Currently Rev. Jon Nessle and Ren Manetti are teaching the Book of James Class, where Jon recently taught on the First Fruits of a Restored Symmetry of the Creator’s Spiritual Cosmology. This is a central concept in light of the recent blog study on the Celestial Symbolism of the Cherubim at the Four Corners of the Ecliptic. [Nov. 2017 Blog] The Angelic Spiritual Symmetry in the 1st Heaven & Earth was first restored in Joseph’s dream of 12 tribes of Israel tied to 12 Ecliptic Signs in a Restored Symmetry of the Angelic Realm as God renovated its vitality with Israel, and the Messiah-Christ the Anointed.
The eastern door to the Tabernacle represents the Way, the truth, and the life, of John 14:6, embodied in Jesus Christ as the light of the world, the door of the sheep, the Good Shepherd [Jn.10], the true way which leads unto life.
We find important keys to this true way in Joseph’s dreams of Gen. 37, below:
Gen. 37:3-11 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. 4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him. 5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. 6 So he said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: 7 There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.” 8 And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. 9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.” 10 So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?” 11 And his brothers envied him, but his father kept [Shamar]#1 the matter in mind.
A key to understanding this part of Genesis 37 is found as we take notice of details in the record, specifically the obeisance made by the sun, moon, and the eleven stars to Joseph’s sign of Taurus the Bull. The first dream makes no reference to Joseph’s parent’s who are represented as the Sun and Moon in the second dream. Their praise of Joseph’s star is added to that of the eleven stars of his brothers. The meaning of the Hebrew word (*H7812 shachah) to bow down, is to depress, prostrate oneself (in homage to royalty or God), to bow oneself down, to humbly beseech, worship or to do obeisance.#2 This word is used as indicated in verses 7, 9 & 10 above, in reference not only to the sheaves of the field, but also to the sun, moon and eleven stars, with Joseph being the twelfth. Here we find an image of the Hebrew zodiac foreshadowing the prophecy of Jacob over his twelve sons in Genesis 49, as an image of the Sidereal zodiac, seen as both the sheaves (earthly seed; Gen. 13:15-17) and stars (heavenly seed; Gen. 15:4-6), both relating to prophecies concerning Israel. Here we can see a record where the witness of the Stars lines up with the witness of Scripture according to God’s revelation to Joseph, to preserve the line of the promised seed of Israel, that the enemy was trying to wipe out with the famine that took Jacob to Egypt. We also find these two seeds mirrored in horizontal and vertical fish of the constellation Pisces.
Joseph’s first dream had a terrestrial interpretation which was seen in [Gen. 45: 8 & 26], where the same Hebrew word used in verse 8, for “dominion” (maschal), is used with an immediate application to Joseph’s political position as “ruler
throughout all the land of Egypt.” This was fulfilled when Jacob brought his family to Egypt according to God’s direction [Gen. 46:3-4], where Joseph was Grand Vizier.
The second dream however, being celestial in nature, shows a clear distinction from the first dream, indicating that there’s an added aspect of these signs of the ecliptic that we, as students of Biblical Astronomy, need to be aware of. The usage of (*H7812) here in Genesis 37, in relation to Joseph’s sign of Taurus, is distinctly different than in Genesis 49:8, where it states regarding Judah that: “thy Father’s children shall bow down (*H7812) before thee.” Obviously, even though the same Hebrew word is used for the homage that Jacob’s children would give to both Judah and Joseph, it cannot mean for the same reason.
The homage due Judah in Genesis 49 has a distinct celestial significance since the Messiah’s ancestral roots came from this tribe [Rev. 5:5], as opposed to Joseph, who embodies the sign Taurus the Bull with its two horns as symbols of Joseph’s sons as the tribes Ephraim and Manessah.
In God’s Revelatory Astronomy, the Patriarchs viewed the poles, the ecliptic
and Equator all relative to the orientation of earth’s axis, showing an aspect of precession as part of the Creator’s plan to show a figurative geocentric
view Earth’s central importance in Creation. The earth, is not the literal center of the Universe, but because it is the object of the light shed by the other celestial bodies from a Godly view [Gen. 1:14-16], it is the figurative focal point of God’s Creation as man’s garden home. This is an aspect of the idea of the Sun’s dual year, since the solar year depicts a heliocentric, or sun-centered solar system, noting it’s daily/annual glow from earth’s view, as the central light of heaven. Thus the key implications of precession are seen, not only in the 2160 year-ages ruled by the Sun’s residence in one of the 12 signs of the zodiac, but also regarding the Biblical message that each zodiacal sign holds in relation to the returning Promised seed-Jesus Christ, seen in the Celestial Gospel.
The Restored Symmetry of the Creator’s Spiritual Cosmology
To grasp the relation between the angelic order of the first Heaven and Earth, in how God’s plan was based on His perfect forknowledge of Lucifer’s revolt was superceded by the human kingdom exemplified in the Perfect man Jesus Christ, who inherited authority over the 2/3rds of the Angels who retained their holiness, along with the redeemed of Israel with the Spiritual Body of Christ. The intact Angelic Godly order is summarized in Ezekiel Chapter 1.
[Ezek. 1:5-6] 5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
In Ezekiel’s vision the Cherubim each had four faces and four wings. Since
angels work as intermediaries between God and men, we see their traits in the Cherubim, first with four wings and faces at the four corners of heaven. They also have four hands of a man under each of their wings, showing their service to God in heaven for men on Earth.
Figure 3. The Four Faces, Wings and Hands of the Cherubim
There is another element of dominion seen in the Cherubim in its four faces. In Man who is created after God’s image, with earthly dominion, the Lion–king of the wild animal kingdom. With the Bull as the king of domesticated animals, the Eagle is the king of the fowl of the air, [Gen. 1:26-28]. As seen in the graphic above, the Cherubim embody the four cornerstone signs of the
Hebrew Mazzaroth at it’s four compass points and Cardinal Directions. As the Cherubim’s four faces embody the four royal stars/constellations on the ecliptic path of the Sun, so the Cherubim ever linked to these four faces of the Man/Aquarius, the Bull/Taurus, the Lion-king/Leo and the Eagle/Aquila.
Exodus 36:35-36 shows details of the colors seen in the Tabernacle’s veil of the Cherubim, as we consider some of this color symbolism in the services of the Tabernacle and Temple.
Exodus 36:35-36 And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with Cherubims made he it of cunning work. And he made there-unto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
The veil hung from four pillars, embodied the terrestrial number, in earth’s orientation to the four Cardinal Directions and points of the compass. This symbolic number four is prominent in the imagery above, not only in the four pillars holding the Tabernacle’s veil, but also in the Tabernacle’s four colors shown in the veil. in the four colors Blue represents peace, in God’s presence, seen in the Son of God as the Prince of Peace. Purple represents royalty, and is seen in Christ the King of Kings. Scarlet or Red represents blood, found in the Man Jesus Christ, the high priest offering the perfect sacrifice and sin offering of his own life for our redemption. The linen was White, a symbol of the purity and righteousness of God’s perfect Servant. So, the Tabernacle’s four colors collectively embody the four-fold ministry of Christ as the chief cornerstone in the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, show his dominion over all Creation. As we find, the four pillars link to the four Cardinal Directions, known as the equinox & Solstices on the ecliptic and Equator as these four-corners of the heavens, square the circle of the ecliptic.
The truths of Jesus as our Shepherd are vividly seen in 3 Psalms 22, 23 and 24, show the sufferings and glory of the Lord. As Prophet, the Good Shepherd who gave his life not only for the sheep, but for the safe-keeping of all people who come unto him [John 10:11]. As the High Priest and the Great Shepherd, he is the first, last and only door, for the sheep, the Alpha and Omega, which provides the way of access through his blood and resurrection [Heb. 13:20] unto life, into the true spiritual fellowship with our Heavenly Father. As the King and Chief Shepherd, his return exhibits his final glory, coming as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, [I Pet. 5:4, Rev. 19:16].
Thus, like the eastern shepherd, Jesus Christ embodies Jehovah-Nissi: the redemptive name for God protecting His people, [Ps. 23:1]. The Door, or gate gives access to the holiest of all was covered by a veil in both the Temple and the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle veil, hung on four pillars, separated the holy of the holies, the central point of God’s presence among His people, from the holy place. Woven into the fabric of this linen veil, the Cherubim were depicted, as a special class of angels who are prominent in God’s throne-room. They are uniquely seen with four faces corresponding to “four royal signs” of the zodiac, ruling four-corners of celestial pillars in heaven, also seen in Num. 24.
This Celestial depiction of the circuit that God set before the Lord Jesus Christ is found in the 19th Psalm.
Ps. 19:4-6.
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 bride-groom 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.
In Fig. 4 below we find a rendition of the Son/Sun of God running his course consisting of the four Cherubim at the Cardinal points of the Sun’s course on the Ecliptic, [Mal. 4:2-3].
Figure 4. The Four Celestial Signs at the four Compass points; Man, Eagle, Bull and Lion, with Christ in the center-vesica running his course.
Ps. 19:7-8 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting [7725] the soul: [5315] the testimony [5715] of the Lord is sure, [539] making wise [2449] the simple.
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: [3820]#5 the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Ps. 19:7-8 shows us a pairing of the Heart and Soul, so in the trials of our race, we recover ourselves as we confess our sins to repent and return in fellowship, with God in response to the daily challenges we face.
Ps. 19:14 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, [3820]#6 be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, [6697] and my redeemer.
The pairing of Heart and Strength [Ps. 18:1-2] shows The Lord as our Rock- one of the 7 Genesis titles of Christ in the OT. As we rely on the Lord’s Strength there is nothing we cannot overcome in our race.
Thus, the placement of all four of the royal stars in the cornerstone signs is consistent with the symbolism of emotional, spiritual, mental and physical aspects of all living human souls.
Figure 5. Aquila the Eagle above the Serpent-Serpens.
Ezekiel’s vision at the river Chebar describes these living creatures, specifically their four faces, matching the signs at the four Cardinal Directions of the ecliptic. As noted regarding the North, it was omitted for various reasons, the main likely due to the idolatry of Dan’s tribe (Judges 18:30-31). Manasseh was added to replace Dan to maintain 12 tribes, but omitting Dan was not only due to their idolatry, but also because this tribe led the other ten northern tribes into idolatry. This is why in the Cherubim’s four faces, the Eagle–Aquila was switched for the serpent’s natural enemy. As we find in this Fig. 5 graphic above with the decan Aquila pictured directly over the tail of the serpent-Serpens, held by the man–Ophiuchus.
In the North we find the face of the decan Aquila the Eagle [Ezek. 1:10], in place of his natural born enemy, the Serpent/Scorpion, seen as the only triple sign of the man-Ophiuchus, as he wrestles Serpens the Serpent, while stamping out the light of the star Antares, in the heart of Scorpius the scorpion. Ezekiel’s vision is also recorded below.
This analysis of the Four Royal Stars is not only at the basis of the Celestial Gospel, but also in light of the First and Great Commandment in Mark 12:28-34, as we have just seen in Ps. 19.
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first of all commandments? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, it namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but He: 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
For Mankind to be unified in his Love for His God, he must give ALL his Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength. The sooner we realize this four fold unity of man, the sooner we can reap the benefits of a unified life in our humble service to God. All who answer God’s Call, to serve with our All, in these 4 categories elevate ourselves into a maximum loading zone of God’s Miracle Abundance.
Several ancient cultures designated four bright stars in the zodiac as the “four corners of the earth” or the “four royal stars.” At the time the constellations were drawn by Shem, these four stars were near the sun’s location in the sky on the 1st day of autumn, winter, spring and summer, regarded as the 4 key locations in the sky.
These four stars were well known at the four corners of the ecliptic, the first was a bright red star, Antares that anciently marked the autumnal equinox, in the heart of Scorpius, as the sun appeared the first day of autumn.
The next bright star Fomalhaut, marked winter, followed by Aldebaran, a very bright red star set 180.0° opposite on the ecliptic from Antares, marked the Spring Equinox, as Antares marked the Autumn. Finally, the bright star Regulus, located almost exactly on the ecliptic, marked Summer. Regulus, was “the Prince,” and traditional leader of these four royal stars. #7[n]
We find each of the four royal stars are in a single sign of the Mazzaroth’s 12 signs on the ecliptic. Antares in Fig. 5a, in the heart of the Scorpion (Scorpius). In Aquarius–Fomalhaut the Southern Fish-eye seen at the end-stream of the waters poured out by Aquarius, in Fig. 6a below. We find Aldebaran–the Bull’s-eye in (Taurus–reem) in Fig. 8 below. Lastly, Regulus is seen in the Lion’s heart of (Leo), in Fig. 7 below, the king of the royal stars. These four are the corner-stone constellations not only forming the square base of the Great Pyramid, with 4 tribes/apostles mirrored skyward as the chief corners of the ecliptic’s Great Square, also forms a basis of the idea of ‘squaring the circle,’ or ‘cubing the sphere’ in geometry. These truths are added handles to grasp the Gospel in the Stars.
Gen. 3:24 22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. 24 So He drove out the man; and He placed Cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
As Rev. Nessle taught Guarding the Way to the Tree of life was essential in preventing the Serpent from gaining access to this tree which would have corrupted Adam & Eve in their fallen state, and cancelled God’s plan for human salvation.
Adam was charged to dress [5647] & keep [8104-shamar] guard as a watchman, to keep safe, preserve, protect [1Sam. 26:15-16, Job 2:6 Satan warned not to harm Job’s life] Abner was worthy of death as he did not keep his Lord the king, the Lord’s anointed [4899], we must keep our mouth’s [Prov. 13:3]. Gen. 18:19, keep the Lord’s way 28:15-20, [Jacob’s ladder] 37:11 Jake kept Joseph’s dream narative, Deut. 4:9 keep our Souls in God’s Word. Ps. 16:1, 25:20, Josh. 6:18 abstain from idols, Ps. 17:4 avoid the destroyer’s paths. Keep the Covenant [Gen. 17:9] God is keeper of Israel, [Ps. 121:4, Ex. 13:18, 21-22, Num. 22:23, 31-32, Deut. 6:7, 10:12, 26:17-19, Ps. 91:11, 103:7, Isa. 55:8-9,]
As the Lord placed the Cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life. this is the 1st usage of “Cherubim” Cherub [#3742] winged order of angel who stood over the Mercy seat in the holiest of all. [Ex. 37:7-9] they are said to rank below the Seraphim which may account for the Seraphim having 6 wings and the Cherubs having four. [Rev. 4:6-8]
These Cherubim not only inhabit The Throne-room of the Almighty, along with the Holy of the Holies where the Heavenly Father inhabits the area between the Cherubim above the Mercy Seat. But their unique link to the presence of God is tied to the wheels that appear with the appearance of the Almighty on Earth.
Ex. 25:17-22
17 “You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. 18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it in one piece with the Mercy Seat. 20 And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the Mercy Seat. 21 You shall put the Mercy Seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you. 22 And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the Mercy Seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
2Chron. 5:7-8 7 Then the priests brought in the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the [a]temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim. 8 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed [3680] the ark and its poles. [3680–kacah, to cover, clothe, conceal, hide, keep secret, as the pillar of cloud covered the Tabernacle, Num. 9:16, Js. 5:14-20, covering or hiding sins is forgiveness, Ps. 32:1, 85:2, 103:3, 11-12, cp. Prov. 17:9, 28:13, Neh. 4:5, see #3722-Kaphar].
Note the similarity and repetitions between 2 Sam. 22 and Ps. 18:10-19 below;
2Sam. 22:7-20 7 In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears. 8 “Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of [c]heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. 9 Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down with darkness [6205] under His feet. 11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He [d]was seen upon the wings of the wind.[7307] 12 He made darkness[2822] canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. 13 From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled. 14 “The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice. 15 He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them. 16 Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world[8398] were uncovered, At the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath[7307] of His nostrils. 17 “He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters. 18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me. 19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,[343] But the Lord was my support. 20 He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
These 2 sections of Scripture are nearly identical in their witness of God who rides on cherubs or chariots they embody, while vanquishing His foes. This got me thinking about the wheels linked to the Cherubim and their movement.
Ps. 18:9-19 9 He bowed the heavens[8064] also, and came down with darkness
[6205] under His feet. 10 And He rode[7392] upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.[7307] 11 He made darkness[2822] His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies.[7834]
12 From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire. 13 The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, [d]Hailstones & coals of fire. 14 He sent out His arrows and scattered [e]the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them. 15 Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world[8398] were uncovered At Your rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the breath[7307] of Your nostrils. 16 He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters. 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me. 18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support. 19 He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
Ps. 99:1 The Lord reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim; Let the earth be [a]moved! 2 The Lord is great in Zion, And He is high above all the peoples. 3 Let them praise Your great and awesome name
[b] He is holy.
Our God is the only One Who dwells Between the Cherubim as seen with the original Ark of the Covenant resting directly under the center of the Cherub’s outstreched wings, God reigned above the place for atonement between the Cherubim unified on the Mercy Seat.
Ex. 37:6-9 6 He also made the Mercy Seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width. 7 He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the Mercy Seat:[3727-kapporeth– ark’s lid, from 3725–kippur, atonement] 8 one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the Mercy Seat.
9 The Cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the Mercy Seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
Ezekiel 1 is where we find a treasure of truth on the Cherubim. In v. 4 we read; 4 Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5 Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. 6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. 7 Their [c]legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves’ feet. They sparkled like color of burnished bronze. 8 The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings. 9 Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward.
10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle. 11 Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies. 12 And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning. 14And
the living creatures ran back and forth, in appearance like a lightning flash.
The closest thing to this heavenly image I can recall is a recent eruption of a volcano, because this is the only natural image I can compare it to. On Sunday, Jan. 12th the Taal volcano roared to life, and this eruption on the volcanic island sent “steaming, ash and rock up 6 to 9 miles into the sky.” On Monday hot lava spewed from this Philippine volcano after it’s eruption of ash and steam caused villagers to flee and closed down Manila’s International airport.
Eruption of the Taal Volcanic Philippine Island. 2
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The Cherubim are a key link to God’s throne-room
Ezek. 1:15 15 Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, a wheel was on the
earth beside each living creature with its four faces. 16 The appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 17 When they moved, they went toward any one of four directions; they did not turn aside when they went. 18 As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them. 19 When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the [d] living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living
creatures was in the wheels. 22 The likeness of the [f]firmament above the heads of the [g]living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads. 23 And under the firmament their wings
spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two that covered the other side of the body. 24 When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings.
25 A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings. 26 And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it. 27 Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
This march of the precessional ages is recorded in certain ancient star maps like the Dendera zodiac, from ancient Egypt, in a recognition of the axes built into its structure. God designed triple Conjunctions of Jupiter-Saturn as individual markers and movements in a grand celestial Symphony of the Ages, ultimately leading to Christ’s Birth. The 1953 BC triple union of Jupiter-Saturn took place in the sign Aquarius, marking the Birth of Abram. As the Father of Many Nations, and progenitor of the believer’s line, Abraham via his offspring, Isaac and Jacob would bear the promised seed. This triple Conjunction confirmed that Christ came out of the nation of Israel, constituting the 12 tribes of Jacob, whose name God changed to Israel, to reflect their spiritual inheritance.
This is the spiritual message the heavenly Father intended to be communicated over the face of the Earth, a far cry from the “astrological ages” promoted in various cultural myths throughout history. Only with a Scriptural view of the precession of the equinoxes in its true Biblical context, can we gain the wisdom that God has stored for us in Creation’s master temporal cycle. Although at times we see the true light shining through the broken symmetry of mythology and sometimes even Astrology, we gain an unobstructed view when we take heed to the two part harmony of God’s written Word, with His celestial gospel. This approach truly provides the missing history that archaeo-astronomy has longed for.
Figure 2. Earth’s Axis and Precession
As part of the Creator’s grand design, the 25,920-year precessional cycle of the sun’s apparent retrograde motion against the backdrop of the tropical zodiac, depicts the Sun’s dwelling in successive zodiacal signs, dictated by the earth’s shifting axis and equatorial pole. Thus, with the precession of the vernal point, or vernal equinox in mind, the Earth is centrally located, depicting the earth’s figurative geocentrism referred to above, but not merely with respect to the solar system. The centrality of the Earth involves a much larger cosmic district than our community roundabout of the solar system. As Genesis 1:16-17 states, not only the Sun and Moon but also the Stars were to shed their light upon the Earth. This encompasses the entire zodiacal structure, the stars of the ecliptic, the Equator and the poles.
With the earth as the figurative center of Creation and the object of the three-fold celestial light shed from the heavens, the purpose and beauty of the cosmos is to shed its threefold light upon the earth, and God began with the dual year of the Sun, as we will see in Psalm 19 and in Joseph’s two dreams in Genesis 37. We find this dual year, in the Sun’s annual and precessional cycles.
Similarly, as the figurative representation of the Sun as the source of life became literally deified by the heathens, a result was the idolatry of Sun worship inherent in much of ancient world myth and Astrology. The Earth, of course, is not the literal center of creation, but God created it as man’s garden home and as the object of God’s Love and care for His human family, He showers humanity with His greatest Love as witnessed in this threefold celestial Light. Let’s take a more detailed look at what Scripture tells us about the precession of the equinoxes.
We can see how the geographic and magnetic poles on Earth are reflected in the North Poles of the ecliptic and the Equator, in the heavens as seen in Figure 3. below.
The Sun’s Cycle of Precession
Let’s begin with some initial Biblical evidence of precession in Psalm 19, as an introduction to the significance of the Sun’s “dual year,” or its annual and precessional cycles, the two prime standards for astronomical time. This differentiates the Sun’s dual year, first seen in it’s annual cycle, spending one month in each sign of the 12 Zodiacal signs, versus the retrograde precessional cycle, where it spends a “great month” or 2,160 solar years in the 12 signs of the ecliptic. As the Sun moves through all 12 signs of the tropical zodiac, the Sun completes its cycle of the “great year,” in about 25,920 solar years. The sixth verse of the 19th Psalm briefly refers to this apparent retrograde motion of the Sun:
Psalm 19:6
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.
“His going forth is from the end of the heaven… a reference to the Sun’s path through the ecliptic, so called because all the solar and lunar eclipses occur on this course. The words “going forth” in Hebrew are mowtsa [*H4161], meaning the dawn, the east, a gate, the rising of the sun. 55
Thus it refers to the place or gate of the rising of the Sun, also known as the vernal point of the Spring Equinox, the sign of the zodiac where the sun rise occurs, indicating the sun’s retrograde precessional movement, because the sun rises in a different “gate,” or successive zodiacal house on average every 2,160 years. The sun’s annual cycle, or solar year is seen in “his circuit” above, which in the Hebrew is (*H8622) tequphah: rendered, “at the end of the year” [2 Chron. 24:23],6 an obvious reference to this annual solar cycle. Thus we have in brief, a Biblical contrast between these two solar cycles. The record of Joseph’s dreams in Genesis 37 will take us into greater depth on the Biblical testimony of precession. Joseph’s second dream in Gen. 37: 9-11 reveals a precessional context, with its use of stellar terms, especially the “eleven stars making obeisance” to his star or sign of the Bull, Taurus. These 12 “stars” of Joseph’s dream correlate with Jacob’s 12 sons in Gen. 49 forming the Sidereal zodiac. One can also view the precession of the Vernal equinox as the Sun in retrograde against the fixed background of the sidereal zodiac of the stars. Thus, Joseph’s second dream reveals astronomical truth that his first dream with an agricultural theme, does not.
learn to keep cosmic time, galactic time, and quantum time, as well as to gain a more sophisticated understanding of solar time… just to name a few perceptual modes.
The axes marked on the zodiac show the movement of solstices and equinoxes through the constellations between the foundation of Egypt and the time of the building of the Denderah Temple. Sirius appears twice – once on the true North-South axis, above the horns of the “cow of Isis”, and also on the axis of the temple, as Horus on a papyrus stem. The light of the star would illumine the inner temple on New Year’s Day, at the heliacal rising, when the temple was built. At that era, this would have coincided with the summer solstice in Cancer, which is why Sirius also appears aligned to Cancer on the North-South axis.
Detail showing the axes, and the 90 degree line through Galactic Centre, between Scorpio & Sagitarius Double rams’ heads
