I find it absolutely amazing, that so many people who profess to be Christians do not know of the Gospel written in the starry heavens by God Himself. Nor have most even heard of this! To what depths have we fallen in the loss of this knowledge that was known so well in the ancient times. Let us consider the evidence and the scriptures, for God's truth written in the stars.

In Genesis 1:14–19, it is written:
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons [Mo'ed = appointed times], and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names. Psalm 147:4

Here we see the evidence that it was GOD Himself, who numbered and named the stars in the constellations of heaven.

In the book of Job, accepted by scholars to be the oldest book in the Bible, we read:

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line* upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Job 38:4–7
*(Kov, a line especially for measuring, a ruler)

God here is asking Job questions about the planet Earth and the stars that Job cannot answer. Farther along in Chapter 38, God asks:

Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? Job 38:31–33a

Here, God mentions several of the star constellations by name.
Mazzaroth is literally "the ZODIAC".

Speaking of the Planets and Constellations in Psalm 19, God says:

1. The heavens declare the glory of God;(*see note) and the firmament showeth his handywork.
2. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge.
3. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4. Their line* is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5. Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

* When the Gematria of the phrase in bold type in the first verse is added up, the total is 888 which corresponds to the Gematria of Jesus in the Greek NT showing just WHOSE glory is being shown.

The heavens declare the glory of God
HaShamaim misparim kavod El
The Gematria of the above is 888, and by the ORDINAL POSITION of each letter (1–22) the total is 186. These two numbers TOGETHER in this verse are extremely significant. The number 888 being the Gematria of the name Jesus in the Greek NT, and the number 186, aside from being the speed of light (186,000 MPS) is the Gematria of the sacred name of God, (YHVH) 26, taken to the second power (186). Together they form an awesome witness concerning the starry heavens and God's glory.

*Again, we see the word Kov, meaning a measuring line, or ruler.

The Hebrew letters when added up in the bold text of verse one, total 888, precisely the total of the name of Jesus in the Greek NT text. We will explore more on this in chapter seven.

In the Apocrypha writings, "The Wisdom of Solomon" Ch. 11 verse 20, it is written: "but thou hast ordered all things in measure and number and weight."

The subject of the gospel of the good news of God's salvation in the heavens has been explored by many scholars, and much has been written on the subject. Dr. Joseph Seiss writes in his book The Gospel In The Stars, "for ages this whole field [of study] has been left to a superstitious and idolatrous astrology, which has befouled a noble and divine science, and done immeasurable damage to the souls of men".

In that same vein, E. Raymond Capt writes in his book The Glory Of The Stars, "Agnostics have long offered virgin–born saviours, messiahs, or sons of God, preceding the Christian era, as criticism of the orthodox Christian position. Such claims are no longer valid in the light of Celestial Revelation. All world religions do show a common origin (by similarities) but it only proves that in the beginning, all mankind was given God's plan for humanity. In such cases, having foreknowledge of a virgin–born savior, it was no problem for corrupt priests to fabricate one, and, every religion did just that. Nor did such practices cease with the birth of Jesus Christ".
To arrive at the source of a matter, one by necessity, must trace it back to its beginning.
In every nation and culture on the Earth, there can be found in it's ancient historical writings, a story of a flood, a story of a "god–man". This is most apparent in the ancient Chinese symbol language, where their symbol for creation is made by combining three separate symbols. The symbol for man, the symbol for dust and the symbol for breath. In a nation whose language goes back more than five thousand years, and whose people have been denied the Bible for so long, it is amazing to find the creation account from Genesis incorporated into the Chinese language in their letter–symbol for creation.

Remember, Jesus Himself said : "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many". [Matt. 24:4,5]

This is so very true in our time, as David Koresh and Jim Jones prove out in such horrid fashion.

It is true that satan, is a liar, and will pervert God's Word, His children and the work of His hands if he is allowed to do so. Diligent study of the Word of God, along with an in–depth study of the fruit of that Word will prevent the liar's corruption of the truth.

The signs in the heavens were well known to the ancients. The Chinese, Chaldean and Egyptian records go back to more than 2,000 years B.C. The zodiac maps in the temples of Denderah and Esn'eh, in Egypt, which from evidence of the names of stars and constellations go back to nearly 4,000 years B.C.

The Zodiac has 12 major constellations, and each major constellation has three minor constellations, called "decans". The word "decan" comes to us from the Semitic word "Dek" meaning a "part" or "piece". As anyone who has ever pieced together a jigsaw puzzle can say, we examine each "piece" in order to recognize where it fits in the overall puzzle. The study of God's Gospel written in the NAMES of the stars is much the same, as is the study of God's Word overall.

Due to the availability of material available on this subject, I want to address only the first major constellation here in this work, along with it's three decans, in order to inform the reader of what is truly available to the serious student in the Word of the Living God. I begin at the beginning, and that is the constellation of Virgo. The doctrine of the virgin birth is under such attack today by the forces of darkness, that I am prompted by the LORD to bring out this timeless truth.

Let us now take a look at the Constellation Virgo along with it's accompanying parts, or decans.





The Sign of Virgo is the first sign in the Temple at Esn'eh in Egypt. This is the starting point, the beginning. I have heard many sermons preached, that refer to the "proto Evangelium", or first preaching of the Gospel in Genesis chapter three. I beg to disagree, as the first preaching of the gospel predates man by TWO DAYS in the creation week. This in and of itself, is a startling revelation, but even more so when we realize that contained in the ancient names of the stars set in the heavens, God has written the hope of man, who was not yet created, but would ultimately fall victim to sin and disobedience, and thereby have need of a redeemer. The prophecy of Genesis chapter three was written long before man's need of a plan of salvation, or one to redeem him.

In this first sign of Virgo, the virgin, we find the truth of the statement given in Genesis, chapter three, as it is written:
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. [Gen. 3:15]

This is the foundation doctrine of both the Jewish and Christian hope. The promise of the coming one. The seed of woman who would crush the head of the serpent. It is this doctrine that caused every false priest from then on in every world culture, to proclaim a God–man born of a virgin to head his religion. It is from this original that all false idols are fashioned, and NOT the other way around.

The name of this constellation is Bethulah, virgin in Hebrew, and in Arabic she is Adarah, the pure virgin. In the Greek, as in the Greek translation of the TaNaK (the Hebrew scriptures) translated into Greek from 270–250 B.C. she is parthenos, again, virgin. In Genesis 3:15 she is presented only as being a woman, but in later prophecies, she is defined as being from the stock of Israel, the seed of Abraham, of the linage of David. Looking at some of these prophecies we see:

*Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. [ Isaiah 7:13,14 ]

Be aware that orthodox Jews vigorously contest this passage as pertaining to Jesus Christ. The evidence of the Word of God however, brings out the truth, and shows the wisdom of man for what it is, sorely lacking. In the New Testament it is written:

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us [Matt. 1:23]

When the total numerical value of all the letters are added up in the above verse, they total up to 8880. In Gematria, zeros have no value as such, and are only place holders. Dropping the zero, the 888 totals the same number as the name Jesus in the Greek New Testament. It is the NUMBER OF HIS NAME, and confirms the scripture of Isaiah 7:14 Amazing? Yes it is, but is this not what we should expect from the God who created everything?

Another prophetic verse is :

  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase [Heb; marbeh] of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. [Isaiah 9:6,7]

Now in verse 6 we find some pretty amazing revelations of truth, so read carefully, and understand. By ADDING the numerical value of every 7th letter in the Hebrew text of verse 6 we get the total of 888, again, the number of Jesus' name as written in the Greek New Testament. Why every 7th letter? Because 7 is the number of the covenant, and the Sabbath, which is a SIGN between God and His people.

Now, to understand the Hebraic teaching behind the prophecy in verses 6 and 7, we need to understand a little about the Hebrew language, and it's aleph–Bet. The word translated as INCREASE in verse 7 above is prophetic of the virgin birth. The letter Mem is looked at as representative of a woman's womb. Let's look, and prepare to be amazed.

The Hebrew word is marbeh. The first letter of the word begins with a Mem. A mem is written in two ways: at the start or in the middle of the word as an "open mem," at the left and if it comes at the end of the word, it is written as a "closed mem." [Below] Isaiah gave us a powerful sign with the letter mem that Jews should not ignore.

He started the word marbeh with a "closed mem." But, this is the part that really gets the attention of Hebrew sages. The letter mem has a specific meaning and teaching.

It represents waters (actually chaotic waters), the kind of waters that are at birth, when a woman breaks water before giving birth. That is when the house goes chaotic.
It represents the womb!

The closed mem in Isaiah 9:6–7 is a Hebrew sign that the child will be born from a closed womb. This is the prophecy and sign that Isaiah gave us for the miracle birth of the Messiah. For what miracle would it be for a "young woman" to conceive and bring forth a son? They do it all the time.

If you break each letter down in the word:

closed men – chaotic waters from a closed womb, resh – head of, bet – house, and hey – a window, that which is revealed, the word actually tells a story. ( it reveals a Word picture) The head of the house will be revealed by a closed womb. Yeshua, the Son of God, is the head of God's house. He was born of a closed womb. This is quite understandable, when you consider the PATTERN of this very thing established in the Scriptures themselves. Abraham's wife Sarah brought forth a son from a closed womb, Hannah, the same, and of course, Mary's womb was also closed, not by advanced age, but by her virginity.

So here we see, by the sign in the heavens, and by the progressive revelation of the scriptures, the PATTERN. of the child from the closed womb. God did it for Sarah, Hannah and others, and at the proper time, for Mary, a womb closed by the fact of Virginity.

Returning to the constellation of Virgo. We find in the ancient astronomical records of the world, a "new" star was observed. In ancient Chinese history, a new star was recorded at a time corresponding to the birth of the Saviour [Jos. Seiss The Gospel In The Stars pg161].

This new star was also accompanied by a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Venus with the constellation Leo and the King's star, Regulus, which when viewed from Jerusalem at that time appeared to be in one of the decans of Virgo, Coma, which means "the desired one" or "the longed for". More on this constellation farther on.

Looking back to the virgin, we see that she lies prostrate, as fallen, even Mary, the mother of Jesus needed the redemption that He would bring forth for all peoples. The brightest star in this constellation is in her hand, and bears the ancient Hebrew name, Tsemach or the Branch, and in ancient Arabic, Al Zimach meaning the branch. One of the great symbols used of, and spoken of by the prophets is the Branch. Some other stars in this constellation also have similar names, Al Azal and Subilon mean, the shoot, the ear of wheat. We find that the language of prophecy is identical with this sign. It is written:

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: [Isaiah 11:1,2,3]

Adding the value of every 7th Hebrew letter in the three verses above yields the total 888 the number of the name Jesus in the Greek New Testament text. See below.

    

Again, it is written:

In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.[Isaiah 4:2]

Adding the total number of all the Hebrew letters in the verse above, totals 3368, the one of the two totals for the phrase "LORD JESUS CHRIST" in the Greek New Testament. If we remove the description "beautiful and glorious" because it is written:
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
[Isaiah 53:2]
The text then adds up to 3168, the other form of spelling "LORD JESUS CHRIST" in the Greek New Testament text. So amazing, but yet still, there is more. If we take the phrases from the verse of Isaiah 4:2 and add up these phrases in the order they appear, we get:

The branch of Yahweh	= 296
And the Fruit	= 296
Of the Earth	= 296

The Total is 888 the number of the name of Jesus!

This Branch is foretold in the star Al Zimach in the ear of corn in her hand. The seed of promise who would grow into a branch from the root [cut off stump] of Jesse. As it was spoken by Jesus:

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. [John 12:23,34]

One of the stars in the branch is Al Mureddin which means "who shall come down", or "who shall have dominion." This star also carries the Chaldee name Vindermaitrix which means "the son" or the "branch who comes."

It is written:
The man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: [Zechariah 6:12]

When we add up the total numerical value of the Hebrew letters in the portion of verse 12 above, the total is 2368, which is the EXACT number of "JESUS CHRIST" in the Greek NT text. What a beautiful confirmation of the one who will rebuild the temple of the LORD. His identity is confirmed in the scriptures themselves by the number of His name.


What does one of the greatest Jewish sages have to say about "the branch"?

Rabbi Moses Maimonides: "What is the manner of Messiah's advent....there shall rise up one of whom none have known before, and signs and wonders which they shall see performed by him will be the proofs of his true origin; for the Almighty, where he declares to us his mind upon this matter, says, 'Behold a man whose name is the Branch, and he shall branch forth out of his place' (Zech. 6:12).

In summary, this sign in the heavens, the Gematria, the ELS "code" and the prophetic scriptures ALL match concerning the seed of woman, and the son who comes. It confirms the man whose name is the branch in the prophecy of Zechariah as none other than the LORD JESUS CHRIST! Praise and Honor and Glory to His Holy name!

Now, let us move on to the first of the "decans" or minor signs associated with this constellation, the decan named "COMA".

The ancient Egyptians called this sign "Shes–nu" meaning "the desired son".

The child has a Hebrew name "Ihesu" with the signification, "Ieza", which in Greek, is called "CHRISTOS" or CHRIST! These are the very words used by the prophets, as it is written:

And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts [Haggai 2:7]

In Luke we read:
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. [Luke 2:40]

In this particular decan, we can see clearly, how the message of God written for our learning and joy, has become perverted, but we are able to trace the perversion back to it's source, and thereby, give absolute proof of this particular perversion. This decan is not to be found in this form in any modern star map today. It appears that BERENICE, wife of EUERGETES (Ptolemy III) king of Egypt in the third century B.C., when her husband went on a dangerous expedition, vowed to consecrate her hair to the god Venus if he returned safely. Her hair was hung in the temple of Venus, and subsequently stolen, and to comfort Berenice, Conon, an astronomer of Alexandria (B.C 283–222) gave it out that Jupiter had taken the hair, and had made it into a constellation.

The Greeks took the word "Coma" into their own language, and translated the word as "hair", in the Greek, C'o–me. This mistake was carried into the Latin Coma, and therefore, this decan today bears the name Coma Berenice or "BERENICE'S HAIR"! A perfect example of the corruption of the Word of God through ignorance and the perversion of the Gospel message down through time, and the perversion of the signs in the heavens, meant to Glorify God by declaring the message of God's redemption of man, but corrupted into "astrology" and the so called "science" of fortune telling.

In the temple of Denderah, in Egypt, going back to at least 2,000 years B.C., has no trace of any "hair", but has the figure of a woman and child. The illustration above, shows the picture of the temple at Denderah, with no "hair".
As a side note however, I do find it extremely interesting that in the Revelation it is written:
And there appeared a great wonder (sign) in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: [Revelation 12:1]
And again, it is written:
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. [1st Cor. 11:15]
It would seem that God was not surprised by this perversion of one of His heavenly signs.

Even Shakespeare understood the truth about this constellation picture, which has been so long covered by modern inventions. In his Titus Andronicus he speaks of an arrow being shot up to heaven to the "Good boy in Virgo's lap."

The constellation itself is very remarkable. Others contain one or two stars of the first or second magnitude, and then a greater or less variety of lesser stars; but this is peculiar from having no one very bright star, but contains so many stars of the 4th and 5th magnitudes. It contains 43 stars altogether, this itself is remarkable, for the numerical total for the Hebrew word "joy" is 43. As it is written: (Gheel, Joy) = 43

Even more amazing is the fact of the appearance of a "new" star at the time of Jesus' birth, which would have brought the total to 44, which is the Gematria of the Hebrew word for Birth/Child Yeled.
It was in all probability why it was the constellation of Coma in which "the Star of Bethlehem" is said to have appeared. This was a traditional prophecy, well known in the East, carefully preserved and handed down, that a new star would appear in this sign when He whom it foretold should be born.

This was probably the star referred to in the prophecy of Balaam, which would thus receive a double fulfillment, first of the literal "Star," and also of the person to whom it referred. The Lord said by Balaam "There shall come a star out of Jacob, And a scepter shall rise out of Israel." [Numbers 24:17]

Thomas Hyde, an eminent orientalist (1636 – 1703), writing on the ancient religion of the Persians, quotes from ABULFARAGIUS (an Arab Christian Historian, 1226 – 1286), who says that ZOROASTER, or ZERDUSHT, the Persian, was a pupil of Daniel the Prophet, and that he predicted to the Magi (who were the astronomers of Persia), that when they should see a new star appear it would notify the birth of a mysterious child, whom they were to adore. It is further stated in the Zend Avesta that this new star was to appear in the sign of the Virgin. Some have supposed that this passage is not genuine. But whether it was interpolated before or after the event, it is equally good evidence for our purpose here. For if it was written before the event, it is evidenced of the prophetic announcement; and if it was interpolated after the event it is evidence of the historic fact.

New stars have appeared again and again. It was in 125 B.C. that a star, so bright as to be seen in the day time, suddenly appeared. It was this that caused HIPPARCHUS to draw up his catalogue of stars, which has been handed down to us by PTOLEMY (150 A.D.)

This new star would show the latitude, passing at that time immediately overhead at midnight, every twenty–four hours; while the prophecy would give the longitude as the land of Jacob. Having these two factors, it would be only a matter of observation, and easy for the Magi to find the place where it would be vertical, and thus to locate the very spot of the birth of Him of who it was the sign, for they emphatically called it "His Star."

There is a beautiful tradition which relates how, in their difficulty, on their way from Jerusalem to find the actual spot under the Zenith of this star, these Magi sat down beside David's "Well of Bethlehem" to refresh themselves. There they saw the star reflected in the clear water of the well. It had to be directly overhead to be seen reflected at the bottom of the well shaft. And so it is written that "when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding joy," for they knew they were at the very spot and place of His appearing whence He was to "come forth."

There can be little doubt that it was a new star. In the first place a new star is no unusual phenomenon. In the second place the tradition is well supported by ancient Christian writers. One speaks of its "surpassing brightness." Another (IGNATIUS, Bp. Of Antioch, A.D. 69) says, "At the appearance of the Lord a star shone forth brighter than all the other stars." IGNATIUS, doubtless, had heard this from those who had actually seen it! PRUDENTIUS (4th cent. A.D.) says that not even the morning star was so fair. Archbishop Trench, who quotes these authorities, says "This star, I conceive, as so many ancients and moderns have done, to have been a new star in the heavens."

These steps place this new star in the constellation of COMA, and with new force, make it indeed "His star" – the "Sign" of His "coming forth from Bethlehem." Could it be "the sign of the Son of Man in heaven" (Matt. 24:30) when He shall "come unto" this world again to complete the wondrous prophecies written of Him in the heavenly and earthly Revelations?

Finally, we see in Coma, the promised seed from woman, a virgin, is a boy, the desired one, nurtured and growing, waxing strong in the Spirit and wisdom of the LORD.

Perhaps, at His return, another star will appear in the constellation of Coma.

Looking at the next constellation or decan we find:

He is despised and rejected of men [Isaiah 53:3a]

The position of this constellation in the zodiac is "raised up" directly above the constellation of Crux or what is called "the Southern CROSS!" Another amazing sign in the heavens.

The brightest star in the fore–foot has come down to us by the ancient name of "Toliman" which means "the heretofore and the hereafter" which marks Him as "the one which was, which is, and which is to come, the Almighty" [Revelation 1:8]

In the Hebrew scriptures, this is I AM THAT I AM and has an amazing Gematria.

Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh = 543

The number 543 also appears in the great prophecy of the Name God chose to identify Himself when He would come to earth in the flesh (Isaiah 7.14):

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

The exact words written are:
His Name Immanuel Shemu Emmanuel = 543

It is the same Gematria as:
The Name of the LORD, the Everlasting God
Shem YHVH El Olam = 543

By itself, the name Immanuel numerically matches another great title of God:
Immanuel totals 197

And God Most High also totals 197

So in Isaiah 7:14 we have a double Gematria conformation and reference that identifies Immanuel as the Lord God Almighty:

Returning to our study of Centaurus we find that another name for this constellation or decan in ancient Hebrew is "Asmeath", which means the sin–offering, speaking of Isaiah 53:10, which reads:

Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

Beginning with the second Hebrew letter yod in the Hebrew phrase "He shall prolong," "ya'arik Kyray," counting (right to left) forward every 20th letter Ya'akov Rambsel discovered the Phrase "Yeshua Shmi" which means "Yeshua [Jesus] is My Name" encoded in this verse about the suffering Messiah who died to atone for our sins. Mathematicians calculated the probability that this astonishing combination of letters spelling "Yeshua [Jesus] is my name" would occur by random chance in Isaiah is only one chance in 50 quadrillion, an inconceivable number!

Also, as touching Isaiah 53, in the very next verse, verse 11 we have an amazing revelation.

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.



The total of the Hebrew letters in this verse in Hebrew above is 3168 the same Gematria one of the two possible spellings of Lord Jesus Christ in the Greek New Testament!

Kurios Ihsous Christos

This is very fitting as we return to the Greek name of this decan, "Cheiron", which means "the pierced" or "who pierces".
We are reminded here, of the Prophet Zechariah, who wrote:

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. [Zech. 12:10]

This passage of scripture brings such a great witness to the truth, for the portion of this verse describing one who was pierced, in bold blue type above, totals 2869, which is confirmed by the Gematria of the Greek NT text as THE BODY OF JESUS!

10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me () whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Between the "Me" and "whom" is found the Aleph–Tav.*
*Note: See our Teaching article on the first and the last

For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. [John 19:36–38a]

The exact words written in the Greek text are:
The Body of Jesus To Soma tou Ihsou

This is the nominative form of the phrase. It coincides exactly with the value of the prophecy given in Zechariah 12.10, which was quoted in John 19:38 above:

We see here the identity of the one pierced:

This total of the Hebrew letters in the second part of the verse of Zech. 12:10 and the total Gematria of the Greek phrase "The Body of Jesus" total 2869, leaving no doubt as to "who" it was that was pierced, also, as does the use of the word, Aleph–Tav, indicating the first and the last, the Aleph and the Tav.

The Word of God is truly amazing, and we should stand in perfect AWE, and FEAR of such a great and powerful God.

The decan of Centaurus is one of the lowest constellations, that is, farthest south from the northern center. It is positioned directly ABOVE the constellation named Crux, or cross, or as we know it, the southern cross. This positioning prophesies EXACTLY, the METHOD of death of the despised sin offering, and EXACTLY HOW, he will destroy the enemy. There is NO guesswork here, you only need the eyes to see.

So in Virgo, we see the promised seed, the man whose name is THE BRANCH, in Coma, we see the promised seed in the form of a son, the desired one, born of a virgin, and nourished and growing strong, filled with the Spirit and wisdom of God. In Centaurus, we see the man having two natures (God and man), the despised sin offering, the pierced one, positioned above the cross, showing the method of His death to come. How all of this fills me with awe and a deep reverence, as I write these things.

Let us continue with the final constellation or decan of the constellation of Virgo.

The star in the tip of the spear in his right hand, is named in ancient Arabic, "Al Katurops", which means "the branch, treading underfoot".

The star just below his waist on his right side is called "Mirac" or "Mizar" or "Izar". Mirac means "the coming forth, as an arrow"; Mizar or Izar means "the preserver, guarding".

The star in his left calf is called "Muphride" meaning "who separates". This is extremely interesting when we consider the text of Matthew chapter twenty–five.

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 2And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. [Matt. 25:31–33]

Could the "spear" possibly have started out as a shepherd's staff? This get much more exciting when we realize that one of the constellations sitting adjacent to this one, is Ursa Major, erroneously called "the great bear" and "the big dipper". Due to error and mistranslation, the great bear is really the "Greater Sheepfold", and the same with the lesser bear or "little dipper" which is the "lessor" or smaller sheepfold. As indicated by some of the stars names in Ursa Major, such as : "Mizar" or "guarded or enclosed" [place] and "Dubheh" meaning "herd", or "fold". The Arabs still call this constellation "Al Naish" or "An–naish" meaning "the ordered" or "assembled together" as sheep in a fold. The book of Job refers to "Arcturus and his sons" [Job 38:32] to Ash or Aish, and her progeny. The ancient Jewish commentators say that aish here, means, and refers to the seven stars of the Great Bear. This is exciting to me, as I immediately thought of Revelation 2:1. Who holds the seven stars? It is none other than the LORD, Jesus Christ, Yeshua Ha Mashiach. The one foretold in the starry heavens by God Himself.

Other star names in the decan of Bootes, the star in his head, is "Nekkar" meaning "the pierced" [recall Zech. 12:10] or it's Hebrew name, "Merga" meaning "who bruses". Finally, the sickle in his left hand shows he is reaping, or harvesting the fruit of his planting.

I have a very interesting theory that I wish to present to you at this point.

But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 13And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 15Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. 16Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. John 20:11–16

Spiritually, the two angels in white, one at the head and one at the foot, are very spiritually symbolic of the ark of the covenant, with it's mercy seat, where the blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled.

Second, Mary didn't recognize the risen Jesus in the early half–light, why? Could it be that because he carried a sickle in his hand she supposed him to be the gardener? You see, the LORD rose from the dead on the 17th day of the month, on the Feast of First Fruits and NOT Easter, which is a Babylonian fertility festival to the goddess "Ishtar" (the true source of the word "Easter"), and it was the duty of the High Priest (the Kohen Ha Gadol) to CUT the FIRST SHEAF of standing Barley grain and present it as a wave–offering before the LORD. Mary, upon HEARING HIS VOICE, recognizes Him (My sheep KNOW MY VOICE) and calls Him, Rabboni, meaning MY MASTER! Could it just be, that Jesus was in the process of carrying out this duty of the High Priest and cut the first sheaf of standing barley grain as a wave offering to the Father, or possibly had just finished doing so when Mary encountered Him? I believe it to be so. I let you, the reader draw your own conclusions and decide for yourself.

In summary, the constellation Virgo, along with her three decans, show the woman, a virgin, and the promised seed that will destroy the enemy. The virgin and her "seed", the kernel of wheat that would fall to the ground and die for us, and in the subsequent decans, the promised son, the desire of all nations, he grows to manhood having two natures (one divine, one human), the despised of men, our sin offering, and in the last decan of Virgo, the coming One, the one who was pierced, the harvester of the righteous seed, the good shepherd, the High Priest. The coming one of the Revelation, who comes to harvest the Earth, and bring judgment to man.

This is but ONLY ONE of the Major constellations that preach the Glory of the redemption of man by God. There are many, many WONDERFUL truths to be found in the constellations and the names of the stars of Heaven, named by God Himself. In all, there are twelve major constellations, and each has along with it, three minor constellations, for a total of forty–eight. It is no surprise then, that the Hebrew, the word for star carries a numerical value of 48: Star

If you think that this is "coincidence" consider the following, by which also we have the total Gematria of 48 :

By him, through him, for it is "by Him and through Him" that we have our redemption and hope.
He is our hope, indeed, and the hope of all Israel. Israel's National anthem is HaTikvah "The Hope"

Majesty, Greatness
He is the Majesty and Greatness, The One True God, in whom we trust

There is more, but space here does not permit. We have only looked at only ONE major constellation along with it's three minor "decans" and the reader may grasp the awesome immensity of the truth of the Word of God. May you be blessed by these truths, and encouraged to develop your own search, for God has promised, as it is written:

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. James 4:8a But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. Psalm 73:28

Let us draw near to Him, and search out the scriptures for it is written:

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. Prov.25:2

The LORD is both concealed and revealed in the Holy Scriptures. A diligent student and a loving heart will seek Him out. Finally, I leave you with this word from Jesus Himself:

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.