Message In The Stars

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The brightest star in the constellation of Virgo is Tsemech (Hebrew) which means
Branch, in Arabic this word is Al Zimach meaning the same thing. One star in the
constellation of Virgo is called Zavijaveh meaning “gloriously beautiful”:- the one who is
referred to in Isaiah 4:2 as “the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious”.
Other stars in the constellation are Al Mureddan which means “who shall come down” or
“who shall have dominion”. In Chaldean this star was called Vindemiatrix, meaning “the
Branch shall come down”.
One Decan associated with Virgo is Coma – “The Desired Son”. In Egyptian it was
called Shesnu also meaning the ‘desired son”. Shakespeare referred to this in his play
Titus Andronicus, Act iv Scene iii with the words “the good boy in Virgo’s lap”. Who is
the good boy in Virgo’s lap, none other than the Branch, the coming Messiah of God.
Coma is one of three associated constellations of Virgo. The Arabian astronomer
Albamazer in AD 805 referred to the son in Virgo as having the name Ihesu. “There
arises in the first decan, as the Persians, Chaldeans and Egyptians, the two Hermes and
Ascalius teach – a young woman whose Persian name translated into Arabic is
Adrenedefa, a pure and immaculate virgin … sitting on a throne nourishing an infant
who has a Hebrew name, by some nations called Ihesu, with the signification Ieza, which
in Greek is called Christ.” From a Christian point of view, it is clear that we are talking
about Christ the Messiah. Barbanel, a Jew living in Medieval times claimed a bright star
was to have appeared in the heavens two years before the Messiah’s birth. It was this
star which prompted the Magi to begin their journey. At midnight in the middle of
September 5 B.C. the constellation was on the meridian above Bethlehem. A year later a
bright star would have appeared over the head of Coma in the constellation of Virgo
and its associated decans. That star would have been bright enough to have been seen
all day and would have been visible for 30 years, i.e. throughout Jesus lifetime (read
“time on earth”; He is still alive!).