With that introduction to the Heavenly Scroll
(the Zodiac), we are now prepared to examine the 12 signs of the Zodiac
to see what story is told to all mankind in the heavens (H8064 –
the
visible place in the sky where the stars are located). As we now know,
this mystery was revealed to King David. In Psalms 19, we see that as the sun
and moon rises and sets daily, and night after night…
knowledge concerning
The Plan of Yahuah is proclaimed without voice or speech from one end of
the Earth to the other to all mankind. Remember, Sha’ul told the
Galatians that before their very eyes, the Messiah was “seen” as crucified in
the stars. Sha’ul also proclaims in Romans Chapter 1 that mankind is
without excuse, because the Plan of Salvation is evident in creation! We see
then David define the Zodiac in detail as that message.
Psalm 19
1 The heavens
(H8064, speaking of the Zodiac) are telling of
the glory of Yahuah; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. 2
Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge. 3 There is
no speech, nor are there words; Their (the stars and
constellations) voice is not heard. 4 Their line (ecliptic, the path of the
sun through them) has gone out through all the earth, And their
utterances to the end of the world. In them (the
constellations) Yahuah has placed a tent for the sun, 5 Which (the Sun) is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber
(a metaphor of Yahusha who is the Bridegroom);
It rejoices as a strong man to run his course (of a
wedding). 6 Its (the Sun’s) rising is
from one end of the heavens, And its circuit (through
the constellations, Zodiac means ‘circuit) to the other end of them; And
there is nothing hidden from its heat (a metaphor of
the message shining down from heaven to all mankind).
The sun rises from one end of
heaven and then its “circuit or Zodiac” is like a “bridegroom coming out of his
chamber” to run the course of a wedding says King David. The Messiah Yahusha
understood this too, knowing that he was the fulfillment of that Plan of Salvation.
He was the Bridegroom and that role was defined in the Original Revelation
in the stars called the Zodiac.
John
3:29
29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom (Psalm 19); but the friend of the bridegroom,
who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore,
this joy of mine is fulfilled.
Yahusha’s
joy was fulfilled in knowing that he was the one spoken of in the message the
Zodiac contains! Yahusha explains, in Matthew 25, that the “message of the
Bridegroom” found written in the stars was a long time coming before he was
born to fulfill it. Mankind “fell asleep” and the message of the Zodiac, which
proclaims the bridegroom and the wedding, was forgotten:
Matthew 25
4 The
wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a
long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 “At
midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
This is the
meaning of the parable of the 10 virgins. We read in this parable that most people
(5 virgins) would disregard the Zodiac and the message it contained of
the coming Bridegroom (let the oil in their lamps run out). Others would
study and retain the knowledge written in the stars, and be prepared for the
arrival of the Bridegroom. Because his return is a “sign in the sky” or a
prophetic marker in the constellations of the Zodiac.
We see that
only those who understand the meaning of this message, and the reality of how
the Feast Cycle is a fulfillment of the Plan of Salvation, are invited to the
“wedding” foretold in the heavens that we “forgot”:
Revelation
19
9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are
those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These
are the true words of Yahuah.”
“These are the true words
of Yahuah” is, in context, speaking of the marriage supper of the Lamb
which is found prophesied in the Zodiac since the creation of the Universe. As
I pointed out earlier, in addition to this message being of the Bridegroom
running the course of a wedding (Psalms 19), it also speaks of “a
Lamb that was slain” at creation (Revelation 13:8 and Revelation
5:6). In this way, the “true words of Yahuah” is the message contained
in the Zodiac; the original gospel!
David sees the Sun as a
prototype for The Messiah as a bridegroom and the path it takes through the
constellation is the course of a wedding. This physical metaphor of the sun as
the bridegroom (pointing to The Messiah) is repeated throughout
scripture. This is, in fact, true as the Sun was created as a witness of the
coming of the Messiah and what the Messiah would do. In other words, the sun
of Yahuah is a physical to spiritual parallel of the son of Yahuah.
This striking declaration in
Psalms 19 clearly tells us that Yahuah built into the Zodiac the story of
redemption, and through the stars has been witnessing His plan to all humanity
in a unique view only from Earth. The Original Revelation of Yahuah of Yahusha,
found written in the stars represented by the Zodiac, is only told from
the vantage point of Earth as we look up into the heavens at the eternal
secrets they have preserved.
We read in 1 Corinthians
2:7 that Sha’ul mentions that he came to proclaim the “testimony of
Yahuah” which is a message of wisdom concerning the sacrifice of Yahusha which
is “predestined before the ages to our glory”. That message is
that of a Lamb that was slaughtered before the foundation of the world (as
John proclaimed in Revelation). All these references of Yahusha
being proclaimed speaking directly of the Gospel message contained in the
Zodiac. We read below this message, predestine before the ages, is a “mystery
that has been hidden that Yahuah destined for our glory before time
began”. In other words Yahuah wrote the Plan of Salvation into the
stars!
Corinthians
2:7
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to
you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you
the testimony of Yahuah (about Yahusha which is The
Heavenly Scroll). 2 For
I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Yahusha the Messiah and
him crucified (portrayed in The Heavenly Scroll Galatians
3:3-8). 3 I came to you
in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My
message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a
demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so
that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on Yahuah’s power (displayed in Creation Enoch 35:3). 6 We
do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the
wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age (who
twisted the Zodiac into witchcraft), who are coming to nothing. 7 No, we declare Yahuah’s wisdom, a mystery
that has been hidden (in the stars Enoch 9:6)
and that Yahuah destined for our glory before time began (authoring The Plan of Salvation into the heavens on Day 4).
8 None of the rulers of this age understood it
(because it was corrupted by the watchers), for
if they had, they would not have crucified the King of glory (“Glory” is referring to The Heavenly Scroll Psalm
19 ‘the heavens tell of the Glory of Yahuah’).
If we are truly going to
unlock the “mystery” of the moedim (annual Feast Cycle), we must begin
there, before the ages (as Sha’ul indicated) with the message proclaimed
in the stars. We must journey back to the very beginning and search for our
answers as to “what” the Feast Cycle is telling us. The message in the stars is
“the true original words of Yahuah” (Revelation 19:9).
We must look before the
Feasts of Yahuah were given orally to Adam thru Moses, before they were written
down in detailed instructions in the Mosaic Covenant. Why? Because now, in the
Yahushaic Covenant, they have found their ultimate meaning; meaning which
was ordained before the foundation of this earth and predestined before the
ages as Sha’ul stated. That meaning, as King David proclaimed, is that of a
Bridegroom running the course of a wedding.
This fundamental message,
written into the stars by The Creator as a witness to all mankind, is further
revealed in covenants made between The Creator and mankind. Each and every
covenant in the Bible is a “marriage covenant” and the Law is the “marriage
vows”. This Plan of Salvation through a wedding was further revealed to us in
parables and idioms.
·
Parable of the Wedding Banquet in
Matthew 22
·
Parable of the Faithful Servant in
Matthew 24
·
Parable of the 10 Virgins in
Matthew 25
·
Revelation 19
We find that Yahusha, who is
the bridegroom, constantly taught the same message written in the stars, giving
us more and more insight into the Plan of Salvation… the plan of the bridegroom
redeeming his bride.
The Appointed Times (or
the Feast of Yahuah) each year are a literal rehearsal of this divine
wedding proclaimed in the heavens (the Zodiac).
This message and meaning
behind the annual feasts is hidden knowledge revealed only to those “invited to
the wedding”. Like Sha’ul said, it was not understood by the leaders of Israel
in the second temple period, or by those who lead us in this age even now.
The Messiah is represented in
The Heavenly Scroll to die first and suffer; to earn the right to reign as
King. The prophets understood this and represent the Messiah in Scripture
as a double natured servant/king. These prophecies are known as The Messiah
ben Joseph (The Suffering Servant) and The Messiah ben David
(The Conquering King). The Spring Feast give us the role of Messiah ben
Joseph, as the Messiah must suffer and die for the forgiveness of sin. Then the
Messiah is raised from the dead, granted eternal life, and returns as
Conquering King (Messiah ben David) which is foretold in the Fall
Feasts.
The Jews lost sight of The
Heavenly Scroll which dictates the order the Messiah must fulfill the Plan of
Salvation. He MUST come first as “shepherd” and die, then as “harvester” to
gather into one the two houses and rule as King (Leo). Being
weary after spending over 500 years in captivity, they simply did not want to
submit to The Plan of Salvation therefore denying Yahusha as the Messiah
because he did not come as their “King” first. He came to fulfill The Heavenly
Scroll… not their selfish desires.
In The Heavenly Scroll, we
see the dual nature/role of the Messiah foretold in the starry hosts (constellations)
Virgo, Sagittarius, and Taurus! We see in these pictographs the Messiah will
come “first as shepherd then as harvester”, he will be a “doubled
natured seed”, and the “ruling Shepherd/King”! There is an order in
The Plan of Salvation, the prophets, and the Feast Cycle all based on The
Heavenly Scroll that the Messiah must fulfill. Until the Jews come out of their
rebellion against The Plan of Salvation, deny themselves, and accept this
divine order, they will remain outside of The Yahushaic Covenant!
VIRGO: A virgin will give birth to a beautiful glorious and
righteous branch. The seed of the woman will be a man of humiliation to rise to
be the desire of nations and will become exalted first as shepherd then
as harvester.
SAGITTARIUS: The double-natured seed (servant/king)
triumphs as a warrior and pleases the heavens, builds fires of punishment,
casts down the dragon.
TAURUS: The conquering Ruler comes, the sublime vanquisher,
to execute the great judgment, he is the ruling Shepherd King.
We see The Suffering
Servant portrayed in the heavenly hosts (constellations) Libra
through Capricorn which became the foundation of The Spring
Feasts:
LIBRA: The scales demand a
price to be paid of this seed, a cross to endure; the victim will be slain and
purchase a crown. SCORPIO: There is a conflict between the seed
and the serpent leading to a struggle with the enemy, the enemy is vanquished. SAGITTARIUS:
The double-natured seed (servant/king) triumphs as a warrior and pleases
the heavens, builds fires of punishment, casts down the dragon. CAPRICORNUS:
Eternal life comes from his death, he's the Arrow of God, he is pierced, yet
springs up again in abundant life.
We see The Conquering
King portrayed in the heavenly hosts (constellations) Aries
through Leo which were later articulated in the Fall Feasts!
PISCES: The Redeemer's
people multiplied, supported and led by the Lamb, The Bride is exposed on
earth, the Bridegroom is exalted. ARIES: The Lamb is found
worthy, the Bride is made ready, Satan is bound, the strong man triumphs. TAURUS:
The conquering Ruler comes, the sublime vanquisher, to execute the great
judgment, he is the ruling Shepherd King. GEMINI: The Marriage of
the Lamb, the enemy is trodden down, the Prince comes in great Glory. CANCER:
The great Bride, the two Houses of Judah and Israel are united, they are
brought safely into the kingdom. LEO: The Lion King is aroused
for rending, the Serpent flees, the Bowl of Wrath is upon him, his Carcass is
devoured. The Lion of the tribe of Judah rules as King.
On the next page, we see in
the illustration of how the Holy Days, the Wedding Celebration, the two comings
of the Messiah, and the role as Suffering Servant and Conquering King is
foretold in The Heavenly Scroll.
Hebrew/Jewish weddings were
pre-arranged marriages. They consisted of
1.
the father choosing a qualified groom
2.
the groom paying the dowry or “ransom” for the bride
3.
the groom introducing himself to her father
4.
the bride presenting herself to the bridegroom
5.
the bridegroom going away to prepare a place for her in his father’s
estate
6.
the bridegroom returning for his bride
7.
the wedding
8.
the wedding banquet
Remember, in Psalms 19, David
described the Zodiac in great detail. He said the Sun was a shadow picture of
the Messiah as the Bridegroom ran the course of a wedding. With this in mind,
let me show how perfectly the Feasts Cycle or Appointed Times of Yahuah reflect
the physical marriage process of a Hebrew wedding. As foretold in the stars,
the Bridegroom running his course.
Keeping in mind that a
marriage between a man and a woman is a physical to spiritual parallel that
should help us understand our roles as the Bride in the Spring and Fall Feasts:
·
The father choosing a
qualified Groom – this is
reflected in Yahuah’s choice of the Messiah Yahusha as proclaimed through the
prophets.
·
The Rehearsal Dinner – the Chagigah meal on the 14th of Abib is
a “remembrance meal” where we are to discuss the upcoming wedding rehearsal,
and what each day represents. This is called “The Last Supper” in our Hellenized
English Bibles. I explain all this in my upcoming book The Narrow Gate.
We see Yahusha teach the meaning of the upcoming Passover and that it is to be
celebrated each year “in remembrance/Chagigah) of him (1 Corinthians 11:24 and
Luke 22:19).
·
The Groom paying the dowry
or “ransom” for the Bride – this
is a shadow of Passover as Yahusha “paid the debt to the Father of the Bride”
and redeemed us from our prior lives into a new life in covenant with Yahuah
through Yahusha. He paid the dowry, or ransom, owed to our Father - Matthew
20:28 “just as the Son of Man did not
come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
·
The Groom introducing
himself to the Father of the Bride
– Feast of First fruits. John 20:17 “Yahusha
said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father.”
·
The Bride
presenting herself to the Bridegroom and agreeing to the marriage vows – Shav’uot. On Shav’uot we are to follow
the example set by Yahshua during Passover. We are to Mikveh ourselves, bring
our own lives as an offering at the altar of Yahuah (a lamb without blemish),
and then present ourselves properly to our Bridegroom on Shav’uot. We agree to
the wedding vows (the Law) by saying “this we will do” or “I do” as they did at
the foot of Mt. Sinai. It is a celebration of the giving of the Wedding Vows
and our accepting them. Sha’ul expressed the way we are to present ourselves
in following Yahusha’s example of Mikveh, circumcision, and bringing an
offering. Again we see the Plan of Salvation is a marriage covenant:
Ephesians 5 – Sha’ul likens the example Yahusha set to
marriage. Like I said, the feasts are a marriage celebration. We see below, Sha’ul
teaches the example of Mikveh, circumcision, and offering
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as the Messiah
loved the assembly and gave himself up for her (as The Passover Lamb paying the
dowry) 26 to set her apart, (ritually)
cleansing her by the washing with water according to the commandments (of Mikveh), 27 and to present her (consecrated) to himself (with
a circumcised heart) as a radiant assembly, without spot or wrinkle or
any other blemish (as we offer our lives as living
sacrifices), but holy and blameless (as the
spotless Bride of Yahusha).
Shav'uot
is the celebration of the engagement between The Messiah and his Bride-to-be. The
"rainbow" is a sign for Shav'uot (in addition to a promise not to
flood the Earth). What is a Rainbow? It is THE sign of the covenant made on the
mountain on Shav'uot! It is "The Heavenly Engagement Ring"! We see
below it is "written in the Heavenly Tablets" i.e. The Heavenly
Scroll:
Jubilee Chapter 6 ---- The Sign of Shav’uot
1 And on the new moon of the third month (Shav’uot) he went forth from the ark, and built an
altar on 2 that mountain. And he made atonement for the earth, and took a kid (male goat/lamb) and made atonement by its blood for
all the guilt of the earth; for everything that had been on it had been
destroyed (through global Mikveh), save 3 those
that were in the ark with Noah…. 11 Yahuah Elohim (made
this oath to keep Shav’uot) for ever throughout all the generations of
the earth in this (the 3rd) month. On this
account He spake to thee that thou shouldst make a covenant (on Shav’uot) with the children of Israel in this
month upon the mountain with an oath (exactly like
what happened on Mt. Sinai in the Abrahamic Covenant)… 12 of the
covenant, which Yahuah made with them for ever. And this testimony is written
concerning you that you should observe it continually… 14 may be before Yahuah
our Elohim continually. And for this law there is no limit of days, for it is
for ever. They shall observe it throughout their generations, so that they may
continue supplicating on your behalf with blood before the altar; every day and
at the time of morning and evening they shall seek forgiveness on your behalf
perpetually before Yahuah that they may keep 15 it and not be rooted out. And
He gave to Noah and his sons a sign that there should not again 16 be a flood
on the earth. HE SET HIS RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS FOR A SIGN OF THE ETERNAL
COVENANT OF SHAV'UOT that there 17 should not again be a flood on the earth
to destroy it all the days of the earth. For this reason it is ordained and
written on the heavenly tablets (The Heavenly Scroll),
that they should celebrate the feast of weeks in this 18 month once a year, to
renew the covenant every year.
·
The bridegroom going away to
prepare a place for the bride in his father’s estate - John 14 Yahusha says “2 "In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I
would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3"If I go and prepare a place
for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there
you may be also. 4"And you know the way where I am going."
Here Yahusha is speaking in the Mystery Language a parable and
idiom confirming the wedding. Yahusha goes and prepares a place for us in The
Kingdom of Yahuah. He is not referring to a physical place (because we reign
with him on Earth), he is referring to a place in the family of Yahuah. Yahusha
is going to perform the duties of High Priest and offer the proper gifts and
sacrifices before the throne of Yahuah.
·
The Bridegroom returning for
his Bride – Feast of Trumpets or
Yom Teruah. This is a portrait of the second coming of the Bridegroom to
receive his Bride. This occurs on the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah) which is
celebrated over a two-day period at the beginning of the 7th month,
because it is the only feast based on the timing of the new moon. Yom Terauh
became known therefore as the idiom “the feast of which no man knows the
day or hour” because we don’t know the exact timing of the new moon. Yahusha
confirmed his return on the Feast of Trumpets when he used an idiom for this
feast in Matthew 24:36 “"But
about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the
Son, but only the Father.” Here Yahusha was both confirming his
return on the Feast of Trumpets and the arranged marriage using another idiom “no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,
but only the Father”. You see, the marriage was arranged by the
father unknown to the son.
·
The wedding – Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement. This is the actual
wedding day celebration. The Groom atones for himself and for his new bride.
·
The wedding banquet – Sukkot or The Feast of Tabernacles. This feast is
known as the Wedding Banquet as portrayed in Revelation 19 and was the meaning
behind the Parable of the Wedding Banquet in Matthew 22.
It
is outside the scope of this first book to explain in detail the Feasts of
Yahuah, how they fulfill the Plan of Salvation written in the stars, and our
role in properly keeping them as His Bride. I cover this in great detail in
this book series in my book ‘The Narrow Gate – The Annual Celebration of
the Wedding’.
My point here in this book is
that David understood the true meaning of the Zodiac! The message in the Zodiac
is told from the standpoint of a “wedding” as the bridegroom comes out of his
chambers and runs his course! The fundamental message to all humanity written
in the stars at creation is that of a “groom” coming forth, paying the ultimate
price for his bride with his life, and redeeming her from death, and ruling together
as King and Queen!
Later in this book we will
examine this message in great detail. This message was further defined by
Yahuah and laid out in His Ordained Feast Cycle, as we celebrate The Plan of
Salvation and rehearse our role each year. A message that goes out to
all the Earth as the Sun travels its course through the Zodiac:
Feast of Passover – the
groom pays the dowry.
Feast of First Fruits – the
Groom presents himself to the Father of the Bride spotless and ready for his
Bride.
Feast of Weeks – the groom
goes to prepare a place for the Bride in his Father’s estate.
Feast of Shav’uot – the
Bride presents herself to the Groom spotless and ready and the wedding vows are
agreed upon.
Feast of Trumpets – the
Groom returns for his Bride, is announced and comes forth. The Bride is
revealed.
Feast of the Day of Atonement – the Groom makes atonement for himself and his Bride as they become
“one” through covenant in a wedding ceremony.
Feast of Tabernacles – the
Wedding Banquet
Now let us look at the
message contained in the Zodiac proclaimed in the heavens from the foundation
of the world, predestined for our Glory. Does this message proclaim a
Bridegroom running the course of a wedding? Is the message in the heavens the
foundation of the annual Feast cycle?
