Saggitarius: The Archer. Mazzaroth Series Part 10

Psalm 45: 3-5
"Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One,
With Your glory and Your majesty.
And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;
And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.
YOUR ARROWS ARE SHARP IN THE HEART OF THE KING'S ENEMIES;
The peoples fall under You."

 

 

 

Act One, Scene Four

Now we come to Act One, Scene Four in the Major constellation of Saggitarius: The Archer.  Once again, our Mighty Hero is portrayed as a Centaur, revealing the dual nature of this Mighty Champion.  He is Fully man and Fully God.

The human part of the figure has a drawn bow strung with an arrow.  It is pointed directly at the red star, "Antares," which, we learned in part 6, is the very heart of the scorpion, our arch enemy, satan.

 

 

Notice in the picture above that the right foreleg of the Centaur is bent backward as though injured.  That is, of course, because in conquering the devil, our Jesus' heel was bruised. Slung over His shoulder is a quiver full of arrows.  

Names Of The Stars. 

The ancient names of the stars further advance the story.  The brightest of them was named, "Naim," in Hebrew which means, "The Gracious," or "The Delighted in."  That is exactly how David describes the Messiah in Psalm 45 verse 2:

"Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured into thy lips; therefore God hath blessed thee forever.” 

Doesn't that describe to a "T" our Lord Jesus?  He's the One Who is "Fairer than ten thousand;" The Bright and Morning Star! 

Another Hebrew named star that has been preserved for us is "Nushata."  It means "The Going or Sending Forth."  Terebellum," which means "Sent Forth Swiftly," is a third Hebrew-named star that further lends to the story.  Amazing!

 

 

Many Languages, One Message.

The Hebrew word for this constellation is "Kesith," which means "the Bending of a Bow for Shooting."  This very same word for archer is used here in Genesis 21:20.
"So God was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an ARCHER."

 

The Syrians were also quite familiar with the Archer.  They called him by the exact same name as the Jewish people.  In Arabic, he was known as "Al Kaus: The Arrow."  The Greeks called him "Toxtes, the Archer."

But it is the Roman name that had been passed down to us: "Saggitarius."  It means, "The Archer who sends forth the arrow."

 

 

Many Descriptions, One Hero.

Are you sensing a universal pattern here?  Though seen by different cultures and called by different names, they all point to One person Who can only be our Lord Jesus!  You can see, however, that if you don't know where to begin read this circular story, it will be confusing.  It certainly will not reveal the real story about The One Who paid the ultimate price to save the human race.

How did all this confusion, you know, "astrology," get started and who started it?  Follow the link below for more on that topic:

 https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/the-tower-of-babel/

 

(Egyptian planisphere of Dendera)

 

The oldest planisphere, or map of the heavens, belongs to the ancient Egyptians, believe it or not.  They called this figure "Pi-Maere: The Gracious Going Forth or the Beauty of the Coming Forth." 

 

Remember this verse in Genesis 9:13?  It says, "I set My rainbow (Keshet) in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth."

Since Jesus conquered our great enemy, there is no "bow" shooting "arrows of judgment" at us!  The Archer shot His arrow into the heart of the scorpion, crushed the head of the great dragon and won the victory for us. 

HALLELUJAH!!!

 

We are eternally grateful, Father, for sending your Champion to save us.  You continually remind us of your great love and the great battle fought on our behalf.  Every night, when we look up at the stars, we will see and be encouraged by what You did for us in the constellation of Saggitarius:  The Archer!