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“The host of heaven” is a reference to the stars. At some point in Yahweh’s plan of the ages the stars
               will dissolve like letters mysteriously disappearing from the pages of a book. Then the scroll itself
               will be rolled up. Undoubtedly, the purpose for this will be that the message of the heavens will have
               been fulfilled. The messenger role of the stars will be complete. The book will then be closed. In the
               book of Revelation the apostle John testified that this will occur at the time the sixth seal is opened.


               Revelation 6:12-14
               And I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became
               black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; and the stars of the sky fell
               to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. And the sky was split
               apart like a scroll when it is rolled up...

               With the return of Yahshua to establish His kingdom upon the earth, and the vanquishing of the
               adversary, Satan, the great dragon, the stellar prophecy will have been fulfilled. Fittingly, the message
               will be dissolved, and the scroll rolled up. That, however, will not be the end of stellar prophecy. The
               Scriptures foretell of a time when the heavens will be replaced and renewed. The first things will have
               passed away. The new creation will require a new message in the heavens. The heavens themselves
               will be replaced as a man changes his garments. The earth will be surrounded with new lights bearing
               a new message.


               Hebrews 1:10-12
               And [further], You, Lord, did lay the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the
               works of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain and continue permanently; they will all grow
               old and wear out like a garment. Like a mantle [thrown about one's self] You will roll them up, and
               they will be changed and replaced by others.
               [Amplified Bible]

               Psalms 102:25-26
               At the beginning You existed and laid the foundations of the earth; the heavens are the work of Your
               hands. They shall perish, but You shall remain and endure; yes, all of them shall wear out and become
               old like a garment. Like clothing You shall change them, and they shall be changed and pass away.
               [Amplified Bible]


               Even as we are told that there will be a new earth that has no seas (for seas are typical of death), so
               too will the heavens be changed. If I am not mistaken, there will no longer be any constellations
               representing the serpent of old, or the great dragon. There will no longer be constellations showing
               forth the struggle between Christ and Satan. The conflict will be concluded. It will be a new age when
               every knee will bow before the Son of God, and every tongue will confess His righteousness to the
               glory of God the Father.

               At present, the heavens contain numerous signs depicting that rebellious adversary of all that is holy.
               How unfitting it would be to continue to observe these signs after Satan has been judged, bound, and
               cast into the lake of fire. No, these constellations must be dissolved. The scroll telling that story must
               be replaced by a new scroll telling a message of holiness and righteousness, and a kingdom of peace
               and justice.
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