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THE 7 STARS CONSTELLATION

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“Seek Him that maketh the Seven Stars and Orion,

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and turns the shadow of death into the morning,

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and makes the day dark with night…

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The LORD is His name”

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Amos 5:8 

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ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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When very young, the children on the playground pointed out this constellation, one summer’s evening in Salem Oregon. It wasn’t very hard to find. And yes, it did look like a big dipper.

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But they didn’t mention that this amazing constellation actually does appear to pour out its contents, as it rotates and turns in the sky.

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Big dipper from the kalalau lookout at the kokee state park in Hawaii – Wikipedia – public domain

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION

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In these two sketches, you can see the 7 Stars (commonly known as The Big Dipper). There are seven primary stars which comprise this constellation.

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This constellation is in the north, which requires those in the southernmost regions of the globe to rely on Internet or books to view. This constellation is the easiest of all constellations to locate because of its brightness.

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It rotates in an oval pattern through the year, making it appear to tip itself out, as though it were a bowl, pouring out its contents upon the earth during the winter months.

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ABOVE CHARTS: 7 Stars (aka Big Dipper) – summer (left) & winter (right) – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

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7 CANDLESTICKS = 7 CHURCHES

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7 Stars = 7 ANGELS of the 7 CHURCHES

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“The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand,

and the seven golden candlesticks.

The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches:

and the seven candlesticks which you saw are the seven churches.”

Revelation 1:20.

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The above verse is from the opening chapter of Revelation, and makes mention of this constellation. But notice that this verse relates this constellation to God’s people…

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The Holy of Holies- www.thebiblerevival.com -public domain

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CANDLESTICKS = CHURCHES

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But as Jesus spoke this prophecy, He revealed the true meaning of the earthly sanctuary, and how it actually pointed to the Church of God.

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Listen once again… “and the seven candlesticks which thou saw are the seven churches.” Revelation 1:20.

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Incredible! So, God here is revealing an amazing revelation: that the 7-flame candlestick in the Old Testament Sanctuary Service was actually symbolizing the New Testament Church!

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Menorah – Wikipedia. – Public domain

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APOCALYPSE NOW!…

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This sketch is of the Summer Constellations, when they are in the western skies. Sagittarius is in the south, and the 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is in the north.

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The purpose of this particular article is to establish what the Bible is speaking about, concerning the Seven Stars Constellation. It is the intent of this article to show that this amazing constellation represents the angels, i.e., God’s people in the Seven Churches of Asia found in Revelation Chapters 2 & 3. It is also the purpose of this article to show that this constellation is pointing us also to the Seven Angels with the Seven Bowls of God’s wrath (Revelation, Chapters 15 & 16).

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And also, these 7 stars represents the Seven Angels With The Seven Trumpets (Revelation 8:2, etc.).

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And it is just now that all these symbols will be fulfilled, as the world is being prepared for the Great Day of Judgment.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer Constellations – w/Ark & 7 Stars – www.theheavensdeclare.net

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STARS = GOD’S PEOPLE?

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Someone might ask at this point, “Are Christians ever referred to as stars in Scripture?”

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The Bible often refers to God’s people as stars. This began way back in Genesis when God spoke to Abraham…

“And He brought him (Abram) forth abroad,

and said, Look now toward heaven,

and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them:

and He said unto him, So shall thy seed be.”

Genesis 15:5

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The prophet, Daniel, also declared this prophecy…

“And they that be wise shall shine AS THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE FIRMAMENT;

and they that turn many to righteousness AS THE STARS FOR EVER AND EVER.”

Daniel 12:3.

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Schnorr_von_Carolsfeld – 1860 – Abram counts stars – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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7 STARS CONSTELLATION & 7 STARS OF REVELATION

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The Bible speaks of a 7 Stars Constellation. “Seek Him that makes the Seven Stars and Orion,” Amos 5:8.

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Here is a reference to the constellation commonly known as the Big Dipper.

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Orion and the 7 Stars are the two most prominent constellations in the sky. And as this web site points out, Orion represents Christ, and the 7 Stars represents the Church. For a deeper understanding of Orion, just click here… “The Orion Phenomena”.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Orion the Soldier and the Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades & Pleiades, etc. – winter constellations – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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7 ANGELS WITH 7 BOWLS

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7 STARS SEEN ALL YEAR LONG…

The great star, Arcturus (see below sketch), moves to the northwest, and all these constellations follow it. The Ark, the Scepter/Cross (see sketch below), and the Glorious Crown all eventually disappear below the western horizon sometime in the night.

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But as summer turns to winter, this 7 Star Constellation actually slowly appears to tip, as though it were a bowl, until it looks upside down, as if it is pouring out its contents upon the earth. (in this above sketch). And this “tipping out” begins in the winter: and winter, of course, is when the warfare constellations appear.

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So winter  represents the battle between Heaven and Hell; between Christ and Satan.

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This ‘pouring out of their contents’, reminds us of Revelation, in the following verse…

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“And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.”  Revelation 16:1.

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ABOVE PICTURE: 7 Stars pouring out bowls of wrath

ABOVE CHART: Summer Constellations – with Ark & 7 Stars 

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7 BOWLS  OF WRATH…

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“And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.”  Revelation 16:1.

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Notice in the above verse, it says to the 7 angels…

“Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.” (NIV).

This seems to be speaking of this very 7-star constellation we are discussing. Of course there will also be a literal fulfillment of this verse. There will be an actual judgment upon the apostate, symbolized by the seven bowls of God’s wrath.

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But this constellation seems to be a heavenly depiction of that very concept of these 7 stars appearing to be pouring out its contents upon the Earth. Oh yes, Revelation speaks of “seven” vials (or bowls) of God’s wrath. And the 7 Stars constellation is only a picture of “one” bowl. But after all, it is a 7 star constellation, so the number “seven” represents all those seven angels who each pour out a bowl upon the Earth.

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ABOVE PICTURE: 7 Stars pouring out bowls of wrath

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7TH VIAL= CHURCH UPLIFTS CROSS

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“Let the people praise Thee, O God;

let all the people praise Thee. 

Then shall the earth yield her increase;

and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

God shall bless us;

and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.”

Psalm 67:5-7

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So, it begins to be seen, the relationship between the “seven angels having the seven vials of wrath”, and the Seven Stars seeming to pour out its contents upon the Earth.

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But here is something very marvelous! When the Seven Stars are about to pour out their contents, this constellation begins to appear as a giant Cross. No, there is not an actual Cross in the sky. But if one exercises his or her faith and imagination, they can actually envision a giant 3-dimensional Cross on a hill (see above picture to the left).

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And so it begins to become apparent, just what the seven vials of wrath are…God’s faithful ones, lifting up the Cross for all the world to see.

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ABOVE PICTURE RIGHT: 7 Stars pouring out bowls of wrath

ABOVE PICTURE LEFT: 7 Stars Constellation as The Cross

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AN ENSIGN LIFTED UP

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“And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of His people:

for they shall be as the stones of a crown,

lifted up as an ensign upon His land.”

Zechariah 9:16.

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This constellation seems to glorify and illuminate this Bible verse. Like diamonds in the sky, glittering for all the world to behold! A diamond studded Cross! A marvelous sign…lifted up on high! 

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In other words, when God’s people finally overcome the world, they will lift up the Cross of Christ for all the world to see. 

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If you wish to explore this wonderful idea of imitating Christ, just click the following link… “The 7 Stars Imitate the Cross of Orion “

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ABOVE PICTURE: 7 Stars Constellation as The Cross

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7 ANGELS, 7 TRUMPETS

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“And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.” Revelation 8:2.

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This theme of seven angels is repeated here again in Revelation. These references to God’s people have been a comfort and admonition for God’s Church throughout the past two thousand years. The Church has gone through much trouble and persecution in the previous centuries.

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These verses pointed God’s people to search the Scriptures to gain a deeper insight into the meaning behind such verses as this one.

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Tissot The Seven Trumpets of Jericho  – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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7 TRUMPETS ABOUT CONQUERING THIS WORLD OF SIN

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And so now it becomes seen that these Seven Angels with Seven Trumpets are a picture of how God deals with Satan’s kingdom, the world, and how it was represented by Jericho.

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Listen… “And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns…

And it came to pass at the seventh time,

when the (seven) priests blew with the (seven) trumpets,

Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city (Jericho).”

Joshua 6:4, 16. 

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And the conquering of Jericho was a picture of God’s people finally overcoming the world. And so the history of the Church is a fulfillment of Revelation and how God has been working over the past 2,000 years to accomplish His great purpose on this Earth: to finally crush Satan and his kingdom of this world of sin.

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ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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CHURCH NOT REMOVED 

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And this is a real argument against the idea that God’s people will be snatched away prior to this grand finale, which the world will be experiencing very soon.

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The Church has not yet been victorious. And before God takes us out, we must make those walls of Jericho fall. And this will not happen until God’s people finally topple the walls of Jericho (and topple our love for this world of sin) in our very own hearts!

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So the conquering of Jericho ultimately represents the overthrow of sin, and the overthrow of this world of sin, and the overthrow of our love for this sinful world.

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New York Times Square – terabass – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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STAR OUT OF PLACE

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HANDS ON THE THRESHOLD… The very last star in this constellation seems not to be a part of the Cross, but perhaps part of the hill. You know! The Hill called Calvary.

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But others see this out-of-place star as the shadow of the Cross. Just look at the sketch. It does look like shadow! And the Old Testament was referred to as a shadow.

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Listen… “For the law having a shadow of good things to come,

and not the very image of the things,

can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year

continually make the comers thereunto perfect.”

Hebrews 10:1.

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So, this constellation, seemingly having a shadow, could very well represent the Cross of Calvary with the shadow of the Law. But whether it represents a hill, or a shadow, the fact is, it probably represents both!

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But besides representing a hill and a shadow, could there be another explanation for this out-of-place star?

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ABOVE PICTURE: 7 Stars Constellation as The Cross

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THE END

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ANOTHER ARTICLE ON THE 7 STARS

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7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION…

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Have you ever heard of a constellation doing an imitation of another constellation!? Well, for a very short time each year this 7-Stars Constellation does just that!

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A HEAVENLY HOBBY

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“Lift up your eyes on high,

and behold Who hath created these things;

that brings out their host by number:

He calls them all by names by the greatness of His might,

for that He is strong in power;

not one faileth.”

Isaiah 40:26

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ABOVE PICTURE – Starry Night at La Silla – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

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The above verse is a plea from God to look up at the Heavens and behold Who has created these things.

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In this busy work-a-day world, there are many very interesting things which can occupy one’s time and energy: hobbies, and careers, and entertainments and worries, and habits, to name just a few.

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But as the child of God devotes his or her life to God, there should be a jealous guarding of one’s own heart… “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23.

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The Christian wants nothing to get in the way of running that Christian Race.

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New York Times Square – terabass – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

Shoppers in Toronto – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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“AND WHEN YE SEE THESE THINGS…

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LOOK UP, LIFT UP YOUR HEAD”

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But having said this, there is one hobby which every ‘Noble Berean’ may take up, which only compliments the pursuit of the heavenly Prize.

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Yes, Signs Of Heaven becomes a wonderfully rewarding hobby which, unlike many less meaningful hobbies, pays off with rich, heavenly rewards. Everlasting rewards!

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And unlike these people in this photo with equipment, all you need is fairly good vision, and a dark, starry night.

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And once a person really gets to know these heavenly messengers, it will become very apparent that the message connected with these signs is truly a message to be heeded.

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Thus will the Christian be able to share this message with others. And there are perhaps many nuances and hidden biblical truths to these signs which have yet to be discovered.

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Astronomy Amateur Wikipedia share-alike license

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“And there shall be signs in the sun,

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and in the moon,

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and in the stars;

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and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;

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the sea and the waves roaring;”

Luke 21:25

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ABOVE CHART: Summer Constellations with Doves (Sagittarius) & Woman (Ursa Major)

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FIRST FIND ORION & 7 STARS

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The very first step in finding these many constellations, should be to find the two main constellations: Orion, and the 7 Stars (aka, The Big Dipper).

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These two constellations represent Christ (Orion), and His Church (7 Stars).

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And just as these are the easiest constellations to find, so too, the first place to begin studying the Bible is the Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).

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These four books present Christ and His Church, when He walked the earth, just as Orion and the 7 Stars represent Christ and His Church, as seen up in the heavens.

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Then, once you are comfortable finding these two constellations, you can begin to locate the next closest constellations, and so on.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Orion the Soldier and the Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades & Pleiades, etc.) – winter constellations – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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