Lesson
030 − Capricorn
The Atonement − Enduring Forever
Review
of the Pattern: He who is, He who was, and He who is to come.
“Their
line is gone out through all the earth and their words to the end of the
world. In them has He set a tabernacle
for the sun” (Psalm 19:4). The sun’s
path and the specific placement of the luminaries reveal the order of the
Eternal Covenant arranged and done in eternity.
Libra in
eternity − He who is, is the
Transaction of Propitiation.
Virgo − He
who was, is the Seed of the woman,
the Son given.
Leo − He who is to come, is the King.
(Repeat
of the pattern - He who is, He who was,
and He who is to come)
Cancer − He
who is, is the One who holds or shelters
and is the Transaction of Propitiation (Libra).
Gemini − He
who was, is the betrothed Beloved, who is the Seed of the woman the Son
given (Virgo).
Taurus − He who is to come, is the Servant of
Jehovah, who is the King (Leo).
(Repeat of the pattern – He who is, He who was, and He who is to come)
Aries – He who is, is the gentle merciful Lamb, who is the One who holds or
shelters (Cancer) and is the Transaction of Propitiation (Libra).
Pisces – He who was, is the bridle, the reins of Love, the betrothed
Beloved (Gemini), the Seed of the woman, the Son given (Virgo).
Aquarius
– He who is to come is the Record of the
Pouring Out, who is the Coming Ruler (Taurus), the King (Leo).
(Repeat of the pattern – He who is, He who was, and He who is to come)
Capricorn – He who is, is the Atonement, who is the gentle
merciful Lamb, the One who holds or shelters (Cancer) and the
Transaction of Propitiation (Libra).
Review
of Aquarius
In the
new kingdom, all are separated unto
God, as the first man and woman were “alone” with God in the Garden of Eden;
only the Word of God will be taught with no “outside” distractions to draw man
away from God proving that at the heart of the issue is the issue of the heart.
The restrictive
bridle (“The Band,” the first decan in Pisces) is no more;
neither are there two fishes; rather,
one very large fish is pictured in the star chart drawing because the “Crowned
King” (Pisces) has His kingdom. Although
Israel will not be the only nation in the kingdom, only one Sovereign will
rule. His power will not be by brutal force
as the man of lawlessness; His “enforcement” will be Love.
The righteousness
and justice of the Eternal God
governs through the reins of Love. False
teaching will not exist. For each man entering
the kingdom of God based on the peace treaty offered and for each son of
humanity born during the kingdom reign will be the proving of the heart of his own lawlessness. Will each man receive the Life eternal
offered in the “Record of the Pouring Out” of the “Exalted Water-Man”? One must receive the Life eternal
offered in the covenant Son to enter the kingdom of God. One must choose to be born a son of God (John
3:3).
Capricorn
The
signs of Gemini, Taurus and Aries present different aspects of
the beginning of the kingdom reign. When
linked together, they give a more detailed and more complete picture of the
kingdom. Likewise, the trilogy of Capricorn,
Sagittarius and Scorpio reveal the events leading up
to the end of the kingdom age and reveal the events entering the time-period of
“everlasting.”
In
January, the sun is “tabernacling” or dwelling in Capricorn; the sun is in
the direction of Capricorn. The four evening
luminaries in the heavens are Leo − He who is to come, the King; Cancer
− He who is, the One who Holds
or Shelters; Gemini − He who was, the Betrothed Beloved; Taurus
− He who is to come, the Servant of Jehovah. From God’s position as designer of the covenant,
Capricorn
is the tenth sign from Libra.
As with
the numbers three (Leo) and seven (Aries), ten (Capricorn) is one of the
perfect numbers and signifies the perfection of divine order, commencing an
altogether new series of numbers or events.
The numerical
order of the constellations has purpose in God’s covenant. As previously stated, the number nine (Aquarius),
speaks of the conclusion of the matter and is the last of the digits and thus
marks an end. The number ten implies
that nothing is wanting; the number and order are perfect; the cycle is
complete. The message of the sign Capricorn
perfectly expresses both the definition of the number − the cycle is complete and
“how” it is that the end of the age has come. The everlasting kingdom now enters eternity –
time is no more.
Capricorn’s message is more abstruse
then some of the other signs because this sign is connected to the prophetic
revelation of the conclusion of the
Eternal Covenant.
At
the end of the thousand-year reign, He who is Life Eternal − Spirit Being of
Deity, will have that which He purposed in eternity past (Libra), man in His image
after His likeness, His sons. God’s kingdom is sons
only - men in the flesh are no
more. It is a
kingdom filled with sons born of the incorruptible Seed. It is done − a kingdom of priests. God’s Eternal Covenant with Himself is
fulfilled.
In the star chart drawings of the heavens,
three constellations are without a human figure – without a drawing that
figures the Son of the covenant. They
are Leo
the Lion − He who is to come, the King; Cancer the Crab - He
who is, the One who holds or shelters and Capricorn the goat, He who
is, the Atonement.
The number
three stands for that which is solid, real, complete and entire. Three is the first of four perfect numbers. (Seven stands for spiritual perfection; ten
stands for ordinal perfection; and twelve stands for governmental perfection.) God’s primary attributes are three: omniscience, omnipresence and
omnipotence. The number three speaks of
reproduction and resurrection. Thus, within each of the three signs, the three constellations
without a human figure signify that God, Spirit Being of Deity, is all
in all.
The
Covenant is God’s - He has done that which He purposed; it is finished; it is
done.
In
the Levitical offerings, the goat was the sacrificial animal used as the sin
offering (Leviticus 9:1-3; 10:16-17; 16:1-34).
In the Levitical offerings, the goat represents the coming covenant Son
as the sin-bearer and the sin offering that bears the sin of the whole world on
His body.
During
the thousand-year kingdom reign, only two of the seven feasts of Jehovah that
commemorate the Son of the covenant will be practiced. All flesh
will come to worship before the LORD (Isaiah 66:22-23) celebrating the memorial
feasts of the covenant Son. These feasts
will include Passover with the Unleavened Bread in the spring and the Feast of
Tabernacles in the fall (Ezekiel 45:21-25).
The Feast
of First Fruits (spring), Pentecost (summer), Trumpets and the Day of Atonement
(fall) will not be celebrated in the kingdom age because they will have been
fulfilled.
Although
the Feast of Passover is fulfilled, it is celebrated during the kingdom age as
a testament to the truth that the birthed Son offered His body a sacrifice for
sin as the Lamb of God; unless one eats His flesh and drinks His blood, one
will not have Life eternal. It is the
unleavened bread of heaven − the Begotten Son that man must “eat” for Life
Eternal. The unleavened bread – the covenant
Son is the only bread that satisfies both God and man.
Many
sons of humanity will be born during the thousand-year reign and they will need
Life Eternal to become a son of God. To
as many as believe and receive the gift of the Son pictured to them in the
celebratory feasts will He give the power to become His sons (John 1:12).
They will
tabernacle – make their home in the kingdom of God. Thus, the significance of the two feasts of
Jehovah that are celebrated during
the kingdom reign is seen. God never
does anything without purpose or design.
At the conclusion of the Eternal Covenant when
God has His kingdom of sons only
– when men in the flesh are no more, there will be no need for the remaining memorial
celebrations for He who is, He who was, and He who is to
come. God, Spirit Being of Deity, Life Eternal has His sons. God
has man in His image after His likeness; it is done – God has His earthly
kingdom of priests.
The
star chart drawing of Capricorn pictures a goat with a
fish tail. The goat’s head is bowed as
though slain while the tail of the fish is fit and vigorous looking. As with the winged horse, “Pegasus”
of Aquarius,
Capricorn
could be considered mythical, because goats do not have fish tails. However, the star names alongside the star
chart drawing give a clear understanding of the message of the sign, and the
sign cannot be considered mythical.
Names
of the stellar sign Capricorn:
“The Kid or Goat”
“The
Station of Bearing” [or the Place of Birth]
Star names identified
with Capricorn:
“The Kid or Goat,” [The brightest star
is in the left horn.]
“The Lord”
“Judge”
“Sacrifice Cometh”
“The Sacrifice Slain”
“The Record of the
Cutting Off”
The tenth stellar sign, Capricorn, reveals a new series
of events in the everlasting kingdom; everlasting enters eternity. The tail of the fish
signifies this event. The life for the
sea of humanity is made possible because of the offering of the goat.
“Sagitta” is the name of first decan
“The Arrow,
Destroying”
Star
names identified with “Sagitta”:
The only star name
preserved – “The Arrow”
The
first decan, “Sagitta” is a small constellation
of eighteen stars that depicts a single flying arrow soaring through the
heavens shot from the bow of God. The
Hebrew name for this constellation is “Destroying.” The arrow of God’s justice – righteousness, destroys
the power of sin and abolishes the last enemy death through “The
Wounded” “Aquila,” the second decan.
“Aquila” is the name of the second decan:
“The Wounded”
Star
names identified with “Aquila”:
“The Wounding”
“The Bright or The
Scarlet”
[located in the throat]
“Piercing”
“Wounded in the Heel”
[located
in the tail]
“Falling”
In the star
chart drawing, “Aquila” is an eagle. The
eagle, as the king of the birds, represents the government of God. The head of the eagle in the star chart
drawing is downward toward the ecliptic path away from the center of the
heavens from where it flies.
The
three stars names, “Piercing,” “Wounded” and
“Falling,” signify the physical condition of the eagle, along with the star
located in the throat of the bird. The
Hebrew meaning of the star in the throat is “Bright” and is from a
root word meaning red colored giving
the idea of bloodshed. The same word is
used of the scarlet thread that Rahab (Joshua 2:11-13) hung on the wall of
Jericho to mark her house (Joshua 2:18).
The
eagle is a bird of prey with extremely large pupils that ensures minimal
scattering of incoming light. With this
keen eyesight, the eagle is able to spot its prey from a great distance. The average eagle measures 3 feet in length
and has a wingspan of 7 feet. The eagle
is a fierce hunter because of its strong muscular legs and powerful talons (the
size of a man’s fist) that clutch the prey. The eagle has a large hooked beak for tearing
the flesh of its prey.
A
common characteristic among birds of prey is that they look over their
shoulders before striking or shortly thereafter. Predation is a two-edged sword. This characteristic does not connect well
with the chart drawing of the fallen eagle; it is highly unlikely that the
eagle would become the prey of another. Thus,
the piercing wound from the arrow of God’s justice is understood to be voluntary on the part of the King of heaven
before He came to earth – in eternity past.
Without
the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sin. Jesus, the King of heaven, birthed on earth in
the likeness of man, was “Cut Off.” He is “The Lord,” “Judge,” and “The
Sacrifice Slain” (star names in Capricorn).
The arrow
and eagle point to the government of
God and His justice requires the death of His birthed Son. Jesus, “The Mediator” between God and man, is
the negotiator. He is “the
Atonement” (Capricorn, the goat). His
death met the requirements of God’s justice.
God is
other than His creation. His was a
voluntary service of Love. He stepped
out of eternity (the eagle, “Aquila”) and into time (Capricorn,
the goat) and took upon Himself the likeness of the man He fashioned.
“Cut
Off,” “The Sacrifice Slain” (star names in Capricorn) − the goat,
the Atonement made by the arrow of God’s justice is the “eagle,” the King of
the heavens, the pierced and “wounded one” (“Aquila” star name).
His
body of flesh – “the Atonement” was “The Station of Bearing” [or the Place of
Birth] (Capricorn stellar names) where God and man could unite – “the
propitiation” (Libra) – the meeting place (Romans
6). He is the voluntary offering that is
raised the first begotten from the dead; He is the first begotten Son of God. He is the first Son of many sons; He is the
dolphin “Delphinus.”
The
tail of the fish in the star chart drawing of the goat pictures this and points
to the third decan, “Delphinus.” The
tail is the end!
The last or third decan is “Delphinus.”
Star names identified with “Delphinus”
are:
“Pouring Out of
Water”
“Coming Quickly”
“Swift”
“Swiftly
Running”
In the
star chart drawing, “Delphinus” pictures a vigorous fish leaping upward, exuberant
and dynamic in energy. A dolphin is a
fish of a different kind. The Greek name
Delphinus means “womb.” The most ancient
of star charts shows a fish that is named in hieroglyphics, “The
Longed For, a Multitude, Fish, or Hoped For.”
Dolphins
have acute eyesight, hearing and sense of touch. They are exceedingly intelligent mammals and
extremely friendly. Their brain is large
and highly complex. Happy by nature,
playing is an important part of their culture; they have strong social bonds
and stay with an injured or ill companion to help them breathe when
necessary. The dolphin tolerates and
recovers from extreme injuries. The
healing process is rapid even from very deep wounds. Perhaps the most important characteristic of
the dolphin in comparing the star drawing with the natural is the union of a
dolphin with his mate.
The
union is belly to belly and unlike other mammals, the birth of a dolphin is
tail first. Belly to belly conveys a
face-to-face encounter. Face to face is
personal, intimate and relational - loving, rather than animal or beastly.
The
coupling of the last two decans, “Aquila” the eagle and “Delphinus”
the dolphin, emphasizes the destruction of the power of the sin and death by the king (of the birds) of God’s government
(the eagle) and the abolishing of the last enemy – death by the Life of the covenant
Son (the dolphin).
The goal is accomplished! God has His kingdom of sons in His image
after His likeness. The
transaction/contract of the eternal covenant for sons of God pictured in the
sign of Libra in eternity past is complete − brought to its expected
end in Capricorn.
God offers man
propitiation (a meeting place) – “The Price Which Covers” – Life Eternal for “The Price Which is Deficient”
(a body of flesh). “The Price Which Covers” is the
resurrected body of the Son of God. Life
Eternal has “Swept Away” that which is
deficient and “Covers”; “Heaped Up High” is the glory of the
resurrected body.
Man needs a “Mediator.” A Mediator is an arbitrator for legal
counsel. God would send the mediator,
the man Christ Jesus in the likeness of man in a flesh body of humanity so that
man might unite himself to God.
Hence expressed in
the playful dolphin is the conclusion of God’s loving relationship with man
[His Eternal Covenant]. In the end,
after time ceases and eternity is, fullness of joy fills God’s kingdom of sons,
which is a kingdom of peace and righteousness – an everlasting kingdom – a
kingdom without end.
Glossary for Capricorn
Names of the Stellar Sign of Capricorn:
“The Kid or Goat”
“The Station of Bearing” [or
the Place of Birth]
Star Names in the Stellar Sign of
Capricorn:
“The Kid or Goat,” [The brightest star
is in the left horn.]
“The Lord”
“Judge”
“Sacrifice Cometh”
“The Sacrifice Slain”
“The Record of the Cutting Off”
Names of Decans in Capricorn:
“Sagitta” names:
“The Arrow,
Destroying”
Star names identified
with “Sagitta”:
“The Arrow” is the only star name
preserved.
“Aquila” names:
“The Wounded”
Star
names identified with “Aquila”:
“The Wounding”
“The Bright or The Scarlet” [located in the
throat]
“Piercing”
“Wounded in the Heel” [located in the tail]
“Falling”
“Delphinus” means “womb.” Other names for “Delphinus” are
“The
Longed For, A Multitude, Fish, or Hoped For”
Star names identified
with “Delphinus”:
“Pouring Out of Water”
“Coming Quickly”
“Swift”
“Swiftly Running”
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