Page 12 - Heavenly Signs by Mel Gable

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Revelation 12:3 “Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven
heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems.”

Revelation 12:9 “And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and
Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth and his angels were thrown
down with him.” 9

The Constellation Draco: Early Christians
saw Draco as the serpent which had tempted
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Draco
was the serpent-like dragon that twined round
the tree in the Garden and guarded the apples.

Draco depicted as a Dragon (Jehoshaphat Aspin, 1825) Draco: Hevelius, Firmamentum, (1690)

Revelation 20:2-3 “And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and
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bound him for a thousand years; and he threw him into the abyss, …….”

The Constellation of Draco is depicted as a dragon snake. We will see how this constellation is used as a sign for
Satan being thrown into the abyss. The statement comes from Revelation 20:2-3 after Christ begins His Reign.
We will use the Draco Constellation to show this alignment between His Word which matches the heavenly sign
of His creation. The Constellation of Virgo represents Christ born of a virgin. The “head and eye” of the dragon,
Draco is over Virgo ready to devour her which is mention in Revelation 12:4. Before the Word was given to
man, God created the constellations in the heavens as a picture story of His plan for this world. “All things came
into being through Him...” from John 1:3. This earth was ultimately created by and for Christ to reign upon it. The
position of the sun, moon and stars in space are uniquely given in time. We will use them to fix chronological
events in time as prophetic scripture has revealed them. It is God’s creation of the heavens with its signs that
declares the ultimate truth of the End Times. Christ declared in Luke 21:25 “There will be signs in sun and moon and
stars.....” before His Coming. These heavenly signs were given for the End Times. Those who have wondered
about creation and if the Bible is truly from God will definitely get a clear answer to both questions by reading
this book. Those who have understanding will clearly see the truth revealed through His Spirit with the “Heavenly
Signs” as a “Grand Design” of this universe and the alignment with God’s Word.

9 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 20:2–3, Re 12:9, 12:3). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.