BIBLICAL ASTROLOGY

Sagittarius

Sign of Sagittarius
Physical Warfare
Spiritual Warfare of Satan
Spiritual Warfare of the Believer
Angelic Warfare
Sagittarius in Human Behavior
Sun in Sagittarius
Star Gospel Nearby Constellations
Application

Sign of Sagittarius Sagittarius

Sagittarius, the Archer, portrays a Centaur and represents a man on a horse with a bow.  It symbolizes a raiding band, a mounted cavalry of archers of an invading army, which is mobile, agile, and hostile.  It embodies war and the military paradigm.  It portrays the victory of the Cross when the Lord led Satan and his demons in a triumphal procession (Eph 4:8; Col 2:15).  And it symbolizes the believer advancing against the unseen enemy in Spiritual Warfare (Rom 8:37; 2 Cor 2:14; Heb 6:1; 10:39).  It includes physical, spiritual, and angelic warfare.  And it is seen in the ravenous conflicts in the animal kingdom.  Sagittarius is symbolized by the Tribe of Gad.

Centaur demons from the antediluvian civilization will come from the bottomless pit (Tartarus) in a demon assault army to attack people in the Tribulation (Rev 9:7-11).

Physical Warfare

Sagittarius symbolizes the armies of men which engage in warfare.  The first great warrior was Nimrod, the famous hunter and founder of Babel (Gen 10:8-12).  Ishmael was a wild ass of a man who fought against everyone and everyone fought against him (Gen 16:11-12).  Esau was a hunter with an army (Gen 25:27; 32:6).  Gad symbolized the raiding band of Sagittarius (Gen 49:19; Deut 33:20-21; Josh 4:12;1 Chron 12:8, 14).
"Gad, a raiding band shall raid him,
But he shall raid at their heel. (Genesis 49:19)
Samson was a famous warrior, although he didn't use a bow and ride a horse (Judg 15:3-5; 15:15; 16:29-30).  David led the armies that defeated the enemies of Israel (1 Sam 17:48-49; 2 Sam 22:1; 1 Chron 12:21-22; 14:8-17; 18:1-13).  Sagittarius symbolizes the armies of the world empires:  Babylon, Assyria, Medo-Persia, Graeco-Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great, Roman Empire, and Revived Roman Empire (Dan. 2:36-43).  And Sagittarius symbolizes the Dictator of the Revived Roman Empire, the Antichrist (Rev 6:2).

Spiritual Warfare of Satan

Satan and his demon armies attack Israel and believers as extensions of the Angelic Conflict.  Satan's objective is to win the Appeal Trial.  Consequently, he is the enemy of believers because they are on God's side.  Satan's methods include sin, lies, and murder (1 Jn 3:8; Jn 8:44).  He is the author of sin (1 Jn 3:8).  He deceived the woman in the Garden (Gen 3:13).  He inspired Cain to murder Abel (Gen 4:8).

Satan is a master of deceit, craft, and counterfeit.  "The serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field" (Gen. 3:1).  Satan uses religion to counterfeit the Plan of God and seeks to be worshiped through idolatry (2 Thess 2:3-4).  He disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Cor 11:14).

Satan inspires rebellion and conspiracies (Jude 11).  He led a third of the angels to rebel against God (Rev 12:4) and will lead the Gog revolution against God at the end of the Millennium (Rev 20:7-8).  He is the enemy of God in Operation Footstool; thus, he inspires the Evil King and the enemy raiding bands symbolized by Sagittarius (Rev 16:14).  He inspires the Prostitute of Babylon to attack Marriage Culture.  He inspired the Evil King Nimrod to rebel against God.  And he inspired the conspiracy that sent Jesus Christ to the Cross.

Spiritual Warfare of the Believer

The believer in the Church Age is a Christian soldier, who engages in spiritual warfare as a member of the Army of the Lord (1 Cor 9:7; Phil 2:25; 2 Tim 2:3-4; Philemon 2).  The Christian soldiers of the Church  will return with the Lord at the Second Advent as members of His Army (Rev 19:14, 19).  The believer fights in spiritual warfare through faith in obedience to the Lord's authority (1 Tim 1:18; 6:12; 2 Tim 4:7).  He fights as a member of a combat team under the authority of God with the support of God and His angels (Ex 14:13, 25; Deut 1:30; 3:22; 20:4; Josh 5:14-15; 23:3; 2 Chron 20:29; Lk 10:19).  He does not fight alone.  He does not choose his battlefield.

The believer's fight in spiritual warfare is defensive - not offensive (Eph 6:11, 13).  God sends the enemy to attack the believer (Job 1:8; 2:3).  The believer under the protective power of God has the power to handle the attacks of Satan and his demons (Josh 1:9; Rom 8:31; 1 Jn 2:13; 4:4).  The Satanic attack must be faced through Grace with the use of the divine operating assets (2 Cor 10:4; 12:9; Rom 12:19-21), which include:

Angelic Warfare

Satan and his demons rebelled against God.  They rejected the divine solution, and God sentenced them to the Lake of Fire (Matt 25:41).  Satan appealed, and the appeal trial is now taking place on Earth.  There is conflict between the Elect Angels and Satan and his demons (Rev 12:7).  The Elect Angels assist in implementation of the Plan of God for human history (Heb 1:14).

The Elect Angels are called an army (Luk 2:13; Rev 19:14).  The Army of Elect Angels is led by the Archangel Michael (Jude 9).  One of Satan's demons prevented an Elect Angel from answering Daniel's prayer until Michael intervened (Dan 10:13, 20).  A band of Satan's demons called Legion possessed the Gerasene demoniac (Mk 5:9; Luk 8:30).  Jesus could call for 12 legions of Elect Angels for support (Mt 26:53).

Sagittarius in Human Behavior

The characteristics of Sagittarius may be recognized in human behavior.  The characteristics include those who attack the tasks of life as if they were the enemy and run around as if on a Frantic Search for Happiness.  Peter's impulsive behavior was characteristic of Sagittarius.  He used a sword to defend Jesus Christ (Mt 26:51; Mk 14:47; Luk 22:50; Jn 18:10).

Conspiracies are also characteristic of Sagittarius (2 Sa 15:12; 2 Ki 15:30; 17:4; Psa 62; 64, 64:2; Jer 1:18-19; 11:9, 19; 15:20-21; 18:18; 20:2; Ezek 22:25; Hos 6:9; Acts 23:12).  Prophets were falsely accused of conspiracy (Isa 8:12; Jer. 36:26; Uriah, Jer 26:20-23; Amos 7:10).  Jeremiah was imprisoned due to a conspiracy (Jer 32:2, 8; 33:1; 37:15, 21; 38:28; 39:14).  And Daniel was thrown into the Lion's den (Dan 6:4-18).

In the Bible, Syria was known for its conspiracies.  The king of Syria with 32 kings attacked Samaria (1 Ki. 20:1, 16).  Later, the king of Syria commanded the 32 captains of his chariots when Ahab formed an alliance with Jehoshaphat (Judah) to attack the king of Syria.  Ahab died in battle (1 Ki. 22:31).  The number, 32, stands for a conspiracy.

Sun in Sagittarius

The Sun in Sagittarius symbolizes an Angelic army (Lk 2:9, 13) or Christians with the armor of Light (Rom 13:12).

Star Gospel Nearby Constellations

Constellations around Sagittarius contribute to a fuller meaning in the Star Gospel.1   The nearby constellations include:
  1. Lyra - The Lyre - Praise for the Lord (the Psalms) (Ex 15:1-21; Psa. 30:4; 89:5; 135:1; Rev 11:17)
  2. Ara - The Altar - Christ, the sacrifice for sins - Savior (Ex 27:1; Psa 43:4; Heb. 9:13-14; 13:10; Eph. 5:2).  The Altar appears upside down with the fire pointing toward Hades and symbolizing fiery judgment in Hades (Psa 21:9; Mat 5:22; Mk 9:43; Heb 10:26-27) and the judgment of the Fifth Cycle of Discipline (Isa 9:19; 10:17; 26:11; 66:15, 24)
  3. Draco - The Dragon (Job 26:13, see Pole Signs) - Satan, the serpent, deceiver, who conspired to crucify Christ (Rev. 12:9, 20:2).

Application

Sagittarius can symbolize, depending upon the planet in the sign, an army, commanders with armies, a bloodbath, a bloody city, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.  It can symbolize a deliverer or conquering army.  It can symbolize financing or quartering an army.  Or it can symbolize the enemy attack on the believer or spiritual warfare.

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References

1.  "The Star Gospel," Larry Wood, January 16, 2008.


Released February 13, 2010 - Revised Sept. 30, 2011

Author: Larry Wood
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