>>4461169 Part 3
Anyway this time it's the Autumnal Equinox. The Sun which has been rising north of due east every day during the summer, and setting north of due west, has started it's journey back south, and eventually reaches the point again where it crosses the equinox. The Sun rises exactly due East on the Autumnal Equinox, September 23, the month after harvest. The Sun also sets directly due west on this day. The Sun crosses the equinox, is cross-ified, as it slowly dies, and the days get shorter and shorter.
But not to worry. Jesus, the Sun, will be reborn again. December 22 is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, when the Sun has traveled farthest south. Three days after the Winter Solstice of December 22, figuratively the three days Jesus is in the grave, we can tell on December 25 that the Sun is rising slightly north of where it rose 3 days ago. The Sun is reborn. And we all anticipate another harvest year.
You can see the Zodiac in any newspaper that has an astrology column. Notice all the important dates and characters personified in the Jesus story are right there in the astrology column of your local newspaper. There you will find Capricorn, which begins on Dec. 22, the Winter Solstice, the beginning of Winter. We then have Aquarius (John the Baptist), Pisces (the two fish, Simon and Andrew who are fishermen).
Next comes Aries, March 21, the Vernal Equinox, East-er, when the Sun rises due east (and sets due west). The astrology column actually starts with Aries, the month of March, because March is actually the first month of the year. The names of the last 4 months of the year give this away:
Septem-ber (Septem = 7)
Octo-ber (Octo = 8, as in octopus.)
Novem-ber (Novem = 9)
Decem-ber (Decem = 10, "dec" as in "decimal", meaning ten.)
After Aries follows Taurus the bull.
Then comes Gemini, the twins, which are Castor and Pollox (see Acts 28:11). The two brightest stars in the constellation of Gemini are named Castor and Pollox. You can look it up in any star chart or Astronomy book. There they are, Castor and Pollox. And there in the Bible you will find your reference to Castor and Pollox. Cancer is June 21, the Summer Solstice. Cancer is the crab that goes backwards, as after June 21 the days begin to shorten.
Then comes Leo, the Lion of summer, the king of the jungle, the strongest animal, for the strongest hottest days of summer in July.
Then comes Virgo, the eternal perpetual virgin of August, which figuratively gives birth to the sun each year when the sun passes out of it, yet forever and always remains a virgin. Virgo the virgin is always depicted holding a sheaf of wheat or an ear of corn, representing the harvest. Farmers are known as "husbandmen" because they are figuratively eternally wedded to the virgin Virgo of August. The Sun enters Virgo - Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
Then comes Libra, the "Scales of Justice", after Virgo, the month of the harvest. Libra is the month when farmers sell their harvest, using scales to weigh what they sell. It's the only constellation in the Zodiac which isn't an animal. Libra is September 23, the Autumnal Equinox. Jesus overturns the tables of the moneychangers. Jesus then presents us with The Lord's Supper where we eat the harvest and drink the wine of the grape.
Then comes Scorpio, October, which figuratively stings the Sun causing it to die, because the days are now getting shorter and shorter. Judas is Scorpio who betrays Jesus and is responsible for his death.
Then comes Sagittarius in November. Sagittarius is a man on a horse with a bow and arrow. He's an archer, because November is a good time to go hunting. The animals are full grown. It's hunting season. Sagittarius is Pontius Pilate, who's name means "armed with a spear," who is the last person Jesus sees before dying.
And finally comes Capricorn - December 22 - the Winter Solstice. Capricorn is the goat, or lamb. Jesus is the lamb of God, born on December 25, after spending three days in Hell, under the earth, after being crucified on September 23 by crossing the Autumnal Equinox. The Sun is reborn. Jesus is reborn, starting off again "to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord" (Luke 4:19)
It's the great circle of life.
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