The Witness of the StarsBullinger, E. W. (Ethelbert William)
Religion
The Witness of the Stars
Bullinger, E. W. (Ethelbert William)
Astronomy; Astronomy in the Bible; Bible and science; Constellations
The ancient names connected with this constellation are _Dalaph_ (Hebrew),
_pouring out of water_; _Dalaph_ (Arabic), _coming quickly;_ _Scalooin_
(Arabic), _swift (as the flow of water); Rotaneb_ or _Rotaneu_ (Syriac and
Chaldee), _swiftly running_.
Thus, in this first chapter of the Second Book we see the great truth of
Revelation set forth; and we learn how the great Blessings of Redemption
were procured. This truth cannot be more eloquently or powerfully
presented than in the language of Dr. Seiss:—
“This strange goat‐fish, dying in its head, but living in its
afterpart—falling as an eagle pierced and wounded by the arrow of
death, but springing up from the dark waves with the matchless
vigour and beauty of the dolphin—sinking under sin’s condemnation,
but rising again as sin’s conqueror—developing new life out of
death, and heralding a new springtime out of December’s long drear
nights—was framed by no blind chance of man. The story which it
tells is the old, old story on which hangs the only availing hope
that ever came, or ever can come, to Adam’s race. To what it
signifies we are for ever shut up as the only saving faith. In
that dying Seed of the woman we must see our sin‐bearer and the
atonement for our guilt, or die ourselves unpardoned and
unsanctified. Through His death and bloodshedding we must find our
life, or the true life, which alone is life, we never can have.”
“Complete atonement Thou hast made,
And to the utmost farthing paid
Whate’er Thy people owed:
Nor can His wrath on me take place,
If sheltered in His righteousness,
And sprinkled with the blood.
If my discharge Thou hast procured,
And freely in my room endured
The whole of wrath divine,
Payment God cannot twice demand,
First at my bleeding Surety’s hand,
And then again at mine.
Turn, then, my soul, unto Thy rest;
The merits of Thy great High Priest
Have bought thy liberty;
Trust in His efficacious blood,
Nor fear thy banishment from God,
Since Jesus died for thee.”
Chapter II. The Sign AQUARIUS (The Water Bearer).
_Their Blessings Ensured, or the Living Waters of Blessing Poured Forth
for the Redeemed._
The Atonement being made, the blessings have been procured, and now they
can be bestowed and poured forth upon the Redeemed. This is the truth,
whether we think of Abel’s lamb, of patriarchal sacrifices, the offerings
under the Law, or of that great Sacrifice of which they all testified.
They all with one voice tell us that atonement made is the only foundation
of blessing.
This was pictured and foreshown in the heavens from the beginning, by a
man pouring forth water from an urn which seems to have an inexhaustible
supply, and which flows forth downwards into the mouth of a fish, which
receives it and drinks it all up.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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