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The order of the astrological constellations is as follows: | William Branham stated: | ||
:''Watch. What does the zodiac start off with? The Virgin. What does it end with? Leo the lion: the first coming of Christ, and the second coming of Christ.''<ref>William Branham, 62-0701 - To Take On The Whole Armor Of God, para. 53</ref> | |||
But, as with many other things, he changed the facts to match his beliefs. | |||
The actual order of the astrological constellations in the Zodiac is as follows: | |||
#Aries | #Aries | ||
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#Capricorn | #Capricorn | ||
#Aquarius | #Aquarius | ||
#Pisces | #Pisces<ref>Paul Isaac Hershon, Genesis: With a Talmudical Commentary (London: Samuel Bagster and Sons, 1883), 209.</ref> | ||
This ordering is true for Western and Indian astrology. | This ordering is true for Western and Indian astrology. | ||
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John Macarthur tells us: | John Macarthur tells us: | ||
: | :''God never wrote the gospel in the stars. The heavens declare not the gospel. The heavens declare the glory of God. Why in the world ...would we borrow a pagan concoction and somehow invest it with the gospel? Christian astrology. What a terrible perversion. Finding the gospel in the stars is fantasy. Worse than that, it’s borrowing from paganism.<ref>John F. MacArthur Jr., John MacArthur Sermon Archive (Panorama City, CA: Grace to You, 2014).</ref> | ||
The Bible records the existence of astrology, but denies its validity. The Hebrews were exposed to astrology as practiced by the Egyptians. When Moses seems absent on Mount Sinai an inordinate length of time, Aaron, at the request of the people, fashions a golden calf. It is '''Taurus the bull''' that “emerges” from the flames after the smelting process (Exod. 32:24). So grave is the danger that Moses has the image ground to powder, and imposes dire retribution. | The Bible records the existence of astrology, but denies its validity. The Hebrews were exposed to astrology as practiced by the Egyptians. When Moses seems absent on Mount Sinai an inordinate length of time, Aaron, at the request of the people, fashions a golden calf. It is '''Taurus the bull''' that “emerges” from the flames after the smelting process (Exod. 32:24). So grave is the danger that Moses has the image ground to powder, and imposes dire retribution. | ||