As you have guessed from
a previous blog post “February 13th ~ Hell's Birthday?” One of my
favourite subjects is Biblical interpretations of the signs of the
times as shown in the stars, Catholic interpretations to be precise.
My interest was fanned
after reading Blessed Catherine Emmerich's (1774-1824) revelations concerning her
visions of the Magi, the three wise kings from the East that
recognised the prophesied star that would announce the coming of the
Messiah, and following it, they arrived in Bethlehem, and presented
Him with the gifts fit for the King of kings, gold, frankincense and
myrrh.
Blessed Emmerich states
that the Three Kings not only read the signs regarding the arrival of
the Messiah, they could interpret the signs of the times in the
stars, and in so doing knew everything happening in other
kingdoms in far off lands. This gift was given to them by God, the
same gift as given to their ancestor Job.
Yes, Blessed Emmerich
revealed they descended from good, patient, tormented, faithful Job
of the Old Testament, and if you notice, the Book of Job has numerous
references to the stars and constellations. Blessed Emmerich also
explained the patriarch Abraham was given the same ability: he could
read salvation history in the stars, and hence, the gift was passed
on from generation to generation on Job's side. Unfortunately, this
gift became corrupted and devolved into star worship by the ancient
Babylonians and Persians, but proper interpretation was preserved
with the Three Kings due to God's grace Blessed Emmerich reveals. As
we recall, the Book of Genesis states the stars where not just to
tell the seasons, but were also given as 'signs' regarding when
elements of the Eternal plan were unfolding.
The main point: if the
Three Kings, Abraham and Job could read the signs of the times back
then, including whole movements in the history of mankind in
salvation history and not just the arrival of Christ, then it is
logical to assume God simply did not stop using them as signs, for
the salvation of mankind has not yet been brought to complete
fruition, time still continues.
After discovering these
revelations, I've been studying the stars and their significance,
doing my research, that sort of thing, and NO, I'm not talking about
astrology, that demonic art of trying to predict your own personal
future, wealth and love-life by the planets, that's the occult. To
read the stars as God intended, we must constantly ask ourselves,
what is He trying to show us? Mostly warnings about humanity, and
signs showing His plans for the world, that's the difference.
However, there are many
elements in the sky that the Three Kings didn't know about back then,
such as novae and supernovae. Yes, on very rare occasions a
supernova could be seen with the naked eye, there are ancient records
of such occurrences, but were they ever factored into the equation of
reading the 'signs of the times' as practised by the Three Kings?
Perhaps they were simply recognised as 'a new star' in their
readings, but how would someone interpret a supernova sighting with
Biblical texts nowadays?
Perhaps supernovae, if
seen with the naked eye, were used to read the signs in the other
constellations that didn't have visible planets. Most of the
recognizable signs of the times are given in the Zodiac where the
planets all travel, but there are so many other constellations that
don't have moving planets, so in order to draw our attention to them,
novae, supernovae (along with comets and other deep space objects)
could now be be used in our own times to point out new warnings.
Yes, it's dangerous to
try and interpret such discoveries for the simple reason you can be
wrong, your intuition may be far off, and of course, you dread the “I
don't want to look like an idiot” sort of thing, which a person
could very well end up looking like if the interpretation doesn't pan
out, but one nova in particular caught my attention in 2015 because
of where it was discovered: the Triangulum constellation, the Trianulum Galaxy to be precise.
At first, the little
triangular constellation next to Perseus doesn't seem like much, but
when you realize that it is
part of the ALPHA and the OMEGA of the
Apocalypse, and that the nova
was
discovered on Christmas Day no less, the constellation
doesn't seem quite so “little”.
First, how did I arrive
at this imagery? Through the constellations of Taurus, Cassiopeia,
and the Pleiades that surround Triangulum. As with all the
constellations, you have to use your imagination to see the pictures
that the simple stick lines are supposed to represent, but
nevertheless, the Biblical image is unmistakeable as you can see from
the screenshot I took from Stellarium with some colour-coding and
notations added:
Taurus: head of the
“Bull” constellation. The letter “ALPHA” in Greek originated
from the ancient Phoenician and Hebrew letter 'Aleph' which meant
“ox” or “bull”. It was first written like the shape found in
the constellation Taurus, an upside-down “Ɐ”
or an “A” resting on its side , eventually, the Romans changed
the letter to what we recognize today. Taurus is the “ALPHA”.
Cassiopeia: the 'wonky w'
to the right also resembles the minuscule version of the Greek
“OMEGA”, and no, I'm not making that up. The ancients recognised
the similarity, so did the early Christians and Medieval scholars.
Often you will find a small 'w' in early Christian Alpha and Omega
imagery instead of the upper case version of Omega, particularly with
images of the “Chi Rho” of Emperor Constantine, evidence that
they indeed recognised the Alpha and the Omega in the constellations. (Left Image: the "Chi Rho" of Constantine on a tomb. Right Image: Christ the Alpha and Omega from the Roman catacombs, 4th Century.)
The Pleiades, or “Seven
Sisters” – yes, if Christ was seated in the Heavens at that spot
and facing us, those seven stars would be in His right hand, exactly
as shown in the Apocalypse.
Therefore, the TRIANGULUM
must be the “sword” that proceeds from His mouth.
Of interest, we also find
that the main contour of the constellation Perseus in the middle of
the Alpha and the Omega mirrors the geographical outline of the Seven
Churches in the order they are mentioned in the Book of the
Apocalypse. They are located in what is now present-day western
Turkey.
The Alpha and the
Omega: The Beginning and the End
Now, we understand we
should pay attention to the first Biblical passages of the Alpha and
the Omega:
“Behold, he cometh
with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they also that
pierced him. And all the tribes of the earth shall bewail themselves
because of him. Even so. Amen. I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end, saith the Lord God, who is, and who was,
and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Apoc. 1: 7-8)
“And he had in
his right hand seven stars. And from his mouth came out a sharp two
edged sword: and his face was as the sun shineth in his power.
And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his
right hand upon me, saying: Fear not. I am the First and the Last,
And alive, and was dead, and behold I am living for ever and ever,
and have the keys of death and of hell. (Apoc. 1: 16-18) (Image: the Alpha and Omega by Matthias Gerung c. 1530)
Constellations are
important in the Bible. St. John was exiled to the island of Patmos
c. 68 AD according to the Douay-Rheims Bible, which also states it
was c. 97 AD he had his spectacular visions. St. John said the Son
of Man's 'face' was as 'the sun shineth in his power' meaning the sun
was somewhere close to where the 'sword out of the mouth' would be,
and also in Perseus, (the 'Seven Candlesticks') as the Son of Man
stood in the midst of them. In Stellarium, we find the closest the
sun travels to this figurative 'face' would be have been somewhere
just between Taurus (The Alpha) and Triangulum (the Sword), which
would also be in the midst of Perseus (the Candlesticks), which give
us mid to late April. John says he had the vision on the “Lord's
Day”, in Christianity, that means Sunday. He also heard a voice
'behind him' and had to turn around to see the vision
behind him,
not above him. Therefore the sun would have had to be low at the
time, possibly rising or setting.
With this information,
out of curiosity, if we key in the location of Patmos with the date
April 16, 97 AD, which fell on a Sunday, placing the sun exactly in
the figurative 'face', and turn towards the East of the rising sun,
(6:00 AM) we find that the main contour of Perseus (the Seven
Candles) lines up exactly in a rough mirror image with the
geographical location of the Seven Churches of Asia in the order they
are mentioned in the vision. (Image above.)
Connecting the
Stellar Dots
First set of
Constellation Dots: Old Testament 'Alpha and Omega'
The first details to
capture my attention about the Alpha and the Omega were the
connecting footnotes that the print version of the Douay-Rheims Bible
contains, linking every New Testament passage to recurring references
in the Old, this way the reader can discover prophecies unfolding
through time in addition to the mystical links in the texts between
the Old and New Testaments.
The first footnote
regarding the Alpha and Omega in the Apocalypse sends the reader back
to chapter 41 of the prophecies of Isaiah, and the following passages
are:
“Who hath raised up
the just one from the east, hath called him to follow him? He
shall give the nations in his sight, and he shall rule over kings: he
shall give them as the dust to his sword, as stubble driven by the
wind, to his bow. He shall pursue them, he shall pass in peace, no
path shall appear after his feet. Who hath wrought and done these
things, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, I AM
THE FIRST AND THE LAST. (Isaiah 41, 2-4) (i.e. a reference to the
Alpha and Omega, the 'First and the Last')
Continuing with that same
chapter in Isaiah, there is another interesting passage:
“I have raised up one
from the north, and he shall come from the rising of the sun:
he shall call upon my name, and he shall make princes to be as dirt,
and as the potter treading clay.” (Isaiah 41, 25)
What is so amazing about
these passages?
Personally, I cannot help
but notice they seem to mirror the prophecies foretold about the
coming of the
Great Catholic Monarch who was predicted
for centuries, in particular, through the prophecies of
Marie-Julie
Jahenny (1850-1941) a French mystic and stigmatist that was
approved by her local bishop in 1875. She was given the most details
to date concerning the Great Monarch, his identity, and even the
direction he and his armies will arrive to defeat the invaders of
France, quelling the civil wars and driving out militant Islam before
liberating an imprisoned Pope, who will be held captive in Rome. This
Great King will help to restore Christendom and usher in a Great Age
of Peace that will last about 30 years before the arrival of the
ultimate Antichrist and the Last Battle before the Day of Judgement.
Returning to the passages
in Isaiah, what caught my attention are the references to the coming
of a great ruler that will rule over all kings, (and yes, it's
understood that this is a prophecy of Christ's First and Second
Coming), but God is also very economical when it comes to prophecies,
texts can have several different meanings and predict many things at
the same time. Prophecies also repeat themselves in a cyclical
fashion.
So, these passages in
Isaiah may also refer to another “great ruler” that will come,
and the directions he will come from – east, and also 'raised
from the north' yet 'come from the rising of the sun', which also
means east. He will also be allowed to pass in 'peace' and that
'no path shall appear after his feet', which sounds like a very
miraculous path, his paths shall be protected.
This parallels exactly
with how Marie-Julie Jahenny foretold the Great Monarch would arrive
to reclaim his Kingdom:
“...
he the true King (I.e Great Monarch) will come from the side of the
Levant. [The Levant is an
old French word for “east”, and usually refers to the eastern
Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt] (He
will take the help of foreign friends and angelic forces.) Two
leagues from the Centre (Paris) he will find reunited the armies of
governors of today; it is there, in a big city,
that
God waits to give His grand marks and blind those barbarians who will
oppose the
future
Saviour. (i.e. Heaven has literally called the Great Monarch a
'Saviour' in her visions, a rare occurrence in Biblical history
signifying how great this King will be, he will be the saviour of his
people.) Others will go further to wait for his entry, of others
more numerous than those who have been struck by the blindness of
Justice. The King has already made ten or twelve leagues (A league =
4km) to the land of France, towards the throne. This is where God
wants His true friends to rejoice in His great sign. The white flag
(I.e. the white flag of the Absolute French monarchy) will be raised
in this place whose name will be said. He will pass, despite the
wall that will oppose him, and his real fighters will not fear
anything, because over them will hover protection. He will march,
trampling on his enemies that the blindness has reversed. He will
come to the throne, before the fight is over.” (Marie-Julie
Jahenny, May 9, 1882)
And
again:
Christ:“The
stranger will enter the kingdom of the Eldest daughter of the Church
(France) with all his army; he will make a length of a space measured
by Me. I will stop them and, in that arrest, I will raise the
Saviour, the repose of My children. (The Great Monarch) He
will cross the East and seem to come out from the bottom of the
North. I will direct him up to midday and from there, I will
bring him back not on the throne of today, because it will be no
more, even a foundation to found another." (September 18, 1902)
(i.e. 'throne of today' = every existing democratic government will
be toppled, France and the world will be restored through monarchies.
Even today politicians in France have used the term 'Presidential
Monarchy', this is the 'throne' that will be toppled to make way for
the King.)
The
Second Set of Dots: the Bow of the White Rider
Returning to the
passage of Isaiah, we find the 'ruler' mentioned also holds a bow as
well a a sword, and sure enough, we find a reference to a White Rider
carrying a bow in the Apocalypse, the famous passage of the White
Horseman that rides forth before the horses of War, Famine and
Pestilence, the last horse having Death as its rider.
(Image: The Four Horsemen by Viktor Vasnetsov 1887)
The White Rider is not
an evil sign, however, the following passages relating to the other
three horses are troubling, for they too resemble the prophecies
concerning the Great Monarch. It is predicted he will restore
France, the Holy Roman Empire, and bring about a Great Age of Peace,
but the Great Monarch prophecies state he will come in the midst of
great chastisements sent to punish mankind for its sins during the
latter days, which will feature wars, famines, pestilences, death and
a great “Three Days of Darkness” in which Hell will open, the
earth will be cleansed by fire, the sun will not give its light, nor
will the moon or stars, and two thirds to three quarters of the human
race will be wiped out.
That certainly sounds
like a fulfilment of the texts regarding the other Three Horseman and
the tribulations that will follow!
“And
I saw that the Lamb had opened one of the seven seals, and I heard
one of the four living creatures, as it were the voice of thunder,
saying: Come, and see.
And I saw: and behold a white horse,
and he that sat on him had a bow, and there was a crown given him,
and he went forth conquering that he might conquer.
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living
creature, saying: Come, and see. And there went out another horse
that was red: and to him that sat thereon, it was given that he
should take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another, and a great sword was given to him. And when he had opened
the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying: Come, and
see. And behold a black horse, and he that sat on him had a pair of
scales in his hand. And I heard as it were a
voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying: Two pounds
of wheat for a penny, and thrice two pounds of barley for a penny,
and see thou hurt not the wine and the oil. And when he had opened
the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature,
saying: Come, and see. And behold a pale horse, and he that sat upon
him, his name was Death, and hell followed him. And power was given
to him over the four parts of the earth, to kill with sword, with
famine, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. And when
he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar
the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the
testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying:
How long, O Lord (holy and true) dost thou not judge and revenge
our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given to every one of them
one; and it was said to them, that they should rest for a little
time, till their fellow servants, and their brethren, who are to be
slain, even as they, should be filled up. And I saw, when he had
opened the sixth seal, and behold there was a great earthquake, and
the sun became black as sackcloth of hair: and the whole moon became
as blood: And the stars from heaven fell upon the earth, as the fig
tree casteth its green figs when it is shaken by a great wind: And
the heaven departed as a book folded up: and every mountain, and the
islands were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth,
and the princes, and tribunes, and the rich, and the strong, and
every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens and in
the rocks of mountains: And they say to the mountains and the rocks:
Fall upon us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the
throne and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of their
wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?” (Apoc.
Chapter 6)
Christ
told Marie-Julie Jahenny the times of the chastisements and the
arrival of His chosen King will resemble
the Day of Judgement, but as terrifying as they will be, the Three
Days of Darkness are NOT the dreaded Last Day. This seems to be
reflected in the passage above regarding those 'slain under the
altar'. This passage in the Apocalypse represents souls who have
already lived before and were martyred for the sake of the Gospel or
died faithful to it, a symbol of all the Christians who have gone
before us. They ask when will they be 'revenged', not out of hatred
of their enemies, which is a lack of charity the saints are unable to
engage in, but are asking when will judgement happen (I.e. Judgement
Day) when everyone will receive the justice and reward due them.
They are told it is not the time yet, they must still be 'under the
altar' so to speak, meaning they cannot be resurrected yet, but they
are given the white garments of salvation and are told they must wait
until 'all the numbers' are filled up, that is, the number of mankind
yet destined to be born and the number of those saved have been
finally filled up at the End of Time. (Image: Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, by Matthias Gerung c. 1530 The Souls under the altar receive white robes as the sun and moon refuse to give thier light and fire falls from the sky.)
Therefore
in the chapter of the Four Houseman, we may see a reference to the
Great Monarch prophecies: there will be a great White
King,
but a time of great destruction and a 'Day of Wrath' of the Lamb,
yet, those already dead and saved are told to wait, it it not
yet
THE Last Day, no, not yet.
Of interest, the
various prophecies of the approved Catholic mystics and prophets are
in agreement that the Great King will come first amidst the wars and
chastisements, the great tribulations and cleansing will occur with
the Three Days of Darkness, then, the Age of Peace will be next, but
as stated earlier, the Last Day will only arrive after the reign of
Antichrist who will destroy the Age of Peace. Finally, the Antichrist
will be defeated by Christ Himself at the Second Coming as St. Paul
taught.
The
Third Set of Dots: the Sword of Christ, The Star of Bethlehem
Now, it's time to
concentrate on what the 'sword' of the Alpha and Omega means, since
the Christmas Day Nova of 2015 occurred in the 'sword' of
Triangulum proceeding from Christ's mouth.
The “sword” of the
word of God is first given as a specific symbol of warning to the
Third Church mentioned by John, the Church of Pergamus:
“And
to the angel of the church of Pergamus write: These things, saith he,
that hath the sharp two edged sword: I know where thou dwellest,
where the seat of Satan is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast
not denied my faith. Even in those days when Antipas was my faithful
witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have
against thee a few things: because thou hast there them that hold the
doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before
the children of Israel, to eat, and to commit fornication: So hast
thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaites. In
like manner do penance: if not, I will come to thee quickly, and will
fight against them with the sword of my mouth. He, that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: To him that
overcometh, I will give the hidden manna, and will give him a white
counter, and in the counter, a new name written, which no man
knoweth, but he that receiveth it.” (Apoc. 2: 12-17)
Considering that the nova happened in the “sword”
of of the Alpha and the Omega on Christmas Day 2015, I'm going
to jump first to the passage about “Balaam who taught Balac to cast
a stumbling block”, because eventhough he was a false prophet, God
made Balaam proclaim the famous prophecy of the Star of Bethlehem.
Co-incidence? No, I think we're being told to pay attention here
about the history of Balaam, which is in the book of Numbers (22-24).
To set the scene, the Israelites are approaching the
borders of the Promised Land after their forty years wandering in the
desert and ask permission of the King of the Amorrhites if they may
pass through, promising not to drink from their wells or enter their
lands, giving their word they would stay on the main highway until
they completely passed their borders. Permission was not granted,
instead the king sent an army against them, however, the Israelites
take up the sword, defeat his armies and end up occupying their lands
and villages. It was a double windfall as the King of the Amorrhites
had conquered the land of the Moabites, and this land under tribute
also fell into the Israelites' possession. Apparently, the Moabites
were still attempting to resist the assaults of the Israelites, for
we find they “were not able to sustain the assaults” (Num, 22:3)
of Israel, which was far stronger, and the Moabites feared them.
King Balac of the Moabites is aware they could very
well end up the way of the Amorrohites and the people of King Basan,
who were completely exterminated after the Amorrohites were defeated,
and realises the only way his weak army will defeat them is if he can
get someone to curse the Israelites and hopefully remove the blessing
from them.
That dastardly plot requires a prophet who can speak
to God, and King Balac finds one named Balaam.
Balaam was a rather shady fellow for a prophet.
Contrary to God's law, he practised soothsaying. He was a corrupt
individual that practised the occult to receive answers to divine
questions, seemingly he had gained a reputation for getting the job
done, for whoever he blessed was blessed, and those that were cursed
by him ended up being cursed. King Balac sends all the elders of
Madan and the princes of Moab as messengers to Balaam with the sum
expected for the divination request, and promises him all manner of
additional rewards and gifts if he curses the Israelites. Balaam
asks them to spend the night to see what the Lord would answer. The
Lord tells Balaam he is not to go with the princes and elders, nor is
he to curse the people of Israel for it is blessed. Knowing the
Lord's will, he tells them the next day the answer and refuses to go
with them as the Lord directed.
However, King Balac won't accept that answer, sends
higher ranking nobles as messengers to impress him, and plies the
soothsaying prophet again with promises of rewards and honours if he
reconsiders. So, in addition to his soothsaying, this is where
Balaam begins to reveal his heart is not with God -- his lips keep
telling the messengers he cannot can't do anything but what God
commands and at this point knows without a doubt what God's answer
is, yet, tells the messengers to stay again to see what God would say
this time. Balaam is willing to see a blessed people protected by
God become cursed, hoping God will change His mind, and theologians
have proposed it was from the desire to receive King Balac's promised
rewards. He was serving God outwardly while in reality serving
himself and his avaricious inclinations. After all, he was
accustomed to practising occult soothsaying for money.
God answers Balaam again, but His anger is kindled
now: the Lord tells Balaam to go with the men this time, but that he
must do only what He commands him. To show His anger, the Lord sends
an Angel against him ready to strike, but the she-ass he is riding
turns away two times, and then lies down on the third attempt to get
her to move. Balaam beats the donkey mercilessly to the point of
death, and the invisible Angel loosens the animal's tongue. The ass
begs, why the beating? What did I do to deserve this? Balaam
declares she was serving him faithlessly for not going where he
directed, and in fact, wishes he had a sword to kill her, saying she
deserved it. Then the donkey reasons with him: how could she be
unfaithful? Had she ever been unfaithful, or ever did the like of
this before? Balaam had to agree she never did. The Angel then
appears before him on behalf of the Lord, sword drawn, and also asks
why he beat the donkey explaining if she hadn't turned away, he would
have been struck dead with his angelic sword while she would have
lived.
(Image: Balam and the Ass by Rembrandt, 1626).
In other words, the donkey had no self-interest, but
thought of her master. She risked a beating each time to the point
of death to save him eventhough she could have been freed by letting
him get slain by the Angel. Balaam was also shown how God was just
as angry with him for going contrary to His directions to the point
of readiness to carry out what he had wished upon his poor donkey,
kill him with a sword for his disobedience. Basically, the Lord was
saying to Balaam: you're a stubborn ass that's far worse than your
faithful donkey, for she was willing to save you to the point of pain
and death, while you disobey Me and hope I will curse My people for
the sake of your own selfish gain.
Balaam wakes up and says he's ready to go back the
way he came since journeying to King Balac displeases the Lord, but
he is commanded to go ahead and to speak only what he is directed to
say. The king tries various attempts to persuade Balaam to curse the
people of Israel, but each time, God made him utter a blessing
instead, and in addition, a prophecy with each blessing.
The prophecies are of interest for our study of the
stars, for they foretell the monarchy that shall arise from
Jacob and Israel:
“There is no idol in Jacob, neither is there an
image god to be seen in Israel. The Lord his God is with him, and the
sound of the victory of the king in him. God
hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the
rhinoceros. There is no soothsaying in Jacob, nor divination in
Israel. In their times it shall be told to Jacob and to Israel what
God hath wrought. Behold the people shall rise up as a
lioness, and shall lift itself up as a lion: it shall not
lie down till it devour the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”
(Numbers 23: 21-24)
The mention of a lion and
a lioness is mentioned again by Balaam in Numbers, although as
reposing lions that no one dare rise (Num. 24: 4:9), so we see the
prophecy the monarchy of Israel would come from a 'lion', and sure
enough, King David from whom the Saviour Messiah would descend was
from the tribe of Judah, represented by a lion according to the
prophetic blessing given to Judah by Jacob:
“Judah is a lion's
whelp: to the prey, my son, art thou gone up: resting, though has
couched a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him? The sceptre
shall not be taken away from Judah, nor a ruler from his thigh, till
he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectations of
nations.” (Gen. 49: 9-10)
Of interest, the 12 signs
of the Zodiac were symbolic of the 12 Tribes of Israel. According to
Hebrew star lore Judah was represented by Leo, the lion.
Balaam, as mentioned,
also made the famous prediction of the Star of Bethlehem:
“I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold
him, but not near. A STAR SHALL RISE out of Jacob and a
sceptre shall spring up from Israel: and shall strike the chiefs
of Moab, and shall waste all the children of Seth. And he shall
possess Idumea: the inheritance of Seir shall come to their enemies,
but Israel shall do manfully. Out of Jacob shall he come that shall
rule, and shall destroy the remains of the city.” (Num. 24: 17-19)
Yes, we know the star was
the sign that led the Three Kings from the East at Christ' Birth, the
Son of David, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, but since the Nova in
the “Sword” of the Alpha in the Omega in 2015 seems to hint we
consider this star sign again, and sure enough ...
Only six months before
the Christmas Day nova of 2015, the great celestial dance of the
“Star of Bethlehem” convergence happened again June 30, 2015,
just in front of Leo, the star sign that represents the Tribe of
Judah, the constellation that also contains the 'King Star' Regulus.
This 'celestial dance' continued through Christmas of 2015 straight
until August, 27, 2016.
This rare convergence
of planets at or near the “Royal” constellation Leo has not been
seen since the time of Christ's birth over 2,000 years ago.
True,
this great, royal 'celestial dance' is not the exact same as occurred
in circa -2 to -1 BC (Gregorian Calendar), but extremely similar to
the point the sky seems to be telling us all ~ “Wake up and pay
attention!” For comparison, the two events then and now are listed
below:
***
The Star of
Bethlehem (-2 to -1 BC)
*)
Leo the “Lion of the Tribe of Judah”, begins RISING in the East.
According to the scriptures, the Three Kings mentioned they observed
the king's star RISING in the East.
*)
August 11, -2 BC: major convergence of Jupiter, the (Leader, King
Planet) with Venus, making it appear like a bright 'star'. The planet
Mercury (the Messenger) is also in the convergence. This occurs just
in front of Leo and the stationary “King Star” Regulus. Jupiter
and Venus converge again c. September 1, -2 BC with Mercury in
attendance.
*)
JUPITER the King planet
begins to stop, retrograde, and resumes its orbit: which means to the
naked eye the planet appears to travel in a loop-de-loop pattern in
the sky, but what does it do? It literally circles around
the “KING STAR”
Regulus: c. November,
and December -2 BC and into January February, March -1 BC.
Astronomers both amateur and professional alike theorise this is what
the Three Kings observed and followed, for by the time Jupiter begins
this circle in the sky, Leo is overhead in the night sky, and to the
naked eye the planet literally stops over Bethlehem before continuing
its orbit.
*) However, the star
show is not over! The Three
Kings would not have been able to see this part, but now we can
thanks to astronomy software. During the summer months of June and
July -1 BC, there is a fantastic display of planets lining up in
Royal Leo: Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Mercury.
Now,
let's compare this to:
“Star of
Bethlehem” MODERN TIMES: (2015-2016)
Summer 2015:
*)
June 30 / July 1, 2015: Jupiter
and Venus once more converge before Leo and Regulus “King Star”,
with Mercury in attendance.
*)
August 15, 2015: spectacular display of planets (similar to what
happened in June and July -1BC) this time: Jupiter, Venus, Mercury,
Moon, with Mars in Cancer. (Again, visible to us thanks to modern
astronomy software.) Mars, the RED planet of WAR is a new
element this time. It appears
in Cancer, the faintest constellation in the night sky, therefore it
was called the “Dark Sign”.
Of interest, there are two stars right in the middle of Cancer
called the Northern and Southern “Donkeys”: are we being reminded
of Balaam's donkey? Are we entering a time of war and disobedience
to God?
*)
December 25, 2015: the CHRISTMAS DAY nova in the “Sword” of the
“Alpha and the Omega”: as
we have seen, the message of the sword to the Church of Pergamus in
the Apocalypse points to the Biblical passages regarding
the prophecies of the Davidic monarchy and the Star of Bethlehem
prophecy made by Balaam. This could not be a coincidence.
*)
January / February 2016 Jupiter retrogrades, I.e. makes a
loop-de-loop circle, this time under Leo at the star Denebola, the
“Lion's Tail”. While this star was also considered a symbol of
royal leadership and generosity,
it was considered a star of misfortune, a herald of
natural catastrophes, swift judgement and times of hardship, and the
happiness of a people turned to anger.
*) August 2016: Jupiter and Venus converge again with Mercury in
attendance: this time between Leo and Virgo.
***
In
all, we are seeing signs pointing towards the rise of a great ruler
chosen by God from the Tribe of Judah, but this time a mighty ruler
that will come on the heels of war, great hardship and tribulation
bringing a day of justice and a cleansing of the earth before a
generous rule is established. I can't help but see another
parallel with the Catholic prophecies concerning the Great Monarch as
he will bring about a great restoration, but only after great
tribulations, wars, pestilence and famines that will be sent to
chastise mankind as we saw earlier in the interpretation of the White
Rider and the other three horses bringing war, famine, pestilence and
death.
According
to the prophecies, the Great Monarch would descend from the French
royal house, he would be the last of the French kings, a hidden king
destined to restore Christendom. Why France? The first of the French
Kings, Clovis I, was originally a pagan, and while his wife St.
Clotilde was Roman Catholic. It appears he was considering to
convert, but was hesitant as the heresy of Arianism refuting the
doctrine of Christ's Divinity and therefore the Trinity was gaining
considerable ground in France, and so, which was the true version of
Christianity? The Roman Catholics were in the minority, so could
this be the true faith? Unsure of which creed to follow, he made a
vow that if he defeated the tribes practising Arianism that were
currently threatening his own kingdom, he would convert to the
Christianity of Rome. He won the battle and fulfilled his promise.
However, a miracle occurred confirming Arianism was an evil heresy:
at his baptism on Christmas Day
in 508 AD, the Holy Spirit appeared bearing a vial of sacred oil for
his coronation in addition to the white three-petal Fleur
dy Lys representing the Trinity
he now believed in. He was also granted the gift of healing.
No other monarchy had been granted the extraordinary grace of an
apparition of the Holy Spirit exactly like Christ, nor had sacred oil
from Heaven at their coronation. The
king's Catholic baptism was of immense importance in the subsequent
history of Western and Central Europe in general, for Clovis expanded
his kingdom through almost all of France (Gaul at the time), and with
it, the spread of Catholicism. (Image: Baptism of Clovis I)
Hence, the monarchy of
France was honoured with the duty of becoming the secular defender of
the Church, and according to tradition, the royal house of France
descends from the House of David. So, we can see the importance of
the Christmas star signs connected with the birth of Christ and the
Tribe of Judah. The Great Monarch will be a descendant of the House
of David, and will restore the Catholic Church in the times of
tribulation.
According
to Marie-Julie Jahenny, the signs attending the arrival of the Great
Monarch will be momentous miracles, the like of which will not be
seen again until the Day of Judgement, for the coming of this chosen
king will be a precursor of the Last Day. There will be famines,
wars, plagues, convulsions in nature, and the dreaded “Three Days
of Darkness” when the sun and moon will refuse to shine, Hell will
be let loose, and a quarter to two thirds of mankind will perish in
the great fire sent to destroy the earth. Those who survive will be
a predestined generation chosen by Heaven to repopulate the earth and
make goodness flourish once again under the rule of this Great
Monarch. At that time, it is also foretold there will be an “Angelic
Pontiff”, who will restore the Church that the Great Monarch will
also defend. In this Golden Age, heresies will disappear,
Christianity will be united under one Church. Massive conversions
will take place. Spiritually, it will be the greatest Age of
Christendom which will last about 30 years. In this manner, the
Great Monarch is sent as a last sign and represents Christ the
Eternal King, Who will eventually return on the Day of Judgement and
Whose Kingdom of Eternal Peace will last forever.
Again,
we may see this prophecy in the Royal Sign of Leo via the asterism,
or smaller constellation called “The Sickle”, and yes, there is
mention of a sickles in the book of the Apocalypse,:
“
And
I saw, and behold a white cloud; and upon the cloud one sitting like
to the Son of man, having on
his head a crown of gold, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
(Notice the kingly figure with a sickle). And another angel came out
from the temple crying with a loud voice to him that sat upon the
cloud: Thrust in thy sickle, and reap, because the hour is come to
reap: for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he
that sat on the cloud thrust his sickle into the earth, and the earth
was reaped. (i.e. the royal heavenly figure like Christ reaps
the earth with the sickle.)
And another angel came out of the
temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. (Note:
a messenger from the Temple of Heaven is also sent to reap, symbol of
a priestly figure? Bishops of the churches were also called 'angels'
in the Apocalypse because they were messengers of Christ. the popes
are bishops of Rome.). And another angel came out from the altar, who
had power over fire; (Notice: power over fire, the cleansing element)
and he cried with a loud voice to him that had the sharp sickle,
saying: Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the
vineyard of the earth; because the grapes thereof are ripe. And the
angel thrust in his sharp sickle into the earth, and gathered the
vineyard of the earth,
and cast it into the great press of the
wrath of God: (Notice: a Day of Wrath) And the press was trodden
without the city, and blood came out of the press, up to the horses'
bridles, for a thousand and six hundred furlongs.” (Apoc. 14:
14-20)
We therefore have a Royal King who reaps the harvest
with a sickle, (perhaps the Great Monarch because he is like the Son
of Man from the Tribe of Judah), and the priestly messenger, a
bishop, (perhaps the Angelic Pontiff?) reaps the vineyards of the
earth, it is a day of wrath and war that sheds much blood that
reaches the 'horses bridles'. According to the Douay-Rheims Bible,
this passage in the Apocalypse is linked to a prophecy in the Book of
Joel:
“Put ye in the sickles, for the harvest is
ripe: come and go down, for the press is full, the fats run over:
for their wickedness is multiplied. Nations, nations in the valley of
destruction: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of
destruction. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have
withdrawn their shining. And the Lord shall roar out of Sion,
and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the heavens and the earth
shall be moved, and the Lord shall be the hope of his people, and the
strength of the children of Israel.” (Joel 13-16)
Of
interest, there is a fantastic convergence in the heavens that
literally shows a celestial 'harvest' with a 'sickle'.
If we key the year into Stellarium that St. John is
said to have had his visions, 97 AD, and look when the “sickle”
in the royal constellation of Leo is literally pointing down to the
ground in the west as mentioned in the book of Joel, a great
gathering of planets all occur at noon on September 24, around the
“ear of wheat” star called Spica, which is in Virgo the Virgin.
The sun, moon, Saturn, Mars and Mercury all gather around Spica the
Wheat, while Venus occults Zaniah, the shoulder of Virgo.
The most striking part? According to
Jewish calendars online, (assuming there are no descrepancies between ancient dates and modern calculations), this convergence n 97 AD occurred on the Second Day
of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, the
Beginning and the End
of the Year before the “Days of Awe”, the “High Holy Days”,
for 10 after the holiest and most solemn day of the Jewish calendar
is celebrated, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which is a day of
penance and penitence, fasting, sacrifice, atonement for sins to
appease the wrath of God.
Yom Kippur fall on the 7th month
of the Jewish Calendar, and is considered the “Sabath of
Sabbaths”. It was also a time of fear, because it was the one
time the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies to sprinkle blood in
atonement for the sins of the people. If he had not prepared
properly, he could be struck dead, hence, the priest did not prolong
his prayers in the Holy of Holies lest Israel was held in terror that God's wrath was upon them. According to Jewish
tradition, God inscribes each person's fate for the coming year into
the Book of Life on Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, and waits until Yom
Kippur to "seal" the verdict. A time of 'Judgement'. Then,
after the 'days of fear' are over, another festival immediately takes
place, Succoth, or the feast of “Tabernacles” and a celebration
of the last of the harvest brought in for the year. It was a
time of thanksgiving and the most JOYOUS part of the year, with
families constructing booths and taking part in dancing and parades
in the streets. Notice how Christ declared to the Apostles that
when they times of the tribulation, war and persecutions approach in the end times, we are
to actually lift up our heads and rejoice, for the time of our
deliverance is nigh.
In all, this amazing convergence of a “celestial
harvest” in 97 AD happened at a time of Beginning and Ending, an
“Alpha and the Omega”, a day of rejoicing, but of wrath and woe,
followed by a time of great thanksgiving because the “harvest” is
brought in.
Returning to the Book of Joel, this imagery of great
prophetic time of harvest amidst famine and pestilence before a day
of wrath and woe when the sun and moon refuse to give their light,
continually repeats, also with a prophecy concerning God's armies.
(See the Book of Joel). A reference that the earth during the “great
harvest” will experience a great darkness when these armies arrive,
(the Three Days of Darkness?), that will cleanse the earth.
As
mentioned, in Jewish times the harvest of the wheat happened in May/
June and overlapped with the grape vintage in June/ July, and
according to Marie-Julie Jahenny a great tribulation
bringing cries of woe during June and July, the months dedicated to
the Precious Body and Precious Blood of Christ in the Catholic
Church (symbolised by the wheat
and grape / bread and wine) will announce the time of the Great King
is approaching and will come before the Three Days of Darkness.
These Three Days (the 'Days of Wrath'), will be followed by the GREAT
AGE OF PEACE, (an era possibly represented by the Festival of
Tabernacles?)
Interesting how this arrangement of the Jewish
festivals would co-coincide around the time of St. John the Baptist's
conception, the prophet whose mission was to preach that
the Kingdom of God was at hand,
a time of rejoicing for God's people, but of woe for those who did not
bear fruit would be cast into the fire, and that the chaff would be
separated from the wheat.
This
brings us to the next point: “wickedness is multiplied”.
Just as it was 2,000 years ago when Our Lord lived, the earth will be
entirely corrupt and degenerate before the Great Monarch arrives,
which is why the chastisements will be so terrible when he appears to
restore order. The earth will be wallowing in evil, heresies will
abound and it will appear as though Satan has gain mastery over the
earth. Yes, we've been warned about that via the Christmas Nova in
the “sword” of the Alpha and the Omega.
Connecting the Forth Set of Dots: the Seat of
Satan
Before the Great Monarch arrives, the earth will
experience a huge upsurge in paganism and numerous heresies will
flourish, a time when Satan is let loose on earth as a test to see
how many will remain faithful to God.
Balaam's history, yes he who pronounced the Star of
Bethlehem prophecy, is a reminder of this fact for Christ in the
Apocalypse with His message of the “sword” to Pergamus revealed
that Balaam had cunningly figured out another way to ruin Israel
after he had been forbidden to curse the people outright. Christ
declares it was Balaam who taught the King of the Moabites to “cast
the stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat and to
commit fornication”. (Apoc. 2: 14) In other words, the false
prophet for the sake of gaining the rewards promised by the pagan
king, taught him how to seduce Israel into idolatrous worship of the
gods Beelphegor and Phogor. (Num. 25).
In this manner, a corrupt prophet who for the love
of money led God's people into sin, with the result God's wrath fell
on the Israelites that sinned by idolatrous worship and who had taken
up adultery and fornication with the women of Madian, in one instance
a brothel is mentioned. God ordered that the princes of the people
who fell into this idolatry were to be executed on gibbets, the most
horrific and cursed death a Jew could be submitted to, and the rest
of the people who had sinned in this manner were to be slain by the
sword by those children of Israel that had remained faithful. So
technically, it was a cleansing purge through horrific deaths and the auspices of civil
war, which occurred just before Israel entered into the Promised
Land.
There is a parallel here with the Great Monarch
Prophecies, particularly those given to Marie-Julie Jahenny: before
the Great Age of Peace, the chosen King from the Royal House of
France, traditionally associated with the Tribe of Judah and the
House of David, shall come in the midst of civil wars, uprisings and
revolutions that will ravage the world.
Marie-Julie
Jahenny also had a vision of Satan confronting Christ right after His
Ascension, each declaring the borders and powers of their respective
kingdoms on earth until the Last Day. Satan is not happy with his
portion of the earth as Christ remains Master of all, but Christ had
an ominous warning: there would be a period granted to Satan on earth
to where he would be given greater liberty, he would be loosed on
earth for a short time, and as a result, Christ said that the devil
would have even more followers than He would, it would be a time of
testing. Satan reveals that during this time, it will be a
great civil war throughout the
universe that he will create in order to destroy God's people.
Marie-Julie Jahenny had
further disturbing visions of this time throughout her life: a Church
in rebellion with priests and bishops leading people to perdition
through evil examples, heresies, and unlawful alterations they will continue to make to the
service of the Lord. Errors will abound, Satanic cults will
flourish, sins of the flesh will multiply, even the souls of children
will be led into perdition before they reach the age of reason.
Finally, the chastisements and pestilences would arrive to chastise
mankind to bring it back to its senses, but things will only get
worse until world wide civil wars and the Three Days of Darkness come
to the earth to purge it of evil. The earth will then be restored by
the Great Monarch and the Angelic Pontiff.
Christ with His image of
the sword to the Church of Pergamus in the Apocalypse declared a
warning not only for that time, but also for our time regarding the
idolatry and fleshy sinful practises similar to those introduced by
Balaam of the Old Testament. Isn't it interesting the Christmas nova
of 2015 in the “sword” occurred right with the reappearance of
the “Bethlehem King Stars” in Leo, this time with signs that a
King is coming that will bring with him pestilence, wars and
tribulation before peace is restored? Christ in the Apocalypse also
says the Church of Pergamus has a problem with another group of
heretics, the Nicolaites. History has not preserved the manner of
idolatry or heresies they promoted but since they are mentioned in
succession after Balaam's idolatrous “stumblingblock”, obviously
the errors introduced by them into the Churches were grievous indeed
and completely odious in the sight of Christ, another warning about
what we are facing now.
Christ in the Apocalypse
said the city of Pergamus contained the “Seat of Satan”, and the
ancient history of the city shows what Christ meant by the 'Seat of
Satan'.
The city boasted of
several famous temples dedicated to the ancient gods of the Greek
world, the most important belonged to Zeus, Athena, Dionysus, and
Asclepius. Asclepius was the god of healing who it was believed
would give advice though dreams, therefore, his temple was besieged
by pilgrims from all over the Roman Empire who would spend a night in
his temple to see if he had any message to offer them. Dream
divining and seeking of omens in dreams from the spirit world
literally became a cult practise, which is akin to soothsaying and is
prohibited by God as we see in the Old Testament. It had nothing to
do with the visionary dreams that God would give to his prophets and
that He promised would one day be given to the people of the latter
times who followed the Saviour. Dionysus, also associated with
Bacchus, was the god of wine, but his cult featured orgies of fleshy
debauchery, another contrast to the pure Supper of the Lamb
celebrated by the Christians where bread and wine is changed into His
Flesh and Blood at the Mass. Athena was the chaste goddess of
wisdom, but could be cruel and ruthless too, another contrast to Mary
the Mother of Wisdom, and also Holy Mother Church. Then we have
Zeus, leader of the Olympian gods, but again, he was another demonic
contrast to God the Father, for Zeus according to myth threw his
father Saturn out of Heaven in order to take his place, which bears
no resemblance to the One true God: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
all Three Persons in complete love and union with each other. In
fact, it has more in common with Satan attempting to overthrow God.
Today, the giant
altar dedicated to Zeus in Pergamus has survived relatively intact
and is now housed in a Berlin Museum, and may be symbolic of the
'seat of Satan', mentioned in the Apocalypse. Its famous frieze
sequence contains the scenes of the Gigantomachy, the myth of how
Giants, sons of Uranus and Gaia, attempted to overthrow Zeus, which
is also another image of rebellious war made in the heavens to
overthrow divine authority. In addition to the similarity of the
'race of giants' mentioned in the Old Testament that were destroyed
during the Flood, Christian scholars often associated the myth with
the rebellion of Satan as well.
We may assume that
amidst the city brimming with temples to false gods and a demonic
altar, for the Old Testament declared the pagan gods are devils
secretly acquiring followers for themselves, the persecuted
Christians were worshipping in secret and in private homes due to
fear of persecution.
Therefore Christ's
warning about Pergamus in our own times is a symbol of how Satan's
power will become so widespread that the Church will literally be
dwelling amidst an earth ruled by the devil. His idolatrous
practises will have the dominion, but only for a short time. In the
meantime, the true religion of Christ will be heavily persecuted.
In addition to
Marie-Julie Jahenny, other Catholic mystics have revealed we are
already in this time of Satan: Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903) had a mystic vision of
Satan whom he overheard arguing with Christ, demanding that he be
given a little time to seduce the earth, boasting he could easily
destroy the Church. Christ asked how much time he thought he needed
to accomplish this and Satan asked for 75 to 100 years, and Christ
agreed he could have them. Blessed Emmerich revealed Satan would be
loosed about 50 to 60 years before the year 2,000 AD. Therefore,
according to their visions, we have just passed the middle of the Age
of Satan. Marie-Julie Jahenny predicted that when the civil wars
break out, Christians will be slaughtered and forced to hide, the
true Christian religion will be driven underground again until the
Great Monarch and the Angelic Pontiff appear.
Again, another parallel
arises with the warnings give to Pergamus in the Apocalypse and
Marie-Julie Jahenny's prophecies: she was told that the good will be
slaughtered with the guilty because the blood of the just will purify
the earth to prepare it for the restoration to come. It has always
been said that the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church,
which grows and thrives miraculously amidst persecution and
martyrdoms, and out of all the Seven Messages to the Seven Churches,
only one mentions a martyr in particular, yes, it's the message for
Pergamus. Christ names Antipas in the Apocalypse, and according to
tradition, he was a disciple of St. John the Evangelist. It is said
he was bishop of Pergamus. Christ calls him His faithful witness,
for he remained steadfast in the faith. He attempted to convert the
people of Pergamus the 'seat of Satan', and cast out the demons the
people were worshipping, however, he was taken and burned alive in a
brazen bull c. 96 AD. Returning to our main point: there will be
martyrdoms as well, but Christ says to stay faithful, He knows our
sufferings, but the trails and horrors of this earth are nothing in
comparison to the eternal rewards that await those who do not abandon
Him and the Faith. (Image: St. Antipas in the brazen bull.)
Connecting the Dots: Is the Great Monarch
Coming?
As stated earlier, there
are dangers of attempting to interpret the signs in the sky like this
simply because you can have misread the whole thing and end up
looking like an idiot, but in addition to all these extremely rare
signs in the sky all happening around the “Royal Star of
Bethlehem” starting 2015 through to 2016, there are other signs
that have or are now appearing that seem to point out that something
indeed is happening soon, and that all of this is certainly no
coincidence.
A: Christmas
Day December 25, 2016 fell on the 25th
day of Kislev, the “Festival of Lights” in the Jewish Calendar:
On the 25th Day of Kislev in 162 B.C. Jerusalem celebrated the
purification and re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem. The
menorah (known as the Lamp of God) only had enough oil to burn for
one day, and yet it burned for an entire octave until new oil arrived
to replenish it, thus testifying to God’s Holy favour resting upon
His people,
who remained faithful to to His covenant despite the
terrible persecutions they faced. This ultimately prefigured
the Holy Birth of the Messiah on the 25th of Kislev, the True and
Eternal Light coming into the world.
Of importance, the
menorah is a SEVEN LIGHT candlestick
that burned before the curtain of the Temple that shielded the Ark in
the Holy of Holies. The curtain in the Temple during Our Lord's time
was made by the master weavers of Babylon, and it featured a
representation of the solar system as the ancients then understood
the cosmos to represent the Heavens, the geocentric system with earth
at the centre of the universe. From the writings of the ancient
historian Josephus we learn the Seven Candle menorah was decorated
with pomegranates and lilies,
(an important image we will see again shortly), while each of the
Seven Lights at the time was also symbolic of the seven
planets in the geocentric solar
system. Here, we have the SEVEN STARS.
Everything in the Bible and the Temple points to the cosmos, telling
us to keep looking up at the Alpha and the Omega, and the Seven Stars
and Candlesticks.
B:
April 3, 2015, Solar Date of the
Crucifixion. Good Friday and Easter are movable feasts as
they follow the Jewish lunar calendar for Passover, but on April 3,
2015 - the lunar date for Passover fell on the day many astronomers
and scholars believe was also the true “Solar Crucifixion date”,
the
fixed date when Christ died c. 33 AD judging from the
descriptions of the events, including the “sky darkening” and a
'blood moon', mentioned in the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles.
Hence, on April 3, 2015, Easter also fell on the solar date when
Christ rose from the dead.
C:
Another very extremely rare
occurrence happened the following year on March 25, 2016 ~ a “Lilly
Cross” feast day. Good Friday is a moveable feast
and does not always happen on the same date, but the feast day of the
Annunciation when the Angel appeared to Mary is fixed on March 25.
Once in a great while, the two feasts come together on the same day.
This is known as the rare feast day of the “Lilly and the Cross”.
In Medieval art, one sometimes finds images of Christ crucified upon
white lilies, which is a representation of this rare convergence of
the day of His Divine Immaculate Conception with that of His death.
In fact, a miracle occurs whenever these two dates conjoin. A thorn
from the Crown of Thorns currently in Andria, Italy 'bleeds', and
sure enough,
it happened in
2016 in front of many witnesses. (Images: Above, St. Catherine of SIenna with a "Lilly Cross". Below: the 'Bleeding Thorn of Andria)
Again, there is another remarkable parallel with the
life and visions of the mystic Marie-Julie Jahenny: Christ gave her a
new name to reflect her mission, “Marie-Julie of the Crucifix”,
as she was to spread the love of the Cross and announce to the people
of the latter days that it is
through the Cross that the world
will be renewed during the promised Age of Peace brought about by His
chosen ones: the Great Monarch and Angelic Pontiff.
Furthermore,
her visions and prophecies constantly feature the “Lily”, i.e.
the “Fleur de Lys”, and the the symbol of the “White Flag”,
all in reference to the Great Monarch, a pure monarch, who is
destined to restore the Absolute monarchy of France.
(Image: Royal Standard of France, before 1789 and 1815-1830)
However, Jesus also announced to Marie-Julie Jahenny
that the honour of bringing in the time of the Great Monarch and the
restoration will be left to His Holy and Immaculate Mother, and in
fact, the signs in the sky may now be reflecting this prophecy as
well....
D: Woman Clothed with Sun with the
Crown of 12 Stars, Moon at Her Feet: Here is where we arrive at another
amazing convergence of planets currently happening now, starting c.
November 2016, with the planets begining to line up, next, a TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE in LEO next to the KING STAR Regulus on August 21, (in additon to revealing Venus, Mercy, Mars and Jupiter, planets of the "Star of Bethehem" convergence that just occured), and continuing on until September 2017 when Twelve
“Stars” begin to align in Virgo, the sign representing the Mother
of God. We see this image in the Book of the Apocalypse.
News and speculation about the meaning of this
particular convergence in Virgo (The Virgin constellation) has been
lighting up the internet right now due to the Apocalyptic imagery of
the event, but Catholics in particular note the time is special
indeed: it is occurring exactly in the year of the 100th
Anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal,
which begin on the 13th of each month, starting from May
to October.
In Fatima, the Virgin foretold disastrous wars would
plague the earth, but that Her Immaculate Heart would Triumph, and
that an AGE OF GREAT PEACE would eventually follow. Our
Lady of Fatima is also recognised as the “New Esther” or 'star',
because Esther in the Old Testament saved her people from destruction
in Babylon, which was supposed to happen on the 13th
of Adar. The feast of Purim was established on that day
instead to commemorate the event. The same sacred day of the 13th
of Adar also became a day of celebration marked by the victory of the
warrior-hero Judas Machabees over King Nicanor, ensuring the Jews
lived in peace from oppression, even if for a short time.
Of interest, the actual day of the Jewish Purim
fell only one day away from the Christian 'Purim' feast of the
Annunciation in March, 2015, a “Lily Cross” Annunciation feast
day occurred in March of 2016, and now, signs in the sky regarding
the 13th of each month starting May to
October 2017, at the time of the Apparitions of Fatima, the “New
Esther”.
Images of Our Lady of Fatima show a star on the hem of her garment. "Fatima" comes from the Arabic meaning "Peace". She also declared she was the Lady of the Rosary. Originally, the feast of the Rosary was established as "Our Lady of Victories" in recogntion of the Holy League defeating the invading Muslim fleet at the Battle of Lepanto (1571) at Our Lady's intercession.
So, we have the Victory in what would later become
the feast of the Annunciation in Christianity, which aligns with the
Fatima apparitions, and the passage of the Woman of the Apocalypse
clothed with the sun and crowned with twelve stars.
However, there is one more detail: the Woman in the
Apocalypse gives birth to a son in pain, and sure enough, the planet
Jupiter, the “king planet” is retrograding, i.e. making a
complete circle, in Virgo, right where the 'womb' would be. In
connection with the Seven branch candlestick of the Temple decorated
with lilies and pomegranates, (the Seven Candles and Seven
Stars of the Apocalypse), the pomegranate is a sign of the
fruitfulness of the promised SEED of the pure Woman who crushes
Satan's head.
Of interest, this 'painful birth' of a 'king' in the
“wheat star” of Spica in September 2017, will conclude right
around the Jewish Days of Rosh Hasahnah and Yom Kippur, the New Year,
“Beginning and ending”, followed by “The Day of Atonement”,
the day of penance, fasting, woe and terror, the day God's wrath must
be appeased. Again, at a time when the royal “sickle”
constellation of Leo, the lion of Judah, is lowered for the harvest.
Furthermore, the last time this symbolic birth of
the King planet Jupiter in Virgo with a similar convergence of
planets was in
2348 BC, and according to the year calculations in
the Douay-Rheims Bible, this is the exact year when
the Flood
occurred – a time of great catastrophic chastisements.
This point is important as the Ark that saved Noah
and his family is symbolic of Immaculate Mary who bore the salvation
of the human race within her, a pure fruitful “Seed”,
starting from the day of the Annunciation, the day of the Lily.
According to Marie-Julie Jahenny, Christ told her that those who
survive the Three Days of Darkness would be the new, chosen
seed destined to repopulate the world and restore Christianity
under the reign of the Great Monarch. Basically, those who survive will be the wheat separated
from the chaff.
(Image: Noah's ark by Edward Hick's 1846)
Wicked races were wiped out during the Great Deluge,
including a race of Giants, and it is intriguing that the pagan
version of the destruction of the rebellious evil Giants, the
Gigantomachy, is represented on the 'seat of Satan' of the great
altar of Pergamus, the Church that was sent the message of the
“Sword” by the Son of Man amongst the Seven Candlesticks and who
holds the Seven Stars.
In the Gospels, Christ said that when the end times
are upon the earth, it will be like the time of Noah, “
And as it
came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of
the Son of man. They did eat and drink, they married wives, and
were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark:
and the flood came and destroyed them all.
Likewise as it came to
pass, in the days of Lot: they did eat and drink, they bought and
sold, they planted and built.
And in the day that Lot went out of
Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them
all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man shall be
revealed.” (Luke 17: 26-30)
(Image: Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by John Marin, 1852)
It is no mere coincidence Our Lord mentioned Noah and Lot in the
same instance: Jewish
texts such as the Book Enoch and the Jewish commentary on Genesis
called the Midrash reveal that the
'marriages' taking place before the Flood were public homosexual /
lesbian 'marriages' in addition to bestial unions with animals.
Sounds very much like our own times. Even the signs
in the sky are reflecting the similarity.
You cannot sodomize a sacrament and expect God to say, "Well done."
Concerning Our Lady of Fatima, now that the stars
signs visible at the time of Noah and Our Lord's birth are happening
at the 100th Anniversary of the Apparitions, it is obvious
we are in a similar age and that the Mother of God was sent once
again to warn and protect Her Son's people as Esther saved the Jews
from extermination. As Christ said to Marie-Julie Jahenny, His
Immaculate Mother would usher in the time of the Great Monarch and
the Age of Peace, which unfortunately will come during a great
chastisement, (hence the Woman of the Apocalypse gives birth in
'pain') when the earth is judged like Sodom the second time by fire
during the Three Days of Darkness.
Once more, let us recall the history of Balaam who
made the Star of Bethlehem prophecy: in the same year God called
civil war upon the children of Israel for falling into idolatry and
all manner of uncleanness to where the evil were slain. God numbered
the children of Israel that were left, and in the same year Josue led
them across the river Jordan into the Promised Land, but not without
a fight. Afterwards, they had to conquer the land of Milk and Honey.
Peace comes at a price. One of the miracles wrought then, again in
the same year Balaam made his prophecy, the sun and the moon stood
still in the sky for one whole day (Josue 10: 13). In Fatima, a
solar miracle happened in our time, on October 13, 1917, over 70,000
to 100,000 witnesses saw the sun dance in the sky and fall to earth before returning to its place, proving the authenticity of
the apparitions. Witnesses recalled the terror, saying the thought the end of the world had come. It is a sign: to enter the Age of Peace, we cannot enter without
a fight, and like Josue for whom ths sun and moon stood still, the Great King will be a king of war
and a Day of Wrath of Darkness before he restores peace according to the prophecies.
Interesting how a solar eclipse is also happening this year August 21, 2017 in are in Royal Leo and right next to the King Star Regulus, which may be visible once the sun is hdden by the moon. A solar eclipse was a sign of 'death and 'woe' in the ancient world, a time of begining and ending when day and night fall together.
All the prophetic messages about the Great Monarch
aligning with passages from Scripture and this spectacular display in
the sky starting back in 2015 up to the year 2017 so far is almost
frightening.
(Images: Left: Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon. John Martin, 1816. Below. Photograph of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima Oct. 13, 1917, published in Osservatore Romano 1951)
E: The appearance of sacred artefacts:
If that wasn't enough to call attention to the times, there have been
unusual events happening regarding sacred artefacts and relics: the
ring of St. Joan of Arc,
emerged from obscurity and was offered up for auction in
March 2016. St. Joan was
defender of the French monarchy from which the Great Monarch will
descend. Of interest, when St. Joan of Arc's family was raised
into the nobility, the King gave them the royal name 'Du Ly' ~ 'OF
THE LILY'.
For six
hundred years the ring was in
England, however, it
was bought by the French historical Foundation, Puy du Fou, which is
located in Nantes, meaning the ring will not be returning to just
any place in France, but Brittany in the northwest,
the homeland of Marie-Julie Jahenny. Brittany also features in her
prophecies. Our Lady declared that it is the most blessed
land since the time of Calvary, for Brittany is where the restoration
would begin. Brittany would be
spared during the most devastating chastisements, and afterwards,
would be the location where a great sanctuary would be constructed.
The Great Monarch, King of the Lily, will visit this Sanctuary of the
Cross and give thanks for all the prophecies that foretold his reign.
Another sacred relic that has suddenly re-emerged in
the year 2,000 after centuries of remaining in obscurity is what is
believed to be a sacred stone belonging to the vestments of
the
High Priest of the Jewish temple. The stone is said to be onyx, it
could one of the sardonyx stones that was set on the breast-plate or
upon the shoulders of the High Priest. So
far, it is rumoured to be one of the SHOULDER STONES.
How could this be a sign? The High Priest was
instructed by God to wear a special breast-plate with 12
semi-precious stones each symbolising the 12 tribes of Israel. Of
importance, the Royal Tribe of Judah, King David's Tribe, was
represented by the sardonyx, and the priest was also instructed to
wear on his shoulders (a symbol of authority) the 12 tribes
represented again, 6 tribes on his right shoulder, 6 on his left, but
the shoulder stones were only to be of sardonyx, the stone of the
Tribe of Judah from which the House of David Descends, Christ's Royal
House.
(Isaiah 9:6) "For a child is born to us, and
a son is given to us, and THE GOVERNMENT IS UPON HIS SHOULDER: and
his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the
Father of the world to come, the Prince of Peace."
Is this a sign of the coming Great Monarch who
descends from the House of David? Assuming the stone is authentic
and not a fake, it seems more than a coincidence that such an
artefact has suddenly been brought before the public now after all
these centuries of obscurity.
F: The PERIOD OF MERCY before the STORM of
JUSTICE AND TRIBULATION; Christ
foretold to Marie-Julie Jahenny that there would be a Time
of Mercy granted before the
appearance of the chastisements and the Great Monarch so that His
people may avail of His Mercy and prepare their souls before the
terrible plagues and persecutions strike.
Again, there is a
remarkable correlation with recent history: it is only a few decades
since the Catholic Church added Mercy Sunday
to its calendar of feasts, which occurs on the first Sunday after
Easter Sunday. Of importance, Pope Francis declared an
EXTRAORIDINARY JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY with special
indulgences attached, which started December 8th,
2015 on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary and ended on
November 20, 2016, the feast of CHRIST THE KING (New feast calendar).
Surprise, surprise, this special year of Mercy was declared when the
fantastic “Celestial dance” of the Royal Star of Bethlehem was
occurring 2015-2016, together with the rare occurrence of the “Solar
Crucifixion Date” April 3, 2015, followed by the Feast of a “Lily
Cross / Good Friday” March 25, 2016, (which occurred only one day
away from the original Jewish festival of Purim), then, with
Christmas of 2016 actually
falling on the Kislev, the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Furthermore, the
Jubilee Year itself may be over, but the Jubilee of FATIMA
quickly followed, to which Pope Francis has also granted additional
merciful indulgences. The Year of Christ's mercy to a
point has extended into important feasts of His Immaculate Mother,
the 100th Anniversary of her Fatima
apparitions, which as stated
earlier, is happening under another spectacular alignment of planets
in Virgo suggesting the 'birth' of a new era with the arrival of a
great royal leader. Christ did say to Marie-Julie Jahenny the time of
the King's arrival would be left in the hands and Immaculate Heart of
His mother.
Are there any more signs on earth or in the sky?
Well, now that we have asked this question ...
G: The “Red Cross” Supernova:
Another celestial phenomenon is currently capturing the attention of
the scientific world since January 2017, and that is the predicted
appearance of a red supernova in the asterism of the “Northern
Cross” of Cygnus the "Swan", which is also
currently called the “Boom Star”.
This supernova exploded 1,800 years ago, and
finally, its light will be visible. From their observations of past
supernovae explosions, scientists
predict
it will be visible to the naked eye c. 2022, and will be the
brightest star in the night sky when it finally appears in view. Why
this has captured my attention is that their prediction could happen
even before then, if not later, and after all the convergences in the
night sky that has happened since 2015, there must be something to
this sign as well. The predicted colour of the supernova is
important. Marie-Julie Jahenny was told several times that it would
be under the sign of the Cross that the Great Monarch would march to
free France and Europe: a CROSS.
(Image: location of predicted supernova, chart by Earthsky.org)
Other prophecies by St. Francis of Paola (1416-1507)
states the Great Monarch's sign will be a banner with a RED CROSS
because he will establish the last and greatest order of the Church –
a new brotherhood of priests, religious and crusader knights called
the “Cruciferi” or “Cross Bearers”. Through them the Great
King will overthrow militant Islam that will overrun Europe and he
will establish order throughout all of Christendom. Again, we
recall that Mars, the RED PLANET of WAR, was a new element in
the “Star of Bethlehem” phenomena in 2016. We recall the Red
Horse of War of the Apocalypse with the sword follows behind the King
on the White Horse, and again, we find this image of Red Mars of War
is also connected with the “Sword of Pergamus” in the Apocalypse.
As mentioned: the Seven Candlesticks in the Temple
each represented one of the seven planets of the geocentric solar
system, the image of which was literally woven into the Veil of the
Temple. These are also “Seven Stars”, for planets were considered
'stars' as well. It is logical to assume that the Seven Candles or
Churches in the Apocalypse are also associated with the Seven
planets, and the text seems to suggest this: for the “face” of
the Son of Man standing in the midst of the candlesticks holding the
seven stars shone like the “sun shineth in his power” (Apoc.
1:16)
His “face” the 'sun' would also have be in the
“middle” of the candlesticks, while Pergmus with the message of
the sword, a weapon of war, is the THIRD city mentioned, which would
indicate MARS, and this corresponds with the ancient geocentric order
of the solar system:
1 Saturn – 2 Jupiter – 3 Mars – 4 SUN – 5 Venus –
6 Mercury - 7 Moon
Pergamus, the third city of the “sword” = Mars,
the Red planet of War, the Red Horse of the Apocalypse whose rider
bears a great sword.
Again, there is an interesting connection to the
“Sword” of the Alpha and Omega, with the concept of the “Harvest”
that will occur during the days of “Wrath”.
If we key in the date of April 16, 97 AD, which we first used to see the Alpha and Omega at Patmos where St. John had his visions, yet viewed from the WEST this time at 12:00 PM,
the “sword” lines up as a rough mirror image of Sicily.
In
ancient times, the distinctive three cornered island was also called
Trinacrium, meaning “star with three points” in
recognition of its three-cornered shape. The interesting part, it
was the wheat basket of the Roman Empire. Another amazing indication that the acient Romans and Greeks recognised that Sicily was represented by the Triangulum constellation, the island was said to be protected by the goddess Athena, but her destructive element was the snake headed Medusa who was slain by Perseus, the hero represented by the constellation above Triangulum, which we have seen represets the Seven Candles of the Alpha and Omega. In Perseus, there is one star that the ancient Greek, Roman and Arabic world considerd the most terrible omen, Algol, the "Eye of Medusa" in the Greek and Roman mythology, "Ra's al-Ghul", which means "The Demon's Head in Arabic", and "Rosh ha Satan" in Hebrew, meaning the "Head of Satan". To this day, Sicily, the fomer bread basket of the Roman Empire, is still represented by the Medusa's Head surrounded by wheat.
In all, there is are unmistakeable connection on the ground and the sky with the
Triangulum “sword” and “wheat harvest” of Sicily symbolism an empire forged by the
sword, together with a 'star' of destruction.
Is this a sign that the
Great King will be the “Sword of War” that will separate the
wheat from the chaff before the Golden Age? Civil war will be used
to cleanse the earth, and that is what happened during the time of
Balaam also represented by the “Sword” in the Apocalypse, for
during his time the children of Israel were ordered to smite those
idolaters and sinners unworthy to enter the Promised Land. The
faithful children of Israel were then numbered as 'chosen wheat' to
speak, gathered together into the Master's barn, which occured with the sun and the moon standing still in the sky.
In all, the celestial
signs are all converging: the “Alpha and the Omega” and the
“Sword”, the royal “Star of Bethlehem”, Balaam's prophecies, the solar eclipse symbolising death and birth next to Regulus, the King Star in Leo, a “Woman crowned
with Twelve Stars” giving a painful, woeful birth, to a 'great
royal' leader of war at the time of the Jewish New Year and Day of
Atonement with the “harvest sickle” pointing down towards earth,
all occurring between 2015 to 2017, converging with some rare feastdays and events in the Catholic Christian calendar, followed by the Red Cross
Supernova in c. 2022.
Is this celestial dance in the sky a mere
“coincidence”, or are we indeed watching the signs of the times?
“I, like God, do not
play with dice, and do not believe in coincidence.” ~ V for
Vendetta
By the way, the promised Great
Monarch's name has been revealed ~ “Henri V”
According to Marie-Julie, he will come
to restore the world after a secret handful will start a blood-bath
revolution in France, then the government “will fly away like a
bird”, leaving the country to be ripped apart. In all, her
prophecies suggests governments will betray their own people to set
about their New World Order of totalitarian anti-Christian
dictatorship. The Great Monarch will come to undo everything they set
out to accomplish. As mentioned, he will be the “sword” sent
that will separate the wheat from the chaff before the Great Day of "Harvest" and of "Wrath".
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He shall be a great captain and
prince of holy men, who shall be
called "the holy Cross-bearers of Jesus Christ," with whom
he shall destroy the Mahometan
(Muslim) sect and the rest of the infidels. He shall annihilate all
the heresies and tyrannies of the world.
He shall reform the Church of God by means of his followers, who
shall be the best men upon earth
in holiness, in arms, in science, and in every virtue, because such
is the will of the Most High. They
shall obtain the dominion of the whole world, both temporal and spiritual, and they shall
support the Church of God until the end of time. (…)
The
time is coming when His Divine
Majesty will visit the world with a new religious order of holy Cross Bearers, who will carry a
crucifix, or the image of our crucified Lord, lifted up on the
principal standard in view of all.
This standard will be admired by all good Catholics; but at the
beginning it will be derided by bad
Christians and by infidels. Their sneers shall, however, be changed
into mourning when they shall
witness the wonderful victories achieved through it against tyrants, heretics, and infidels. Many
wicked men and obstinate rebels against God shall perish; their souls will be plunged into Hell.
The punishment shall fall upon all those transgressors of the Divine
She foretold that the Great
Monarch, Henri V, Henry of the Cross, the one then called the 'Miracle Child', would
deliver France in the midst of wars. He would enter France under the
Sign of the Cross with his armies, it would be the Sign of Victory.
Throughout the kingdom the famous phrase given to Emperor Constantine
would be proclaimed once again: "In hoc signo vinces" A great Sanctuary to the
Cross will be established at La Fraudais exactly where her cottage
stands, which will be visited by the King. He will give thanks to
God there for all her prophecies that have foretold his reign, which
sounds very similar to St. Paola's predictions of the Militant Red
Cross Cruciferi order that will be founded by the Great Monarch. (Image left: Emperor Constantine and the Vision of the Cross.)
During an ecstasy dated
December 26, 1877, Marie-Julie Jahenny saw that Satan hated God's
plan to restore the monarchy of France through the promised Great
Monarch. Satan admitted in so many words that the Great Monarch
would put an end to much of his evil on earth for he raged at
Marie-Julie, "It is necessary to crush the lily!”
“The
Blessed Virgin told me we have to pray much to deflect the evils that
must fall
upon France. It will unfortunately atone for two centuries of
political and social system of atheism, two centuries of a
non-Christian régime. Democracy is indeed the Luciferian régime par
excellence. The sole régime of a divine origin never comes from
below, but only from above. Without making a pun, let us say in its
very name, recognizes that it is the devil that guides demo-cracy:
the devil is the master.” (Image: France under the Masonic Eye of democracy after the Revolution).
