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The Second Book
THE REDEEMED
“The result of the Redeemer’s sufferings”

The Third Book
THE REDEEMER (His second coming)
“The glory that should follow”

There is necessarily some repetition in these three heavenly books as they all deal with the same
subject, but focus on different aspects of the story. In this regard these divisions of the zodiacal scroll
might be compared to the four Gospels. Each book of the Gospels focuses on the person of Christ and
His work, but the themes of the books differ. Consequently, there is significant repetition, but new
insight to be gleaned from each telling of the matter.

Bullinger has observed various parallels throughout these three celestial books. For example, each
of the three books concludes similarly.

The first book concludes with the Dragon being cast out of heaven.
The second book concludes with Cetus, the Sea Monster, Leviathan, bound.
The third book concludes with Hydra, the Old Serpent, destroyed.
[Source: The Witness of the Stars]

This is quite a remarkable pattern. Even as the Gospel writers each end their books with the
resurrection of Christ, the books in the heavens are consistent in the message they portray. It may be
said that the message of the zodiac is wider in scope than the Gospels, for the evangelists were
primarily focused on those works accomplished at the Messiah’s first coming. The gospel books in
the stars go further by speaking of the work of Christ at His second appearing. The limited scope of
the work Christ was to accomplish at His first appearing is observed in an incident that occurred at
the beginning of His ministry.

Luke 4:16-21
And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the
synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to
Him. And He opened the book, and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is
upon Me, because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim
release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are downtrodden, to
proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.” And He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant,
and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him. And He began to say to
them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

Yahshua cited only a portion of the prophecy Isaiah recorded about the coming Messiah. He left off
a critical portion of the prophecy, for it would not be fulfilled until His second coming. Yahshua was
st
reading from what we now identify as the 61 chapter of Isaiah (there were no chapter and verse
divisions in His day).