Category: Witness of the Stars
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Witness of the Star: ANDROMEDA (The Chained Woman)
2. ANDROMEDA (The Chained Woman) The Redeemed in their Bondage and Affliction. This is a peculiar picture to set in the heavens. A woman with chains fastened to her feet and arms, in misery and trouble; and bound, helpless, to the sky. Yet this is the ancient foreshowing of the truth. In the Denderah Zodiac…
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Witness of the Stars: The Band
1. THE BAND The Redeemed Bound, but binding their Enemy. The band that unites these two fishes has always formed a separate constellation. It is shown in Plate XXI. The Arabian poems of Antarah frequently mention it as distinct from the Sign with which it is so closely connected. Antarah was an Arabian poet of the sixth century. Its ancient Egyptian…
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Witness of the Stars: Chapter III. The Sign PISCES (The Fishes)
Chapter III. The Sign PISCES (The Fishes) The Blessings of the Redeemed in abeyance. In this third chapter of the Second Book we come to the results of the Redeemer’s work enjoyed, but in connection with conflict, as is seen in the last of the three sections (the constellation of Andromeda, the chained woman), which leads up to…
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Witness of the Stars: CYGNUS (The Swan)
3. CYGNUS (The Swan) The Blesser surely Returning. This constellation repeats, emphasises, and affirms this glorious truth. It has to do with the Great Blesser and His speedy return, as is testified by all the ancient names connected with it. In the Denderah Zodiac it is named Tes-ark, which means this from afar. It is a most…
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Witness of the Stars: PEGASUS (The Winged Horse)
PEGASUS (The Winged Horse) The Blessings Quickly Coming. Not only shall they be received, but they shall be brought near. They will not have to be fetched, but they will be caused to come to those for whom they are procured, and will yet be brought by Him who has procured them. In the Denderah Zodiac there…
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Witness of the Stars: Chapter II. The Sign AQUARIUS (The Water Bearer) & PISCIS AUSTRALIS (The Southern Fish)
Chapter II. The Sign AQUARIUS (The Water Bearer) Their Blessings Ensured, or the Living Waters of Blessing Poured Forth for the Redeemed. The Atonement being made, the blessings have been procured, and now they can be bestowed and poured forth upon the Redeemed. This is the truth, whether we think of Abel’s lamb, of patriarchal…
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Witness of the Stars: Aquila (the Eagle) and DELPHINUS (The Dolphin)
2. AQUILA (The Eagle) The Smitten One Falling. Here we have an additional picture of the effect of this arrow, in the pierced, wounded, and falling Eagle, gasping in its dying struggle. And that pierced, wounded, and dying Saviour whom it represents, after saying, in Ps. xxxviii. 2, “Thine arrows stick fast in Me,” added, in verse 10:…
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Witness of the Stars: SAGITTA (The Arrow)
1. SAGITTA (The Arrow) The Arrow of God sent forth. It is not the Arrow of Sagittarius, for that has not left his bow. That arrow is for the enemies of God. This is for the Son of God. It was of this that He spoke when He said, in Ps. xxxviii. 2: “Thine arrows…
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The Witness of the Stars book 2 Chapter 1: The Sign CAPRICORNUS (The Sea Goat)
The Second Book. The Redeemed The Result of the Redeemer’s Sufferings. In the First Book we have had before us the work of the Redeemer set forth as it concerned His own glorious person. In this Second Book it is presented to us as it affects others. Here we see the results of His humiliation, and conflict, and victory—“The sufferings of…
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Witness of the Stars: Draco (the Dragon)
3. DRACO (The Dragon) The Old Serpent, or the Devil, cast down from Heaven. Each of the three great books concludes with this same foreshowing of Apocalyptic truth. The same great enemy is referred to in all these pictures. He is the Serpent; he is the Dragon; “the great dragon, that old serpent, called the Devil…