Lesson
029 − Aquarius
The Exalted Water-Man − The Fear of the LORD is Clean
In eternity, before anything was created (John
1:3), the Eternal God drew up plans and designed His blueprint for a covenant
with Himself; He who is, who was and who is to come.
In eternity,He who is [God] (Libra − the Transaction of Propitiation,
Cancer − the One Who Holds or Shelters, Aries − the Gentile Merciful Lamb and
Capricorn − the Atonement) planned and designed a household of sons in
His image – after His likeness − a kingdom of priests.
In eternity, He who
was [God] (Virgo − the Seed of the Woman, Gemini – the Betrothed
Beloved, Pisces − the Bridle of Love and Sagittarius − the Gracious
Delighted-in Conqueror) built His household of sons through the Seed of
the Begotten Son.
In eternity, He
who is to come [God] (Leo − the King, Taurus − the Servant,
Aquarius − the Exalted Water Man and Scorpio − the Most High –
Destroyer of the Enmity) has His household of sons forever; all is done in the Eternal Covenant with
Himself.
Revelation 21:6 − “It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
end.” He who is – has done; He who was −
it is finished; He who is to come − it is done.
The
repetitive patterned message of “He who is, He who was, and He who is to come” is
set in the heavenly luminaries and is arranged in the order of what He who is, He who was and He who is
to come has done!
“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 that was arranged and done in eternity.
Libra in
eternity − He who is, is the Transaction of Propitiation.
Virgo − He
who was, is the Son given, the Seed.
Leo − He
who is to come, is the King.
(Repeating
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 Son given, the Seed (Virgo).
Taurus − He who is to come, is the Servant of Jehovah, who is the King
(Leo).
(Repeating 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 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, the Exalted Water-Man, who is the Coming
Ruler, the Servant of Jehovah (Taurus), the King (Leo).
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In our
last lesson, we learned that in time, Pisces pictures the time that
preparation is made for the second coming of the Son of the covenant. Commonly known as the church age, the
priesthood of the covenant Son preaches the warning in the Eternal Covenant – He
who is, who was, who is to come has done that which He purposed; He has done
it; it is finished; it is done; one must be born again to enter into the
kingdom of God.
The
message of the star chart sign speaks of the multitudes of people from the sea
of humanity who are restricted by the bridle of the world system, the
political, economic and religious system built by the pride of the self-will of
man. That system is “MYSTERY BABYLON THE
GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATION OF THE EARTH” (Revelation 17:5).
In the
world system man is worshipped and served rather than the Creator; every imagination
of the thoughts of man’s heart is only evil continually (Genesis 6:3).
As
prophesied by her own scriptures, Israel has been set aside for a time − the
judgment of God is on the nation for following her self-appointed leaders who
led her to put to death the Holy One. The
remnant
nation is held captive in misery and distress; yet, she is secluded under the
sheltering wings of Jehovah in preparation for the
great tribulation of World War 3. The chains that hold
her captive in misery and distress during the great tribulation will prepare her
to be held captive by Love.
The “Crowned
King,” (Pisces) − the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and the Shepherd
of the kingdom (Auriga, the third decan in Taurus), will break both
bonds of captivity − the bridle and the chains. He will hold the captives captive by a force
greater than the power of the pride of self-will. The powerful authority of His love will be the
reins that hold the peoples who enter His kingdom as well as His betrothed
Israel. His Love is what conquers the
pride of self-will. In the imagination
of the heart, love is not thought of as power but rather a sentimental and
emotional feeling; sometimes love is considered a weakness. In the imagination of the heart, one thinks the
rule of a kingdom cannot be without the brutality of force.
Nevertheless,
the message of the constellation Taurus taught that the imagination
is just that, imagined. The restrictive bridle
of the world system built by the pride of the self-will of the sea of humanity −
the political, economic and religious world system − will be destroyed.
The
dragon, [the old serpent], which is called the Devil and Satan is bound and
cast in the bottomless pit (Revelation 12:9); and the rebel, the pride of
self-will is subdued. The earth shall be
full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea (Isaiah 11:9) and
the fishes of the sea of humanity will be the “Fishes of Him Who Comes”
and
“The Company of the Prince” (Pisces).
The “Crowned
King” (Pisces) will forgive Israel’s iniquity, heal her land, and
cause her children to come again to their own border. “Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall
return, and come with singing into Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon
their head: they shall obtain gladness
and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away” (Isaiah 51:11).
Aquarius
The
fishes in the stellar sign of Pisces
picture the restriction of the multitude of nations by the world system;
however, in the star chart drawing of Aquarius, the bridle is no more.
Neither
are there two fishes, rather, one
very large fish because the “Crowned King” (Pisces) possesses “The United and [The] Upheld” − the
multitude of nations. The kingdom is one
kingdom under God.
“Andromeda” (second decan of Pisces)
has become “The Assembled” and “The Abundance.” She is “Delivered from the Grave.”
The eternal
God governs righteously and with justice through the reins of love. This world government is a government truly
for the people. Violence will never be
heard in Israel’s land, wasting nor destruction within her borders; but she
shall call her walls Salvation, and her gates Praise …for the LORD shall be
unto her an everlasting light, and her God her glory (Isaiah 60:18-19). The power of this universal kingdom will be
the power of love.
In February,
the sun is in Aquarius. The four
luminaries in the heavens are Virgo - He who was is the Son given – the Seed, Leo − He who is to come is The King; Cancer – He who is, is The One Who Holds or Shelters and
Gemini - He who was is the Betrothed
Beloved.
From
God’s point as designer of the covenant, Aquarius is the ninth sign from Libra. Nine is the number that speaks of the
conclusion of the matter. It is the last
of the digits and thus marks an end.
Aquarius is from the Latin
and means “Water Pourer” or “He Who Pours Out” – the “Exalted
Water-Man.” Next to light, water
is God’s brightest component of creation.
Water expresses life, cleansing, renewing and energy; He made all things
new in eternity when He made the covenant with Himself to have a kingdom of
sons.
In the
star chart drawing of the sign of Aquarius, a man is carrying a great
earthen urn upon his shoulder and from the urn a stream of living waters pours;
the stream of water is vast and constant and becomes a rushing river that flows
into the mouth of a large fish. Without
the preserved record of the star names, the emphasis in the drawing would
appear to be primarily on the service
that the man is performing, the pouring out of living water from an earthen
vessel.
The
star names identified with the stellar sign are the key to understanding the
message of the Eternal Covenant in the sign.
Names
of the stellar sign Aquarius:
“The Station of the
Pouring Out or the Place of His Coming Down, As Rain”
“The Rising Up Of or
The Pouring Forth of Water”
“The Pourer Forth of
Water”
Star
names identified with Aquarius:
“The Record of The
Pouring Out”
“He Who Goeth and
Returneth”
“The Pourer Out of
The Stream”
“The Vessel of
Pouring Out”
“The Urn”
A
principle star, “The Record of The Pouring Out,” is key to reading the sign. The star is located on the right shoulder of Aquarius.
The secondary star “He Who Goeth and Returneth” is
in the thigh of the right leg. As with the
other luminaires, the prominent theme of a constellation is on the “right” side, which types power and strength
in the scriptures. The shoulder and thigh in the typology of the scriptures also speak of power and
strength. Thus, the location of the
stars on the right side and in the shoulder and thigh doubles the significance
and adds to this stellar sign a twofold credence of sovereignty and potency.
The
purpose of a record is to preserve the knowledge of the facts and events as
evidence. “The Record of the Pouring Out”
of Life Eternal and “He Who Goes, Returns” are confirmed.
On the
fourth day of creation, He who is
declared in the heavens “The Record of the Pouring Out” invites
all to come and drink of the fountain of life. In the fullness of time, He who was [Jesus] declared, ‘come and drink of the fountain of
life.’
At the
feast of tabernacles, “the Exalted Water-Man” − Jesus, who
“tabernacled” in an earthen vessel of humanity, confirmed the witness of “The
Record of the Pouring Out” in the stars in His invitation when He said,
“If any man thirsts, let him come unto Me, and drink” (John 7:37).
“He
that believes on Me as the scripture has said, out of His inner being [belly]
shall flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38).
Jesus, “He Who Goes, Returns,” “He Who Goes” to the cross, goes to
the grave and goes back to His Father God, “Returns!” He who
is to come has come again with the same invitation in the kingdom reign, “The
Record of the Pouring Out” (Aquarius) is accomplished; “If any man
thirsts, let him come unto Me, and drink.”
During
the thousand-year kingdom reign, the ninth constellation speaks of the
conclusion of the matter. “The
Record of the Pouring Out” is declared and the invitation is given to
come and drink of the fountain of life. 1John
5:11-12 reads, “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son. He that
hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” During the kingdom reign, sons of humanity
will be born and they will need Life Eternal to become a son of God. One must receive Life Eternal to enter into
the kingdom of God (John 3:3).
The
water poured out of the urn is living water that becomes a rushing river of
cleansing, sweet water, free for all to enjoy.
“The Record of the Pouring Out” of the water of life is living
water, cleansing water, sweet and free for all and will bring to the hearers, “The
Mouth of the Fish” (the name of the first decan in Aquarius), the cleansing
truth of the blood of Jesus Christ.
Name
of first decan in Aquarius:
“The
Mouth of the Fish”
Star
names identified with “The Mouth of the Fish”:
“The
Mouth of the Fish”
During
the kingdom age, many peoples will comprise the kingdom because of the peace
treaty offered. Jesus of Nazareth is
King; the peoples of the kingdom must harken to and receive the Life offered
lest they perish. That is the conclusion
of the matter; it is the only matter that matters. Man must be born again; he must receive the
sweet gift of the anointed Son of the covenant.
Like
the water it types, “The Record of the Pouring Out” will
be to all who hear − believe to receive its roaring message of praise, the
sound of applause to the Creator. He who is, who was and is to come - has
done; it is finished; it is done! The
waterman of the kingdom of righteousness and peace pours the “Record
of the Pouring Out” into the “Mouth of the Fish” − one very large
fish. The mouth is the organ that receives
the necessary nourishment for life. The
singularity and size of the fish underlines the one world government of the
kingdom of God on earth.
“For
the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the
sea” (Isaiah 11:9). Into the mouth of
the whole earth is given “The Record of
the Pouring Out” (Aquarius) of the One who paid the Transaction Price of
Propitiation (Libra), The Seed (Virgo),
The King (Leo), The One Who Holds and Shelters (Cancer),
The Betrothed Beloved (Gemini), The Ruler or Judge (Taurus),
The Gentle, Merciful Lamb (Aries), and the Exalted Water Man (Aquarius)
who returns this second time “without sin unto salvation” (Hebrews 9:28).
In the
new beginning of the kingdom of God on earth, the Lord Jesus appears the second
time to the earth without sin; all is made new in Him. The heavens and the earth have been cleansed
of all that defiles.
The other
names of the stellar sign of Aquarius, “The Station of the Pouring Out
or the Place of His Coming Down, As Rain,” figuratively speak of the
cleansing of the heavens and earth and establish the kingdom as “new.”
In His
first coming, the covenant Son put away the penalty of sin in the offering of
Himself in death thereby satisfying the justice of God. Having been raised from the dead (the proof He
is the covenant Son), the death consigned to all in Adam (the returning of the body to dust) is abolished;
death is no more.
“For,
behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor
come into mind. But be ye glad and
rejoice forever in that which I create: for behold, I create Jerusalem a
rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I
will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more
heard in her, nor the voice of crying. There
shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled
his days: for the child shall die an
hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed”
(Isaiah 65:17-20).
Bringing
salvation with Him, He comes bearing on His shoulder “The Record of the Pouring Out,”
Life eternal.
In the
kingdom age, all the people will go up to Jerusalem at the festival times to
worship and offer offerings to God.
“For as
the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me,
saith the LORD, so shall your seed (Israel) and your name remain. And it shall come to pass that from one new
moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. And they shall go forth, and look upon the
carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall
their fire be quenched: and they shall
be an abhorring unto all flesh” (Isaiah 66:22-24).
God
gives men a hundred years before He requires a public confession of faith. During the festival celebrations of worship, men
will expose the thinking of their inner being; “the sinner being an hundred
years old shall be accursed” (Isaiah 65:20).
The
inner thinking of the personal being is seen in the actions of the outward man.
Have they heeded the “The Record”
of the water of life? Having heard the
Word of God to be the power of cleansing to Life Eternal, have they mixed that
which they have heard, the power of God unto salvation with faith? Do they believe the fear of the Lord – the
reverential awe of Him who is, and was and is to come that they might heed “The
Record” to be cleansed of the deceitfulness of the thoughts and intents
of their own heart?
The “outing”
of the thoughts and intents of their hearts comes before the LORD. There are no secrets with God. “… the Lord … will bring to light the hidden
things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God” (1Corinthians
4:5).
God will
judge them as transgressors against Him and put them to death. “… but the sinner being an hundred years old
shall be accursed (Isaiah 65:20). All
will “…look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against
me: for their worm shall not die, neither
shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh” (Isaiah
66:24).
Refusing
the power of God unto salvation, the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus to
overcome their lawlessness and receive a body of glory to live forever, the transgressors
will receive their consequence. Their
consequence is no Life eternal for a body of glory to dwell in but rather the
lake of fire wherein is weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, a just
recompense for the refusal of grace (Matthew 13:50).
“Pegasus,” a horse with wings
is the second decan of Aquarius in the star chart drawings. Of all the pictorials in the stellar signs, only
two of the star chart drawings might be considered mythical, the decan “Pegasus”
and the stellar sign Capricorn. Horses do not have wings and goats do not have
fish tails.
However,
in each sign the star names alongside the star chart drawing give a clear
understanding of the message of the sign.
Other
Stellar Names for “Pegasus” include:
“Coming Quickly, Joyfully”
Star
names identified with “Pegasus”:
“Horse of the
Fountain”
“Returning From Afar”
“He Who Goeth and
Returneth”
“Who Carries”
“The Branch”
“The Water”
“To Cause to
Overflow”
“Flock of Kids or Lambs”
The
prominent horse of the East (the kingdom of God is in Jerusalem) is the
Arabian. The Arabian is known for its
beauty, strength, speed and intelligence.
In the drawing, the horse’s head is held upright, a clear indicator of a
leader; his wings are almost the entire length of his body. Wings in the scripture are symbolic of majesty
and glory. The star chart drawing combined
with the star names picture a horse of majesty, glory and strength and speed
beyond that which is natural.
He is
the “Horse
of the Fountain of Him Returning from afar,” who carries “The
Branch,” “The Water” of Life Eternal “Who causes to Overflow with Joy” His “Flock of Kids or Lambs.”
The
character of the horse and his companion, “The Branch,” perfectly complement
one another. They are intelligent, beautiful,
graceful, and victorious in their declaration of freedom.
Exodus
15:1, 6, 7: “…sing unto the LORD, for He
has triumphed gloriously, …Thy right hand, O LORD is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, has dashed in pieces
the enemy. And in the greatness of thine
excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee….”
The
last decan of Aquarius is “Cygnus,” which is among the oldest
of the bird species.
Other
Stellar Name of “Cygnus”:
“Who Comes and Goes or Circles”
Once
again, in the stellar drawings there is duplication. Three stellar signs have drawings of birds, Leo,
Aquarius
and Capricorn.
In the
sign Leo,
the drawing of the third decan “Corvus,” “The Raven” and “The
Accursed,” is a large corvine bird that feeds greedily on the rotting
flesh of the dead serpent, “Hydra,” the first decan in Leo. Picturing the prophetic fulfillment of the
end of the age when the lawlessness of men in the flesh will be no more (Scorpio).
The drawing
of the bird, “Aquila,” the second decan in Capricorn, is an eagle
“wounded” having been “pierced” and “falling.” The eagle is considered the king of the birds.
The star
chart drawing of the third decan, “Cygnus” is a swan and it belongs to
the species Cygnus. The swan is the king
of water birds. The swan can reach 60
inches in length, weigh over 30 pounds and have a wingspan of 10 feet. Although the common perception of swans is
that they are “love birds,” swans are in fact mighty warriors.
They
are known for aggressively protecting their nests. In the drawing, the swan is not on water but flying in the air. The whole kingdom is under the wings of His
Majesty and Glory – Righteousness and Justice and His Protection − Love.
Star
names in “Cygnus”:
“The Lord or Judge
Cometh”
“Flying Quickly”
“Who Returns, as in a
Circle”
“The Glorious Shining
Forth”
“He Shall Come Down”
The Eternal
Covenant involves two realms – an earthly and a heavenly. The star chart drawing and the star names give
the thought of looping the spheres. In
the kingdom reign, there will be one kingdom but two spheres from which God
rules. Two cites from two realms form
one universal kingdom of sons of God. God prepared a heavenly city with a throne,
Jerusalem above, a city of peace, from which He will be ruling (Psalm 103:19;
John 14:1-3; Revelation 3:21; 21:9-22:5). The city on earth is Jerusalem below. God chose an actual mountain, Mount Zion in
Jerusalem on earth to station a city of peace. The Jerusalem below is the earthly throne of
God’s rest forever (Psalm 132:13-14; Isaiah 1:26-27; 8:18; 18:7; Joel 3:16-21;
Obadiah 17-21; Micah 4:7; Zechariah 14:16-21).
The name “Jerusalem” means “dual peace.”
God will
have His kingdom on earth in the city of Jerusalem where King David will be the
ruling monarch. Above her like a canopy will
be the holy city, the new Jerusalem, where Jesus the King of Kings will reign
with His Bride, the church, the members of His body (Revelation 21:2, Ephesians
6:32).
This mystery
is hinted at in this sign of a new beginning in the star names “Cygnus.” Jesus as the Sovereign, the Prince of Peace
will circle His Kingdom when “He Shall Come Down” as the King
High Priest and minister at the festival times.
Aquarius expresses an account
of the record of the pouring out of the “Exalted Water-man,” the “Fountain of LIFE.” The “Exalted Water-man” ascended to His
Father has returned. He is the “Grace
of the Branch,” The Seed,” “The Branch Who Shall Come Down,” “Who
Shall Have Dominion,” “The Son,” “Gloriously Beautiful” (Virgo)
and the joy of the whole earth to those who accept the record and drink of the
water of life to be cleansed to become sons of God.
Glossary for Aquarius
Names of the Stellar Sign of Aquarius:
“The Station of the
Pouring Out or the Place of His Coming Down, As Rain”
“The Rising Up Of or
The Pouring Forth of Water”
“The Pourer Forth of
Water”
Star Names identified in the Stellar Sign of
Aquarius:
“The Record of The Pouring Out”
“He Who Goeth and
Returneth”
“The Pourer Out of
The Stream”
“The Vessel of
Pouring Out”
“The Urn”
Names of Decans in Aquarius:
“The
Mouth of the Fish” Names:
None
have been preserved.
Star names identified with “The Mouth of the Fish”:
“The Mouth of the Fish”
“Pegasus” Names:
“Coming Quickly,
Joyfully”
Star names identified with “Pegasus”:
“Horse of the Fountain”
“Returning From Afar”
“He Who Goeth and Returneth”
“Who Carries”
“The Branch”
“The Water”
“To Cause to Overflow”
“Flock of Kids or Lambs”
“Cygnus” Names:
“Who Comes and Goes
or Circles”
Star Names identified with “Cygnus”:
“The Lord or Judge Cometh”
“Flying Quickly”
“Who Returns, as in a Circle”
“The Glorious Shining Forth”
“He Shall Come Down”
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