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Parts 1 to 9 - First to Third Beasts of Daniel Chapter 7

Introduction

In Daniel 7:6

⁶ After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

Daniel 7:6, ESV1[emphasis added]

The following questions will be explored,

• How is Cerberus related to the Panther in the Summer Triangle?

• How many heads does Cerberus have?

• What is the correlated interpretation of the third beast?

Review

In this article, we will conclude our analysis of the third beast. The picture being painted is that of Daniel’s vision described in Chapter 7: cosmic beasts marked by astronomical signs, given dominion over the Earth.

To review, we have been unpacking the multiple layers of the third beast and how the leopard can be correlated to Nimrod, as well as the Babylonian winged Panther, Anzu, the companion beast of Nergal, aka Palbisag, known as Sagittarius, the First Horseman of Revelation 6, who brings death and plague.

The third beast has four wings, which have been correlated to the Babylonian god Nirnurta, where the four wings represent a supernatural being with cosmic powers.

However, Why Four Heads?

Is it tied to the traditional interpretation that the third beast represents Alexander the Great and the four heads represent the four kingdoms formed upon Alexander’s death? Or some scholars equate the third beast with Persia and the fourth beast with Alexander, the Greek empire.

Unfortunately, in the context of the third beast, there is no direct interpretation of the four heads spelled out in Chapter 7.

Daniel 7:17-18 states that each beast is a king, but there is no interpretation for the heads, and the kings are not named in this vision.

¹⁷ ‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. ¹⁸ But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’

Da 7:17–18, ESV2

What if the four heads of this third king describe a cosmic beast unleashed upon the Earth and given dominion? Could this be a beast that is well known in Greek Mythology? The question posed here is whether the king is a flesh-and-blood monarch or a supernatural spirit. Or an earthly governing body being influenced or controlled by a beast with four heads?

Paul writes that the worship of pagan gods is demonic (1 Corinthians 10:20). In the Old Testament, the same is spelled out in Psalm 96:5 and Deuteronomy 32:17,

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Psalm 96:5, ESV3

¹⁷ They sacrificed to demons that were not God, to gods they had never known, to new gods that had come recently, whom your fathers had never dreaded. Deuteronomy 32:17, ESV4

Can we infer that Daniel is describing a demonic spirit that is partly a demon Panther and partly a four-headed beast? Yes, there is precedent here that this is a spiritual war portrayed in the Heavens and played out on Earth.

Let’s examine what we have discovered so far through the lens of the Mazzaroth and Babylonian mythology. If we continue to follow the astronomical correlations from previous research, in which the first beast is Leo the Lion and the second beast is Ursa Major with the Comet of 2020 in its mouth, then we find the Babylonian Panther constellation.

According to the Babylonian MUL.APIN Astronomy Book, the demon-Panther is situated in the Summer Triangle, which spans the Milky Way along the beginning of the Great Rift. Babylonian legend places the Panther at the Great Rift, guarding the entrance to the Underworld.

Who else guards the Underworld?

In Greek Mythology: Cerberus.

The Panther and Cerberus ensured the living and the dead did not mingle. The dead were locked up in the realms of the Underworld by this multi-headed canine-like beast.5 The Greek Cerberus was depicted as a hound with three heads, not four, so this doesn’t seem to match Daniel 7:6.

However, did Cerberus always have three heads?

Was Daniel’s vision a demon chimera?

The Heads of Cerberus

(source: Welcome Collection)6

The etching is called “Cumaean Sibyl leads Aeneas to the Underworld: they encounter Cerberus.” Drawn is a hideous, strange, winged, multi-headed beast with Hydra-like snake heads, possibly followed by what appears to be a three-headed dog in the shadows. It’s not clear if Cerberus is the multi-headed creature or the three heads behind it.

Then the following four-headed Cerberus is found with the description, “Roman Statue of Cerberus. Weathered ancient statue probably depicting Cerberus, the ‘hellhound’ dog with several heads (in this case, four).7

Four heads, like the Daniel 7:6 beast, and two wings.

(source: Sculpture of a beast or a lion with four heads and wings at the Italian garden of Hever Castle in England. c. 12th Century AD. Dreamstime royalty-free stock photo)

There are several more references found in Wikipedia’s Cerberus description,

In the earliest description of Cerberus,

Hesiod's Theogony (c. 8th – 7th century BC), Cerberus has fifty heads, while

Pindar (c. 522 – c. 443 BC) gave him one hundred heads.8

Horace's Cerberus which has a single dog head, and one hundred snake heads.9

Apollodorus's Cerberus has three dog heads and the heads of "all sorts of snakes" along his back,

The Byzantine poet John Tzetzes (who probably based his account on Apollodorus) gives Cerberus fifty heads, three of which were dog heads, the rest being the "heads of other beasts of all sorts".10

Apollodorus is a collection of Greek myths dating back to 500 BC, along with Theogony (c. 8th–7th century BC) and Pindar (c. 500 BC); all sources would correspond to Daniel's time. Therefore, there is a very good possibility that Daniel would have been familiar with this great, terrifying beast with a plethora of heads. A multi-headed beast in the Summer Triangle that guarded the Underworld may have inspired his vision of the third beast in the Heavens.

Cerberus Was Also A Constellation

Archbishop James Ussher (January 1581 – 21 March 1656), referenced in The Covenant Signs, was a scholar who mapped out the Annals of the World, an extremely detailed timeline based on Biblical genealogy and other ancient historical references. Ussher’s research helped determine the Covenant Signs described in the book and in research articles.

A generation later, there was also a Polish astronomer named Johannes Hevelius (28 January 1611 – 28 January 1687 AD) who cataloged the constellations. Both Ussher and Hevelius were contemporaries living in the Age of Discovery and Exploration.

(source: Hevelius, Johannes. Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia. Gdansk: typis J.-Z. Stollii, 1690. )

Hevelius cataloged the stars in his 1690 atlas, Firmamentum Sobiescianum11. The full title of the firmament catalog pays tribute to the Polish king John III Sobieski.

In the catalog is a lesser-known, now-obsolete constellation, Cerberus, which commemorates the twelfth labor of Hercules. The story goes like this: Hercules goes down to the Underworld, wrestles Cerberus back to the surface to show the terrifying beast to a king, and then returns the beast to Hades. Hevelius had Hercules drawn wrestling Cerberus not as a three-headed dog but as a three-headed hydra. See the screenshot below with Cerberus, the three-headed serpent, in the clutches of Hercules.

(source: Hevelius, Johannes. Firmamentum Sobiescianum, 1690)

Now turn your eyes to the right of the three-headed hydra, and you will see at least three winged constellations: Lyra, Cygnus, and Aquila, that make up the Summer Triangle.

Below the 1690 drawing of Cygnus is a detailed depiction of a swan flying through the Great Rift of the Milky Way. Lyra is also shown as an eagle with the body of a harp. Thus, below, between Lyra and Cygnus, there are four wings.

(source: Hevelius, Johannes. Firmamentum Sobiescianum, 1690)

Cerberus occupied a small area in the northern sky, between Hercules, the head of Cygnus, and the tail of Lyra.

Was Cerberus the head of the multi-headed third beast?

The 4 Stars of Cerberus

In Hevelius’s original star atlas Firmamentum Sobiescianum, the multi-headed Cerberus was depicted with snake heads rather than dog heads and was shown being gripped and strangled in the outstretched hand of Hercules. The “head” of Cerberus was mapped using four primary stars:

• 93 Herculis

• 95 Herculis

• 102 Herculis

• 109 Herculis12

Could four stars be mapped to four heads?

Possibly. The four stars of Cerberus are positioned near the head of the swan, which is the demon panther guarding the Great Rift, the Underworld.

Overlapping and engulfing multiple constellations is the great winged demon-panther found in the Babylonian MUL.APIN Astronomy Book, the oldest astronomy clay tablet, dated to c. 1000 BC.

Family Tree Of A Nephilim Demonic Chimera

We all know Cerberus as the iconic three-headed gatekeeper of the Underworld, but we already cited that the legends are far wilder than popular culture suggests. Hesiod claimed 50 heads for Cerberus, while Pindar raised that number to 100. According to the myths, Cerberus was the offspring of monsters; he had a lethal snake for a tail and a grotesque mane of writhing, venomous serpents erupting from his back and neck, as he was the offspring of Typhon13 and Echidna.14

Shown in the infographic are c. 540-530 BC Greek vases depicting Typhon, the serpentine giant from below Hades, mating with the “Mother of Monsters,” Echidna (c. 6th century BC), and Cerberus, the multi-headed hound with serpents (c. 530 BC). All images are from Daniel’s time or earlier, as in the case of Echidna.

(source: Typhon, Cerberus, Echidna, World History Encyclopedia, Louvre Museum, Firmamentum Sobiescianum)

From deep beneath Hades, Typhon is a deadly serpentine storm giant, and Echidna is a horrifying half-woman, half-snake monster15. Therefore, Cerberus was a chimera of titans, a storm giant, and a snake monster — possibly a hybrid creature noted in the Book of Enoch, where, after the Great Flood, they became disembodied demonic spirits.

In Closing

In Daniel 7:6, the leopard represents the spirit of Nimrod, later worshiped as the Babylonian Ninurta, the four-winged god, or Nergal, the god of plagues, forming the supernatural bridge needed to decode this apocalyptic imagery and the nature of the third beast.

Applying these structural concepts to four wings and four heads reveals an interpretation of the vision in which constellations overlap, from Creation to 500 BC to 1600 AD, in the Great Rift, the gateway to the Underworld, the Summer Triangle.

The Summer Triangle is formed by three stars, namely Vega, Deneb, and Altair, in Lyra, Cygnus, and Aquila, respectively. The four wings of the eagle and a swan, Lyra and Cygnus, respectively, are integrated into the third beast.

How is Cerberus related to the Panther in the Summer Triangle?

The Babylonian MUL.APIN Astronomy Book introduces the demon-Panther, who caused chaos across the face of the Earth. The winged Panther overlaps the constellations of two winged birds in the Summer Triangle. Layered upon this Panther is the chimera Cerberus, and the resulting beast is terrifying. This third beast is a supernatural winged leopard-like storm beast of snakes and chaos.

The third beast’s four wings amplify its supernatural powers. This demonic spirit can be anywhere, anytime, rapidly taking control of nations across the Earth. Through the Beast of the Sea’s tyrannical government and the false prophet, the demonic spirit infiltrates human minds by silencing dissent with censorship and banning worship of the God of Heaven and Earth. Chaos spreads into every part of life. As people adapted to a new normal, a rare 2020 comet with three tails was sighted in the mouth of the Bear.

How many heads does Cerberus have?

In Greek mythology, dating back to the time of Daniel, Cerberus had 3 to 100 heads, ranging from dogs to serpents to other creatures. Thus, Cerberus does not merely have three heads, as popular Greek mythology books and movies depict.

Cerberus is also recorded in a 1690 star catalog as having been made up of four primary stars, possibly originally four heads, and is drawn as a hydra next to Lyra and Cygnus the Swan, where the demon-panther is located. Together, they form a chimera creature, much like the one described in Daniel 7:6.

• leopard-like ✅

• four wings ✅

• four heads ✅

The four heads of the third beast reflect an omnipresent demonic spirit able to see in multiple directions at once. It is always watching, like a biometric surveillance system capable of tracking every individual’s movement through nanotechnology and the Internet of NanoThings. Four pairs of eyes bring greater, multiplied intelligence, connected through one body with total cloud computing oversight. Nothing escapes its vision, and it can project its authority anywhere simultaneously through “surveillance under the skin.”

What is the correlated interpretation of the third beast?

The four wings and four heads signify that this entity has been supernaturally empowered to function as a cosmic control grid, stripping away all free will. It thrives on fear and chaos, tightening its noose of tyrannical control. Its terrifying physical features do not suggest that God approves of it; rather, they show that it has been equipped with the precise supernatural anatomy required to carry out a specific, time-bound judgment on mankind.

Just as the terrifying demon Pazuzu was given four wings to command destructive winds, the demonic leopard beast is granted its supernatural attributes by a higher authority: “dominion was given to it.” In Daniel’s theology, even demonic or tyrannical empires remain subject to the sovereignty of the Most High. This third beast appears to be given authority to govern, much like the Beast of the Sea and the Beast of the Earth in Revelation 13, who receive their authority from the fiery red dragon, the serpent of old, Satan. The Beast of the Sea (Revelation 13) is also a composite monster featuring the leopard, bear, and lion traits of Daniel's first three beasts.

The third beast is given dominion to seek total geopolitical control through its all-seeing surveillance state. Like Cerberus on guard, the four heads mean that the beast possesses a terrifying “omnipresence” on Earth, mimicking the multi-faced majesty of God’s heavenly chariot (Ezekiel 1:4-14) but weaponizing it for earthly conquest.

By viewing Daniel through this Greek, Cerberus, and Babylonian lens, Anzu, the demonic panther of chaos, ceases to be a random monster and becomes a highly sophisticated supernatural spirit: the ancient rebel spirit of Nimrod, Ninurta, and Nergal, reborn as a swift, Anzu-like, Cerberus-like, all-seeing, four-winged, four-headed titan.

However, just as the Beast of the Sea and Earth are given 42 months, the first three beasts are limited in their dominion by the Ancient of Days. The parallels will be further unpacked in future articles.

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The third book of The Signs in Heaven Series is The Signs of Jonah. Below is an infographic from the book showing an analysis of the three solar eclipses in 2017, 2023, and 2024. The three North American solar eclipses each highlighted a compelling Mazzaroth sign:

1. 2017 - The star Regulus in the Lion, the heart of the Lion (Daniel 7’s first beast),

2. 2023 - The star Spica, the Seed of the Woman (Genesis 3:15), and

3. 2024 - the cord between Cetus, the Beast of the Sea (Revelation 13), and Pisces, representing the saints, those that follow the commands of Jesus Christ (Revelation 12).

“My Google Map” plots the locations of each significant geographic marker (e.g., Salem, Nineveh, Jonah, Joppa, and crosses).

The Signs of Jonah book also analyzes the Alef-Tav, the sea monster, the clay tablets, the evil and adulterous generation, and the overall timeline of Signs in Heaven.

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Now we are approaching another series of solar eclipses starting with the August 12th, 2026 solar eclipse, another in 2027, and one in 2034.

Solar Eclipse of the Century

The headlines are highlighting the significance of this 2026 solar eclipse,

For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer. [This is referring to the 2027 total solar eclipse which will be covered later in this article by taking an excerpt from The Signs of Jonah]

Toss in a crescendoing meteor shower [from Perseus] and a six-planet parade on the same day [technically it will be difficult to spot all six planets - to be explained], and the heavens will be overflowing with awe. [Yes - this I would agree with]1

First, let’s take a look at this solar eclipse, and then we’ll review the meteor shower and the planet parade.

The following screenshot is the World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Maps 2021 to 2040, which focuses on Europe and the Middle East. The purple path in the top-left, starting in Greenland and Iceland and ending across Spain, is the August 12th, 2026 total solar eclipse.

(source: eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov)2

Highlighted below is the total solar eclipse on August 12th, 2026, which will last 2 minutes and 18 seconds. It will be relatively shorter than the August 2nd, 2027 total solar eclipse two rows below, which will last 6 minutes and 23 seconds. The March 20th, 2034 total solar eclipse will last 4 minutes and 9 seconds.

(source: eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov)3

Four Visible Planets and The Bright and Morning Star

The August 12th, 2026 total solar eclipse is positioned right before Leo the Lion.

For a Greenland observer on August 12th, 2026, the total solar eclipse will occur between Venus and Jupiter. The span from Venus to Mars is ~95 degrees, which is about 25% of the total observable firmament. The image below shows the Western horizon during the solar eclipse, with four planets aligned: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, and Mars.

The screenshot below shows the same planets set in their constellations. Note that Mars on the right doesn’t appear in the screenshot below, but it would be on the far right near Gemini.

Venus, the bright and morning star, is near Virgo, the Seed of the Woman. The single planet in Virgo may not seem significant; however, in the grand scheme of history, it serves as a reminder of Genesis 3:15 and the Protoevangelium. This is the repeating sign found during 4004 BC, 2349 BC, 3 BC, 2017 AD, and 2040 AD, marking Creation, the Flood, the Birth of Jesus, Revelation 12, and the Golden Conjunction. The 2nd book of The Signs in Heaven Series details The Covenant Signs.

The Eclipse and His Star

For a Greenland observer on August 12th, 2026, during the solar eclipse, darkness like a sackcloth will descend upon the firmament, revealing the stars and planets. Jupiter, “His Star”, and Mercury are in Cancer, the holding place, the sheepfold. This also reminds me of The Covenant Signs, when five planets gathered in Cancer during the time of young King David, when he was Saul's armor bearer. This grouping of five planets was the third grouping found in the Bamboo Annals rescued from a tomb. You can listen or read more from The Covenant Signs.

Jesus Strikes the Head of the Serpent

For a Greenland observer on August 12th, 2026, during the solar eclipse, Mars, denoting war, is at the left heel of Castor, the Ruling Judge. This reminds us of The Signs of Immanuel when Gemini, the two lampstands, the two olive trees, are prominent Signs in Heaven during Passion Week.

24-Hour Sun

In Greenland, the sun remains low in the sky during this time of year. Note that the 24-hour sun is from late May to late July. Note the very low ecliptic of the sun’s circuit below along the edge of the visible firmament.

What is also observable during the solar eclipse in Greenland will be the constellations directly above in the firmament. Notice the row of constellations from left to right which mirror the four beasts of Daniel 7.

• Leo - the lion with wings

• Ursa Major - the beast like a bear

• Draco - we’ll be studying this constellation as a potential fourth beast

• Cygnus, Lyra, and Hercules - to round out the third beast correlation of the Panther and next week a lesser known constellation of Cerberus from Greek Mythology.

Complete Planet Alignment ~180 Degrees

Back to August 12th, 2026, Uranus is in Taurus and would be too far for the naked eye to see. Saturn and Neptune are closer to Pisces and Cetus and below the horizon. The total distance from Venus to Neptune is approximately 180 degrees, as shown below by the blue text highlighting the blue measuring ruler. Therefore, the parade of six planets is a long stretch. At most, four planets will be visible, depending on the viewer's location and weather conditions.

The following shows the 180-degree span between Cetus and Virgo. However, logically, on August 12th, the sun is out when this alignment occurs; therefore, none of the planets would be visible during daylight until the total solar eclipse.

August 12th-17th, 2026 - 4 Planets Will Be Visible

To recap, here is an analysis from August 12th to 17th, 2026. On the morning of August 12th, 2026, at ~4:30 AM PST, one would need to get up right before sunrise to see:

• Jupiter in Cancer

• Mercury in Cancer

• Mars near Orion between Gemini and Taurus

• Uranus in Taurus would not be visible with the naked eye.

• Saturn is in Pisces

• Neptune is also in Pisces at the tail of Cetus, which would not be visible with the naked eye

• Venus, typically the brightest star, is below the horizon near Virgo and not visible

Only a total of four planets will be visible on a clear early morning before sunrise.

For the millions traveling to Spain for the total solar eclipse on August 12th, 2026, notice that below, there is no way to see all five naked-eye planets, as the sun would be in the sky; even during the total solar eclipse from Spain, the sun and moon will be low in the sky, and Jupiter and Mercury would be almost below the horizon. Saturn would be far below the horizon. Only Venus in Virgo will be visible.

Perseids

In Greenland, due to the 24-hour sun, it will be difficult to spot the Perseid meteor showers.

However, from North America and Europe, the Perseids are best viewed on a clear night after sunset. Look North as Perseus rises, revolving around the pole star Polaris, in Ursa Minor.

Perseus is fully equipped with the Full Armor of God and holds the decapitated head of the demon in his left hand. Perseus is used as an illustration of how one should battle against the Four Horsemen of Revelation 6 in The Signs of the Four Horsemen.

The Perseids will peak at 100 ZHR or meteors per hour. August 13th, 2026 is the peak of the Perseids meteor shower, the day after the Solar Eclipse.

Middle Eastern Total Solar Eclipses 2027 & 2034

Approximately 356 days after the August 12th, 2026 total solar eclipse, there is another total solar eclipse on August 2nd, 2027, which also passes over southern Spain. Note that one prophetic year is 360 days.

The following is from The Signs of Jonah,

In Chapter 20. The Number 40: 2027 and 2034 Total Solar Eclipses are analyzed. Note below the two eclipses cross, forming an “X”; it marks the spot. This is also a Hebrew letter tav.

Tav denotes the Blood Covenant. The two eclipses will be on August 2nd, 2027, and March 20th, 2034. Between the last Great American Solar Eclipse on April 8th, 2024, and the first on August 2nd, 2027, there are 1211 days, which is just over 40 months. The calculations are shown below using 30 days/month, the Prophetic Month.

4/8/2024 to 8/2/2027 = 1211 days

1211 days / 30 days per month = 40.4 months

8/2/2027 - 3/20/2034 = 2422 days

2422 days / 30 days per month = 80.7 months

So just as Jonah gave Nineveh 40 days to repent or be overthrown, is this a similar type of judgment? A large Paleo-Hebrew Tav, the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, is marked in geographic proximity to the Red Sea. The intersection of the two eclipses will be due south of Jerusalem and south of Mt Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments and where the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years (Exodus 15:22 - Numbers 22:1; 33:1-49).

2027 and 2034 Total Solar Eclipses over Red Sea

(Source: Xavier M. Juniper, 2024, Canon Solar Eclipses, Google Maps)

The 2027 solar eclipse is in the Mazzaroth constellation of Cancer, interpreted as a sheepfold meaning “His Possessions Held Secure - Christ the Protector”. The 2034 solar eclipse is in the constellation Pisces, meaning “Deliverance Out of Bondage - Christ the Liberator”. The lower fish where the eclipse is located is the star Alsamaca, the upheld.

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Introduction

Let’s review where we are with a Signs in Heaven timeline from 2017 to 2020 that mirrors Scripture in the Books of Daniel and Revelation, as well as chaotic events on Earth.

Was Daniel given a vision of Signs in Heaven that warned a future generation about a chaotic period? A period where Apostle John was also given a vision of Four Horsemen that would bring death through pestilence. Did Daniel and John then capture this on scrolls which were preserved through centuries for us to study and interpret?

Let’s review each of the first three beasts:

⁴ The first was like a lion and had eagles’ wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it.

⁵ And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’

⁶ After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

Daniel 7:4–6, ESV [emphasis added]

On August 17, 2017, there was a total solar eclipse at the Heart of the Lion. In the King James Version, the word "mind" is translated as "heart"; the heart of the man given to the lion is reflected in this rare solar eclipse that highlights Regulus, the Heart of Leo the Lion.

On March 11, 2020, a rare spiritual warfare alignment occurs with Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars in Sagittarius, also known as Pabilsag, the Babylonian god of plague and death. Sagittarius is given a bow and crown as described by Revelation 6:2 and the First Horseman. March 11, 2020, is also the World Health Organization’s declaration of the COVID-19 global Gain of Function plague released from a lab.

On June 19, 2020, the Comet of 2020 passed through the teeth of the Great Bear. The rare comet had three tails like three ribs, as described in Daniel 7:5. June 20, 2020, marked a milestone when the WHO pivoted from lockdowns to contact tracing, quarantines, and gene modification trials.

This period also coincides with the most evil and chaotic time in modern history, when spiritual warfare, psychological warfare, biowarfare, and plague were unleashed on the Earth. March 11th, 2020 is 900 days after the September 23rd, 2017 Revelation 12 Sign, or times and half a time.

During this period, an abusive multinational Beast of the Sea rose up and declared an end to faith-based gatherings. A Beast of the Earth, like a sheep with devil’s horns, emerged as a soft-spoken, wise man of science and was given authority to speak out against those who stood firm against sorcery, or pharmakeia. The demonically influenced Yoda-like media figure spoke lies and demanded compliance and obedience, and sought media attention, riches, and worship, for the “sage” saw himself as “science.” Those who spoke out against him were speaking out against not just him, but centuries of sorcery.

and all nations were deceived by your sorcery [pharmakeia]. Revelation 18:231

Biblehub defines sorcery,

pharmakeia: Sorcery, witchcraft

Original Word: φαρμακεία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: pharmakeia
Pronunciation: far-mak-I-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (far-mak-i’-ah)
KJV: sorcery, witchcraft
NASB: sorcery, sorceries
Word Origin: [from G5332 (φαρμακεύς - Sorcerer)]

1. the use of drugs, potions, and enchantments
2. poisoning (”pharmacy”)
3. (by extension) the occult, witchcraft
4. (by implication) the remedy, the cure
{literally or figuratively}2

The “vaccines” became a religion. Media casted the spell - follow the science. The beasts demanded worship, and compliance with this “science,” which was a lie. Those who dissented would be removed from society.

Third Beast Analysis Continued

In this article and the next, we will complete the analysis of the third beast in Daniel 7.

• What is the Summer Triangle?

• What constellations are covered by the Panther?

• What constellation is nearby relating to the Underworld?

Please review “Part 4 - Daniel 7:5, The Bear with A Comet In Its Teeth?” regarding the Comet of 2020 in the mouth of the Great Bear on July 19th, 2020.

Finding Cygnus the Swan

Let’s start with the Big Dipper, which is the hindquarter of the Great Bear. The cup of the Big Dipper has four stars. Following the outer two stars along the dashed line takes the viewer to Polaris, the northern polestar in Ursa Minor’s tail, the bear cub. Following the other two stars of the Big Dipper along the dotted line takes the observer to Deneb in Cygnus the swan. This image is taken on July 19th, 2020, when the Comet of 2020 is seen with three tails crossing through the mouth of the Great Bear’s teeth.

The Summer Triangle

In the next image, the constellations have been removed, offering a wider perspective of the sky.

Since Daniel in c. 550 BC, the stars have not changed in the firmament. They remain fixed, and their relative positions are identical to what the Babylonians witnessed night after night.

Dr. Heiser describes Daniel’s third beast as a chaos spirit bringing disorder to kingdoms. This spirit may constantly attempt to bring chaos onto Earth as a spiritual war. However, let’s focus in on the night of the unique Comet of 2020, when the spirit of chaos increased on Earth.

On the night of July 19, 2020, the sky looked as it had in the past centuries. In c. 550 BC, Daniel may have understood that he could follow the pointer stars of the Big Dipper along the inner side of the cup and the handle. He would know that these pointer stars form a line that would help him find Deneb in Cygnus the Swan. Daniel and his astronomers would know that Deneb, Vega, and Altair form the Summer Triangle in the bands of the Milky Way.

(source: public domain; Wide-field view of the Summer Triangle)3

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The Great Rift and Underworld

The demon-Panther of chaos is situated in the Summer Triangle, which spans the Milky Way along the beginning of the Great Rift. Babylonian legend places the Panther at the Great Rift, guarding the entrance to the Underworld. The Panther ensured that wandering souls could not escape to the realm of the living.

The Babylonian and Greek gates to the Underworld were guarded by the Panther and Cerberus, respectively. Both prevent unauthorized mortals from breaching the gates to the Underworld.6

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Guardian Wings

In the Mazzaroth, there are three flying constellations, namely,

1. Aquila, with wings in flight, which has been associated with the Fourth Living Creature in The Signs of the Fourth Horsemen. Altair is the most prominent star in Aquila, denoting “the wounded eagle”.

2. Cygnus the Swan is also known as the Northern Cross. Deneb, the brightest star, denotes “He Comes Down, The Lord Comes”.

3. Lyra the Harp was originally an eagle. The brightest star, Vega, denotes “He shall be exalted”.7

Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra are highlighted by the Summer Triangle.

The Babylonian Panther resides in the same region as these beautifully winged Heavenly creatures, especially Cygnus and Lyra. Could it be that the Panther steals the wings of Cygnus the Swan and Lyra the Eagle?

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In Closing

• What is the Summer Triangle?

  • The Summer Triangle pattern includes three constellations, Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquila, and is an asterism that spans three separate stars across: Deneb, Vega, and Altair, respectively.

• What constellations are covered by the Panther?

  • Primarily Cygnus the Swan and Lyra the Harp, formerly an eagle.

• What constellation is nearby relating to the Underworld?

  • Cerberus

Viewed through this Babylonian lens, the leopard is not a random monster. He becomes a sophisticated supernatural creature of chaos, plague, war, and death: the ancient rebel spirit of Nimrod, making war with Ninurta, and Nergal’s panther-demon, reborn as a swift, all-seeing, four-winged titan of global dominion.

Viewing the world through the lens of supernatural beasts helps explain the chaos that erupted on Earth in 2020. It becomes clear that we must put on the Full Armor of God and follow the commands of Jesus Christ. This spiritual battle is time bound and this beast’s dominion is taken away.

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Parts 1 to 7 - First to Third Beasts of Daniel Chapter 7

This is Part 8: The third beast continued…

Introduction

In Daniel 7:6

⁶ After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

Daniel 7:6, ESV1[emphasis added]

The following questions will be explored,

• What does Dr. Heiser say about these visions?

• Was the Mazzaroth corrupted?

• Who is Anzu?

This article plus the next two unpack research regarding the description of the third beast.

Traditional Interpretations

Traditional scholars interpret the beast with four wings as the swiftness of Alexander the Great’s sudden rise and conquest of the Persian Empire from 334-331 B.C. After his death, the empire was divided into four kingdoms. The new kingdoms were

1. Greece and Macedon,

2. Thrace and Asia Minor,

3. Middle East-Asia, and

4. Egypt-Palestine.

This is a historicist view; it implies Daniel’s prophecy was fulfilled.

Daniel Chapter 7 does not specifically interpret the wings or heads of the third beast, nor is the beast associated with Greece in the chapter, just a “kingdom”. Therefore, this traditional interpretation is debatable. Furthermore, in Daniel’s vision, the Ancient of Days destroys the fourth beast by fire ( Revelation 19:20).

In the context of celestial research, the prophetic horizon is extended through Signs in Heaven, which indicate an end-times series of telescoping prophecies unveiled in the lion, bear, and now the Panther. Previous research has shown a possible correlation between the first beast and the 2017 solar eclipse in Leo. Furthermore, the second beast may be correlated with the 2020 Comet, with three tails in the bear's mouth.

Let’s analyze the third beast further…

The Unseen Realm

The late Dr. Michael Heiser, Biblical scholar and author of The Unseen Realm, explains on The Naked Bible Podcast that biblical authors, such as Daniel, may have used imagery from neighboring pagan religions.

Dr. Michael Heiser breaks down the four-winged, four-headed, leopard-like beast (from the Daniel 7:6 vision) and its connections to ancient Near Eastern/Babylonian chaos systems, primarily in Episodes 383: Revelation 13 and 355: Revelation 1:7-20.

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Corruption of the Mazzaroth?

The initial post-flood kingdom was led by Nimrod, whom we looked at earlier in this series. Nimrod became the root of corruption.

Did Nimrod corrupt the Mazzaroth to worship demonic deities through the Tower of Babel? Did he rewrite the meaning of the constellations to rebel against God?

The Creator God originally named the stars (Psalm 147:4). He did not intend for them to be worshipped as deities, especially demonic ones.

He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.

Psalm 147:42

Scholars believe Nimrod was pictured in the Heavens as the constellation of Orion, a giant who carries a panther pelt. This interpretation may also have been a corruption of the constellation’s original meaning.

Orion in the Mazzaroth denotes “coming forth as light”. Betelgeuse, the bright star in Orion’s raised arm, denotes “the branch who comes”. The star in Orion’s foot, Rigel, denotes “the foot that crushes”.3 These star names imply that Orion originally had a Gospel storyline associated with the Protoevangelium in Genesis 3:15.

Traditional astronomers believed the constellation originated from the Greeks or Babylonians; however, the Bible states the stars were named by God at Creation (Psalm 147:4). It does look like there is evidence that Nimrod, the evil ruler, blasphemed the God of Heaven and Earth by renaming the Heavenly storyboard.

The Panther was originally a swan and an eagle, known as Cygnus and Lyra, respectively. The stars Deneb in Cygnus and Vega in Lyra together denote the “Lord comes, and the Lord be exalted”. Nimrod tried to erase the beautiful Heavenly soaring birds with a winged panther-demon of chaos.

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In Closing

• What does Dr. Heiser say about these visions?

  • The late Dr. Michael Heiser uses Daniel’s four beasts to link the multi-headed, winged creatures to Old Testament and Babylonian “chaos systems,” showing how ancient pagan iconography represented forces hostile to God’s order.

  • Heiser’s reference to “chaos systems” mirrors the panther Anzu, the beast of chaos in Babylonian mythology.

• Was the Mazzaroth corrupted?

  • The Panther was originally a swan and an eagle, known as Cygnus and Lyra, respectively. For example, the stars Deneb in Cygnus and Vega in Lyra together denote the “Lord comes, and the Lord be exalted”. Nimrod tried to erase the beautiful Heavenly soaring birds with a winged panther-demon of chaos.

• Who is Anzu?

  • Anzu embodies chaos, subversion, unpredictability, rebellion, and disorder in the cosmos. Anzu is the great panther-demon, the divine beast of Nergal. By association, Nergal is the constellation of Pabilsag; therefore, we can associate the Panther with Anzu.

Next week we’ll look at where the Panther is located in the Signs in Heaven and unpack the four wings.

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• Parts 1 to 6 can be reviewed on this page.

• This is Part 7: Third Beast continuation, which is a hypothesis that aligns Daniel 7 with Revelation 6 and the First Horseman.

Introduction

In Daniel Chapter 7, the Lion and the Bear have been associated celestially with Leo the Lion and Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Traditional interpretations have also associated the four beasts with historical kingdoms such as Babylon, Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome, respectively. However, using the celestial constellations, the first two beasts have also been correlated to the 2017 Solar Eclipse near the heart of the lion and the Comet of 2020 with three tails in the mouth of the bear. Let’s take a look at the third beast.

⁶ After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

Daniel 7:6, ESV1[emphasis added]

The following questions will be explored,

• How does the third beast correlate to Babylonian Mythology?

• Is there a beast “like a leopard” in Babylonian star lore?

• How does Nimrod relate to Revelation?

In the last article, we dove into the wordplay of “leopard” denoting panther and Nimrod himself. Let’s look beyond wordplay and investigate Babylonian mythology and their pantheon of gods.

Anzu and Ninurta

In the British Museum is a wall carving found in Nineveh dating to the Neo-Assyrian period, c. 860 BC, which predates Daniel by more than a couple of centuries. The gypsum wall panel depicts a monster (left) called Anzû, part panther, part griffin, battling Ninurta (right).

• Anzû was a force of chaos, storms, and a demonic entity that battled the gods. In Babylonian myths, Anzû was depicted as a massive bird - also as an eagle with a lion’s head. Anzû could also breathe fire and water. In one legend, it stole the Tablets of Destiny to gain cosmic authority.2

• Ninurta has been associated with Nimrod; both were hunters and mighty men. The god Ninurta has four wings and two trident thunderbolts. Ninurta is the chief god of the city of Nimrud.3

(source: public domain, wikipedia, image depicts Ninurta (on the right) battling Anzû)4

The Anzu had two wings of a griffin and was not pictured with four wings; however, Ninurta was pictured with four wings: two raised wings and two lowered. Was Anzu the third beast from Daniel’s vision? Possibly, but there is another god with wings and a body of a lion or panther.

Nergal

In 2nd Kings, Nergal is mentioned as one of the pagan gods,

²⁹ But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the shrines of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities in which they lived. ³⁰ The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth,

the men of Cuth [northern Babylon] made Nergal,

the men of Hamath made Ashima, ³¹ and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

2nd Kings 17:29-31, ESV

Cuth (כּוּת), a Mesopotamian city in northern Babylonia, also known as Kutha, is located about 25 miles northeast of Babylon. Archaeological surveys reveal a center devoted to the worship of Nergal.5. Let’s also reference what Paul writes to the Corinthians,

²⁰ No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. 1 Corinthians 10:20, ESV6

Nergal is described in the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia online,

[Hebrew] Nergal', נֵרגִל… one of the chief Assyrian and Babylonian deities (2Ki 17:30), seems to have corresponded closely to the classical Mars. He was of Babylonian origin, and various derivations of the name have been suggested…

"His monumental titles are — 'the storm-ruler,' 'the king of battle,' 'the champion of the gods,' 'the male principle' (or 'the strong begetter'), 'the tutelar god of Babylonia,' and 'the god of the chase.' Of this last he is the god pre-eminently; another deity, Nin, disputing with him the presidency over war and battles. It is conjectured that he may represent the deified Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord from whom the kings both of Babylon and Nineveh were likely to claim descent.7

After Nimrod's death, some believe that later generations began worshipping Nimrod under the name and persona of Nergal. Nergal may represent Nimrod or have the spirit of Nimrod.8 In previous research, Nimrod was associated with a giant, and thus he would be a disembodied spirit of the Nephilim. The Book of Enoch describes this in Chapter 15,

⁸ And now, the giants, who are produced from the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon the earth, and on the earth shall be their dwelling. ⁹ Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies; because they are born from men, and from the holy Watchers is their beginning and primal origin; they shall be evil spirits on earth, and evil spirits shall they be called.

Enoch 15:8–99

Nergal is sometimes sculpted with the head and torso of a man and the body of a large big cat. Nergal is a winged centaur-like creature. Unlike a centaur, half man and half horse, Nergal is half man and half large cat.

The Greeks have a similar centaur god, Chiron, also spelled Keiron. In Greek Mythology, the wise centaur is trained by Apollo, the god who brings forth plagues with his arrows, and Chiron then trains Asclepius, the god of medicine, in the use of snake venom. In The Signs of the Four Horsemen, research identifies Chiron as the constellation Sagittarius, the First Horseman, with a bow and crown to conquer. Sagittarius has a star called Nunki, the Prince of the Earth.

Yaǧmur Heffron, author of Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses, describes Nergal, a Mesopotamian god who inflicts death through pestilence, plague, and warfare. He is also known as Lord of the Underworld. Nergal’s warlike qualities are similar to warrior gods such as Ninurta. Nergal also had a supernatural dimension by inflicting disease, often attributed to demonic forces. Nergal controls a variety of demons and evil forces as Satan does.10

Sagittarius aka Pabilsag

(source: British Museum, Stellarium, The Signs of the Four Horsemen, Gavin White11)

Furthermore, in Babylonian star lore, Nergal is Pabilsag, or Sagittarius, but it is given wings and a venomous stinger tail similar to Scorpius.12 In the diagram above, Pabilsag is shown between the Seagoat and Scorpion, which are correlated to the Fourth and Second Horsemen, respectively (See The Signs of the Four Horsemen for detailed celestial interpretations of all Four Horsemen).

Gavin White writes,

Pabilsag (Sagittarius) Pabilsag is the direct forerunner to the centaur-archer that we know today as Sagittarius. His name can be translated as the ‘Chief Ancestor’ or ‘Forefather’, and he can be best compared to the Wild Hunter of western folklore who guides the souls of the dead to the afterlife over the course of the winter months.13

Nergal, the god of death and pestilence, also has a companion constellation in the Heavens, the Panther, which is circled in the diagram. Both constellations are situated along the Milky Way.

The MUL.APIN, the oldest astronomy book in recorded history, captures Babylonian star lore and the Panther. Note the diagram (see green rectangle), which is in the top-right quadrant of the planisphere above the “Wagon of Heaven”, the Little Dipper, Ursa Minor. The polestar is at the center of the planisphere. In the top-right quadrant is a winged Panther. Is this Anzu, or merely a coincidence?

Panther Like A Leopard

(source: Night Cafe, Gavin White Babylonian Planisphere14).

The Babylonian planisphere documented by Gavin White includes a Panther, which is also like a leopard, nimru. It has a pair of wings, and the rear paws are actually bird claws, like a griffin.

All Skies Encyclopedia describes this Panther constellation,

A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of Cygnus and Cepheus. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU₈.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound which is translated into Akkadian literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth," which is translated into Akkadian as u₄-mu na-ᵓ-ri, 'raging storm,' in the star-list VR 46 1: 41 (and dupl.). In lists of animals, UD.KA.DU₈.A is equated with the Akkadian nimru, "panther", suggesting that the asterism is a panther-demon, perhaps a panther griffin.15

The Panther appears to be related to Anzu; Gavin White also relates the beast to Nergal.

Panther (Cygnus & part of Cepheus) Like Pabilsag, the Eagle and Dead Man, which all rise at the time of the winter solstice, the Panther is closely associated with the realm of the dead and the afterlife.

It [the Panther constellation] is the sacred beast of Nergal, the Babylonian lord of the dead, and it has probably been set among the winter-time stars to guard the entrance to the underworld. A memory of the Panther may well live on in the guise of Cerberus, the three-headed hound that guarded the entrance to the Greek underworld.

In the Babylonian Heavens, the Panther is the sacred beast of Nergal.

In Closing

What have we learned so far? The interpretation of Daniel 7:5 falls into place by studying the c. 500 BC worldview of Daniel’s Babylonian contemporaries along with the MUL.APIN, the earliest surviving comprehensive Babylonian astronomical compendium16, and Gavin White’s star lore research, combined with Babylonian and Greek Mythology.17

• How does the third beast correlate to Babylonian Mythology?

  • The third beast is like a nimrā, a leopard, panther, jaguar, or tiger

  • Nergal is the god that inflicts death through plagues, and its sacred beast is the Panther constellation drawn like Anzu.

  • Nergal is half man, half “panther” with wings.

  • Nergal has been associated with Nimrod, who is the leopard tamer

  • Anzu is a panther-griffin demon of chaos and storms.

  • Nimrod and Nergal are both associated in mythology. Nergal was worshipped as the spirit of Nimrod.

  • The third beast is associated through wordplay to Nimrod

  • Nergal and the Panther are winged. Four wings are carved onto Ninurta. All associated with the spirit of Nimrod.

• Is there a beast “like a leopard” in Babylonian star lore?

  • The winged Panther is the sacred beast of Nergal and can be found in the MUL.APIN as well as Gavin White’s Babylonian planisphere.

  • Gavin White has drawn the Panther to look like the panther-griffin demon, possibly Anzu.

• How does Nimrod relate to Revelation?

  • Nergal is Sagittarius, Pabilsag, with a bow and crown and related to Revelation 6:2

  • Nergal also has a scorpion tail, thus carrying deadly venom.

  • March 11th, 2020, there was a Spiritual Warfare sign in Sagittarius on the day the WHO released a plague of fear (Revelation 6:2), which involved a deadly bioweapon.

  • Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars aligned with Nunki, the Prince of the Earth, on the day the fiery-red dragon, the serpent-of-old, Satan gave authority to the Beast of the Sea to begin the ride of the Four Horsemen and bring on death. At this time, the third beast of Daniel 7, through the spirit of Nimrod, Nergal, and Anzu, inflicted a plague of chaos upon mankind.

² And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.

Revelation 6:2, ESV18

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Introduction

In Daniel Chapter 7, the Lion and the Bear have been associated celestially with Leo the Lion and Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Traditional interpretations have also associated the four beasts with historical kingdoms such as Babylon, Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome, respectively. However, using the celestial constellations, the first two beasts have also been correlated to the 2017 Solar Eclipse near the heart of the lion and the Comet of 2020 with three tails in the mouth of the bear. Let’s take a look at the third beast.

⁶ After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

Daniel 7:6, ESV1[emphasis added]

The following high-level questions will be answered,

• What is like a leopard?

• Did Daniel use wordplay again?

• Who is the third beast?

Lynx?

In Daniel 7:6, Daniel describes the third beast, “like a leopard”. When I began this research in 2025, I was so certain that the Lynx constellation was the third beast. See the Lynx constellation on the Northwest horizon with the setting sun. This would make so much sense with Leo, the 1st Beast, and the Great Bear, the 2nd Beast, along with the Lynx, the 3rd Beast. All three constellations are clustered together.

(source: Stellarium June 19th, 2020 - Looking North after sunset, Comet NEOWISE in the bear, photo - flickr.com)

Furthermore, the Lynx shown on the left is often mistaken for a spotted leopard. However, unfortunately, the Lynx is a modern constellation created by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687 AD.2 Therefore, this constellation did not exist in c600 to 500 BC at the time of Daniel. The Lynx is not one of the original 48 Mazzaroth constellations, but it is one of the 88 constellations, which includes modern constellations.3

(source: public domain, Jan Heweliusz)4

So we need to dig deeper into Babylonian starlore, but let’s start with a word study. If Daniel used an idiom for “rib” in the second beast, what about the word “leopard”?

Leopard Word Study

“Leopard” happens to be another idiom, nem-ar, is a Chaldaism, an ancient Aramaic homonym.

5245. נְמַר n^emar (Chald.), nem-ar´; corresp. to 5246:—leopard.

In Wiktionary, the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is nimrā, denoting leopard, panther, jaguar, and even tiger.

Etymology: Inherited from Aramaic נִמְרָא (nimrā), from Proto-Semitic *namir-; compare Arabic نَمِر (namir), Hebrew נָמֵר (namér) and Akkadian 𒊊𒌉 (nimrum).

Noun: ܢܸܡܪܵܐ • (nimrā) m (plural ܢܸܡܪܹ̈ܐ (nimrē), feminine ܢܸܡܪܬ݂ܵܐ (nimrṯā))

leopard, panther, jaguar

(proscribed, dialectal) tiger

The noun, nimrā, and Nimrod both start with the same first four letters, “nimr”. Strong’s Concordance 5245 also corresponds to 5246, which notes the relationship to Nimrod 5248.

5246. נָמֵר nâmêr, naw-mare´… a leopard (from its stripes):—leopard. נְמְרֹד Nimrôd, See 5248.5

5248. נִמְרוֹד Nimrôwd, nim-rode´6

There is a possibility that Daniel is using another wordplay that correlates leopard and Nimrod to convey a deeper meaning - what could this be?

The origin of the name Nimrod is uncertain. Some say it is Akkadian (northern Babylonian), stemming from the god of war and hunting, Ninurta, denoting “the arrow, the mighty hero.”

In historical mythology, Nimrod’s identity as the Bible’s first “mighty hunter” was tied to the panther. According to these traditions, his name was interpreted from Chaldean/Aramaic fragments to mean “The Subduer of the Leopard” (from Nimr for leopard, and rad to subdue).7. One can conclude that the Nimrod and Nimru relationship was known in Babylon, where Daniel resided.

How would a leopard and Nimrod be related celestially?

Nimrod and Orion

(source: Stellarium - Orion; Night Cafe - Nimrod)

One of the most recognized constellations, next to the Big Dipper, is Orion (Job 9:9, 38:31). The familiar constellation is visible as a large rectangle with three slanted stars for the belt and three vertical stars for the sword attached to the belt. There is a red star, like a ruby, in the sword. Orion is a hunter carrying the body or pelt of a big cat, a lioness, leopard, jaguar, or panther.

Pictured to the right is an AI rendering of Nimrod standing before the Tower of Babel. He is a hunter, wearing a leopard pelt. “The Subduer of the Leopard” has a tamed leopard at his side, along with four canines ready for the hunt. He was a fierce aggressor, a warrior-king, and had a passion for the chase. Nimrod was known as a mighty hunter, and legend says he learned to tame big cats. Thus, we show Nimrod as the leopard tamer.

Scholars have associated Nimrod with Orion. The Jewish Encyclopedia states,

The Aramaic and Syriac names of Orion have been connected with the ancient Oriental tradition that Nimrod, who is called in the Bible a hero and mighty hunter, was fettered by God for his obstinacy in building the tower of Babel, and was set in the sky (Winer, "B. R." ii. 157). It is possible that the ancient Hebrews saw in this constellation the figure of a man who was naturally regarded as extraordinarily tall and strong, exactly as the Greeks named it "Orion,"… (Schiaparelli, l.c.).8

The McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia also references similar text that,

…the constellation of the Giant — that is, Orion (q.v.) — was named from Nimrod; and some have identified Nimrod with the Greek Orion (comp. Movers, Phon. p. 471; Baur, Amos, p. 351), who was also a giant (Odys. 11:309 sq.; comp. II. 18:486, σθένος ᾿Ωρίωνος; Hesiod, Works and 'Days, 580, Pliny, 7:16) and a mighty hunter (Odys. 11:574). The Hebrew kesil' (כּסַיל.) is rendered Orion (Isa 13:10; Job 38:31) by the Syriac and the Sept. The word means a fool, an impious person, applied naturally to a proud blasphemer; and the chains or "bands of Orion" (Job 38:31) may be explained in the same way (see Michael. Spicel. 1:209 sq.; Suppl. p. 1319 sq.; comp. Gesen. Comment. on Isaiah 1:458 sq.).9

Nimrod was tall like Orion, and a proud fool who did not have respect for God and blasphemed the God of Heaven and Earth.

The Lexham Bible Dictionary describes Nimrod,

According to Philo of Alexandria, Nimrod’s ancestors epitomize “evil and spiritual unproductiveness,” which can only result in giants (van der Horst, “Nimrod after the Bible,” 221–22). Later in the Jewish legends (Hag. 13a; Pesahim 94b) Nimrod is described as the archetypal evil king who made all the people rebel against God (Hamilton, Genesis, 338). He is also noted as the builder of the tower of Babel and the enemy of Abraham (Ginzberg, Legends of the Jews, 175–81).10

God was displeased with Nimrod and his followers, and He confused their language, and thus the nations were created. Nimrod’s Tower of Babel wasn’t completed and was left to crumble, while the people were dispersed throughout the Earth.

Some scholars believe Nimrod was just a tyrannical king. However, others believe that

…Nimrod might have been one of the giants of Genesis 6” (van der Horst, Nimrod after the Bible, 222).11

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary calls out that Nimrod was the son of Cush and grandson of Ham. This implies he lived after the Great Flood, which drowned all the Nephilim. Dr. Wyatt Graham, the Academic Dean of Carey Theological College, proposes the following Nimrod theory on Logos,

Additionally, Genesis 10:9 recasts Nimrod into the image of the mighty men of old, those identified as Nephilim, in the antediluvian age (Gen 6:4). The adjective “mighty” (גִּבּוֹר) is the same word that describes the Nephilim in Genesis 6:4—“the mighty men.” In ancient Greek translations, usually called the Septuagint (LXX), Nimrod is called a “giant” just as the Nephilim are in Genesis 6:4. If we grant this connection, then the description of Nimrod as a “mighty hunter” may take a more sinister tone. Was Nimrod like the Nephilim of old, those mighty men who led to the flood of the earth? And, if so, might the word “mighty” take a negative connotation, as it does in Isaiah 49:25, where it means “tyrant”? If so, the act of hunting may very well represent acts of evil.12

If Nimrod was a giant, another theory is that the giant mutation made it through Noah’s lineage, giants somehow survived the flood, or there was a second incursion of the sons of God. These theories may also explain Goliath, the giant, centuries later.

In Genesis 10:10, Nimrod’s kingdom included the cities of Babel (where the Tower of Babel was built) in the land of Shinar. Then in Assyria, he built Nineveh, which was visited by Jonah centuries later to preach, and the Ninevites repented (See The Signs of Jonah).

Dr. Graham concludes,

Nimrod becomes a link between the antediluvian world’s “mighty men” and the postdiluvian’s. Despite the flood, “great ones” still exist.

Nimrod shows how the story of the two seeds (see Gen 3:15) plays out in a postdiluvian world. We learn that it is not biology but sin and rebellion that places one on the side of the seed of the serpent.13

Nimrod, Orion, the leopard tamer, ultimately portrays the archetype of a rebellious and prideful ruler who wanted God to descend to his creation of the Tower of Babel, uniting all people under his tyrannical control. Nimrod is tied to the seed of the serpent who will bruise the Seed of the Woman from Genesis 3:15.

Emmaus Road Ministries' founder Susan, a Bible researcher and teacher, sums it up nicely: the Tower of Babel was not necessarily built to reach the Heavens, but to corrupt the Signs in Heaven. Nimrod wanted to change the Mazzaroth from the Gospel Story as intended by God, but to worship the creation, to harness the powers of giants, the disembodied spirits of the Nephilim, demons, and worship the constellations as demonic gods.14

God’s Wrath put a stop to the Tower of Babel; however, the worship of demonic gods continues to this day. The spirit of Nimrod continues in our modern international organizations that seek obedience from all tongues, tribes, and nations. Some rulers follow the occult in elite circles to worship Satan for global domination. It is a spiritual war in the unseen realm, and our battle is not against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6).

In Closing

The mainstream interpretation of the third beast is Greece and Alexander the Great’s empire15. However, as with the first and second beasts, the mainstream interpretation looks at Daniel’s vision as historical and earthbound. It doesn’t look at it through Signs in Heaven, that point to our current era. It does not interpret the vision through the dual meanings of ancient idioms that figuratively allude to a deeper supernatural unseen realm.

I believe Daniel’s Chapter 7 vision was profoundly about the end times. The Comet of 2020 in the mouth of the Great Bear is not a coincidence.

The wordplay between Nimrod and Nimru, the panther, is relevant to today. Nimrod’s goal to build the Tower of Babel is significant, as he was trying to go against God and control the people, as well as corrupt the Gospel in the Stars and use it to worship demons. God forced the confusion of languages to form the Table of Nations. The spirit of Nimrod continues to this day to reverse this directive, to bring the nations back under the power of a single governing body, under the Beasts, under the compliance and mandates of Satan, the fiery red dragon. Today, the Nimrod spirit can be equated with the tyrannical globalist agenda, which we experienced in 2020 and beyond.

Summary with additional research to be unpacked in the future:

• What is like a leopard?

  • The Lynx constellation was created in the 16th century, which disqualifies it from being the constellation referred to by Daniel. However, there is another constellation “like a leopard” to be covered in the next article. This big cat is found in the oldest book of Babylonian starlore.

  • The Assyrian Neo-Aramaic word, nimrā, denotes leopard, panther, jaguar, and even tiger.

• Did Daniel use wordplay again?

  • The name Nimrod has origins from nimrā, the leopard or panther. They are connected in meaning based upon their etymology, thus implying wordplay when used.

  • Orion, noted twice in the Book of Job, has also been correlated to Nimrod. Orion holds a leopard pelt in his hand and is a mighty hunter, a giant of a man, similar to Nimrod.

• Who is the third beast?

  • Given the wordplay with Nimrod and nimrā there may be a deeper meaning to “leopard”, the third beast, denoting a king, kings, or kingdom.

  • This may be a reference to the spirit of Nimrod, a tyrannical globalist government that gains power and authority through the fiery-red dragon, Satan.

  • This evil, abusive global king or kingdom is given temporal dominion, authority, and power to move swiftly “like a leopard” from nation to nation, fiercely hunting, killing, and seeking compliance through any means.

  • Note also in Revelation 13, the Beast of the Sea also has the body of a leopard, the paws of the bear, and the teeth of the lion.

  • Is there another big cat in the Heavens with wings and four heads? The MUL.APIN has a panther that will be covered in the next article.

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Introduction

This article will focus on Chapter 7 and the second beast, which has been correlated to Ursa Major, the Great Bear in the previous analysis. Various translations of rib include tusk, fang, or rows of teeth, which at first are confusing.

This is because the “rib”, is a Chaldaism, an ancient Aramaic idiom, which has dual meanings, “to ascend” and “rib”. The Sumerian “TI” pictogram symbol also means “rib, arrow, and life”, alluding to the Genesis story of Adam’s rib.

Celestially, in context to Leo and Ursa Major, a comet would ascend and look like a rib or arrow. The “Comet of 2020”, C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, happens to cross through the mouth of the bear in July 2020. This article will also look at what happened on Earth in 2020, the same year the Four Horsemen began their ride.

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Daniel also states there are three ribs. Let’s reference the English Standard Version (ESV),

And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’

Daniel 7:5, ESV1 [emphasis added]

Strong’s Concordance #8532 is תְּלָת t^elâth (Chald.), tel-awth, denotes “three” or “third”2. Note that #8532 is also a Chaldaism or idiom, which is a figurative expression.

Traditional interpretations say the ribs represent conquered kingdoms but maybe Daniel is describing something else in his vision - a third comet or a comet with three tails?

• What other comets were discovered and anticipated?

• What was special about Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE?

• What happened on July 19th, 2020 on Earth?

How Special is the Comet of 2020?

Pete Lawrence, from Sky and Night Magazine wrote in an article, “What made Comet NEOWISE so special?”,

F3 Neowise is one of those rare comets that did the opposite and actually got better as it passed perihelion, brightening and putting on something of a show…

F3 Neowise tracks below the Plough [the Big Dipper, Ursa Major, the Great Bear] during the last half of July and this famous asterism can be put to good use in order to find it. By looking at the chart below, it’s possible to estimate where the comet will be in relation to the Plough, and to use sections of the pattern as a cosmic ruler.

Compared to the expanding fan-shaped dust tail, the ion tail is very thin and very straight. In the case of F3 Neowise at the time of writing (mid-July) the ion tail is present but much fainter than the dust tail.3

In the following sections let’s begin looking at the probability of this celestial event. Then further analyze Daniel’s reference to three ribs, which may be describing the tail of the comet.

What is the Probability?

In its name, “NEO”, means Near Earth Object, while “WISE” is the name of the telescope that discovered it. Coded in the name “C/2020 F3”, the “3” tells observers that it was the 3rd comet discovered in a half month period. The “2020” and “F” indicates it was discovered in the later half of March 2020. The “C” specifies that it is not a periodic comet and has an extremely long multi-thousand year period. In this case it has been estimated to be about 6800 years.

This means it has a probability of

This is already rare, yet it passes through Ursa Major’s mouth which is shown below using a screenshot of Stellarium the night of July 19th, 2020. The cross hairs in red shows the location of the comet’s head while its tail is shown in the photograph on the left. As the comet moves up it also brightens and its tail will move up and to the right into the mouth of the bear.

What is the probability of this occurring? Ursa Major is not one of the 12 major constellations. The Great Bear is 1 of 48 total constellations in the Mazzaroth.

Third vs. Three

In Daniel 7:5, the word for three, tel-awth, could also have been interpreted as “third”. C/2020 F3 was the third comet discovered in the 2nd half of March 2020. However, it doesn’t seem like this fits Daniel’s vision.

Furthermore, Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE was the third anticipated long-period comet of 2020. Unfortunately, Both Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) and Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) fragmented, fizzled and faded away.4 Fortunately, Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) delighted astronomers and sky watchers. This leaves us with the question on what was so special about F3 NEOWISE that could correlate to the number three in Daniel’s vision?

The Triple Tail of Comet NEOWISE: A Rare Cosmic Trifecta

When Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) illuminated the night skies in July 2020, it gave scientists a rare glimpse at a structural phenomenon: a triple tail.

While most bright comets sprout a twin-tail system when they approach the sun, highly sensitive astrophotography and spectroscopic instruments revealed that NEOWISE possessed three structurally and chemically unique appendages like three ribs.

Here is a breakdown of the three tails that made Comet NEOWISE an unforgettable cosmic anomaly:

1. The Dust Tail (Golden-White) - The most visible, broad, and curved component of the comet, which sweeps through the sky like a broom.

2. The Ion Tail (Electric Blue) - A thin, razor-straight, and highly turbulent stream like a spiraling arrow.

3. The Sodium Tail (Faint Red) - A rare, ghostly third tail sandwiched between the dust and ion tails like hot steam from a boiling pot.5,6

Could these three tails be the vision of three ribs? All three are in the mouth of the Great Bear on July 19th, 2020.

Earlier we calculated the probability of Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE entering the mouth of Ursa Major. Most comets have 1 to 2 tails and a third distinct tail is very rare. Let’s estimate a three-tailed comet to be 1 out of 100.

As probability approaches 0, it implies that this sign is extremely rare, or mathematically impossible. There is a one in 33 Million chance that this sign could occur, especially in our lifetime.

Now let’s look at what happened the very next day on Earth.

The Mid-2020 Pivot: Inside the WHO’s July 20 Briefing

On July 20, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confronted a critical inflection point in the COVID-19 pandemic as global cases surpassed 14.3 million (World Health Organization 2020)7. The WHO reported deaths of ~600k. The briefing shifted focus from emergency lockdowns to sustainable, long-term global management.

The WHO released a critical framework for reopening borders. Instead of blanket travel bans, they urged nations to adopt a data-driven approach: Prioritize local risk assessments over total isolation, scale up border surveillance and contact tracing, and implement targeted quarantines based on regional case numbers.

The WHO then announced two dozen injection candidates were in trial. 8, 9

They did not report that injection trials were resulting in serious injury and death.10 The WHO acknowledged airborne risks, but did not reveal the gain-of-function lab origins.

“Arise, Devour Much Flesh”

Remember the dual meanings for “rib and to arise” as well as the correlation to “rib, arrow and life”, where words potentially had a deeper meaning. The figurative meanings of these words seem to bridge much of the research between the Book of Daniel, Revelation, and ancient mythology.

Remember, the arrow was the most effective delivery mechanism in ancient cultures of snake venom as a toxin. The Signs of the Four Horsemen introduced Sagittarius, The First Horseman, who carried a bow, which denotes in Greek toxon, rooted in the origins of the snake venom used to poison arrow tips. Also, in Greek Mythology, the god Apollo, fired arrows carrying plagues upon mankind.

On July 20th, 2020, the fear campaign was escalated with the hope of a solution through trials of an injection. However, it was a false hope as many discovered and are still discovering.

Daniel saw that the beast like a bear was told to do the following.

and it [the beast like a bear] was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’

Daniel 7:5, ESV

In Daniel 7:5, devour denotes devastate. Flesh denotes bodies or mankind (Daniel 2:11).

devour, of beast in vision, Daniel 7:5 (accusative of thing), absolute Daniel 7:7; Daniel 7:19; hence figurative of kingdom, devour, devastate, Daniel 7:23 (accusative of earth).11

Daniel 7:5 flesh (as devoured by beast); emphatic בְּשְׂרָא Daniel 2:11 flesh = mankind12

The beast was commanded to devastate mankind. It destroyed, devoured, and depopulated life through biological warfare.

In Closing

The three ribs may be correlated to the three tails of the comet.

• What other comets were discovered and anticipated?

  • Comet C/2020 F3 means it was the 3rd comet discovered in the 2nd half of March 2020, but this 3 does not seem to match the vision.

  • Two other long period comets were discovered but faded leaving C/2020 F3 as the third long period comet of 2020. However, the other two comets were not in Ursa Major.

• What was special about Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE?

  • There were three tails of the comet. Three distinct colors of red, white, and blue with three different shapes.

  • All passed through the teeth of the Great Bear - a “one in 33 Million” chance of occurring

• What happened on July 19th, 2020 on Earth?

  • The very next day on July 20th, 2020 the WHO issued a COVID-19 Situation report.

  • Deaths and case counts were highlighted, while 12 injection candidates were in trial.

This sign has become so profound in its interpretation that it doesn’t seem possible. Only the Creator God has the omnipotence to give Daniel a vision of the future.

¹⁵ “As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me. Daniel 7:15, ESV13

This is only the second beast of four total in Chapter 7 that would have made Daniel anxious and alarmed. Not many things seemed to alarm Daniel. I believe Daniel understood the future sign could mean the potential devastation of mankind.

Pray for discernment and get right with Jesus. Do not comply with the beast(s).

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• What is in the mouth of the second beast?

• What do other translations say?

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What is the Mazzaroth?

Simply the Hebrew word for constellations, which is found in the Book of Job.

31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loose the cords of Orion?

32 Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season, or can you guide the Bear with its children?

33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?

Can you establish their rule on the earth? (Job 38:31–33, ESV)

God created the Heavens and orchestrates the luminaries, constellations, signs, and seasons like an incredible symphony. Each instrument is timed to enter on the exact measure at the correct tempo.

19 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

¹ The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

² Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.

³ There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.

⁴ Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,

⁵ which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.

⁶ Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

Psalm 19:1-6, ESV

Why Track the Signs?

For investigators and believers, decoding these heavenly markers is never about predicting exact calendar dates or “date setting”. Instead, the study serves to:

• Build Faith: Provide tangible, astronomical evidence that counters secular skepticism and validates the historical accuracy of the Gospels.

• Equip the Church: Encourage believers to remain spiritually alert, vigilant, and active in sharing the Gospel without fear.

• Demonstrate Design: Show that the movements of the luminaries are perfectly synchronized with Biblical history, proving an omnipotent Creator is in control.

How Has It Changed Lives?

Story 1: New Lens

In a recent small group, I had attendees state,

“This rings true” - regarding the Signs in Heaven and the Mazzaroth

“Once you see it, you cannot unsee it.”

“It just makes sense after reading the Scripture and looking at the Heavens.”

“It sounds crazy, but it is all up there when you look.”

Story 2: Understanding

In a recent small group, a new couple came into the room. I introduced them to the concepts of Biblical Astronomy, the Mazzaroth, and the Signs in Heaven.

The wife responded with tears and wonder, “It explains why we went through so much since 2020. How many people know about this? This has motivated me to read the Bible more.

Story 3: Building Faith

I’ve been told by people who buy these books that they have purchased one or more for family members who may be struggling with their faith.

My intent in writing these books was to strengthen my faith and to help strengthen the faith of those who may have some doubt about Jesus, God of Heaven and Earth. I had to go through the research journey myself, and with each of the Signs in Heaven, I tried to correlate the Scripture with software and statistics.

Being an engineer by trade, I was also a “Doubting Thomas”, who would question Creation and believe that the Book of Revelation was merely symbolic.

Now my faith has never been stronger. The Signs in Heaven, revolving around a stationary pole star, showcase His handiwork. Our God is the Alpha and Omega, the Creator of Heaven and Earth. The Revelation of Jesus Christ has given us the signs, and Jesus is coming back soon. We do not know the day or hour, but we remain alert.

I hope you will also agree, after reading these books, that it is mathematically impossible for these Signs in Heaven to be merely a coincidence.

Story 4: Peace

One of my small group members passed away from an aggressive illness in 2025. It happened in less than a month. I learned, after being invited by his wife to his Celebration of Life, that his nurses were amazed by how at peace he was.

I remember before his illness, his wife said, “He really needs the small group.”

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⁴⁸ Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:48, ESV

Daniel’s supernatural gifts impressed multiple kings and he was made chief prefect.

What is a chief prefect?

A governor or leader of the empire's scholarly, religious, and administrative advisors including all the astronomers and astrologers of Babylon. This included the Chaldeans and those who tracked and cataloged the stars. Daniel, through the Chaldeans, would have been familiar with the MUL.APIN Astronomy Book, the oldest astronomy clay tablets dated to c1000 BC.

(source: One of the two clay tablets on which the text is written; CC BY-SA 4.0, British Museum, Wikipedia)1

Description:

Clay tablet with two columns of inscription. Astronomical treatise, tablet 1 of the series Mul-Apin ("the plough star") which includes a list of the three divisions of the heavens, the dates (in the ideal 360-day year) of the rising of principal stars and of those which rise and set together, and the constellations in the path of the moon; nearly complete. BM 86378 [British Museum].2

This and other resources will be leveraged to provide an ancient context to Daniel’s vision of beasts, which in turn will be unpacked and applied to the Signs In Heaven prophetic interpretation.

I hope this will help readers and researchers “turn on a light bulb” to end-times prophecy, to help build up faith in the Holy Scriptures and the Revelation of Jesus Christ as the Alpha and Omega, God of Heaven and Earth.

Let’s get started…

The research in this series seeks to investigate the Beasts in Daniel’s visions. In the Book of Daniel, Chapters 7 and 8, there are six beasts. This article will focus on Chapter 7 and the second beast.

• What is the second beast?

• Is there a corresponding sign in Heaven?

• What celestial events occurred?

“Like A Bear” Interpretations

Daniel 7:5 begins with,

And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear.

In Daniel’s vision, this beast is separate and different from the first beast, the lion with eagles’ wings. This second beast is like a bear.

First let’s briefly summarize commentaries, and what they say about this bear. Traditional interpretations have associated the bear with the Media-Persian Empire (4th to 6th century BC). The bear has also been associated with modern-day Russia. Both theories interpret the vision using different prophetic horizons. The BC horizon dates the prophecy to the empire that conquers the Babylonian empire which is Media-Persia, thus taking a historical view. The AD horizon dates the prophecy to modern day events, leading some to the current wars such as Russia and Ukraine, which takes a futurist view. Both horizons seem to fit the image and interpretation of the bear, however, let us continue to dig further.

Daniel’s description gives us more clues:

It was raised up on one side.

It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’ (Daniel 7:5, ESV)

Prophecy scholars debate the meaning of the bear with “three ribs” in its mouth. I came across many variations in the theory, but most focused on Media, Media-Persia, or Russia as the kingdoms that conquered three other kings or kingdoms, symbolized by the three ribs.

“Raised up on one side” was linked to the size of Media being larger than Persia at its height in power. Persia eventually emerged as the dominant power following the fall of the Median Empire. Today, the region includes modern-day Iran, also in the headlines.

Are there more interpretations to the bear other than Earth bound historicist or futurist views?

Is there a correlation between the bear and a constellation or sign?

The Book of Job: Mother Bear and Cub

To understand Daniel’s vision of the bear, let’s see if there is Biblical evidence and understanding of a bear constellation. A bear is referred to in the oldest book of the Bible, Job. Let’s take a look at two primary passages.

Arcturus or Bear, depending upon the translation, is mentioned in Job 9:7-9 and Job 38:31-33 (Hebrew Bible / Old Testament). Both passages pair the Bear with other constellations as part of God’s challenge to Job about controlling the Heavens. Here is Job 38:31-33, where God challenges Job on “who can lead forth the Mazzaroth?".

³¹ “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades

or loose the cords of Orion?

³² Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season,

or can you guide the Bear with its children?

³³ Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?

Can you establish their rule on the earth?

Job 38:31–33, ESV3

In Job 38:32, God challenges Job on whether he can lead forth the Mazzaroth or guide the Bear and its children or cubs. I believe the Bear here is Ursa Major and the children or at least one of them is the cub, Ursa Minor. The mother Bear is guiding its cub night after night as it circles the tail of the cub. And the cub follows the mother’s tail. At the tip of the cub’s tail is the star Polaris, which is where all the constellations revolve around, night after night.

Back to the the Great Bear: In context to Job 38, verses 31 to 33, the signs in Heaven include Pleiades in Taurus, and Orion - all are Signs in Heaven.

Verse 33 then closes the series of Signs with a challenge to Job on whether he knows the ordinances of the Heavens, denoting laws, measures, and set times of the Heavens.4 Only God can set these Signs in Heaven into motion, which establish their rule on Earth. All are rotating around Polaris. All together they help us measure minutes, hours, days, months, seasons, and years.

In Job 9:7–9,

⁷ who commands the sun, and it does not rise;

who seals up the stars;

⁸ who alone stretched out the heavens

and trampled the waves of the sea;

⁹ who made the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;

Job 9:7–9, ESV5

It becomes clear that God is speaking about the constellations in the Heavens, which He created. However, did Daniel have this understanding as a teenager before he was brought to Babylon? There is no way to know for sure, however we know that he was selected because he was well educated in the areas of science.

³ Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility, ⁴ youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king’s palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.

Daniel 1:3–4, ESV6

“and cunning in knowledge, and understanding ^kscience”.

Daniel 1:4, KJV7

Thus we can assume Daniel understood the constellation of the Great Bear in the Heavens as it was mentioned in the Book of Job, the oldest book of the Bible. He was also taught the knowledge of the Chaldeans, who tracked the stars in the Heavens. The Chaldeans would have understood the MUL.APIN Astronomy Book, the oldest astronomy clay tablets dated to c1000 BC.

However, why did the Book of Job ESV use Bear, and KJV use Arcturus?

Bear or Arcturus Interpretations

In different translations such as the King James Version (KJV), Arcturus is listed.

³² Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?

Or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

Job 38:32, KJV

⁹ Which maketh ^jArcturus, Orion,

And Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

Job 9:9, KJV8

Arcturus is a star in Bootes and the Bear is Ursa Major the constellation. The Book of Job was originally written in ancient Hebrew with some Aramaic. The word for Bear or Arcturus is defined in Strong’s Concordance 5906

5906. עַיִשׁ ʿAyish, ah´-yish; or עָשׁ ʿÂsh, awsh; from 5789; the constellation of the Great Bear (perhaps from its migration through the heavens):—Arcturus.9

Thus, A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament and The Hebrew Bible gives a direct correlation to Ursa Major, the Great Bear, and then adds Arcturus, the star. The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia provides more insight and adds to the confusion in the definition of Arcturus by adding another star.

ARCTURUS. A large bright star or constellation referred to in Job 9:9; 38:32, KJV. RSV translates the Heb. word as the “Bear.” The precise modern equivalent is not known, although either the constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, or of Aldebaran is a possible reference.10 (emphasis added)

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia says it is either a bright star or a constellation, then adds in Aldebaran, a star. However, Aldebaran is in Taurus. Earlier we saw in the dawn screenshot that Taurus is relatively far away from the Great Bear. This part of the Wycliffe definition does not make sense from a Mazzaroth perspective as it is in a different part of the sky.

What about from a language perspective?

Bear in Greek is árktos (Revelation 13:2 describes the Beast of the Sea) denoting a bear “obstructing in ferocity”11. This may be where Arcturus worked its way into the KJV translation. English Standard Version (ESV) translators interpret it as Bear for Ursa Major, versus Arcturus the star. However, is their ancient mythology or tradition that links Arcturus to Ursa Major? Yes there is.

Arcturus the Bear Watcher, Wagon, or Farmer and Plow

D. Johnson posts “Meet Arcturus: Guardian of the Bear” on Sky and Telescope. Arcturus has a Greek origin and there are some translations which define it as:

“guardian of the bear,” “bear follower,” “keeper of the bear,” and others. All of these imply the same basic fact: Arcturus “chases” Ursa Major around the sky.12

When looking at the star Arcturus in Bootes and the constellation Ursa Major, one can now see the full storyboard. Bootes is following Ursa Major as it guides Ursa Minor night after night around the polestar.

In Gavin White’s 2007 book, Babylonian Star-lore, An Illustrated Guide to the Star-lore and Constellations of Ancient Babylonia, there is no bear or cub, however, note a ‘Wagon” and smaller “Wagon of Heaven” in the center cross hairs of the planisphere. This is the northern polestar. The Wagons in Babylonian star-lore were analogous to the Big and Little Dippers. Notice also the “plough” in the drawing.

(Source: Gavin White)13

Furthermore, Sky and Telescope elaborates,

…an alternate set of views depicts the Big Dipper section of Ursa Major as a plow — a common concept in the UK, for example. Mythology has a nice connection between Arcturus for that view as well. The star’s constellation, Boötes is the Herdsman — a farmer, in other words. In this case, Boötes the Herdsman becomes the man driving the plow. Presumably, oxen pull the plow but alas, we’re left to imagine that ourselves.

The concept of Arcturus “following” or “tending” the Big Dipper is widespread throughout the mythology of multiple cultures because Arcturus is close to the Big Dipper.14

So we have a plow, a wagon, and a bear as a mashup in Heaven. Astroshop.eu has a good summary that further dates the bear to Homer.

Historically, however, the Big Dipper actually came into existence before Ursa Major. The Sumerian word MAR.GID.DA (meaning “pull the chariot”) can be found in the astronomical compendium MUL.APIN, which dates back to the Middle Babylonian period and was compiled around the year 1000 BC.

In Homer's epic the Odyssey, which appeared around 700 BC, the bear finally appears in the western night sky. On his ten-year journey, Odysseus used the stars to navigate, always keeping "the bear whom others call the wagon" to his left.15 (emphasis added)

Homer (c700 BC) pre-dates Daniel (c605 BC) by approximately 100 years. Daniel becomes the bridge between the ancient Hebrew understanding of the Bear from the Book of Job (c2200 and 1700 B.C., around the same era as Abraham and Isaac)16, and the Wagon in Babylonian star-lore (c1000 BC). Therefore, the Book of Job’s understanding of the Great Bear constellation may pre-date the MUL.APIN Astronomy Book and Homer anchoring the sign of the Bear very close to Noah’s Flood.

Let’s review:

The hypothesis that Daniel’s vision includes the Big Dipper “holds water” as the Great Bear.

Daniel’s vision of a bear doesn’t stop there. There is more to interpret - what is in its mouth?

In Closing

• What is the second beast like?

  • A Great Bear

• Is there a corresponding sign in Heaven?

  • Ursa Major is probably the most recognized constellation in human history as the Big Dipper.

  • Ursa Major and Minor represent the Great Mother Bear and its cub who move in a circular motion around the polestar, Polaris, night after night.

  • Arcturus the the star in Bootes the Bear Watcher follows the Great Bear, night after night.

  • The Bear is mentioned twice in the Book of Job.

  • The Bear is mentioned by Homer, who also notes that some call it the wagon.

• What celestial events occurred?

  • The Bear is not on the ecliptic, so no sun, moon, or planets traverse the bear to form what is traditionally categorized as a sign such as the Revelation 12 Sign. Therefore there is no alignment, conjunction, or eclipse.

  • However, there is another sign that travels through the mouth of the bear - stay tuned for the "Great Comet of 2020."

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Introduction

The research in this series seeks to investigate the Beasts in Daniel’s visions. In the Book of Daniel, Chapters 7 and 8, there are six beasts. This article wi…

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Introduction

Daniel has a vantage point in history as a captive in the foreign land of Babylon (c 605 BC). As we researched in previous articles, Daniel did not comply when rulers mandated worship of images and pagan gods. Daniel stood firm and became a leader. Daniel only worshiped the God of Heaven and Earth.

In Daniel Chapter 2, under the reign of N…

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Introducing a new website domain for this site: SignsInHeaven.com

Ephesians 6:10 (SignsInHeaven.com)

End-times watchman research in real-time. "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might."

By Ender E. Law

Introduction

• Is there an alignment in Scorpius?

• What are the three alignments of Spiritual Warfare in early 2020?

• What is the probability?

The Second Horseman Sign in Heaven - 大火

There is a Sign in Scorpius the Second Horseman when the WHO and CCP met in Wuhan, January 28th, 2020 and assessed the battle against COVID-19. A new kind of war began.

On January 28th, 2020, Mars aligns with Antares, the heart of the Scorpion. The Second Horse is fiery-red, which is also the same description as the fiery-red dragon of Revelation 12. Fiery-red is also the description of Mars and Antares.

Jupiter and Saturn are in Sagittarius, the First Horseman with a bow and crown.

A Press Release is issued where the WHO and China leaders discuss the next steps in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak. More details will be provided in this timeline in future articles.

When Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars align, it correlates to spiritual war. Given that Mars and Antares are both fiery-red and also associated with war, this alignment may be correlated to a Fifth Generation War (5GW) or Unrestricted War, which equates to biowarfare and psychological warfare.

Scorpius also has many fiery-red nebulae which are identified in the book (See Chapter 2), and also has a hooked tail recognized as the war weapon used by the god Maui. The Second Horseman is given a machaira, a short, curved sword used by cavalry. Furthermore, Scorpius has a stinger very similar to a hypodermic needle.

Probability of A Spiritual Warfare Sign

The probability of this can be conservatively calculated using 1/12 for each planet in a primary Zodiac sign.

In calculating the probability of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars aligning, each travels through 12 Zodiac signs. After researching probability, the speed is not necessarily factored into the calculation. Note in the past, I used “years of travel” around the ecliptic as a denominator in the probability calculations, I have been corrected to think of it as a slot machine with three spinners of 12 objects each. Here is a conservative estimate.

So for the Second Horseman Alignment that is portrayed on January 28th, 2020, the probability is 0.0005787, a relatively rare occurrence.

Now there are three alignments:

1. Saturn-Jupiter-Mars on January 28th, 2020 in Sagittarius and Scorpius, the First and Second Horsemen - the WHO and CCP discuss the battle against COVID-19 in Wuhan.

2. Saturn-Jupiter-Mars on March 11th, 2020 in Sagittarius, the First Horseman - the WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic.

3. Mars-Saturn-Jupiter on April 7th, 2020 in Capricornus the Fourth Horseman - the WHO discourages all faith-based gatherings.

All three alignments correlate exactly with World Health Organization press releases of significance.

So what is the total probability of three alignments?

This number does not factor in the probability of the WHO press releases, only the fact that the three planets did align in three constellations. Also the probability calculation does not factor in the probability of correlating the Signs in Heaven with Revelation Chapter 6.

These alignments of spiritual warfare align in not just one but three constellations exactly as described in the Book of Revelation Chapter 6, which is mathematically impossible.

There are no coincidences.

See Amazon for The Signs of the Four Horsemen or download the ePUB for free - see below.

Gospel in the Stars - Mazzaroth Watch Web App Landing Page

I’ve added a new menu item called “App”. This provides a dedicated landing page to the Web App to help you research the Signs in Heaven on your own.

There have been 41 unique viewers to the Free Web App which is a great start. The total number of requests peaked at ~140.

Why “SignsInHeaven.com”?

I’ve been working with founded by who has a passion for helping Christian authors, like me, in launching books and getting more eyes on our content.

Substack gives us the ability to setup a URL domain and it is linked back to our substack. This improves our Google Search Engine Optimization, which increases search ranking.

I have been writing under the Ephesians610.substack.com sub domain since December 2021. There are now 284 published articles, not counting this one. At first it was launched as a way for me to put on the Full Armor of God and research topics which were not talked about in church or in media. I closed my first article with the following statement.

Here is my first post:

At that time, in 2021, many friends and extended family members were still caught up by media, mandates, and mass formation. It drove me to read the Bible more and to investigate the Book of Revelation, specifically Chapters 12 and 13.

This led to leading a small group at church. One member in the group handed me a stack of papers on the Mazzaroth. You can find them here. I filed them away for a year as I led a small group on Revelation and the Seven Churches, Chapters 2 and 3.

I then decided to tackle the Mazzaroth, the Signs in Heaven. When you lead a small group, it forces you to study consistently, for you need to lead each week, no matter the size of your group. I highly recommend this practice. I had to step out of my comfort zone, but it has changed my life and so many around me. I have had the opportunity to face the loss of a member, hardships, and build up great relationships.

Since then I’ve completed a Certificate in Biblical Studies and History.

Most recently, I presented the Signs in Heaven research to a small group. Tears flowed from one new member.

“I wasn’t as excited in reading the Bible but after seeing the Signs in Heaven, it has changed how I study the Bible.”

I replied,

“Exactly!”

You see the Bible in a whole new light, through the lens of the Mazzaroth. God’s Signs in Heaven are a great clock and He is busy. It’s fully strengthened my faith and worship has not been the same.

The research on Bible Prophecy went from The Sixth Seal Signs in Revelation Chapter 6 and rapidly shifted to the Mazzaroth with the writing of The Covenant Signs, which spanned the entire Bible. This led to a total of five books in The Signs Series with two more in the works.

SignsInHeaven.com has been selected for the following reasons:

• Spiritual Realm and Non-Physical: The Signs in Heaven correlate with events on Earth which are happening in the spiritual realm. Heaven and Earth are supernaturally connected. Heaven is the dwelling place of God. God and His angels are battling Spiritual Forces of Evil in Heavenly Places. It implies the signs are taking place in a dimension hidden from human eyes, yet we see it overflowing upon mankind.

• Revelation Chapter 12: There are two Signs in Heaven described explicitly in the beginning of Revelation Chapter 12. These two verses are where the research all started.

The Signs in Heaven have inspired the 285 articles, and currently five books.

Watchmen on the Wall - Blow the Trumpet

The word of the Lord came to me: ² “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them, If I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and make him their watchman, ³ and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people, ⁴ then if anyone who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.

Ezekiel 33:1-4, ESV1

This verse has been a call to action for me personally. Next to Ephesians 6 and the Armor of God, the Ezekiel 33 call to action for watchmen is sobering, especially the following.

⁵ He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life. ⁶ But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.

Ezekiel 33:5-6, ESV2

I believe the Horsemen are riding, the bow, toxic arrows, and swords are clashing. We are battling the unseen realm. I’m personally convicted in blowing the trumpet. Therefore, the rebranding of this Substack to Signs in Heaven and the free offers to have each and every one of you become watchmen in spreading the Good News that the Signs in Heaven are lining up with events on Earth.

Equipping the Saints with the Full Armor of God

To help each of you in spreading the word, it was encouraging to see many of you take advantage of the free eBooks on Kindle and Buy Me A Coffee.

Retrospective: Over 20 downloaded The Signs of the Four Horsemen as part of my first Free Kindle eBook Promotion. I look forward to your reviews and feedback. A review on Amazon will help me a great deal.

For those who do not use Amazon. I’ve setup a 100% discount promotion here:

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In Closing

• Is there an alignment in Scorpius?

  • Yes - Saturn-Jupiter-Mars on January 28th, 2020 in Sagittarius and Scorpius, the First and Second Horseman - the WHO and CCP assess the battle against COVID-19 in Wuhan.

• What are the three alignments of Spiritual Warfare in early 2020?

  • Saturn-Jupiter-Mars on January 28th, 2020 in Sagittarius and Scorpius, the First and Second Horseman - the WHO and CCP discuss the battle against COVID-19 in Wuhan.

  • Saturn-Jupiter-Mars on March 11th, 2020 in Sagittarius, the First Horseman - the WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic.

  • Mars-Saturn-Jupiter on April 7th, 2020 in Capricornus the Fourth Horseman - the WHO discourages all faith-based gatherings.

  • There may be others - TBD

• What is the probability?

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Why the Four Horsemen?

The Faithlife Study Bible states the following about the Four Horsemen. The death, injury, and destruction of the judgments unfolding on Earth are difficult to grasp and comprehend, but “rather than bringing about total destruction, these judgments serve to call people to repentance.”

God wants those who follow the commands of Jesus Christ to persevere and overcome. He wants mankind to turn away from their wicked ways - to repent and hold fast until the end of the age. In summary, here are the Four Horsemen from Revelation 6:1-8.

The Sign of the First Horseman?

“Come!” ² And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer. Rev 6:2, ESV

On March 11th, 2020, when the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic to all tongues, tribes, and nations, there was a rare alignment in the Heavens, in the sign of Sagittarius. Mazzaroth is the Hebrew name for constellation(s) as mentioned in the oldest book of the Bible, the Book of Job (Job 38:32), to be covered in this book. The Mazzaroth signs should not be confused with horoscopes or modern-day Astrology. Signs and seasons will be elaborated in this book from a Biblical worldview.

This alignment continued through to March 15th, 2020, when the United States began lockdowns to stop the spread. This sign is shown where Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are aligned with the star Nunki at the arm of Sagittarius. Nunki has been translated as “Prince of the Earth”, known as Satan. When Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars align, it is a sign of spiritual warfare.

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8.7 A Sign on September 11th, 3 BC

On September 11th, 3 BC, a virgin woman is clothed with the sun, the moon at her feet. Two wandering stars (Mercury and Venus) orbit down from Leo to her head. Jupiter is crowning Regulus, the little king, in retrograde motion. Thus, the King Planet, “His Star”, is crowning the little king, in the Lion of Judah. The new moon near her feet is not visible, but the position is located in Figure 8.7.2.

The Signs of Daniel (Late 2026 to 2027 - TBD)

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