The Revelation 12 Heavenly Sign: 2017
Pattern of Virgo Celestial Signs from 2000 - 2025
And the Coming Great Middle-East & Celestial Wars
by Luis B. Vega
vegapost@hotmail.com
Online PDF chart at: www.sonoma.edu/users/v/vegalu/eschatology_files/Virgo.pdf
‘A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth… She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.” And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.’ -Revelation 12:1-6
The purpose of this study, with online illustrations, is to investigate astronomically the recurring Revelation 12 imagery of the Virgin about to birth & ‘Rapture’ a Man-Child with Sun, Moon, Stars & Dragon symbology. The Virgo celestial signs in question will be plotted onto a timeline from 2000 to 2025. This study only seeks to show the possible patterns of just how many times does the Virgo constellation approximate and/or match that of the Book of Revelation 12 prophetic vision. For illustrative purposes and to have an overall perspective of the astronomical characteristics surrounding these celestial Virgin ‘sign’ occurrences, all the Solar & Total Lunar Eclipses from 2014-2022 will be designated on the timeline.
These eclipses fall in-between the 2 Hybrid Solar Eclipses of 2013 and 2023. These are notable and in themselves, could provide the time frame of when World War 3 (WW3) triggered by Syria, the Rapture and the Tribulation Period are to occur within such astronomical ‘book-ends’. The timeline presented of the possible course of events will only be speculative based on the Virgin sign patterns, the Solar and Lunar eclipse patterns and current political events in the Middle East that are rushing fast to a climax with as Syria will most likely be the trigger point, i.e., the Isaiah 17, Psalm 83, Ezekiel 38 wars.
During this specific time period from 2014-2022, in-between the 2 Hybrid Solar Eclipses, there are 20 total Solar Eclipses. The Total Lunar Eclipses will likewise be plotted onto the timeline, which are 10 total. A short Biblical numerical study on the numbers 10 and 20 will be highlighted to give some possible prophetic perspective of their possible implications as it relates to the Nation of Israel. Then, several day counts will be emphasized in the illustrated timeline to ascertain if there are any possible number, date or mathematical relationships.
A short study on the Biblical & prophetic make-up or nature of the constellation Virgo itself will be presented, according to the work and research of EW Bullinger. Lastly some possible prophetic interpretations will be given along with several speculations as to the possible Tribulation start dates and when could the Rapture occur -based on such Biblical & prophetic celestial patterns in the constellation Virgo, most notably that of the sign that occurs in 2017.
Based on the Virgo signs and eclipse patterns, there does appear to be some very unique number associations, time periods & mathematical relationships to when the Rapture and Tribulation could occur astronomically that is. Out of the 2000-2025 time period considered, only 4 ‘signs’ in Virgo have the Moon under feet and Sun in the head of Virgo, 2001-2015-2018-2020. It is peculiarly only in 2017 that ALL the components, as depicted in Revelation 12 vision occur in Virgo.
Celestial Virgo Prophetic Patterns
IF the Revelation 12 heavenly sign of the Women with the Sun, Moon, Stars, Birthing, Rapture & Dragon does correlate to the 2017 alignments in September 22/23, 2017, then the ‘sign’ itself is prescribing a ‘Rapture’ to take place first. This could either be caused by an event such as WW3 in the Middle East, for example that could be leading up to the Rapture or an event immediately after the event. Nonetheless, based on the order of the ‘sign’ itself, it will happen before the Great Celestial War can occur also. Thereafter the subsequent expulsion of lucifer from Heaven will thus occur after the Rapture -as lucifer currently has access to the Civil Court in Heaven as the Accuser of the Brethren.
As to how long will it be from the initial Rapture to the Great Celestial War and the subsequent evection of lucifer from Heaven? That remains to be seen. And are we talking about the same one and only ‘Rapture’? The 2017 Virgo sign might well involve a Rapture, but many End-Time students of Biblical prophecy speculate that there are at least 3 Raptures occurring as it relates to the Tribulation Period. This is why there is much confusion as to a pre, mid or post-Tribulation Rapture. In essence, they are all correct in that there is more than 1 Rapture event. There is the Rapture of the Church, the Rapture seen in Revelation 20, then the Rapture of the 2 Witnesses, etc.
One aspect of the prophecy or vision is certain regarding the Virgo celestial sign. This certainty is that soon after a ‘Rapture’, there will be an all out satanic assault on Earth, as it is in Heaven – the Great Celestial War by lucifer & his fallen angels will occur. Thereafter, lucifer will be cast out of his current authority as the ‘Prince of the Power of the Air’ on his descending track to the Bottomless Pit. It is interesting to consider that when the Rapture of the Church does take place, it will be in the ‘Air’ …the very territory of lucifer that the LORD has redeemed. Christ at the Cross of Calvary not only redeemed His Church, His Bride, the Earth, but all of Fallen Creation to include the very territory that lucifer has dominion over, the ‘Air’ and the ‘Heavenly places’. (Matthew 28:18)
Possible Timeline of Tribulation & the Coming War
(both Earthly & Heavenly)
Per some interpretations of the End Times, this timeline presented in this study only seeks to highlight possible sequence of events that could happen based on the prophetic Revelation 12 vision. For one, such speculative dates are based off the Virgo celestial sign pattern, the Solar & Lunar Eclipse patterns, some particular time and date counts and current events in the Middle East.
Some notable factors for this possible timeline are based on what the current geo-political sequence of events has led the Middle East -with the arab Spring, Egypt and now Syria to possibly be the long awaited occultic start to World War 3. It appears that Syria will be next in line to experience the New World Order’s ravaging of a sovereign country. This has been done to Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and now Syria.
>From an eschatological point of view, the LORD is allowing the chess board of political maneuvering to set the stage in the Middle Eat for the final Tribulation Period to discipline Israel and judge the nation at Armageddon. Astronomically, if the Tetrad the 2 book-end Hybrids and the Virgo celestial signs are any indication of this coming time period, then the next few years, 2014-2019 in particular are to be looked at with great anticipation but with hope and horror of what is to come prophetically.
The timeline of possible scenario of such a coming time is as follows:
2013:
A Fall Rapture occurs before, during or after the Jewish Feasts but could be up to Kerry’s 9-Month Peace Initiative to culminates in Spring of 2014. It could coincide with the start of Tetrads on Passover to the Feast of First Fruits. Instead of a peace plan when ‘Peace & Security’ is being proclaimed, a ‘Sudden Destruction’ resulted for the plan to divide Israel into a 2-State political solution with the Palestinians.
2014:
This is the year in the Spring when the possible time-frame for the much anticipated ‘Peace and Safety’, is expected to occur by way of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks of dividing Israel into 2 states but then Sudden Destruction shall come upon THEM. The Isaiah 19 destruction of Damascus occurs as Syria will be the trigger point that leads to World War 3. This tactical nuclear strike by Israel against Syria would also serve to put Iran on notice with respect to Iran’s nuclear program. For all intents and purposes, the Psalm 83 War with Israel will be World War 3 between the Jewish State the it’s muslim enemies. (See WW3 chart study here.)
As perhaps the chemical & biological attacks in Syria spill over into Israel, Israel nervously acting out of self preservation, will take out the majority of the chemical & biological caches in Damascus by a nuclear devise that leads to the ‘sudden destruction’ and WW3. This will in turn prompt the Psalm 83 muslim coalition to attack Israel. Thus, this could be the possible Rapture Zone as with Sodom and the Flood typology of escaping before sudden destruction came. Sodom is the ‘type’ for the Church that leaves, the Floor is the ‘type’ for Israel that stays. In Romans 6:5 it does allude to Believers in Jesus following in the same sequence of the Resurrection of Christ. Since Christ rose in Spring, it could be the time of the Rapture & Resurrection then, if not at Pentecost.
2015:
As Israel is prophesied to prevail in the Psalm 83 War, Israel will live in ‘un-walled cities’ thereafter with a false sense of security and peace. Then the Ezekiel 38 War ensues immediately as a retaliation for the muslim defeat by Israel during the Psalm 83 War. After the supernatural defeat of the Gog-Magog alliance thereafter the AntiChrist ‘Confirms the Covenant’ with the Many for 7 Years that is implemented later on.
The subsequent 7 Year ‘Covenant’ could be corresponding to the Jubilee Year, as per some calculations on Yom Kippur and the luciferian ‘Year of Light’ 5776. This could accommodate the 7 months needed to bury dead and the 7 Years to burn the nuclear weapons for fuel in Israel. The 3rd Temple is initiated with Daily Sacrifices. AntiChrist sets up his biometric New World Order (NOW) 666 Mark currency worldwide after the collapse of the current economic order due to WW3.This alone follows the same pattern established after the 1st and 2nd World Wars, in that that a ‘new order’ for the world at large came about, it in terms of world politics, governance and economy.
2017:
The Revelation 12 Heavenly Sign in Virgo occurs around on September 22/23, 2017…as Rosh HaShana is ending. Since a ‘Rapture’ had preceded this event, the War in Heaven ensued as lucifer is evicted out of Heaven; dethroned from being Prince of the Power of the Air any longer as the Rapture Rendezvous had been in the Air. Thereafter, lucifer is thrust to the Earth to make way for Thrones & Powers to be given to the Bride of Christ after Bema Seat evaluations of the Saints.
2018:
Possible time-frame of when lucifer, having been cast out of Heaven due to the Celestial War, indwells the AntiChrist, stops the Daily Sacrifices, sets up the Abomination in the 3rd Jewish Temple and proclaims himself to be ‘god’. He then pursues Israel into wilderness to destroy the Remnant. Worldwide persecution ensues and capital punishment is handed down to those that refuse to participate in the NWO economy. This could be the 3.5 half-way mark from 2015. The Remnant of Israel flees to the wilderness (Petra) for the next 1260 days or 42 months that is described as the ‘Great Tribulation’ or the Time of Jacob’s Troubles’.
42 Months later
Possible time-frame of when Jesus Christ’s 2nd Coming or Perusia will appear and the final Battle of Armageddon occurs. Christ returns at Fall Feasts to set up Kingdom on Earth.
The House of Virgo
Astronomically, it is generally agreed upon that the constellation Virgo does depict such an image that the Book of Revelation 12 vision presents. As Virgo is one of the 13 ‘Houses’ or signs of the Zodiac or Mazzaroth, from Earth’s perspective, the Sun appears to traverse the 13 signs, 1 per month on average. The Sun will usually pass through Virgo on the Ecliptic in the Fall months, around September to October of a given year.
What is fascinating is that the configuration or depiction of Virgo makes an interesting anthropomorphic construct. For one, the planets or the ‘wanderers’ as they are often referred to by most cultures, appear to be ‘birthed’ in-between Virgo’s legs. This area of Virgo depicts a typology of a birthing of the planets. The planets will either be in close proximity to the Ecliptic or above it and in-between the legs of Virgo when this happens.
Based on the researched done, this study only finds a pattern of 4 Virgo signs that occur from 2000-2025. These times approximates and/or mirrors that of the Book of Revelation 12 vision. Thus this Virgo pattern could possibly give a clue as to when the Rapture of the Church is to take place -if it is chronologically presented and if in fact the Revelation 12 typology corresponds to the Sun being in the constellation Virgo either in Sept or Oct of a given year then perhaps the Rapture is to occur in the Fall, but not necessarily on any Jewish Feast days such as Rosh HaShana, Yom Kippur, Tabernacles or the 8th Day Assembly but perhaps.
The 4 Virgo sign configurations, that occurred on 2001-2015-2018-2020, based on the Revelation 12 typology, appear to be also in a phi φ ratio mathematical relationship in terms of distance. The 2015-2018-2020 time span is also in a phi ratio. These Virgo 4 occurrences have 1 element in common to all; the planet Mercury is associated with their configuration. In the 2001 Virgo sign, Mercury was in direct conjunction to Spica; in 2015 Mercury will be near to Spica, in 2018 it will be somewhat distant to Spica but closer on 2020.The addition to the 4 Virgo approximate signs, there is the 2017 occurrence. Although it is not like the 4 Moon-Sun configuration, it does allow for some spectacular numerical symmetry when incorporated into the timeline with the other 3 Virgo signs of 2015-2018-2020. (See online chart for illustration.)
In 2001, this celestial Virgo sign occurred 7 days after 9-11 on September 28, 2001. Then on September 15/16, 2015 the sign coincides with 3 major possible prophetic occurrences. The sign occurs 1) within the time frame of the close of the last Total Blood Moon of the Tetrad, 2) occurs close to a Partial Solar Eclipse and 3) occurs during the time many have calculated to be the start of the Year of Jubilee. The next occurrence happens on September 11/12, 2018 (excluding end date for calculations). These 3 Virgo signs in themselves have thus a September 16-11-19 pattern that mirror each other based solely on the dates or it just could be mere coincidence.
The September 11, 2018 sign occurs about 30 days from the Central Blood Moon of July 18/19, 2018. This is the Moon that will be over Jerusalem and has its counterpart occur back in 2011. These 2 Central Bull’s Eye Lunar Moons are exactly 7-Years apart. (See Central Blood Moon chart study here) It is also nearly occurring in the middle of the Triad of the 3 Total Blood Moons starting in February of 2018 and ending in January 2019. The one occurring in 2018 could possibly allude to the middle of the Tribulation Period and then the last one occurs in 2020 as if to signal the conclusion of its prophetic implication.
Matrix of Revelation 12
The matrix chart below will attempt to illustrate the following: How many times since 2000 does the constellation Virgo approximate and/or mirror the Revelation 12 imagery? Specifically here are the variables to consider based on the main astronomical factors related to the vision:
1. How many times does the Moon appear ‘under’ feet of Virgo?
2. How many times does the Sun appear at ‘head’ of Virgo?
3. How many times does the Sun appear to ‘cloth’ Virgo?
4. How many times do planets become or appear to be ‘birthed’ when the Moon is under feet and the Sun is either at head or clothing Virgo?
5. How many times does a planet that is associated with a ‘serpent’ as in Ophiuchus and/or Serpens get aligned when the Moon is under foot and the Sun is at either the head or clothed and in Virgo?
As the layers of probability get added on and are more refined, the odds of such a complete matching of all 5 elements to occur on the same date as prescribed in Revelation 12 vision in the same constellation is astonishing mathematically.
Since 2000, there have been only 4 times when the constellation Virgo has specifically had an approximation of the Revelation 12 imagery BUT it is not until the 2017 celestial Virgo sign that it perfectly occurs in all the 5 aspects listed above. The 4 identified ones of 2001-2015-2018-2020 approximate the vision but not unlike the one in 2017. There does appear to be a singular and very unique time period in the 2017 Virgo Sign that matches all the elements of the Revelation 12 vision exclusively.
Possible anthropomorphic representation of the constellation Virgo Sep/Oct of each year.
YEAR
MOON @ FEET
Sun @ HEAD
Sun Clothed
BIRTH of Planet (s)
Dragon afoot
2000
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
2001
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
2002
Yes
No
No
No
No
2003
No
No
Yes
No
No
2004
No
Yes
No
No
No
2005
No
No
Yes
Yes (Jupiter & Mercury)
No
2006
No
No
Yes
No
No
2007
No
Yes
No
No
No
2008
No
No
Yes
No
No
2009
No
Yes
No
No
No
2010
No
No
Yes
No
No
2011
No
No
Yes
No
No
2012
No
Yes
No
Yes (Saturn)
No
2013
No
No
Yes
No
No
2014
No
No
Yes
No
No
2015
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
2016
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
2017
Yes
No
Yes
Yes (Jupiter)
Yes (Saturn)
2018
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
2019
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
2020
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
2021
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
2022
No
No
Yes
No
No
2023
No
Yes
No
No
No
2024
No
No
No
No
No
2025
No
No
Yes
No
No
The Celestial Menorah Pattern
Given the number of eclipses, both Solar and Lunar in-between the 2 Hybrids of 2013 and 2023 on the timeline presented, the symmetry is such that it could constitute a ‘menorah’ pattern. It might be a stretch of the imagination but it is interesting to contemplate. Could such sequence of eclipses be hinting at the corresponding number of years the Tribulation is to be? The timeline in-between the 2 Hybrid eclipse, visually at least, appear to have a beginning with the Tetrad, a middle with the Triad of Eclipses and an end with a composition of both. Throughout this time period, there is a recurring pattern of 4s. The Triad is a 4, followed by 4 Solar Total Eclipses followed by 4 Partial Solar Eclipses in the ‘middle’ that then are mirrored after the Central Blood Moon in 2018 all the way to 2022.
It would appear that this ‘Central’ Blood Moon is the center of this celestial astronomical ‘Menorah’ in more ways than one as it is also the center of the 3 Total Blood Moons. Perhaps this ‘zone’ is a sort of mid-point for the either the Tribulation to reach its midpoint -if you ascribe theologically to the 7th week of weeks that Daniel 9:27 alludes to or the interpretations based on having it be the start of the Tribulation with only 3.5 years remaining. Of course this is based on how some interpret a pre-Tribulation Rapture scenario.
Here are some amazing symmetrical day counts that encompass this possible ‘celestial’ Menorah. From the September 16, 2015 Virgo sign to the September 23, 2017 Virgo sign, it is about 738 days. From the September 23, 2017 Virgo sign date to the September 11, 2018 Virgo sign is about 354 days. Then from the September 11, 2018 Virgo sign to the one on September 19, 2020 it is also about 739 days total. This would amount to about just a little over 5 years.
The Number 10
In-between the 2 bookend Hybrid Solar Eclipses, there are a total of 10 Total Lunar Eclipses. The Number 10 represents GOD’s perfect order according to some that study the meaning of Biblical numbers. It is attributed to completeness thus when a new cycle is to begin. For example Noah was the 10th generation from Adam when world wide judgment came upon the Earth and humanity. There were 10 Plagues in Egypt representing God’s complete Judgment upon the kingdom that held Israel in bondage.
During the Tribulation, it is speculated that the 2 Witnesses will have the power to replicated such plagues as did Moses & Elijah made. Interestingly, the AntiChrist during the Tribulation will command a10 Nation confederation. As to Israel, the Old Testament records 10 Rebellions during the Wilderness journey to the Promised Land.
Perhaps these 10 Lunar Eclipse that starts with the Tetrad will culminate with the judgment of the world as a type of ‘Sodom’ & the Last Battle, Armageddon. If this time period from 2013-2013 is where this ’Judgment’ & ’Last Battle’ are to complete GOD’s judgment upon ‘rebellious’ Israel and the AntiChrist, then the astronomical occurrences alone provide a chilling omen of what is about to occur on Earth. GOD will judge the World, Jerusalem & lucifer. (Acts 17)
The Number 20
In the Bible, the number 20 has been found to be associated with the 12 Tribes of Israel & the nation as a whole; it is of betrayal, travail & hardship. It speaks of conflict & preparedness. It can be seen a double ‘10’ and thus falling short of the perfect and completeness -as in 21 or (7-7-7); thus not a completion but a lacking.
We first come across this notion of betrayal in the Bible when Joseph is sold for 20 pieces of Silver by this brothers. This alone echoes the betrayal of Jesus for 30 pieces of silver at the hand of Judas. Then Jacob spent 20 years travailing/anticipating with his uncle Laban. In the time of the Judges, Israel waited 20 years before Samson came on the scene to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Philistines.
In the Bible, 20 was the age for the Israelites entered the army and the age a Levite could start priestly service. Yet prophetically, as national Israel is not yet ‘perfected’, has betrayed the True Messiah, Jesus Christ, nor has been completed in ‘faith’ perhaps this time period from 2013-2023 will see the Hand of LORD travail over Israel as it will be ironically betrayed by the false ‘messiah’ & it will be characterized as ‘The Time of Jacob’s Troubles’ to purify & complete national Israel’s faith.
Solar Eclipse PATTERN:
2 0 1 3 - 2 0 2 3
Below is the list of Solar Eclipses that are bracketed by the 2 Hybrid Eclipses of 2013 and 2023. The time span is just over 9 years but perhaps this symmetry of eclipses is hinting at when the possible Tribulation period would be positioned within, IF it is either a 7-Year or a 3.5-Year duration. Suffice to illustrate only that such a symmetry alone, the eclipses do suggest a probable 7-Year duration.
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2013 May 10 Annular
2013 Nov 03 Hybrid
2014 Apr 29 Annular
2014 Oct 23 Partial
2015 Mar 20 Total
2015 Sep 13 Partial
2016 Mar 09 Total
2016 Sep 01 Annular
2017 Feb 26 Annular
2017 Aug 21 Total
2018 Feb 15 Partial
2018 Jul 13 Partial
2018 Aug 11 Partial
2019 Jan 06 Partial
2019 Jul 02 Total
2019 Dec 26 Annular
2020 Jun 21 Annular
2020 Dec 14 Total
2021 Jun 10 Annular
2021 Dec 04 Total
2022 Apr 30 Partial
2022 Oct 25 Partial
2023 Apr 20 Hybrid
2023 Oct 14 Annular
Hybrid Eclipse Book-End Dates
From Hybrid to Hybrid Eclipse Nov 3, 2013 to April 20, 2023 = 3455 days
Or 9 years, 5 months, 17 days
>From Hybrid Eclipse Nov 3, 2013
To 2nd Virgo Sun-Moon sign of Sept 16, 2015 = 3455 days or nearly 2 years
From Nov 3, 2013 Hybrid Eclipse to July 27, 2018 Central Blood Moon = 1727 days
Or 4 years, 8 months, 24 days
>From July 27, 2018 Central Blood Moon to April 20, 2023 Hybrid Eclipse = 1728 days
Or 4 years, 8 months, 24 days
The Raptured Man-Child
The Revelation 12 sign has multiple possible meanings prophetically as it relates to the Man-Child. Here are some major interpretations but not all inclusive. The Man-Child is:
1) The Messiah that is to rule and was attempted to be murdered by Herod / lucifer; the Woman being Israel with the 12 Stars representing the 12 Tribes of Israel.
2) The Rapture of Jesus Christ into Heaven after the Glorious Resurrection as Israel goes into Exile for having rejected their true Messiah. The dispensation of Grace ensued for over 2000 years with 1 prophetic Week left to have the LORD deal with Israel to accomplish its fate and faith.
3) The Church birthed & persecuted through the Church Age or for a prophetic ‘1260’ year duration. The 12 Stars is representing the 12 Apostles. The subsequent Rapture of Church before the Celestial War when lucifer is cast down to Earth.
4) The Mid-Tribe Rapture, of all those in Revelation 20 of that were martyred during Tribulation as Israel goes to Petra.
3-30-3 PatternBelow are the day counts of the Revelation 12 signs as they occur near an eclipse. In some cases the actual day is in-between the noted dates as the 24 hour day progresses throughout the Earth’s time zones.
1) 3rd Day: after last Blood Moon of Tetrad, Sep 13, 2015 on the September 16th a Virgo sign occurs.
2) 30 Days: from Partial Solar Eclipse of Aug 11, 2018 on September 11/12, 2015 a Virgo sign occur.
3) 3 Months: from June 21, 2020 Annular Eclipse to September 19/20, 2020 a Virgo sign occurs.
Mythology of Planets
Jupiter
In the ancient world, Jupiter was the Romanized version of the Greek Zeus, king of all the gods. Lighting bolts were attributed to him as the all powerful Lord of the Heavens. His primary symbol was the eagle to which the Roman legions would ascribe to their standards with the eagle and thunderbolt. In Jewish tradition, Jupiter is ascribed to the Messiah and often called the ‘King Planet’.
Saturn
From ancient times, the word for the planet Saturn was Helios, the word for the ‘sun’. This Planet has been associated with Chronos. In ancient mythology, it was depicted as a 3 headed entity or as a serpent coiling up on the ‘world egg’ as to allude to a birthing of a new time or ‘age’. Because of this association, it later on got eclipsed with a Titan named Cronus alluding to the god of time, Aion or Father Time and the Grime Reaper.
Semitic civilizations referred to the god Saturn as “El”. The supreme deity was represented by a black cube as in the muslim Ka’aba. In another forms and rituals ascribed to Saturn, it became associated with satanic worship; the feast of Saturnalia involves the sacrifices of victims to satan. The horned deity Pan represents Saturn to this day. This half-man half-goat ‘beast’ is considered one of the many depictions of satan.
The Witness of Virgo
According to the work and research of E. W. Bullinger, The Witness of the Stars, Bullinger asserts that the constellation Virgo is the first in the series of prophetic celestial witnesses the LORD has placed in the heavens to testify of the Plan of Redemption in the person of the ‘Promised Seed of the Woman’, that is the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Virgo, based on the name association and meanings with its composition, speaks of the Coming One, the ‘Branch’ with an emphasis on this 1st Coming. Leo is the conclusion of the ‘Witness’ in the stars and speaks of Jesus’ 2nd Coming right before lucifer, the dragon is evicted out of Heaven. Thus Virgo is the beginning of the Zodiac and Leo is the conclusion of the ‘story’. It is this composition that is embodied in the Sphinx of the Giza Plateau for example. The Sphinx has the body of Leo and the head of a woman or Virgin; a true composite of the entire zodiac metaphor combined into one symbol.
The Sphinx is also associated with the 3 Great Pyramids of Egypt that have been shown to mirror Orion’s Belt and certain alignments of Planets at particular times. (See Giza Planetary Alignment online chart here.) Most noticeably, the 3 Planets that ‘mirror’ the Pyramids’ geometry and distance during the September 23, 2017 Virgo sign are Mercury, Mars and Venus. On the September 23, 2017 these 3 Planets compose the same exact ‘angle’ and distance as the Pyramids of Giza on Earth. They make up the ‘crown’ of Virgo in the constellation Leo, or as it were the ‘Sphinx’. In other words, part of the Virgo sign in 2017 has a ‘picture’ and association with the sacred geometry of the Pyramids. As to its meaning and implication? That is for further research and study at this time.
Nonetheless, at least Biblically and prophetically, Virgo or the ‘Virgin’ starts off the Zodiac or Mazzaroth that deals with the celestial conflict between the ‘Seed of the Woman’ the Messiah Jesus Christ of Israel and lucifer as depicted in Genesis 3:15. This is called the ‘proto-Evangelium’. The constellation itself has a woman holding a brand on her right hand and a basket of corn on her left hand. Virgo comes from the Latin ‘virga’ as in branch or shaft as in an ear of corn.
In the Bible, a ‘Virgin’ or Virgo is defined as being Israel, thus alluding to her ‘Seed’ as the coming Messiah as in the ‘seed of Abraham’ as women do not carry biologically the seed but the men do. Thus this imagery is full of prophetic connotations, foremost that the Messiah would come forth from a Virgin as Isaiah 9 predicted. According to Bullinger, Virgo contains 110 stars, one of the 1st magnitude, six of the 3rd, ten of the 4th, etc.
The brightest star in VIRGO (a) is Tsemech in Hebrew. There are twenty Hebrew words translated ‘Branch’, but only Tsemech is used exclusively of the Messiah. It is Al Zimach in Arabic, which means the ‘Branch’ also. This star is in the ear of corn which she holds in her left hand. Presently, the same star’s name comes from the modern Latin name, Spica, which means an ear of corn.
Spica alludes to the harvest that the Messiah or Branch will procure as He comes forth from a Virgin, birthed and Raptured to Heaven awaiting His enemies to be made footstools. In the meanwhile there is conflict with the dragon. It is lucifer who is making war with the ‘Woman’, be it Israel and/or the Church to destroy them until Christ Jesus returns at His 2nd coming. At that time, Jesus will come as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah to conquer, vanquish lucifer progressively out of the Heaven, the ‘Air’, Earth, the Bottomless Pit and eventually to the eternal Lake of Fire.
The Revelation Sign: 2017
Precisely on only 4 occasions since 2000 to 2025 will the Moon have been or will be under the Feet and the Sun in the Head regions in Virgo but not unlike the composition that occurs in Virgo sign of 2017. Yet out of all the years, only on 3 occasions has a ‘birthing’ type occurred, as with a planet and only one planet that is associated with a serpent symbology is Saturn in 2012 and 2017. In 2012, Saturn was ‘birthed’ out of Virgo and in 2017, Saturn will be in the sign of Ophiuchus-Serpens.
Out of these 3 planet ’birthings’, only the one that occurs in 2017 when the Moon is under the Feet and the Sun ‘clothes’ Virgo with the Sun. Saturn is indeed associated with a ‘dragon’ or serpent as Saturn is at Ophiuchus/Serpens just above the Ecliptic. The consideration of what is under the Feet will constitute having the Moon directly in the vicinity of the Feet of Virgo, above the Ecliptic. What constitutes a ‘birthing’ is when a planets traverses in-between the legs of Virgo.
What the 2017 Virgo sign has in terms of differences from the other 4 Virgo signs of 2001-2015-2018-2020 is that Jupiter is ‘birthed’, not Mercury or Saturn. Jupiter is ‘Birthed” on 9-9-2017 to be precise in Virgo. Thus the 2017 Virgo sign is unique in that it fulfills the vision in all astronomical aspects. Lastly on 2017, there are 2 interpretation of how the 12 Stars could be counted, 1) the 9 starts that are in the Head of Virgo itself or 2) the stars of Leo which are 9, plus the 3 Planet Alignment of Mercury, Mars and Venus to make a total of 12 ‘stars’ on Virgo’s ‘head’. Thus all 3 constellations, Leo, Virgo and Serpens-Ophiuchus are a continuous ‘sign’ linked together by astronomical symbology -exactly depicted as in the vision of Revelation 12.
To emphasize again, IF the Revelation 12 heavenly sign of the Women with the Sun, Moon & Stars, etc., does correlate to the 2017 alignments, then the ‘sign’ itself is prescribing a Rapture to take place first before the expulsion of lucifer occurs from the access he still has in the Civil Court in Heaven, as the Accuser of the Brethren. Soon thereafter, there will be an all out satanic assault in Heaven, a ‘Celestial War’ by lucifer & his fallen angels but will be cast out of his current authority as the ‘Prince of the Power of the Air’.
This Celestial War will mirror and perhaps follow after the Psalm 83 War and the Gog-Magog evasion of Israel as Ezekiel 38/39 describes. It is interesting that when the Rapture does take place, it will be in the ‘Air’ the very territory of lucifer that the LORD has not only redeems his Bride, His Church, the Earth, all of Fallen Creation but the very territory that once lucifer had dominion over.
The Rapture Zone
The Tribulation Period is all about judgment, not the Church. A theory presented here for this study is one that has not been given much attention to. The theory is that possibility, the Year of Jubilee could correlate to the start of the Tribulation Period. The Year of Jubilee, by some calculations, would start on the New Religious year of Rosh HaShana 2015 and would be proclaimed on Yom Kippur.
That year, 2015-2016 would correspond to the Jewish year 5776, the ‘Year of Light’ and as in 1776 with the ringing of ‘freedom and liberty’. This notion couldn’t be further from the truth. It will initially be composed & presented as the possible ‘new age of peace’…once the Earth will have been rid of the ‘Christian Church’ by the Rapture. On the contrary, through deception, it will be a ‘false’ peace to trick Israel into accepting the AntiChrist as the long awaited ‘messiah’ of Israel. For the purposes of this study & based on the patterns presented, the illustration will assume that the ’Confirming of the Covenant’ is with the AntiChrist and a coalition of other nations that lasts 7 Years but the designated dates are speculative.
The 2nd aspect of this theory is that the Ezekiel 38 War will ensue right after the Psalm 83 War in 2014, with no prolonged gap but within a year, notably 2015. This notion is primarily ascertained due to the Tetrad of 2014-2015. The Tetrads that occur on the Passover and Tabernacles feast days have always marked a great prophetic fulfillment for the nation of Israel. The Ezekiel 38 War, in which the coalition is led by Russia and the muslims nations, will be thwarted supernaturally by the LORD to get Israel’s attention as they operate on ’Signs and Wonders’.
To reiterate, perhaps this time window of 2014-2015 –that corresponds to the Tetrad will see the start the 7-Year Tribulation period as the Bride of Christ goes up while the nuclear exchanges of the Isaiah 17 destruction descend down on Damascus, then the muslim confederation retaliation with the Psalm 83 War in particular. The time period thereafter could possibly be when the Gog-Magog Ezekiel 38 War would soon follow thereafter.
The AntiChrist would be ’Confirming of the Covenant’ based on the supernatural deliverance of Israel by the LORD but takes full credit by this lying wonders. This ‘confirming’ would be between Israel, the AntiChrist & with the ‘Many’ after the Rapture. This is based as to how some interpret the End-Times. Also as some see it, this time could be when the Jubilee Year is proclaimed and a new global digital monetary system ’Mark of the Beast’ starts.
This speculative timeline presented in this study, with chart illustrations, would approximate the 7-Year long Tribulation Period needed to burn the nuclear weapons for fuel in Israel. Perhaps the AntiChrist will take some or all credit for ‘saving’ Israel supernaturally after the Gog-Magog War. From 2015, the ‘midpoint’ would either be 2018 or 2019, when the AntiChrist would break the ‘Covenant’ and demand worship as the ‘messiah’ of Israel and will initiate the reign of terror upon Israel and the world. Perhaps the Revelation 12 Virgo sign patterns, the solar and Lunar Eclipse patterns, the peculiar celestial Virgo sign and the planetary alignments in 2017 have given us a glimpse as to just how soon the world will see the Rapture of the Church, World War 3, the Great Celestial War in Heaven and the Tribulation Period. We shall see.
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