crux, the Hebrew name of the great southern cross is Adom which means cutting off as in Daniel 9:26, "After 62 weeks Messiah shall be cut off." Amazingly this constellation has been sinking in the southern sky from Jerusalem and disappeared from sight there around 32 A.D.

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The second companion constellation is Lupus a wolf who is slain, although the ancient constellation is that of an animal slain. The Hebrew name Asedah and Arabic name Asedaton, both mean to be slain. But notice in the heavens he is slain by Centaur or by himself the God-man. Jesus said himself, "that no one takes his life but he lays it down freely, having the power to take it up again" (John 10:15-18). The ancient Zodiac of Denderah pictures a lamb called Sura. Jesus is the lamb slain from the foundation of the world to offset the scales that hold our sin.

"And being found in appearance as a man He humbled Himself even unto death (Lupus), even death on a cross (Crux), wherefore God has highly exalted Him (Corona) and given Him a name which is above every name" (Philipians 2:5-12).

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The last of the three companion signs tells of the crown bestowed. Hebrews 2:9 tells that although Jesus suffered death he is crowned with glory. The Hebrew name of this constellation is Atarah which is a royal crown. Corona's alpha star is Al Phecca or the shining.

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So our second constellation along with the companion constellations would read in the heavens of the great redemption work through death on a cross and ending with a crown bestowed.