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Leo is commonly represented as the sickle-shaped asterism of stars is the back of the Lion's head. The stars mu Leonis, kappa
Leonis, lambda Leonis, and epsilon Leonis form the head of the lion. Delta Leonis and beta Leonis form the lion's tail: beta
Leonis, also known as Denebola, is the bright tip of the tail with a magnitude of two. The stars theta Leonis, iota Leonis, and sigma
Leonis form the left hind leg of the lion, with sigma Leonis being the foot. The stars theta Leonis and rho Leonis form the right hind
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The star Regulus has been associated with a regal king, the king star. This is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords
as described in scripture for Christ’s return to the earth in Revelation 19:16. So, how do we know from scripture
the meaning of the Constellation of Leo, that it represents the King of Kings? We do know the tribe of Judah
used the symbol of a Lion. This Lion is Christ the Lord coming back to the earth to judge mankind of its evil
deeds. The Lion is symbolic of God’s Wrath. In scripture it reads “the Lord, He will roar like a lion.”
Hosea 11:10 “They will walk after the Lord, He will roar like a lion; Indeed He will roar

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And His sons will come trembling from the west.”
The morning image of Christ’s return represents “His Shekinah Glory.” Let us take a look at what Walvoord’s
commentary has to say. Then, let us take a closer look at what scripture says about Christ’s Second Coming.
Exactly what the sign of the Son of Man will be is unknown. The sign of the setting aside of the nation of Israel was the departure of
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the glory from the temple (Ezek. 10:3, 18; 11:23). Perhaps the sign of the Lord’s return will again involve the Shekinah Glory
Revelation 19:11-13 “And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is
called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.

12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on
Him which no one knows except Himself.
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13 He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.”
It states that He will judge and wage war. This heavenly event was marked by the eclipse of Mars with the sun.

The symbol, or glyph, of Mars is widely used as a symbol of the male. It shows the circle of spirit, directed outwards. It can
represent man or mankind in general.

Mars is the god of war. Mars is named after the ancient Roman god of war, Ares, and symbolizes the red
planet's bloody color for war. The scripture says that Christ is “clothed with a robe dipped in blood”, which is very
well-suited to the red planet of Mars. It next states His name is called “The Word of God.” In John’s Gospel it tells
us that this is Christ and “in Him was life and the life was the Light of Men.” This scripture proclaims the Deity of
Christ as the Word and the Light. It also proclaims Him as our Savior. It is through believing in Him as the Son
of God and through His resurrection that life is given to this world.

John 1:1-4 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has
come into being.
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4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.”

134 H. A. Rey, The Stars — A New Way To See Them. Enlarged World-Wide Edition. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1997

135 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Ho 11:10). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

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Walvoord, J. F., Zuck, R. B., & Dallas Theological Seminary. (1983-). The Bible knowledge commentary : An exposition of the scriptures
(Mt 24:27–31). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

137 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 19:11–13). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

138 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Jn 1:1–4). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.