Star Prophecies: Seeing God’s Signs in the Heavens
Message from the Editor:
Prophetic signs in the stars? Isn’t that astrology? No. Not even close.
If you remember, Jesus himself tells us that God speaks through prophetic signs in the sun, moon, and stars (see Luke 21:25). Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Yet we do need to be careful about falling into the dangers of astrology. This is where a book like Looking Up can provide teaching and direction.
When I heard about Troy Brewer’s new book, Looking Up and realized it was about stars, I was immediately intrigued. After I read it, I was blown away. Ever since I was a child, I’ve been obsessed with the stars, galaxies, and space. And this message is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the connection between the stars, the fall of man, and redemption through Jesus Christ.
Troy presents a unique and compelling interpretation of biblical passages related to the fall of man and redemption, weaving in scientific explanations of celestial events such as eclipses and the Earth’s tilt. His teaching style is clear and easy-to-understand, making the complex concepts accessible to readers of all levels of knowledge. Moreover, he explains the connection of prophetic signs in stars and numbers, shedding light on these ways God is declaring His power and glory every night.
I highly recommend Looking Up to anyone interested in a deeper, biblical understanding of the prophetic signs of the stars. Troy presents a powerful and enlightening perspective on this topic that will leave readers with a deeper understanding of their faith and the role of the stars in the grand narrative of salvation.
Look up, friends!
Joel Marzzarella
Editor of the Destiny Image Magazine
One day, we will all stand before God and the books of our hearts will be opened (Daniel 7:10; Revelation 20:12).
All that is written within us will be revealed and read out loud to the Glory of God. So the thing that you need to know is this: Before the Word was written in our hearts, it was written in the Bible; and before the Word was written in the Bible, it was written in creation.
This is the jaw-dropper for many Christians who don’t read their Bible or refuse to search out the things in it they don’t understand: A big part of the written Word in creation is what the Bible calls the Mazzaroth (Job 38:32) or Mazzaloth (2 Kings 23:5). It’s what the Greeks call the Zodiac, and that my friend, is what this book is all about—the Mazzaroth. We will debunk the teaching of the Zodiac and even take it back for King Jesus, so stay with me!
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.
Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard.
Psalm 19:1-3
God is speaking and one of the endless number of His voices is the signs in the heavens. It’s never been a taboo subject in the Kingdom but the body of Christ has been driven away from this prophetic word by denominations, church boards and Christians who want to save other Christians from the heart of Jesus Himself. You are just going to have to get past all of the witch hunters and really go after God if you are going to enjoy this revelation.
The Zodiac: The Greatest Deception of Our Time
The devil has led more people to hell through the twisting of God’s story in the stars than almost any other false teaching. What we know today as the Zodiac is his big rip-off of God’s great revelation of Himself and His dwelling place in the heavenly realm. The horoscope? It’s the devil’s sick version of the prophetic voice of God as told in the New Testament:
But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.
1 Corinthians 14:3
We were made with a homing beacon to remind us this rock is not our home. We were made to look to the heavens for the answer to who we are and why we are here.
He has put eternity in their hearts….
Ecclesiastes 3:11
When we look up, we’re supposed to be looking for Jesus in the supernatural. Instead, we settle for what we can see in the natural. The Word warns against worshipping the stars and looking to them as an oracle to plan and live out our lives by. The stars are very poor “gods.” The Bible is very clear: to worship created heavenly bodies is wicked and God considers it idolatry (2 Kings 23:5; Deuteronomy 4:19).
If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the Lord your God gives you, a man or a woman who has been wicked in the sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing His covenant, who has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, either the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded.
Deuteronomy 17:2-3
Mockers and scoffers, the ancient mystics, magi, false prophets—and after them, the Greeks—had no prophetic revelation of the story, especially where the story began and where it ended. They may have recognized there was a story in the heavens, but could they understand that story without knowing the author? Daniel makes is clear the answer then and now is, “No!”
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days.”
Daniel 2:27-28
Those who put their trust in the Zodiac, the predictions of astrologers, or the “wisdom” of the horoscope are on shaky ground for sure. The Word says delving into these dark practices and listening to these deceptive voices first steals your peace of mind:
Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. Thus says the Lord: “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, for the Gentiles are dismayed at them.”
Jeremiah 10:1-2
Then, these false prophecies lead to judgment:
You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels; let now the astrologers, the stargazers, and the monthly prognosticators stand up and save you from what shall come upon you.
Behold, they shall be as stubble, the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame.
Isaiah 47:13-14
And finally, worshipping the heavens—the Sun, Moon, stars and signs within them—leads to death.
“At that time,” says the Lord, “they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves. They shall spread them before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and which they have served and after which they have walked, which they have sought and which they have worshiped. They shall not be gathered nor buried; they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth.”
Jeremiah 8:1-2 NKJV
My friend, do not fear the signs in the heavens or Jesus’ story in the stars that we are about to uncover, or recover! The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy, and he’s used the Zodiac to accomplish this for far too long. It’s time for the people of God to stop hiding from the Mazzaroth and the signs within it, and take back this life-giving revelation from the witches and New Age mystics. The signs in the heavens have always been, and will always be, the story of Jesus.
How the Book of the Heavens Works
The prophetic story of redemption that is told through the heavens is played out for us visually, dramatically, and progressively, and can only be learned through dedication to the Author Himself. This is how all prophetic things work. Let’s unpack this a little bit.
Once you understand that the Word was written in the heavens before it was written in the Bible, you must begin to understand how to read it. Here are three important keys to understanding how to read the written language in the heavens:
It is prophetic
It is visual
It is rotational and progressive
It is Prophetic
Prophetic things are deep for a reason; they have to be searched out. The Lord desires intimacy and relationship. That’s why your interest and passion for knowing God through His creation in the night sky is a key qualifier for this prophetic revelation. The prophetic can’t be taught. It must be caught!
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:2 NKJV
You don’t understand prophetic things unless you are committed to searching them out. This is what separates the merely curious from true seekers. Be a seeker. Act like a king and search out the matter.
On a more practical note, there are summer constellations and winter constellations. Some are very easy to recognize and some require some skill sets. At whatever level you want to read and interpret the signs of the heavens, there are some things you have to know. The first one—and a big one—is this:
The pictures match the names of the stars within the constellation.
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.
Psalm 19:1
The heavens are the broad spectrum and the individual constellations and stars are they rails this revelation runs on. God named the stars. Just like ours, their names are a testimony that tells a story.
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things, who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, by the greatness of His might and the strength of His power; not one is missing.
Isaiah 40:26
He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.
Psalm 147:4
Like I said in the introduction, the ancient names of the stars can still be found today in both Arabic and Hebrew. They are named to give the details of the story. The prophetic numbers associated with stars also reveal details of the story. As part of God’s design, they vary in light-years (distance) and in luminosity. These numbers have a role to play in the story as well. Search out the matter. In the Bible, not only are the words prophetic, how the words are written is also prophetic and must be fulfilled. Jesus said in Matthew 5:18,
For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.
Just like that, not only does the message of the constellations prophesy Jesus our Redeemer, how they are placed from our perspective adds depth and meaning to the revelation.
It is Visual
The signs in the heavens are prophetic pictures. Prophetic pictures are very symbolic. When God does prophetic things through pictures and still visuals, they have to be likened unto something else. Think of Jesus telling a parable. It’s not hard, but the seeker has to be intentional. God has equipped us with a human brain that naturally connects the dots. When you look up at the night sky and see a constellation, you can’t help but see the outline of an image. God made our brains just two days after He made the heavens for, among other things, prophetic signs for us to see and decode.
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years.”
Genesis 1:14
Since we are talking about connecting the dots, He has also given us the person of the Holy Spirit to help us find meaningful patterns and sound conclusions in otherwise meaningless noise. It is a scientific fact that predators are confused by patterns. It’s why zebras have stripes. I think the difference the Holy Spirit makes within us separates us from brute beasts. It also causes us to see the patterns instead of being confused by them. God can engage our primitive brains with supernatural understanding through prophetic pictures in the stars. He has been broadcasting His deepest truths through the things He created.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.
Romans 1:20
Mystery Solved: The Beginning and the End
The story in the heavens is not only prophetically progressive, it is a rotating story. It is always the same with the exception of comets, planets, eclipses, and otherwise unscheduled events. This is why you need to know where the story starts and where it ends. Where does a kid jump on this merry-go-round? The Greeks and the astrologers have it wrong. They can study it, but they just can’t get it because there is a blessing in getting it and they refuse the blessing because they deny the Creator.
Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Romans 1:21
The Greeks who created the Zodiac and peddle the horoscopes that control people’s lives say it begins with Aries and ends with Pisces. That’s not the way it was meant to be. Prophetic stories and timelines are discovered prophetically (1 Chronicles 12:32) and these jokers have no prophetic revelation because the Holy Spirit doesn’t live within them. The grand drama of the heavens has begun with Virgo for thousands of recorded years. When you compare Virgo to the other eleven signs, this is only place it can start. The story of redemption unfolds with the promised Redeemer as the seed of the woman in Virgo, then progressively moves all the way to the Lion of the tribe of Judah coming back for His Bride in the sign of Leo. It starts in Genesis and ends in Revelation!
To prove this was His original intent, God has provided a testimony to preserve His Word that all the world knows about. It is called the Sphinx. Connected to the Great Pyramid, which is an ancient astral structure, the Sphinx is also known as one of the twelve ancient wonders of the world. The word sphinx means “bind together” or to “bind closely together.” It is designed to show us where the story begins, ends, and begins again. The sphinx has the head of a woman and the body of a lion! It is screaming to all the world throughout all ages that the story begins with Virgo and ends at Leo. Bullinger tells us in The Witness of the Stars that at the giant Zodiac surrounding the Temple of Esneh in Egypt, a sphinx is actually placed between the signs of Virgo and Leo. Boom! There it is. Who can argue with the Sphinx?
