The Mazzaroth....

[fulltitle]

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

"Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?" Job 38:31-32

The ancients divided the heavens by forty-eight constellations, imaginary and arbitrary divisions, sometimes, but not always, comprising remarkable stars. Among the twelve signs, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Scorpio, and Virgo, have bright stars, leading the eye to fix on them as constellations, but the others have not; and would not be naturally distinguished as such. It is therefore evident that the distinction of the starry heavens into constellations, like the division of the earth into districts, is the world of man's imagination for his own purposes. In this case the purpose was to declare the glory of God. Orion, the Great Bear, Cassiopea, Lyra, the Southern Cross, and perhaps some others, have bright stars pointing them out, but the records of ancient astronomy only determine what minor stars are reckoned as belonging to them; for instance the serpentine emblems are so mingled with the others as to be complained of as causing confusion by those who did not see in them an intentional type of the works of the enemy as intricately interwoven with the destinies of man.

I came across this text many years ago. I 'dusted it off' again doing some research recently. Hopefully you will find it truly edifying. This discusses the original and scriptural meaning of the constellations or mazzaroth as compared to or opposed to various twists on them.

Mazzaroth or, The Constellations
by Frances Rolleston

[charlesa6]

Originally Posted by fulltitle

WITHOUT PREJUDICE




I came across this text many years ago. I 'dusted it off' again doing some research recently. Hopefully you will find it truly edifying. This discusses the original and scriptural meaning of the constellations or mazzaroth as compared to or opposed to various twists on them.

Mazzaroth or, The Constellations
by Frances Rolleston

Good discovery! Very interesting! Not yet finishing reading it.

[idknow]

Originally Posted by fulltitle

WITHOUT PREJUDICE




I came across this text many years ago. I 'dusted it off' again doing some research recently. Hopefully you will find it truly edifying. This discusses the original and scriptural meaning of the constellations or mazzaroth as compared to or opposed to various twists on them.

Mazzaroth or, The Constellations
by Frances Rolleston

Excellent post after posting to the "remote viewing" non-sense.

btw, some years ago, I happened across a book by our sister in christ, Marilyn Hickey (sp?), where she shows biblically and wonderfully the meaning of the zodiac in the sky and tells their stories.

I had wanted a book on that subject for more than 20 years.

Now I have it.

Very Edifying!

[Livefire]

Personally, I think one would be hard pressed to find to beat E. Raymond Capt's book, Glory of the Stars when it comes to understanding the meaning of the constellations of the Mazzaroth. E.W. Bullinger also wrote a treatise as well.