Tag: Witness of the Stars
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BOÖTES (The Coming One)
BOÖTES (The Coming One) He cometh. This constellation still further develops this wondrous personage. He is pictured as a man walking rapidly, with a spear in his right hand and a sickle in his left hand. The Greeks called him Bo-ö-tes, which is from the Hebrew root Bo (בּוֹא, to come), meaning the coming. It is referred to in Ps.…
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The Witness of the Stars: CENTAURUS (The Centaur)
CENTAURUS (The Centaur) The Despised Sin-offering. It is the figure of a being with two natures. Jamieson, in his Celestial Atlas, 1822, says, “On the authority of the most accomplished Orientalist of our own times, the Arabic and Chaldaic name of this constellation is בזה.” Now this Hebrew word Bezeh (and the Arabic Al Beze) means the despised. It is the very…
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The Witness of the Stars: COMA (The Woman and Child)
COMA (The Woman and Child) The Desired of all Nations. The first constellation in Virgo explains that this coming “Branch” will be a child, and that He should be the “Desire of all nations.” The ancient name of this constellation is Comah, the desired, or the longed for. We have the word used by the Holy Spirit in this very connection,…
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The Witness of the Stars by Rev. Bullinger
The Witness of the Stars explores celestial signs representing Christ and redemption through chapters that detail constellations and their meanings.
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Witness of the Stars: The First Book. The Redeemer.
The First Book. The Redeemer. (His First Coming.) “The Sufferings of Christ.” The First Book is occupied with the PERSON of the Coming One. It covers the whole ground, and includes the conflict and the victory of the Promised Seed, but with special emphasis on His Coming. The book opens with the promise of His…
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Introduction to the Witness of the Stars
Introduction For more than two thousand five hundred years the world was without a written revelation from God. The question is, Did God leave Himself without a witness? The question is answered very positively by the written Word that He did not. In Rom. i. 19 it is declared that, “that which may be known of…
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Preface to the Witness of the Stars by Rev. Ethelbert William Bullinger
Preface Some years ago it was my privilege to enjoy the acquaintance of Miss Frances Rolleston, of Keswick, and to carry on a correspondence with her with respect to her work, Mazzaroth: or, the Constellations. She was the first to create an interest in this important subject. Since then Dr. Seiss, of Philadelphia, has endeavoured to…