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filled with grief and began weeping until one whose appearance was of a lamb that had been slain
came forward and was accounted worthy to open the book.

Revelation 5:8-10
Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down
before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the
saints. And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals;
For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and
people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”

Through the death of the Lamb of God a nation of kings and priests was born. Life comes forth out
of death. The idea of sacrifice is everywhere connected with this sign. In the Zodiacs of Dendera and
Esne this constellation appears as half goat and half fish and is called Hu-penius, meaning “the place
of the sacrifice.” The Hebrew name for this sign is Gedi, and in Arabic it is Al Gedi, meaning “the
kid,” or “cut off.”

The stars in this sign bear a similar tale. One of the stars is called Al Gedi, another is Daneb Al Gedi,
meaning “The Sacrifice Comes.” The stars Dabih, Al Dabik, and Al Dehabeh, all bear the meaning
of “The Sacrifice Slain.” There is also Ma’asad, “The Slaying,” and Sa’ad al Naschira, “The Record
of the Cutting Off.” These testimonies are in keeping with the words and imagery evoked by the
prophet Isaiah.

Isaiah 53:7-8
Like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, so He did not open His mouth. By oppression and
judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered that He was cut off out of
the land of the living, for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due?

The message of Capricorn may seem to be a repeat of that which was observed in previous signs, and
indeed it is. This causes some problems for those who look at the constellations as a progressive
telling of the message of divine redemption and victory over Satan. We have already observed The
Archer with an arrow aimed at the heart of the Scorpion. Why now are we returning to the death of
the sacrificial Ram?

Most of the books I have read on this subject have suggested various ways of dividing the signs of
the zodiac into logical divisions. The most persuasive categorization of the signs that I have
encountered is that set forth by E.W. Bullinger. Bullinger was a Bible scholar who had an eye for
patterns. He discovered patterns throughout the entirety of the Bible that are quite profound. Those
who are interested in this subject can find it expounded upon in the study Bible he produced called
The Companion Bible. It is not surprising that he has identified patterns in the constellations as well.
Bullinger has divided the twelve constellations up into three books containing four signs apiece. He
explains these divisions in the following manner.

The First Book
THE REDEEMER (His first coming)
“The sufferings of Christ”