The Sphinx, Cheribums, and the Stars Excuse if this time, I borrow another Christian writer's thoughts and research, for it appears he has done an excellent job in pieces together the mystery of the SPHINX, and how it connects to Cheribums and the Stars. So as a starting point you might consider reading my 'Astrology' post and 'The Messian's Story is written in the Stars' post and then visit his Watcher's website at http://www.mt.net/~watcher/. And if you add some of my sacred geometry connections with Giza and New Jerusalem and our sacredly designed Divine Bodies, then there is a pretty compelling connection between all. So read, compare, enjoy and learn. My thoughts you'll find in ....(...) ************************************************************************** This is the whole story of God's atonement work on earth, its beginning and ending are symbolized by the sphinx - combining Virgo and Leo. At this point it will be helpful to understand some basic principles of the meaning of numbers in scripture. With insight into the symbolic meaning that numbers posses as they occur in the Bible one will understand the full meaning of the "riddle of the sphinx" The study of the meaning of numbers in scripture is called Biblical Numerics or Biblical Numerology. This study is intrinsic to theology and history of the Bible because of the language it was written in, Hebrew and Greek. These two languages share the aspect of using letters for words and also a system for counting. The spiritual meaning for numbers that continuously show up in scripture, intentionally put there by God, can be discerned. The following list is a brief description of the symbolic meaning of primary numbers. (This is called Gematria and stems from the fact that both languages are alphanumeric as mentioned and that everything came from the Lord speaking creation into existence from His Word, which corresponded to numbers) One: symbol of unity, primacy and beginning, in all languages. Two: first number that can be divided from itself, it symbolizes division or difference. Three: Divine perfection. Trinity. 3 also refers to the necessary dimensions for physicality. Four: The number of Creation, the 3 of God plus the 1, a new beginning. Five: 4+1, Creation plus a New Beginning. 5 = grace or favor. Six: The number of imperfection, the number of man. Creation plus division 4+2. Seven: Completion. The number of spiritual perfection. Creation was completed, God rested Eight: is the number of resurrection 7+1 completion plus newness. Nine: Symbol of judgment. Akin to the number 6, 3x3=9 and 3+3=6, it can refer to the End. Ten: Symbolizes completeness of order -- after 10 the numbers repeat. Eleven: The subversion and undoing of 10 - a flawed addition to that perfect order. Twelve: is the symbol of governmental perfection or rule 3x4 -- God's rule over His creation. The Greek myth Oedipus Rex contains revealing symbology -- too much to address in this brief article. But for our purposes, let's examine the riddle of the sphinx. The monsterous Sphinx asked Oedipus: "What speaks with one voice, yet in the morning walks on four legs, walks at noon on two legs and in the evening walks on three legs?" Upon hearing the correct answer, the Sphinx left her lofty perch and fell to the rocks below. The symbolism alludes to the true identity of the sphinx as a rebellious cherub -- perched in the mountainous high places -- literally amongst the stones -- outside Thebes, the City of Light. The man who defeats this rebellious cherub will have a messianic name, Oedipus, literally wounded in the foot. The man who was named Wounded Foot, upon defeating the rebel cherub, redeems his promised bride at the end of Oedipus Rex, taking his place as king. The sphinx or wrathful cherub, asked the question, "What speaks with one voice, yet walks on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon and three feet in the evening?" The question decoded using Bible numerics, would read: "What creature, spoken into creation by God, (one) walked before God in perfection at the beginning, (four) fell from grace and was divided from God, (two) and will be redeemed and made perfect by God, (three)? The answer: man. The real question couched ingeniously in the riddle was this, who will redeem man? The earliest prophecy in the Bible concerning the messiah who will defeat the serpent, or the rebel cherub is in Genesis 3:15. Oedipus the Wounded Foot is symbolic of the coming Messiah, who would be born of the lineage of Adam and Eve. The defeater of the Greek Sphinx -- the defeater of death -- would speak the answer and the cherub would be destroyed. That is, The Word is Wounded Foot's weapon, and the means by which the bride, and all of the land, would be redeemed. (See also the true Myth concerning the Holy Grail and the restoration of the land) "From now on, you and the woman will be enemies, and your offspring and her offspring will be enemies. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." Genesis 3:15 (I feel this concerns our King David in the End-Time though as Jesus, was the ultimate Messiah, but messiah does mean 'annointed one' and Jesus will annoint our Two End-Time prophets to defeat the Anti-Christ. besides jesus wasn't healed in the heel, as nothing can wound him, yet the devil could wound a mere man like our King David) According to Menzel, author of A Field Guide to the Stars , "Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, may well be an alternative form of Hercules, for the giant frequently had to deal with snakes, beginning in infancy when he strangled the serpent in his crib. Ophiuchus bears Serpens, the Serpent, in his hands, and his right foot is almost touching the stinger of the Scorpion". The offspring of Adam & Eve, the prophesied Messiah, "Bears the Serpent" as a representation of sin, and redeems all man through his crucifixion and resurrection. Ophiuchus is the resurrected Asclepius [also, Esculapius ], the healer whose symbol is the serpent staff. The learned Greek hero Asclepius was killed because he was able to raise the dead. Here is a brief but illuminating account: Continue to Part 2 |
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