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Constellation of Scorpio:

In Greek Mythology the myths associated with
Scorpio almost invariably also contain a reference to
Orion. According to one of these myths it is written
that Orion boasted to goddess Artemis and her
mother, Leto, that he would kill every animal on the
earth. Although Artemis was known to be a hunter
herself, she offered protection to all creatures.
Artemis and her mother Leto sent a scorpion to deal
with Orion. The pair battled and the scorpion killed
Orion. However, the contest was apparently a lively
one that caught the attention of the king of the gods
Zeus, who later raised the scorpion to heaven. The
meaning Orion is “Heavenly Shepherd" or "True
Shepherd”. Is this a statement about the Christ and
His children, which is His Bride in Christ being
killed? For Christ had died on the Cross and was

Scorpio depicted as a Scorpion (Jehoshaphat Aspin, 1825) resurrected from the grave.

We saw a similar sign in the heavens with the opening of the fifth seal and tumultuous events of martyrdom
(Book: “Heavenly Signs – Grand Design for the Rapture”). There is another verse in 2 Chronicles which states “I will
discipline you with scorpions.” Is this a time of disciplining the people of the earth during the latter days?

2 Chronicles 10:11 “Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father
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disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”
They were told not to kill anyone. It must be for disciplining the people in the world. It next makes the statement
that for five months they could only sting and torment men who didn’t have the seal of God on their foreheads.
This is a promise made by God during this judgment, that he will protect those who are sealed.

Revelation 9:4-5 “They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any
tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

5 And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was
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like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.”

God continues to protect His chosen, those saved in Christ, on the earth even during the End Times. The
number five represents atonement in Biblical numerology. Likewise, five months of tormenting men is for
disciplining those who are not sealed. It is clearly stated in scripture “only the men who do not have the seal of God on
their foreheads.” It describes the locusts upon the earth, which are forbidden to hurt “any green thing.” We know that
locusts represent judgment in the land of Egypt during the enslavement of the Hebrews of Israel.

Exodus 10:12 “Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the
locusts, that they may come up on the land of Egypt and eat every plant of the land, even all that the
hail has left.”
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105 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (2 Ch 10:11). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

106 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 9:4–5). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.