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The dividing up of the constellations into twelve equal parts, each comprising 30E along the circle
of the sun’s apparent motion through the heavens, is an invention of the Greeks. If one looks at the
constellations it is evident that they do not each occupy the same amount of space in the heavens.
Some constellations are spread out much further than others. There is also some overlap of the
constellations. This makes it difficult to ascribe definite boundaries to the constellations, and to state
definitively when the sun has moved from one constellation to the next.

From a prophetic standpoint, this lack of uniformity and the presence of overlap among some
constellations, can be viewed as being divinely inspired in order to convey heavenly knowledge.
Yahweh has not divided the ages of mankind, or the periods of history, up into neat, uniform
segments. There is a great variation in the span of time appointed to the various works and dealings
of Yahweh. Some works of God overlap other works. We see evidence of this as the age of Law that
began with Moses at Mount Sinai gave way to the age of grace and life in the Spirit that commenced
with the resurrection of Christ and the sending forth of the Spirit to indwell man. The apostle Paul
speaks of this transition as being progressive, and not clearly delineated.

Hebrews 8:13
When He said, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete
and growing old is ready to disappear.

The words “becoming obsolete,” “growing old,” and “ready to disappear,” indicate an ongoing
process. The removal of the old covenant has significant overlap with the institution of a new
covenant (not in an individual application, but in a corporate application). In one sense, the beginning
of the new covenant can be clearly fixed to the hour in which Christ’s blood was shed on the cross.
The blood of the Son of God sealed the new covenant.

Hebrews 9:16-18
For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it. For a covenant
is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives. Therefore
even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood.

Though the new covenant was inaugurated by the blood of Christ, not all men have at this time
entered into the covenant. A firstfruits company have entered in, and in time all others will follow.
The kingdom of Christ will grow until it fills the whole earth like the stone that was cut out of the
mountain without hands in the vision of Nebuchadnezzar. Thus, in practice, we see that there is some
overlap of the works of God. This is shown in the constellations of the heavens, for they do not all
have neatly defined boundaries.

In 1922 the International Astronomical Union set forth proposed standards to define the boundaries
of the constellations of the heavens. We cannot accept these boundaries that have been determined
by man to be the same as those determined by God. Nevertheless, we see in these boundaries that the
constellations each vary in size. The sun remains in each of the twelve constellations for an unequal
amount of time. Using the IAU’s boundaries, we find that the sun abides in each house, or