Thursday, February 11, 2004 (14)
SPEECH AND KNOWLEDGE FROM THE HEAVENS. CHERION. Another star in Centaurus. In Greek mythology noted for healing and prophecy. Fatally wounded by a poison arrow not intended for him. Immortal himself, he chose to die from that wound that another might live. Ps. 11:2 The arrows of the wicked one were those which struck the Lord Jesus. He bore our sickness and our iniquities. He stepped between he who had the power of sickness and death and took our arrows in His own body. Isa. 53:5 It is very apparent that in Christ that which was a myth was made to be a truth. Jesus came with healing and forgiveness. The righteous One taking the poison of unrighteousness and nailing it to His tree. Col. 2:14 As a prophet, He excelled, culminating in the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Rev. 1:1
ALPHA CENTARUI AND OMEGA CENTAURI. Alpha is the third brightest star in the constellation, while Omega is a cluster of some fifty-thousand stars. It is Jesus who is the Alpha and Omega of heaven and spiritual life. Rev. 1:8 He is the beginning, the firstborn, the root, the rock and foundation. Without Him there is nothing. With Him, everything is gained. He is the one who meets every need of the body, His church. His
intent and purpose is to fill her with the all fullness of Himself. Eph. 1:21 CENTAURUS is represented by a figure that is half man and half horse. Manifesting the wisdom of man and at the same time demonstrating the power and strength of a horse. Christ Jesus was the epitome of both
wisdom and strength. Speaking of a dual nature. Christ was both man and God, a total and complete man with the full nature and character of a man. At the same time the completeness of the Godhead dwelt in Him. Col. 2:9 We think of the ancients not knowing these things. Yet when we see their application of names and figures to the stars of heaven and the meaning of the names we have to understand that there was more than earthly, carnal wisdom. Christ Jesus who has been the center of controversy and mystery since His incarceration, manifests in His dual nature, perfect man and perfect God. He is God in human form. 1 Tim. 3:16 Mythology says of the Centaur, was born of the clouds, the Son of God. That he was hated of gods and men and was driven into the mountains and exterminated. Not exact but close enough to make us to understand that the story of the Gospel was told by prophets and sages, by the written word and by the stars above. The world has not been left without a definite witness that the Lord lives and desires to make Himself known to all men. The world is without excuse. No one will be exonerated in that day when He gathers all men before Him. There is more than an ample witness given to all men every where. They are divided into two groups. Those who keep His commandments and those who don’t. Some don’t hear but recognize that there is a God and consequently keep a standard of righteousness. While there are those who have the law and do not live in righteousness. It is not the hearer but the doer who will be blest. The Lord is mercy personified and will apply this principle to the heathen. Rom. 2:12-16.