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Isaiah 45:23
I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness and will not turn
back, that to Me every knee will bow...
Though the heavens declare the conflict with Satan, the great dragon and serpent of old, they reveal
that he will ultimately be defeated. Satan’s authority will be destroyed. The head of the serpent will
be crushed. The evil reign of this rebellious angel will soon be brought to an end.
Capricorn
The testimony in the heavens we have observed thus far is that a virgin would give birth to one who
is the Branch, the Seed of God. The Branch would come to pay the cost for man’s redemption,
offering Himself as a ransom for man. This One who is the Son of God and the Son of man would
enter into a deadly conflict with Satan. He would receive a mortal wound while also crushing the head
of the adversary. He would arise triumphant, being Yahweh’s appointed Champion to destroy all the
works of the enemy.
Even as the Bible conveys truth through symbolism, some of which is quite fantastic, so too do we
see some fantastic creatures in the heavens. The centaur of Sagittarius, if it be the original emblem
of this constellation, is such an example. In Capricorn we have another unusual creature. From ancient
times Capricorn has been drawn as a kneeling goat with the tail of a fish. It is suggested that the
posture of the goat with its head bent down reveals that it is wounded and dying, while at the same
time the tail of appears lively.
One explanation for this is that even as Pisces (the Fishes) follow Aries (the Ram) in the precession
of the equinoxes, we have in Capricorn a similar message. The dying of the sacrificial Ram gives rise
to the church age symbolized by the fish. Out of death comes life. This is testified in the following
words of Christ.
John 12:24
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself
alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”
In the book of Revelation, John was shown a scroll which no one was found worthy to open. He was
