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Without a doubt, this act of Abraham constitutes a great landmark in Yahweh’s dealing with
humanity. It is an event worthy of being testified to in the heavens even as it has received significant
space in the Bible. Because of Abraham’s fear of Yahweh and faith in His goodness, it was promised
to Abraham on that day that God would make his descendants His personal possession.

Genesis 22:15-18
Then the angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, “By Myself I have
sworn, declares Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only
son, indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens,
and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies. And
in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

Centering upon this event, a new nation was born. It would be a nation of priests who would be
Yahweh’s own peculiar people. They would be entrusted with the oracles of God. From the seed of
Abraham would come the Law and the prophets. Four hundred and thirty years later the first Passover
would be observed, and the cental feature of the Passover would be a male lamb which would serve
as a substitutionary sacrifice for mankind. The ram, therefore, is a most fitting image of this
dispensation of God. The age would culminate in the sacrifice of the Son of God, who after the
pattern of Abraham and Isaac, was offered up as a sacrifice by His Father. These two sacrifices
represent the beginning and end dates of the Age of Aries.

As remarkable as this is, there is much more. The Age of Aries gave way to the Age of Pisces. Pisces
is symbolized by two fish. Fish are featured prominently in the Gospels as a symbol for man,
particularly for those who are called to be disciples of Christ. When Christ set forth to begin His
earthly ministry He started by calling twelve men to be His disciples (later to become apostles). The
most common occupation among these men was that of a fishermen.

Matthew 4:18-22
And walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew
his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, “Follow Me, and
I will make you fishers of men.” And they immediately left the nets, and followed Him. And going
on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat
with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them. And they immediately left the boat
and their father, and followed Him.

The Gospels record numerous miracles involving fish. On one occasion Yahshua took what little food
could be found among a vast multitude of people, and multiplied it to feed the masses. All the food
at hand was five barley loaves and two small fish.

John 6:9-13
“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?”
Yahshua said, ‘Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat
down, in number about five thousand. Yahshua therefore took the loaves; and having given thanks,
He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted. And when
they were filled, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments that nothing may be lost.”