Wrath
Wrath
*** This study will be more in depth than "Will You Heed This Celestial Warning?" Unless you have strong Biblical knowledge, this comprehensive, extensive study may be difficult to follow. ***
As I was writing "Will You Heed This Celestial Warning?," I believe that I saw the vials of wrath spoken of in the book of Revelation in the Bible being filled prophetically as I studied celestial signs through Stellarium, an astronomy software application.
In order to give you a full understanding of what I am presenting, it is necessary to be thorough in explaining the meanings of many Hebrew and Greek words. This will be done by using the Blue Letter Bible interface which allows me to use the KJV Bible and Septuagint to cross-reference word meanings and word usage throughout scripture. The chapters and verses of the Septuagint (LXX) can sometimes be numbered differently than the KJV Bible. You will sometimes see the abbreviation LXX with the correlating chapter and verse numbers for reference. I will also use highlighting, bold type, and underlining to help show repeating patterns of words throughout scripture.
I will be using the Strong's Concordance, the Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon, the Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon, and the Thayer's Greek Lexicon to give the original Hebrew and Greek meanings of words as they appear in the original text.
We will go into some heavenly signs in depth and reveal meanings to some Old and New Testament Biblical prophecies as they relate to GOD's heavenly tabernacle.
I will use Stellarium to give you a visual of the signs as they appear in the heavens.
Take care to note of the patterns of words as they flow through scripture and how they relate to each other. The words will link scripture together to give you a greater understanding of Revelation 15.
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Seven Angels, Seven Stars
"And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars (H3556) also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good (Gen 1:14-18)."
GOD created the sun, moon, and stars not just as a timepiece, but to reveal messages to us through signs. John wrote the book of Revelation in the Bible, referencing many of these heavenly signs so that we could receive them as prophetic messages from GOD. Did you ever wonder why the planets were not mentioned in the celestial creation?
The Hebrew word kôḵāḇ כּוֹכָב (H3556) means planet as well as star; so, the planets are mentioned in the verse which says that GOD made hakôḵāḇîm, the stars / planets (Genesis 1:16). This then opens the possibility and probability of planets being referred to as "stars" in the English translation of the Bible.
Did you know that the Bible, specifically Jesus, refers to angels as stars?
"The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches (Revelation 1:20)."
So here we hear Jesus say the seven stars are seven angels, thus seven angels are seven stars.
"And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God (Revelation 15:1)."
"And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever (Revelation 15:5-7)."
These seven angels / seven stars have seven plagues and are filled with the wrath of GOD.
Plagues of Darkness
These plagues contain the wrath of GOD, but do we truly understand what the word plague means?
Plague in Greek is the word plēgē πληγή (G4127) which means "a blow, stripe, a (deadly) wound, a public calamity, heavy affliction, a plague tormenting or destroying the bodies of men."
It comes from plēssō πλήσσω (G4141) that means "to smite, strike, pound, or inflict (with calamity)." This word is used only once and specifically speaks of the heavenly bodies smitten by GOD that they may be deprived of light and shrouded in darkness.
"And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten (G4141), and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise (Revelation 8:12)."
In the Strong's Concordance, this word can be compared to typtō τύπτω (G5180) which means "repeated blows with a fist or a hammer." This can be connected to the assault that Jesus received before His scourging and crucifixion. When they blindfolded Jesus, causing His vision to be darkened (like the sun, moon, and stars were darkened in Rev. 8:12), His attackers struck His face.
"And when they had blindfolded him, they struck (G5180) him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee (Luke 22:64)?"
Typtō τύπτω (G5180) is also found in Ezekiel in the Septuagint. It is prophecy of great judgment and anger coming upon the earth, where GOD will have no pity or mercy upon the wicked.
"An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations. And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth (G5180). Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them. (Ezekiel 7:6-11, LXX 7:3-6)."
The rod in this scripture can be translated as tribe, nation, or people. When the men blindfolded Jesus and struck Him, they were committing unjust violence against Him because He was innocent. During Jesus' (unjust) crucifixion, there was a supernatural and spiritual darkness that fell upon the land (Mat. 27:45, Mar. 15:33, Luk. 23:44-45).
Do you remember the plague of darkness that occurred in Exodus 10:21-23? This was darkness that could not only be seen, but also felt, a physical and spiritual darkness. The children of Israel had light in their dwellings, but in the Egyptian dwellings and outside, there was darkness 3 days.
The Pharaoh had ordered the murder of all male Hebrew babies (Exo.1:16-22), oppressed and beat the Hebrew people (Exo. 1:8-14, 5:6-18), and he refused to let the Hebrew people go to serve the LORD. In response to the affliction and killing of innocent children, GOD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and GOD through HIS servant Moses caused 10 plagues to fall on Egypt.
GOD told HIS people to prepare to leave and instituted Passover on the 14th day of Nisan. The tenth plague, the death of all firstborn man and beast on Passover, would be the plague that caused Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go. GOD balanced the scales of justice for the murder and oppression of HIS people. All that had protected the Hebrews from this plague was the blood of the lamb on the door post and the lintel. Likewise, just as the blood of the lamb saved the Hebrews from "the destroyer," the blood of the Lamb, Jesus, will save us from eternal death and damnation for our sins.
In the latter days, when the Lord brings darkness to the earth, the rod of wickedness will be smitten justly because of their abominations, deceit, and violence. These will be those who choose to forsake GOD, refusing the sacrificial, innocent blood of Jesus that would atone for their sin.
A related Greek word to typtō τύπτω (G5180) is patassō πατάσσω (G3960) which means "to knock, smite, or strike."
"The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting (G3960) thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins (Micah / LXX 6:9-13)."
"A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight (Proverbs 11:1)."
So you see, GOD takes pleasure in just weights and balances. In the latter days, those who ignore the voice of GOD, despising the blood of Jesus the Lamb, committing wickedness and abominations, will receive a just weight and balance of wrath according to their works. It will be a time of great darkness spiritually as righteous judgment is poured out upon the earth. There will be a series of seven plagues, blows that will smite and strike those who did not receive robes of righteousness through keeping GOD's commandments and faith in Jesus. Only through this process can the earth be cleansed of all iniquity and innocent blood that has been shed unjustly. Our GOD of righteousness must balance the scales of justice.
Golden Girdles of Just Balances
The seven angels have their breasts girded with golden girdles.
"And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden (G5552) girdles (G2223) (Revelation 15:6)."
The only other person in the Bible to wear a golden girdle is Jesus as He appeared to John among the seven golden candlesticks.
"And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden (G5552) girdle (G2223) (Revelation 1:12-13)."
The Greek word for golden is chrysous χρυσοῦς (G5552) which means "made, overlaid, or covered with gold." It comes from the Greek word chrysos χρυσός (G5557) which means "precious things made of gold or golden ornaments." These words are thought to come from the KEY Greek word cheir χείρ (G5495) that can mean "Hand of GOD (which created the universe), with the aid or service of an angel, symbol of GOD's power and might."
The Greek word for girdle / girdles is zōnē ζώνη (G2223) which is "a girdle, belt, purse, or pocket serving not only to gird on flowing garments but also, since it was hollow, to carry money in."
"Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him (Isaiah 62:11)."
"And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be (Revelation 22:10-12)."
"Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance (Isaiah 40:10-12)?"
Could it be that the reward referenced is carried in the golden girdle?
Did you notice how the previous scripture seemed to focus on how GOD measured and weighed out HIS creation?
That is because the KEY Greek word of zōnē ζώνη (G2223) is zygos ζυγός (G2218) that means "yoke, to join, Mosaic law, the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales), or pair of balances." These balances or scales are used to weigh the reward justly, according to each man's works. To GOD, false balances are an abomination.
"Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD (Leviticus 19:35-37)."
"Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD. Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath (Ezekiel 45:9-10)."
"A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight (Proverbs 11:1)."
"A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag (H3599) are his work (Proverbs 16:11)."
The golden girdles that the seven angels are wearing are symbolic of righteousness, justice, and truth. The seven angels are given the authority and power by GOD to pour out just weights of wrath upon the people that worship the beast, his image, and receive the mark of his name. GOD's wrath is against the anti-christ, Babylon (and the spirit of Babylon), and those people who have turned away from HIM, seeking after their own flesh. All these are people who should know GOD, but due to corruption in their hearts, ungodliness, and hardened hearts, have rejected GOD.
"And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name (Rev 14:8-11)."
All souls on earth will be weighed and measured. An example of this is demonstrated in the book of Daniel. Belshazzar, the king, and his lords defiled the golden vessels from the Temple of GOD which were taken from Jerusalem. Within the hour he saw a man's hand, writing on a wall by the candlestick. Belshazzar was very troubled and asked all of his astrologers and soothsayers to translate the writing. Eventually upon advice from the queen, Daniel was brought to interpret what was written on the wall, "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN." The meaning of these words are in Daniel's interpretation.
"And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians (Daniel 5:25-28)."
GOD will number, weigh, and divide (separate) HIS people, using HIS just balances, from the rest of the world. The wrath of GOD is not meant for the saints who keep the commandments of GOD and faith in Jesus, but as judgment and condemnation on the people who choose to worship the beast and participated in fornication with Babylon. All iniquity must be purged from the earth. We, through faith, are justified by the blood of Jesus, having attained atonement and reconciliation to GOD.
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement (Romans 5:8-11)."
"But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him (1 Thessalonians 5:8-10)."
"Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them (Revelation 14:12-13)."
White Linen and the Candlestick
"And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles (Revelation 15:6)."
Now remember, the seven angels were revealed to be seven stars in Revelation 1:20. Also remember that the stars, include the planets in GOD's heavenly creation including the sun and the moon to give light in the firmament, divide day and night, and to reveal signs, seasons, days, and years. They are also symbolic of GOD's power and might.
"And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good (Gen 1:14-18)."
In Revelation 15:6, these seven angels are clothed in white linen.
The Greek word used for white is lampros λαμπρός (G2986) which means "radiant, bright, shining, and brilliant." It comes from the Greek word lampas λαμπάς (G2985), which means "lamp, flambeau, light, and torch." The Greek ROOT word is lampō λάμπω (G2989) which means "to beam, radiate brilliancy, give light, and shine." These descriptions accurately describe the sun, moon, stars, and planets.
The Greek word used for linen is linon λίνον (G3043). This word is rarely used AND is only used for linen in Revelation 15:6. The definition of this word is "flax, linen, or the wick of a lamp." In the Thayer's Greek Lexicon, this word is connected to a Hebrew word, pištê פִּשְׁתֶּה (H6594) which means "flax, a wick made of flax or cotton."
"Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax (H6594) shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house (Isaiah 42:1-7)."
So within the words white linen we can see a picture of a brightly shining lamp or perhaps more accurately, a candlestick. The seven angels who are arrayed in white linen are to be a brightly shining lamp / candlestick that cannot be quenched, as a light to the Gentiles, but also given authority and charged to bring forth judgment in the earth. Not only are these seven angels arrayed in white linen, but they are girded with golden girdles, the same golden girdle that Jesus was wearing when John saw Him amongst the seven golden candlesticks.
"And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle (Revelation 1:12-13)."
"And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear (Mark 4:21-23)."
"No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad (Luke 8:16-17)."
"No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light (Luke 11:33)."
On March 13, 2024, I saw the sun, moon, and planets arrayed in straight line as if they were the flames of a candlestick. They were in a very specific order. Let me show you in Stellarium so you can see what I saw.
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| Image 1 Let me show you what a Biblical candlestick looks like.  Image 2 Can you see the resemblance? The date of 3/13 even reveals the exact numerical pattern of the candlestick 3-1-3. Jupiter, the Moon, Mercury, the Sun, Saturn, Venus, and Mars are luminary bodies displayed as the flames of the candlestick. Coincidentally, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are the only planets that can be seen by the naked eye without the help of a telescope. I believe that these seven celestial bodies are symbolic of GOD's power and might and represent the seven angels that are given charge and authority as ministers of GOD's divine justice. It is very fitting that the Sun is in the middle. "I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work (Ecclesiastes 3:14-17)." "For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall (Malachi 4:1-2)." |
The Four Beasts
"And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever (Revelation 15:6)."
It is said that one of the four beasts give the seven angels / seven stars vials full of the wrath of GOD.
Most people don't realize that there are constellations in the heavens that correlate with these four beasts that are positioned around the throne of GOD.
Who are the four beasts and what constellations of stars could represent them in the heavens?
"And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle (Revelation 4:6-7)."
The constellation Leo is the lion.
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The constellation of Taurus is the calf.
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The constellation Aquila should be the flying eagle.
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"He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite (Psalm 147:4-5)."
There are many constellations with the face as a man, but not many that are as fitting as the constellation of Aquarius.
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Let me explain why Aquarius, the "Water-Bearer," is the constellation that best fits Revelation 15:7. The explanation begins with a prophecy that Balaam gave when the Spirit of GOD came upon him.
"And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters (Numbers 24:2-6)."
What was Balaam looking at when he lifted up his eyes? The heavens!
The 12 main constellations that are in the Mazzaroth ((Job 38:32) which is called the Ecliptic, circuit, or put more simply, the path the sun follows), each stand for a different tribe of Israel. Twelve tribes, twelve constellations. Each tribe has a different constellation sign (or as Balaam calls them, tents and tabernacles) assigned to represent them around GOD's heavenly tabernacle.
"He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee (Numbers 24:7-9)."
In Balaam's prophecy, he identifies three out of the four beasts that are found in the midst and round about GOD's heavenly throne. The flying eagle was not identified because it is not within the Mazzaroth of the 12 tribes. The lion is the constellation Leo which represents the tribe of Judah. This is easily verified by Jacob's prophecies over his sons.
"Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up (Genesis 49:9)?"
In Balaam's prophecy, he seems to make reference to a unicorn. This appears to be a mistranslation. The Hebrew word used is rᵊ'ēm רְאֵם (H7214) which translates to wild bull or ox. With this information, we can connect it to the calf / bull of the constellation Taurus which represents the tribe of Joseph. We can again verify this by Jacob's prophecy over Joseph. Balaam's prophecy mentions strength and arrows and Jacob's prophecy over Joseph confirms this.
"Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel) (Genesis 49:22-24)."
Now we get to Aquarius. Let's look at Image 6 again.
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"Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch (Genesis 49:3-4)."
"Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright (1 Chronicles 5:1)."
Reuben slept with his father's concubine, Bilhah, while he was away. Because of the fornication with Jacob's concubine, Reuben's firstborn birthright privileges were removed. Joseph received a double portion by his sons Ephraim and Manasseh being included in the inheritance of Jacob / Israel.
This reminds me of the way the Gentiles were grafted into GOD's kingdom. Through Israel's fornication after other gods and idols (playing the harlot), their disobedience, and their unbelief in Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Gentiles have been offered the blessing that comes with a covenant relationship with GOD our Father, through Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
In fact, when Jacob is pronouncing the blessing over Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph is told that the seed of the younger of his two sons, Ephraim, "shall become a multitude (fullness) of nations" (hagôyim הַגּוֹיִם (H1471): the Gentiles) in Genesis 48:19. Ephraim’s connection to the Gentiles reflects GOD’s desire to bring all nations into HIS family. Ephraim’s role as the “fullness of the Gentiles” provokes the Jews to jealousy. But GOD promises all of Israel will be saved because of HIS covenant with them. They are and will always be HIS covenant people.
"For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion (Zion) the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins (Romans 11:24-27)."
The Boiling Pot / Bucket
In Genesis 49:4, Reuben is described as "unstable as water."
The Hebrew word for "unstable" in this phrase is paḥaz פַּחַז (H6349) / pāḥaz פָּחַז (H6348).
The meaning of this word is "passion, recklessness, froth, boiling / bubbling vigorously (as water)."
According to Robert Williams (www.mazzaroth.info), the tribe of Reuben has an associated Hebrew letter "tet" which in Paleo Hebrew resembled a basket. Chabad (www.chabad.org) says the design of "tet" is like a pot, a vessel with an inverted rim, representing hidden or inverted good.
"And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething (boiling) pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands (Jeremiah 1:13-16)."
The LORD tells the Biblical prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel to use the imagery of a boiling pot to represent and describe HIS impending wrath, fury, and judgment against Judah and Jerusalem for idol worship, wickedness, sin, and forsaking HIS commandments and HIM. Part of the wrath and fury that is poured out is by allowing outside nations to invade bringing calamity upon the unrepentant people of Judah and Jerusalem.
The parables of the boiling pot are meant as powerful reminders to GOD's people of God’s righteousness, justice, and the consequences of disobedience and unrepentant sin. The boiling pot symbolizes Jerusalem filled with wickedness, bloodshed, impurity, and sin. The boiling pot conveys both the severity of judgment against those who refuse to repent and turn back to HIM and transformation and cleansing by fire (which is the hidden / inverted good). GOD's fury and the purification process through fire is necessary for His people and the earth to be cleansed.
"And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein. Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great. Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed. She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee (Ezekiel LXX 24:3-13)."
The word scum is only used in the Ezekiel 24 scripture and is a symbol of the impurity in Jerusalem. The Hebrew word for scum is ḥel'â חֶלְאָה (H2457) and can mean "disease, rust, scum, and filth." The ROOT word is ḥālā' חָלָא (H2456) and means "to be sick or diseased."
In the Greek Septuagint, the word scum is ios ἰός (G2447) and means "rust, venom of serpents, and poison."
The city of Jerusalem was compared to a pot filled with choice meat, but now is filled with corruption, violence, and poison. The pot is the city, the fire and fuel is the surrounding, invading foreign army making the pot boil, the flesh and bones are the inhabitants shut in within the walls. Ezekiel 24 serves as a sobering reminder of God's righteousness, the dire consequences of unrepentant sin, and the need for a cleansing to remove the sickness or disease that sin brings.
So just to put this all together, I believe Aquarius must be the beast with the face as a man in Revelation 15:7 that John saw because the constellation Aquarius holds the (boiling) pot / bucket that pours out GOD's wrath that the seven angels receive. This wrath will cleanse and purify the earth and its inhabitants of the scum that has polluted man and the earth.
Vials, Cups, and Girdles "And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials (G5357) full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever (Revelation 15:7)." Different Bibles call the vessels that hold the wrath of GOD vials, cups, or bowls. The word vials in Greek is phialē φιάλη (G5357) and describes "a broad shallow cup or bowl, or deep saucer for drinking or sacrificing. The Hebrew word for cup is kôs כּוֹס (H3563) which can mean "to hold together, a cup (of judgment or blessing), a vessel, a purse, a pouch, or a bag." "The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup (H3563) (Psalm 11:5-6)." "But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup (H3563), and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them (Psalm 75:7-8)." "And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands. For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup (H3563) of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them (Jeremiah 25:12-16)." "Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence. Babylon hath been a golden cup (H3563) in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. (Jeremiah 51:6-7)." When looking at the Hebrew word for cup, there is a link to the girdles that the seven angels and Jesus wear. The Hebrew word for cup is kôs כּוֹס (H3563) which can mean "to hold together, a cup (of judgment or blessing), a vessel, a pouch, a purse, or a bag." Remember, the Greek word for girdle / girdles is zōnē ζώνη (G2223) which is "a girdle, belt, purse, or pocket serving not only to gird on flowing garments but also, since it was hollow, to carry money in." Can you see the similarity between the Greek word for girdles and the Hebrew word for cup? Another form of kôs כּוֹס (H3563) is kîs כִּיס (H3599) which means "bag, cup, or purse that holds money and weights." This word was used in a previous scripture that I mentioned when I was showing how GOD measured and weighed HIS creation in Golden Girdles of Just Balances. "A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag (H3599) are his work (Proverbs 16:11)." So how could the seven angels that will bring forth judgment in the earth under GOD’s authority be filled up with the wrath of GOD or receive seven golden vials full of wrath? "And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God (Revelation 15:1)." "And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials (G5357) full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever (Revelation 15:7)." I believe this symbolically occurs as the seven angels (luminary bodies) pass through the outpouring from the (boiling) pot of the constellation of Aquarius, which is the beast with the face as a man. Revelation 15:1 specifically says that the seven angels have the seven last plagues which contain the wrath of GOD. They are empowered and commissioned by GOD to carry out HIS judgments. The golden vials that they receive in Revelation 15:7 are symbolic containers of GOD's divine wrath. Vials Filled With Wrath Next, I will show you when each luminary (angel) passes through the outpouring, receiving the vial of GOD's wrath in Aquarius, the beast with the face as a man. I will be using Stellarium, an astronomy software program, for the images that you are going to see. You will notice that each luminary will pass through the outpouring in the exact order as they appeared on the a candlestick. That is not by accident, but a very finely orchestrated order. You may notice that the constellation art is different. This is because I am using a more advanced version of software to give you a more accurate view. I will be using www.timeanddate.com to calculate the number of days from each sign until the Great North American Eclipse on 4/8/2024. Jupiter   Image 8 Image 7 is a zoomed-out view of Aquarius so you can see the entire constellation. The blue lines are the constellation lines. Image 8 is a zoomed-in view of where Jupiter crosses into the stream of the outpouring bucket/pot of Aquarius. This occurred on 2/22/2022, 777 days before the Great North American Eclipse on 4/8/2024 (see Image 9).  Image 9 Moon   Image 10 is a zoomed-out view of Aquarius so you can see the entire constellation. The blue lines are the constellation lines. This Full Moon was special because it was the 2nd Full Moon within a single month and near its closest point to earth. It is called a Super Blue Moon. Image 11 is a zoomed-in view of where the Full Moon crosses into the stream of the outpouring bucket/pot of Aquarius. This occurred on 8/31/2023, 222 days before the Great North American Eclipse on 4/8/2024 (see Image 12).  Mercury   Image 13 is a zoomed-out view of Aquarius so you can see the entire constellation. The blue lines are the constellation lines. Image 14 is a zoomed-in view of where Mercury crosses into the stream of the outpouring bucket/pot of Aquarius. As you can see there is a triangular conjunction of Mercury, Saturn, and the Sun on this day. This occurred on the Leap Day of 2/29/2024, 40 days before the Great North American Eclipse on 4/8/2024 (see Image 15).  Sun   Image 16 is a zoomed-out view of Aquarius so you can see the entire constellation. The blue lines are the constellation lines. Image 17 is a zoomed-in view of where the Sun crosses into the stream of the outpouring bucket/pot of Aquarius. As you can see there is still a triangular conjunction of Mercury, Saturn, and the Sun on this day. This occurred on 3/01/2024, 39 days before the Great North American Eclipse on 4/8/2024 (see Image 18). It is interesting to note that 39 (3x13) reveals the date of the candlestick sign 3/13/2024, and the order of the Menorah: 3 lights, 1 center light, 3 lights, with the Sun being in the place of the center light (see Image 19).   Saturn   Image 20 is a zoomed-out view of Aquarius so you can see the entire constellation. The blue lines are the constellation lines. Image 21 is a zoomed-in view of where Saturn crosses into the stream of the outpouring bucket/pot of Aquarius. This occurred on 3/18/2024, 22 days before the Great North American Eclipse on 4/8/2024 (see Image 22).  Venus   Image 23 is a zoomed-out view of Aquarius so you can see the entire constellation. The blue lines are the constellation lines. Image 24 is a zoomed-in view of where Venus crosses into the stream of the outpouring bucket/pot of Aquarius. This occurred on 3/22/2024, 18 days before the Great North American Eclipse on 4/8/2024 (see Image 25). Curiously, Venus is the 6th luminary to enter the outpouring of Aquarius and 18 days is 6+6+6.  Mars   Image 26 is a zoomed-out view of Aquarius so you can see the entire constellation. The blue lines are the constellation lines. Image 27 is a zoomed-in view of where Mars crosses into the stream of the outpouring bucket/pot of Aquarius to join Saturn in the outpouring. This will occur on 4/07/2024 and will continue into the day of the Great North American Eclipse on 4/8/2024 (see Image 28-29).   So you see, all luminaries have received their vials of wrath in the exact order that the candlestick revealed.  Wrath Poured Out |
How can we describe the wrath of GOD that fills the seven golden vials?
Throughout all of Revelation 15, the wrath that fills the golden vials is the Greek word thymos θυμός (G2372) and is described as "heat, fierceness, indignation, breathing violently, anger that boils up and soon subsides, and wine of passion that drives the drinker mad or kills him with its strength." Wrath is GOD's just and righteous response to man's wickedness and idol worship, violence, killing of the innocent, rejection of GOD and Jesus, and is necessary to cleanse the scum of iniquity from the earth.
"Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful (G2372) anger take hold of them. Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous (Psalm 69:22-28, LXX 68:23-29)."
"Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury (G2372 wrath) shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched (Jeremiah LXX 7:20)."
"O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger (G2372 wrath), lest thou bring me to nothing. Pour out thy fury (G2372 wrath) upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate (Jeremiah LXX 10:24-25)."
"An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger (G2372 wrath) upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations. And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth (G5180: see Plagues of Darkness). Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them. (Ezekiel 7:6-11, LXX 7:3-6)."
"Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger (G2372 wrath)? his fury (G2372 wrath) is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies (Nahum LXX 1:6-8)."
As you can see, many Biblical prophets speak of GOD's wrath that will be poured out upon the wicked who are HIS enemies and enemies of HIS people. The water will be turned to blood, men will be covered by sores and scorched with fire, the land will be full of darkness, and earthquakes and large hail will ravage the land. GOD will address all unrighteousness, evil, and sin with HIS perfect scales of justice.
Curiously, there is a connection between GOD's wrath and the sacrifice for the feast day of Passover, a prepared upper room, and an invitation to a marriage supper. The Greek ROOT word for wrath which is thymos θυμός (G2372), is thyō θύω (G2380) meaning "to breathe hard or blow, smoke, to sacrifice by fire, slaughter, kill, slay, and kill the paschal (Passover) lamb (which signifies Jesus Christ the Lamb of GOD)."
"Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill (G2380) the Passover. And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you (Exodus LXX 12:21-23)."
"Observe the month of Abib (Nisan), and keep the Passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib (Nisan) the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night. Thou shalt therefore sacrifice (G2380) the Passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there. Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life. And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst (G2380) the first day at even, remain all night until the morning. Thou mayest not sacrifice (G2380) the Passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee: But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice (G2380) the Passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt (Deuteronomy LXX 16:2-6)."
"And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed (G2380) the Passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the Passover? And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples? And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us (Mark 14:12-15)."
"Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed (G2380) for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth (1 Corinthians 5:7-8)."
"The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed (G2380), and all things are ready: come unto the marriage (Matthew 22:2-4)."
Wrath has a duality. The reward for the wicked who reject GOD' commandments and Jesus' sacrifice as the Passover Lamb, is disaster, death, and hell. However, for the saints who keep GOD's commandments in truth and accept the blood of the Passover Lamb (Jesus) that covers all of our sin, there will be a different reward. Our garments will become garments of praise, the white fine linen of righteousness of kings and priests. We will go to the place that Jesus prepared for us (upper room) and enter into the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
Summary
I hope that I have enhanced your understanding of Revelation 15 and have shown how the LORD prophesies of these things through the heavens. I also hope that you enjoyed seeing the connections of words throughout the Bible and how they lend themselves to wisdom.
While wrath may scare some, as I see these heavenly signs appear that testify of the prophecy in Revelation, it gives me comfort because it means our Savior is coming back soon. Wrath has a hidden or inverted good for those who are watching and waiting for their Bridegroom to lift them up to the upper room He has prepared for us because we are not appointed for wrath. The marriage supper of the Lamb is soon fellow saints. I am sure that we are part of the generation that will not pass, until all things are fulfilled.
Do not worry about the things taking place in the world right now. As Jesus said, "all these things must come to pass." Wrath will be GOD's way of balancing the scales of justice on all the earth. Again, we are not appointed for wrath.
Take joy in the prophecy we see being fulfilled right now and as the King's servants, let us invite as many as we can to join us for the wedding banquet. Let us be wise, having our wedding garment ready and lamps full of oil. Keep your eyes up looking to the heavens for the signs of our soon coming Messiah.
To all those who read this,
The LORD bless you, and keep you:
The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious unto you:
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen.
An awesome work inspired by the Holy Spirit. “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard…and their words to the end of the world.” Ps. 19: 1-4
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Excellent study! Let us continue looking up as our Remption draws nigh, closer than ever before.
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