The author of the Universe is also the author of the Bible. The Zodiac is the connect-the-dot version of the 12 icons of the outline of His plan for the Universe.
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The Christian Zodiac
1. An integration of the Special
Revelation (the Bible) and the General
Revelation (the Creation)
By
Chin-Lee Chan
February 2011
2. The author of the story [ 十二生肖 兩兩 相對 ] about the Chinese
Zodiac of animals is very insightful about God's general revelation, His
Creation, reflection His characters. Like the teaching in Proverbs, God
encourages lazy people to learn from ants. “Go unto the ant, O slothful one,
See her ways and be wise.” Proverbs 6:6
In response to the challenge of the author of the excellent story [ 十二
生肖 兩兩 相對 ], “ 不知道你們那些寶瓶座啊、射手座啊、公羊座啊,體
現了你們祖先哪些期望和要求?也希望不吝賜教。 “ as a Christian, I
like to share a Christian interpretation of the Middle East and Western
Zodiac.
I have adapted the interpretation from some research studies. In
God's Creation, His general revelation, He used the 12 constellations of
the Zodiac like a 12-scene story to reveal the 12 highlights in total of the
life and works of His Son, Jesus Christ; and then the works of Jesus
Christ’s Successor, the Holy Spirit; and then the life and works of Jesus
Christ’s followers; and then back to His own works.
For this ring of 12 constellations, God has begun the story by the
constellation called Virgin.
(May I give credit to Wikipedia as the source of the pictures in this
presentation.)
3. As in the account of
Christmas, a virgin, Mary,
gave birth to Jesus, the
Savior of the World about
2011 years ago.
Virgin Mary and her
miraculous pregnancy
was a fulfillment of a
prophecy in the Hebrew
Bible: “and enmity I put
between thee and the
woman, and between thy
seed and her seed; he doth
bruise thee -- the head,
and thou dost bruise him
-- the heel.” Genesis 3:15
4. John the Baptizer was the
herald for Jesus and
proclaimed the judgment
of God, " and saying --
'Fulfilled hath been the
time, and the reign of God
hath come nigh, reform
ye, and believe in the
good news.’“ Mark 1:15
John was also a fulfillment
a prophecy in the Hebrew
Bible : “A voice is crying
-- in a wilderness --
Prepare ye the way of
Jehovah, Make straight in
a desert a highway to our
God.” Isaiah 40:3
5. Satan is the Scorpion who tried
to kill Jesus through hi s sting,
Herod the King with all the
children of two years of age or
younger in Bethlehem, Jesus’
birth city, soon after he heard
about Jesus’ birth.
This massacre was also
prophesized by a prophecy in
the Hebrew Bible, “Thus said
Jehovah, A voice in Ramah is
heard, wailing, weeping most
bitter, Rachel is weeping for her
sons, She hath refused to be
comforted for her sons, because
they are not.” Jeremiah 31:15
6. Jesus was both divine and
human like the Archer who
was both human and animal.
Even though Satan tempted
Him often, He lived a kind,
helpful, and sinless life. By
doing so, He was aiming to
destroy the wicked works of
Satan, and eventually Satan,
the leader of the fallen
angels. Jesus was the Seed of
the Woman, a fulfillment of
a prophecy in the Hebrew
Bible: “and enmity I put
between thee and the
woman, and between thy
seed and her seed; he doth
bruise thee -- the head, and
thou dost bruise him -- the
heel.” Genesis 3:15
7. Goat was the atonement
sacrifice in the sacrificial system
in the Hebrew Bible. Fish in
Greek is Ichthys, an acrostic for
"Jesus Christ, God's son,
savior“. Jesus was the
blameless atonement Goat
offered and died on the wood
cross and buried and
resurrected with a glorified
body and appearing to more
than 500 people.
He was fulfilling the related
prophecies of the Hebrew Bible
to proof to us that He is the
Christ , the Son of God and the
Savior of the World, including
us , the Chinese people.: “and
Aaron hath brought near the
goat on which the lot for
Jehovah hath gone up, and hath
made it a sin-offering.”
8. Jesus Christ was the Water
Bearer and the Holy Spirit was
the water. About 40 days after
His resurrection, Jesus Christ
ascended to return to Heaven
so that, for one of the purposes,
He could baptize His followers
with the Holy Spirit, His divine
Successor, especially at the Feast
of Pentecost. He was
empowering them to be the
witness of His resurrection by
the Holy Spirit.
This powerful experience was a
fulfillment of a prophecy in the
Hebrew Bible, “And also on the
men-servants, and on the maid-
servants, In those days I do
pour out My Spirit.” Joel 2:28
9. Fish in the Greek language is
Ichthys, an acrostic for "Jesus
Christ, God's son, savior“.
Jesus was one of the two fish
and the Holy Spirit was
another similar fish. One
followed the other.
The Holy Spirit followed
Jesus Christ , the Son of God,
the Savior of the World to be
Another Comforter to the
followers of Jesus, so that
they can help the rest of the
world to be followers of
Jesus Christ.
10. Paul and other apostles
and disciples of Jesus
Christ was like a ram that
lower its head and runs
courageously and quickly.
By the guidance of the
Holy Spirit, Paul and
other apostles and
disciples sacrificially
rammed through many
parts of the world to
witness for Jesus Christ,
the Savior of the World,
even us the Chinese
people.
11. Paul and other apostles and
disciples of Jesus Christ was
also like a bull which ploughs
powerfully and kindly and
then dies sacrificially.
By the power of the Holy Spirit
of God, Paul and other apostles
and many disciples healed the
sick, helped people to believe
in Jesus Christ and then most of
them died as martyrs for Jesus
Christ like a bull offered to the
three Deities in one and only
one heavenly corporate Trio of
the Hebrew Bible which could
have influenced the way how
the bull was sacrificed in China
to Heaven on the three-tier
Circular Mound Altar ( 圜丘坛 )
of the Temple of Heaven ( 天坛
) with three three-tier temples
with gates of three entrances
( 三灵门 ).
12. Jesus Christ and Christians,
His followers, are like
identical twins with special
connection and similarities.
By the grace of the Holy
Spirit, Paul and other
apostles and many disciples,
including Dr. Sun Yat-Sen,
the Father of Republic of
China, a Cantonese
physician, became so much
like Christ in characters that
they were called Christians,
the followers of Christ or
imitators of Christ or the
doers of what Christ have
done and is doing now in
Heaven as our Advocate,
Petitioner, and High Priest .
13. Satan is like a crab, a scorpion
without a sting. a bottom feeder,
a scavenger, and a deviant
which walks in sideways.
When Christ will return to take
His twin brothers and sisters to
His Father's House in Heaven,
the New Jerusalem City and He
put the rest of the living human
being to rest, Satan will become
weaker like a scorpion turned
into a sideway walking crab, a
scorpion without the venomous
stinging tail and can do less
harm like a infamous and
notorious godfather convicted
and chained in a federal prison
with his fallen angelic followers,
the demons to be his
companions.
14. Jesus Christ will rule the Universe
like a lion rules a forest . Lions like
other predators prey on the sick
ones by their Maker’s design.
When He returns to Earth with His
twin siblings in the New Jerusalem
City. He will resurrect the unsaved
sinners. Satan will lead them,
besides the demons to attack Jesus
Christ and His twin siblings. Jesus
Christ will destroy Satan and his
following demons and the
resurrected unsaved sinners with
the Lake of Fire. He will renew the
Earth and its sky into the New
Heaven and the New Earth. There
will be no more sins, scams, crimes,
injustice, disasters, sickness, sorrow,
separations, or death. . They will
eliminated like a sick animal eaten
by a lion. Jesus Christ and His twin
siblings will live happy ever after.
Revelations 20 -21
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