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It is unfortunate
that most people have an opinion, even a judgment about subjects that they have not really looked into.
So much harm has been done by people throughout history who have not taken the time to find the truth
themselves, but have relied on other opinions and beliefs. Also, it is so very important that you get a
recent Bible translation from the original Aramaic text such as the Revised English Bible (Oxford
University Press) which is the most accurate and current translation, or the New American Bible
(Collins World). So many other Bibles including the King James Version were translated from the
Greek translations of the old text and unfortunately, the Greeks mistranslated quite a few words. I
only ask that with God's guidance you read the following passages and reflect on their meaning and
symbolism. These are just a few:
Genesis 1:14
"Then God said, Let there
be lights in the firmament of the heaven to separate the day from the night; and Let them be for signs,
and for seasons, and for days, and years. " (It is the path of the earth around the Sun
called the ecliptic, which is the plane of signs of the Zodiac, seasons, and what years are
measured by.)
In Deuteronomy 18:9-14, the passage most quoted as opposing Astrology,
there is no mention of Astrology or signs in any translation.It is only the King James Version,
and not the Later and more accurate translations of the Bible that mentions "keepers of times. " For
those that adhere to the King James Version the phrase, "keepers of time, " is in exact contradiction
to Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 "
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every
purpose under the sun."
All religious holidays are based on Astrology, not
Astronomy because the science of Astronomy was not around in those days. The people who calculated the
time of the holidays were Astrologers. Even Easter Sunday is based on Astrology as it is always
the first Sunday after the full moon occurring after the Sun enters Aries. Also
according to Rabbinical tradition the twelve tribes of Israel correlate to the twelve signs of the
Zodiac.
In Judges 5:20, the story of the prophetess, Deborah, is yet another example of
Astrological symbolism; Deborah exults that "the stars fought from heaven, the stars in
their course fought against Sisera. "
How do the stars in their course
fight?
In Astrology every celestial body has its course and represents signs of
God's will. Astrology is not a religion, it cannot save
man, only man's relationship to God can save man. It is intended only as a tool to help
man, for God created the planets and the stars and their orderly processes.
Man did not invent Astrology. In Job 38:31-32, when complaints are being made to God,
God's response is: Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades
or loose Orion's belt? Can
you bring out the signs of the zodiac in their season (some Bibles say
"Mazzaroth" which is the Greek word for Zodiac),. . or guide
Aldebaran and its satellite stars?
Did you proclaim the rules that
govern the heavens or determine the laws of nature on the earth?
Can you command the clouds to envelop you in a deluge of
rain?
(Notice again that the stars and the zodiac are associated with the orderly process
of natural laws.)
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In Isaiah 47:13-14, not any one can save Babylon
including the Astrologers. Some people think this verse opposes Astrology. It doesn't. It is a
condemnation of Babylon because of Babylon's lack of mercy. In the New Testament,
Matthew 2:1, the more recent and accurate translations of the Bible call the three Wise Men from the
East, Astrologers (some Bibles use the word
Magi which is the Greek word for Astrologer).
It is interesting to note that outside of the shepherds, the only others who
knew of the time of Jesus' birth were the Astrologers.
In Revelation 4:7
"And the first animal was like a lion (symbol of Leo), and the second animal was like a bull (symbol
of Taurus), and the third animal had a face of a man (symbol of Aquarius, the water bearing man), and
the fourth animal was like a flying eagle (highest symbol of Scorpio)." Some people
say these are just symbolic of qualities, but that is precisely what Astrology is, signs of qualities
and characteristics. But more importantly for those that are unaware of
Astrological symbolism, these four creatures follow the natural order in which they appear in the
Zodiac as the Fixed Cross.
CopyrightA© 1994 Signe Quinn Taff, P.O. Box 2457, Sedona,
Arizona 86339
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