Elul's Constellation: Virgo and Prophecy

Okay, excuse me for a moment. Okay, so now let's look at the constellation for Elul. Again, all these anointings are going to go together. The Hebrew letter of the month, as we just discovered, is Yod. We saw the significance of that in the month of Elul as well. So, it's all going to tie in together with all of these things, just like we just discussed. So, now let's look at the constellation of the month of Elul, which is the Virgin, which is Virgo. And we're going to go deep with this.

So, in Genesis 1:14-16, I'm not going to read all of it because we read it earlier, but look at the last sentence: "He made the stars also." So, He's the one God has made the stars also for His bidding and only His bidding. Just like Revelation says, all things existed and were created for His purposes only, including the stars. So, Virgo represents a virgin bearing a branch in her right hand and an ear of corn in her left. In Hebrew, Arabic, and Greek, Virgo means "pure virgin," which reverts us to the first messianic prophecy in the Holy Scriptures. It is written, "So the Lord God said to the serpent, 'I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.'" In this passage, she is represented only as a woman. However, in later biblical prophecies, she is defined as being from the children of Israel, specifically a seed from Abraham's lineage and a seed of David. Isaiah 7:13-14: "Then Isaiah said, 'Listen well, you royal family of David. Isn't it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well? All right, then. The Lord Himself will give you a sign. Look, the virgin shall conceive a child. She will give birth to a son and will call His name Immanuel, which means God is with us.'"

In the Brit Hadashah, or the New Testament writings, we find the fulfillment of this prophecy with the Virgin Mary. In the Gospel accounts of Matthew and Luke, they record this divine and holy event that only Yah could have orchestrated. Luke 1:26-29: "Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, 'Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.' But when she saw this, or sorry, when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying and considered what manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Miriam, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a son, and shall call His name Yeshua. He will be great and be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David' (Davidic covenant), 'He will reign over the house of Jacob forever' (Abrahamic covenant), 'and of His kingdom there will be no end' (the New Covenant)." Then Miriam said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" (virgin, Virgo). And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, the Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God."

Very amazing. So, even in this scripture, my friends, Mary, or excuse me, Gabriel tells you what Yeshua is coming to do, what He's coming to do: the reign from His father David's throne over the promised land of the Abrahamic covenant, and His kingdom will have no ending. The New Covenant. It's pretty amazing. So again, that is His commission, everybody. That's what He's coming to do, is that, and to fulfill every jot and tittle of Torah. Matthew 1:22-23: "So all of this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 'Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,' which is translated, 'God is with us.'" Miriam was highly favored because she was pure, dedicated, and loyal to Yah. In this month, let us purify ourselves in every single way so that we can receive the anointing of Virgo, which is highly favored. We can only imagine the scene of that divine appointment with Miriam and Gabriel. Wow. To be told that we were carrying the Son of the Highest would have been surreal and unimaginable. All the women out there who've had children, what do you think about that? That's pretty amazing, isn't it? The Virgin Mary was obviously a godly woman whose purity is a quality we can glean in this month as we conclude our spiritual purification journey. Purity, what a beautiful thing.

Isaiah 9:6-7: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will rest on His shoulders, and His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time even forevermore." Just like Luke recorded in Matthew as well. "The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this." Amen and amen and amen.

Interestingly, the brightest star in Virgo is in her hand and bears the ancient Hebrew name "Tzemach," or "the Branch." The biblical prophets specifically wrote about the branch of righteousness in their spirit-filled prophecies. Isaiah 11:1-3: "There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, nor decide by the hearing of His ears." Zechariah 6:12: "Tell him that this is what the Lord of hosts says: 'Behold, the Man whose name is the Branch, from His place He shall branch out, and He shall build the temple of the Lord.'" Jeremiah 23:5: "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that I will raise up for David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and justice in the earth."

Let me add to this because I don't believe I go through this next part with you, but this is very important when you look at it and when you look at Jeremiah 23 or Zechariah 6, the Branch. And you do the research on the Branch, remember there's a prophecy in the New Testament saying that He will be a Nazarene. There's not a prophecy in the Holy Bible that says that that prophesies that. And that's why the Jewish people have problems with that portion of the New Testament because it says He will be a Nazarene. Well, if you go do your research on the Branch, it's called Nazareth, which is what the Branch is called. So, we just have to do a lot deeper research to understand why the writers of the New Testament called He will be a Nazarene when there's no prophecy that says that. They're wanting you to go deeper into understanding what the Branch truly is in the Hebrew, and that would go to the Nazareth, so to speak. So, you can do your own research on that. It's really phenomenal to put that together.

We will conclude exploring the constellation Virgo by singing and praying along with the Song of Mary. It is written: "And Mary said: 'My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, for He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever.'" Hallelujah.

My friends, there's a great correlation with Mary's prayer and Hannah's prayer. Remember Hannah, who had Samuel. Hannah's prayer, if you put those two together, is a great understanding. One day we're going to go through the women of the Bible. We'll do a series on the women of the Bible, and we'll go through the prayer of Hannah and the prayer of Mary. It's really pretty phenomenal to say the least.

Isaiah 66:7-11: "Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before her pain came, she delivered a male child. Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. Shall I bring to the time of birth and not cause delivery, says the Lord? Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb, says your God? Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad with her! All you who love her, rejoice with her joy, all you who mourn for her, that you may be fed and be satisfied with the consolation of her bosom; that you may drink deeply and be delighted with the abundance of her glory."

So, my friends, some people put this as 1948, so to speak. I would personally disagree with that because it's speaking about the tribulation and then the deliverance with Yeshua, and the nation will be born again, the one new body, the one new man, Jews and Gentile remnant will be there. So again, "Before she was in labor, she gave birth" to Yeshua. "Before her pain came, the tribulation, she delivered a male child," Yeshua. "Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such a thing? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor," what is that? The prophets go through that, all of them, including Isaiah, the tribulation. She was in labor. She gave birth to her children. "Shall I bring to the time of birth," which is the Feast of Trumpets, when He returns, "and not cause delivery," says the Lord? "Shall I cause delivery and not cause delivery and shut up the womb," says your God? "Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad with her! All you who love her, all of you and all of me. Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her, that you may be fed and satisfied with the consolation of her bosom, that you may drink deeply and be delighted with the abundance of her glory." When's her glory come? When Yeshua returns and sets up the millennial kingdom. Amen.