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Recall the order of the zodiac: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces; and the order of the tribes' encampment: Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Reuben, Simeon, Gad, Ephraim Mannaseh, Benjamin, Dan, Asher, Naphtali.
Jesus is technically a Capricorn but by all means Pisces two fishes represent Jesus Christ's theme of compassion and self-sacrifice. Jesus was said to be the fisher of men. A Vesica Pisces-like graphic construction, was the symbol of Jesus of Nazareth.
In the first book of Genesis, God says, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years (Genesis 1:14, ESV).
The Apostles
Saint | Symbol |
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Jude | sword, square rule, club, ship |
Judas Iscariot | thirty pieces of silver |
Matthew | angel, evangelistary |
Peter | Keys of Heaven, boat, fish, rooster, pallium, papal vestments; crucified head downwards on an inverted cross, holding a book or scroll, with a bushy beard and hair. |
Believing in your zodiac sign or those of others is a false way of finding out one's personality traits. As per the scriptures, Christians need to be aware that this is a sin. As Christians, we are highly discouraged from engaging in all acts of fortune-telling, astrology, or reading of the stars.