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The army from the pit (vv. 1–12). The “bottomless pit” is literally “the pit of the abyss.” Luke makes it clear that this “pit”
is the abode of the fallen angels (Luke 8:31), and John states that Satan will be temporarily “jailed” there during our Lord’s reign
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on the earth (Rev. 20:1–3).
Pleiades star cluster is the crown of stars. The Pleiades is also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45. It is a
conspicuous object in the night sky with a prominent place in ancient mythology. The cluster contains hundreds
of stars, of which only a handful are commonly visible to the unaided eye. The Pleiades has a meaning of crowns
or diadems. A crown is worn as a sign of royalty or authority. This is authority given to Christ by the Father.

37 Tauri: is a super-giant or red giant star in the Taurus constellation. It doesn’t have a given name, except for
the number 37. In Biblical numerology it has the meaning of God given (3=God willed or Divine) and the
completion of the earth before day seven, which represents completeness (7=Completeness). The meaning
comes from 37 being a prime number and having no factors. It appears in the sky when authority is willed by
God to the heavenly event. It symbolizes Divine Completeness. It is displayed as a red circle/red plus sign in the
sky maps used in this book; even though this seems to be an insignificant star in the sky by man. Nevertheless, it
seems to be significant to God and His signs that are given to the heavenly event. It can be a confirmation that
this is a divine event that is given by God marking excellence in His plan.

God has given to this world the one and final atonement for sin through a free gift from God, who is Christ the
Lord. All together these heavenly objects represent God’s love (Venus) to send a redeemer in the flesh as the
ultimate sacrifice (Constellation of Taurus) for sin. God only gave “one” commandment to Adam. It was not to
eat of “one” tree in the Garden of Eden. Eve was tempted by the serpent that is represented by the Constellation
of Serpens. In the center of the northern constellation map is Draco, the dragon, who is ready to accuse the
brethren and deceive the entire world (see Star Constellation Map in back of this book). Virgo represents Christ born
of a virgin. The “head and eye” of the dragon, Draco is over Virgo ready to devour her which is mentioned in
Scripture. In Revelation 12:4, it makes the statement “and the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth,
so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.” Christ is the Lamb of God; who is our Savior and Shepherd. The
“True Shepherd or Heavenly Shepherd” is symbolized by the Constellation of Orion. He became the “suffering servant”
and the ultimate sacrifice for atonement. The Messiah is symbolized by the planet of Jupiter. While the
Constellation of Taurus; the bull represents a priestly sacrifice. The End Times comes with the Constellation of
Leo representing the Lion of Judah; who is Christ. This represents Christ’s Second Coming and His Judgment
or God’s Wrath. His righteous judgment is symbolized by Libra, the scales of justice. These heavenly pictures
represent the “Grand Design” which includes His plan of salvation for this world by God from the beginning of
creation. Remember in Genesis 1:14, the heavens were created for signs.

To determine the beginning of the Tribulation, we shall look at the “Bethlehem Star” which has a cycle of 2400
years. It appeared in the sky in the year 6 BC, which marks the conception of Christ. Is this event some 2400
years later, a sign from the heavens of the Coming of Christ again? This would mark the year as 2394 AD which
was when it was first seen in the east on July 9, 6 BC. Does the year 2394 AD mark the beginning of the
Tribulation period, the middle of the Tribulation, the Rapture, or the coming of Christ prior to His reign?
We shall look to the skies to determine what occurs the year 2394 AD. The Tribulation period will last for seven
years. This will become our next search for heavenly events over Jerusalem. God set the rules for the heavens at
the time of creation. This is seen by God asking Job the question of who “fixed their rule over the earth.” With
increased knowledge and understanding of the heavens, it is time for us to look for the heavenly signs for the
End Times. To narrow the focus, we shall initially look between the years 2393 AD to 2394 AD. Remember
these signs were placed in the heavens at the beginning of creation and are ruled by the “ordinances of the heavens.”

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Job 38:33 “Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, or fix their rule over the earth”?

18 Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). The Bible exposition commentary (Re 9:1). Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books.
19 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Job 38:33). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.