Berean Bible Church - Edgewater, Florida - Doug Dodd s.b.g.
Job 38:31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? 32 Canst
thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? 33 Knowest
thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
There is not anything better to top off a good meal than a really delicious desert served with a
rich blend of coffee! And the same is true with sound doctrine, from time to time we need a big
slice of homemade Dutch Apple Pie and a big cup of Starbucks or Earl Grey.
That is what this study is intended to be, just some desert to "fill up the corners" of our
appetite.
As we begin let me give you a caveat by saying that most of what we will cover in this study is
"speculation". A number of circumstances that just happen to demonstrate a message in the
constellations, a message that has been covered up and hidden by those who, as Paul says "… hold
the truth in unrighteousness".
This "speculative study" has been however, very interesting to me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I
did.
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What is the Mazzeroth? We know it today as the Zodiac! The Hebrew word carries the sense of
"some message in the constellations". And is this not just what the word of God says about the
stars? - Gen 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the
day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and
years:
May I suggest to you that God, before he wrote down his word, wrote in the heavens! God created and
positioned the stars and it was he who gave them their names. It is in the meaning of the names of
these stars, that make up the constellations, that make up the Mazzeroth that we can read the SIGNS
that God put there.
Of course these signs have been corrupted down through the ages. Astrology can not be any further
from the truth. For the 12 Signs of the Zodiac have nothing to say about man but it does have
something to say about God and his plan to bring about redemption.
By the way have you ever noticed the number 12 in your Bible?
There were 12 patriarchs from Seth to Noah and 12 from Shem to Jacob.
There are the 12 sons of Israel. There are really 13 but there are never more than 12
given in any one list. There are about 18 enumeration's but in each list one or other is omitted.
Usually Levi but not always. In Revelation 7 Dan & Ephraim or omitted and Levi & Joseph are
inserted as the remnant to go through the tribulation.
144000 = 12,000 X 12,000 Male, Jewish, Virgins (Just for you Russelites)
There were 12 Judges: Othniel - Ehud - Shamgar - Barak - Gideon - Tola - Jair -
Jephthah - Ibzan - Elon - Abdon - Samson
There are 12 Apostles With 12 Thrones Judging The 12 Tribes!
The 12 foundations of the new Jerusalem & 12 gates, pearls and angels.
There are 24 elders (2X12)
Jesus was 12 years old when he first appears in public.
Luke 2:42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalemafter the
custom of the feast.
First recorded words! … Luke 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought
me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Last recorded words during earthly ministry of Christ
John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he
bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Each tribe of Israel was, apparently associated with one of the 12 signs of the Mazzeroth, along
with one of the 12 planets and some other 12's that I cannot cover at this time, but 12 is an
important number. ( I know you think I am crazy but have another piece of Pie and we will deal with
this topic in another lesson)
Where do we begin with the 12 signs of the zodiac or Mazzeroth?
As you know the Zodiac ( from here on Mazzeroth ) or Mazzeroth has 12 signs making a circle. Where
do you break in? Which sign is the first sign? If there is a message in the Mazzeroth then you must
have a starting point.
Astrologers start with the Ram, Aries. So far I have not been able to find out why.
However, I believe it starts with Virgo, The Virgin. The ancient Egyptians also began the Mazzeroth
with Virgo. In the temple of Esn'eh, in Egypt, a Sphinx is placed between the Signs of Virgo &
Leo in the zodiac carved there. Signor Bossi executed a drawing on the spot under the direction of
Edward J. Cooper in 1820.
Note: Edward J. Cooper was a famous astronomer.
The Sphinx - The word means to "bind closely together" and is a composite of a woman
and a Lion… Virgo and Leo if you will. So the ancients, it seems started their Mazzeroth with Virgo
and ended it with Leo and so will we.
Sign Of Virgo
The word means…
In Latin = The Virgin
In Hebrew = Bethulah = The Virgin
In Greek = Parthenos = Maid Of Virgin Pureness
In Arabian = Adarah = The Pure Virgin
In ancient Arabian = Sunbul = An Ear Of Corn
The Sign Virgo is always depicted as a woman, a virgin woman. Sometimes she is alone but again the
ancient Babylonians & Egyptians depicted the virgin holding a child.
The virgin is also show holding a ear of corn in one hand and a branch in the other.
If you have ever done a dot to dot picture you know that as you draw from one dot to the next you
form a picture. Try as you will you cannot do that with the constellations. The picture has taken
precedence over the "meanings of the names of the stars" in the constellations i.e. the names come
first AND THEN the pictures were drawn to represent the names of the stars.
We will employ several charts to help simplify and correlate the information we will be going
through. The Chart will list the names of the stars in the order of their magnitude or brightness,
followed by the meaning of the name in several languages and then a verse or two to bring
continuity to our "speculation" ( have another cup of coffee?).
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Star Name
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Meaning
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Verses
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SPICA - LATIN
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EAR OR SEED OF CORN
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GEN. 3:15
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ZERAH - HEBREW
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THE SEED
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JOHN 12:24
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TSEMECH - OLDER HEBREW
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THE BRANCH
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JER.23:5,6; ZECH.3:8; & 6:12
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ZAVIJAVEH - HEBREW
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GLORIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL
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ISA.4:2
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AL MURREDIN - ARABAIN
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WHO SHALL COME DOWN OR HAVE DOMINION
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ISA. 7:14
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VINDEMIATRIX - CHALDEE
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THE SON OR BRANCH WHO COMETH
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COMMENT: In the sign called Virgo we see: The Righteous One, The righteous Branch, The seed of the
woman, who is to come. Whose coming will be glorious and beautiful. The promised seed.
Each Sign is made up of one major constellation and 3 DECAN's. These too are constellations that
are assigned to the major constellation. Decan is from the root word deca meaning ten and in
astrology the Decans cover 10 degrees of the zodiac. 3 X 12 = 36 total number of Decans in the
Mazzeroth. 10 X 36 = 360 degrees in a circle.
We will not go into the names of all the stars in each Decan but we will give you enough
information to send you to the reference books!
The Decans for Virgo are…
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Decan
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Meaning of Name
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Depiction & Or Verses
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#1 COMA
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The Desired Son
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Virgin holding and infant.
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#2 CENTAURUS
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The Despised
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The centaur was a despised creature in mythology, and so too Christ was despised, see Isa.53:3. The
centaur was a composite creature demonstrating 2 natures just as the Lord Jesus Christ was both God
and Man!
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#3 BOOTES
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The Coming One
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Running with a sickle in one hand and a shepherds staff in the other!
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So what we have here is the virgin bringing forth a son who is the seed and the branch. He
will have two natures and be despised. When he comes he will come quickly with judgement and
justice. And Justice is what the next sign is all about.
The Sign Libra
Latin = The Scales
Hebrew = Mozanaim = The Pair of scales weighing
Arabic = Al Zubena = The purchase or redemption
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Star Name
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Meaning
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Verses
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Zuben Al Genubi - Arabic
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The price which is deficient
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Romans 3:10, 23
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Zuben Al Shemali
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The price which covers
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1Cor.15:3,4
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Zuben Al Akrab
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The redemption price of the conflict
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1 Pet 2:24
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Comment: The meaning of this sign then is clear. All have sinned and come short of the glory of
God. But God commendeth his love towards us in the while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.
But it is just speculation - Right?
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Decan
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Meaning of Name
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Depiction & Or Verses
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Crux
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the southern cross
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A Cross - John 12:32- 33 - Luke 23:33
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Victima
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The Victim - Hebrew = Asedah = To be slain / willingly! - Victima in the Mazzeroth is being slain
by the centaur showing that it is God making our payment for us!
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A wolf or dog
John 10:17 -18
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Corona
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The Royal Crown
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A crown - Phil 2:8 - 11
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So here we see the kinsman redeemer! He redeems according to the law for he was perfect and without
sin. He could, would and did pay for all sin, for all men, for all time. He did it willingly on the
cross and is crowned King of Kings and Lord of Lords! - But it is still just speculation… (see
Psalm 19!)
The Sign Of Scorpio
Latin = The heart of the Scorpion
Hebrew = Akrab = Scorpion & can mean The conflict or war
Coptic = Isidis = Attack of the Enemy
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Name
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Meaning
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Verses
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Antares - Arabic
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The wounding
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Genesis 3:15
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Lesath, Lesha Heb. Chal.
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The Perverse
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Isa.14:13 & FF
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The enemy of man and God now appears, wounding and being perverse. There are only two stars in
Scorpio the number of division. Antares means to wound and that is what Satan does. He is the great
enemy of the souls of men because of the perverse nature of his heart.
This story of the conflict of the ages is carried further in the Decans associated with Scorpio.
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Decan
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Meaning of Name
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Depiction & Or Verses
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Serpens
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The Serpent
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Rev 12:9 - A coiling serpent with its head going towards "corona" the Crown of God & Isa.14
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Orphiuchus
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The Serpent holder
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Holding the serpent which is after the crown "corona"
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Hercules
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The Mighty Man
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Down on one knee (maybe wounded) right foot on the head of the dragon with a club upraised!
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Here is that great conflict. That old serpent, the devil, bent on the throne and crown of
God. His desire is to be like the most high! But the serpent holder is there restraining him. Even
as our pilot Paul says - 2 Th 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now
letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.Then enters Hercules the mighty man of God. Down
on one knee but not defeated. Down on one knee with his right heal raised as if wounded. Down on
one knee in the garden yet not defeated. Down on one knee but with a club in his hand ready to
strike the serpent on the head!
But it is all "just speculation."
We will fast forward now to the last sign in the Mazzeroth, for we cannot do them all here.
The Sign Of Leo
Latin = The Lion - Rev 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of
the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals
thereof.
Hebrew - Arieh - The Lion Rending
Arabic - Al Asad - The Lion who Rends (Syrian = same)
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Name
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Meaning
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Verses
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Regulus - Heb.
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The treading under foot
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Rom.16:20
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Denebola - Heb
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The Judge Who Cometh Quickly
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Rev 22:12 ; 20
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Al Giebha - Arabic
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The Exaltation
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Rev 4:11; 1 Tim 6:14-17
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Leo is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. The seed of the woman. The righteous branch. He roars
out of Zion. He comes to his own again, but this time as the Lion not the Lamb. When he comes the
second time he will tread underfoot his enemies. He will come in righteous judgement and will
receive that kingdom that was promised to him before the foundation of the world.
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Decan
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Meaning of Name
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Depiction & Or Verses
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Hydra
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The excluded, put out of the way
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A Serpent
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Crater - The Cup - 13 stars in this cup.
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Joined Together (with the serpent)
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The cup of the wrath of God is joined directly to the serpent indicating coincidence. Rev
14:10& Rev 16:19
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Corvus / The Raven
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Minchir Al Gorab = The Raven's tearing to pieces!
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What we have here is the wrath of God being poured out as Leo comes to pounce on the head of the
serpent. We see also the death of Satan and the ravens feeding! - Rev 19:17 And I saw an angel
standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst
of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18 That ye may eat
the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of
horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and
great.
But again, it is all just speculation… ready for that second slice? More coffee?
All kidding aside… Psa 19:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory
of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto
night showeth knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not
heard. 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 bridegroom 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.
God named and placed the stars. They were named so as to teach us about himself. Before the word of
God was written on paper it was written in the stars. Every man has the witness of creation, but
alas mankind perverts all that God does. As it was in 2 Kings 23 so it is today…
2 Ki 23:5 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had
ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places
round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the
sun, and to the moon, and to the planets ( Mazzeroth ) ,
and to all the host of heaven.
Astrology with its zodiac cannot hide the truth written in the stars. The message written by
God - it is as if that message is Hidden In Plain Sight!
