The Judeo/Christian Tradition's Seven Fathers and Seven Men of God

To ever understand the Judeo/Christian Tradition one must finally realize the ultimate, quintessential truth concerning this unique, impossibly successful tradition. In short, one must willingly choose to actually believe that one particular god (LORD God of Israel) of one particular people (12 Tribes of Israel) from one particular region in the world (Israel) is, in fact, the one, true God of all Mankind. This basic reality  may seem inexplicable to some, but the evidence strongly suggests that history appears to favor the God of the Jews over all the other deities who have ever existed. Even ignoring the world-wide dominance of Christianity and Islam (both derived from Judaism), history still shows that  Judaism, the Jews, and the eternal nation of Israel has so far outlasted all the Pharaohs, Emperors, Caesars, and even Hitlers, the Devil has thrown their way, angrily hoping they might stumble. Yet, the fact remains that those who worship this God of the Old Testament, who also happens to be the God of the New Testament (and the Koran) have not stumbled and have yet to ever really fall down. Regardless of those who try and deny it, the religion of Judaism continues to thrive and prosper, nearly two thousand years after Rabbi Jesus first began to reveal to the Gentiles the benefits of accepting a mere Jewish carpenter from Nazareth as the one and only Son of the one and only God of all mankind.

The Seven Judeo/Christian Fathers
1. Adam
2. Noah
3. Shem
4. Job
5. Abraham
6. Isaac
7. Jacob

 

The Seven Judeo/Christian Men of God
1. Kohath
2. Amram
3. Moses
4. Aaron
5. Eldad
6. Medad
7. Hur

Next to the Temple in its magnificence, it is the throne of Solomon that perpetuates the name and fame of the wise king...The throne was covered with fine gold...On the arms to the right were the images of the seven patriarchs of the world, Adam, Noah, Shem, Job, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and on the arms to the left, the images of the seven pious men of the world, Kohath, Amram, Moses, Aaron, Eldad, Medad, and the prophet Hur.

- Legends of the Jews, By Louis Ginzberg, About.com

A Pictorial of 'As Above so Below' Biblical References to the Sheol

'As Above So Below' Bible References to the Sheol


The LORD kills and makes alive. He brings Down to Sheol and raises Up.

- 1 Samuel 2:6

When a cloud vanishes it is gone, so he who goes Down to Sheol does not come Up.

- Job 7:9

They are High as the Heavens, what can you do? Deeper than the Sheol, what can you know?

- Job 11:8

O LORD, You have brought Up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, so that I would not go Down to the Pit.

- Psalm 30:3

If I ascend to Heaven, You are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

- Psalm 139:8

The path of life leads Upward for the wise so that he may keep away from the Sheol Below.

- Proverbs 15:24

Ask a sign for yourself from the LORD your God, make it Deep as Sheol or High as Heaven.

- Isaiah 7:11

Though they dig Deep into Sheol, from there will My hand take them. And though they Ascend into Heaven, from there will I bring them Down.

- Amos 9:2

The 12 Tribes and 12 Apostles of the 12 Signs of the Zodiac

  


Pisces (February 19 – March 20)

Pisces the Fish is the Apostle Matthias (replacing Judas) and the Tribe of Levi
Autumn constellation, best viewed in the night sky during the month of October
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Aries (March 21 – April 19)

Aries the Ram is the Apostle Peter and the Tribe of Zebulon
Autumn constellation, best viewed in the night sky during the month of November
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Taurus (April 20 – May 20)

Taurus the Bull is the Apostle Simon and the Tribe of Joseph
Autumn constellation, best viewed in the night sky during the month of December
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Gemini (May 21 – June 21)

Gemini the Twins is the Apostle James and the Tribe of Benjamin
Winter constellation, best viewed in the night sky during the month of January
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Cancer (June 22 – July 22)

Cancer the Crab is the Apostle Andrew and the Tribe of Issachar
Winter Constellation, best viewed in the night sky during the month of February
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Leo (July 23 – August 22)

Leo the Lion is the Apostle John and the Tribe of Judah
Winter constellation, best viewed in the night during the month of March
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Virgo (August 23 – September 22)

Virgo the Virgin is the Apostle Phillip and the Tribe of Naphtali
Spring constellation, best viewed during the month of April
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Libra (September 23 – October 23)



Libra the Scales of Balance is the Apostle Nathaniel and the Tribe of Asher
Spring constellation, best viewed in the night sky during the month of May
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Scorpio (October 24 – November 21)



Scorpio the Scorpion is the Apostle Thomas and the Tribe of Dan
Spring constellation, best viewed in the night sky during the month of June
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Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)



Sagittarius the Archer is the Apostle James and the Tribe of Gad
Summer constellation, best viewed in the night sky during the month July
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Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)

Capricorn the Sea Goat is the Apostle Matthew and the Tribe of Simeon
Summer constellation, best viewed in the night sky during the month of August
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Aquarius (January 20 – Febuary 18)


Aquarius the Water Bearer is the Apostle Thaddeus and the Tribe of Reuben
Summer constellation, best viewed in the night sky during the month of September



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Number- Zodiac, Tribe, Apostle
1) Pisces, Levi, Judas Iscariot
2) Aries, Zebulon, Peter
3) Taurus, Joseph, Simon
4) Gemini, Benjamin, James
5) Cancer, Issachar, Andrew
6) Leo, Judah, John
7) Virgo, Naphtali, Phiilip
8) Libra, Asher, Nathaniel
9) Scorpio, Dan, Thomas
10) Sagittarius, Gad, James
11) Capricorn, Simeon, Matthew
12) Aquarius, Reuben, Thaddeus

The Gospel Animals of Mark the Lion, Matthew the Man, John the Eagle, and Luke the Ox

As for the likeness of their faces, all four had the face of a Man, and the face of a Lion on the right side, and all four had the face of an Ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an Eagle.

- Ezekiel 1:10

The first Living Creature was like a Lion, the second was like an Ox, the third had a face like a Man, the fourth was like a flying Eagle. 
 

- Revelation 4:7

For several mysterious reasons, the early Church Fathers deliberately identified all four authors of the Gospels with the four Heavenly Cherubim originally described by the Prophet Ezekiel who each had four different faces resembling a Man, Lion, Eagle, and Ox. These same quadruple-faced entities were also spotted by the Apostle John during his prophetic visions as recorded in the Book of Revelation. Traditionally, these odd-looking, mysterious four-faced humanoids are referred to by most English-language Bibles as the 'Four Living Creatures'. Since around the 3rd century AD, the Christian Church has matched the Lion with Mark, the Man with Matthew, the Eagle with John, and the Ox with Luke. This can be seen as follows:

St. Mark: Winged Lion, The Resurrection.- The Lion was the symbol of St. Mark, who opens his gospel with the mission of John the Baptist, "the voice of one crying in the wilderness." He also sets forth the royal dignity of Christ and dwells upon His power manifested in the resurrection from the dead.. (Sacred-texts.com)

 St. Matthew: Winged Man, Incarnation.- To St. Matthew was given the creature in Human likeness, because he commences his gospel with the human generation of Christ, and because in his writings the human nature of Our Lord is more dwelt upon than the divine. (Sacred-texts.com)

 St. John: The Eagle, Ascension.- The Eagle was allotted to St. John because, as the eagle soars towards heaven, he soared in spirit upwards to the heaven of heavens to bring back to earth revelation of sublime and awful mysteries. (Sacred-texts.com)

 St. Luke: Winged Ox, Passion.- The form of the Ox, the beast of sacrifice, fitly sets forth the sacred office, and also the atonement for sin by blood, on which, in his gospel, he particularly dwells. (Sacred-texts.com)

Independently of their reference to the four evangelists these figures (living creatures) sometimes refer to the Incarnation, the Passion, the Resurrection, and the Ascension.

- Emblems of the Four Evangelists, Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art (1909), by John Vinycomb (Sacred-texts.com)

I. St. Mark's Symbol of the Winged Lion represents the Resurrection of Christ..
II. St. Matthew's Symbol of the Winged Man represents the Incarnation of Christ.
III. St. John's Symbol of the Eagle represents the Ascension of Christ.
IV. St. Luke's Symbol of the Winged Ox  represents the Passion of Christ.

As Above, so Below in the Sheol

A List of Biblical References for 'As Above, so Below' and the Sheol


The LORD kills and makes alive. He brings Down to Sheol and raises Up.
   
- 1 Samuel 2:6
   
When a cloud vanishes it is gone, so he who goes Down to Sheol does not come Up.
  
- Job 7:9

They are High as the Heavens, what can you do? Deeper than the Sheol, what can you know?
   
- Job 11:8

O LORD, You have brought Up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, so that I would not go Down to the Pit.
  
- Psalm 30:3

If I ascend to Heaven, You are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.
   
- Psalm 139:8

The path of life leads Upward for the wise so that he may keep away from the Sheol Below.
   
- Proverbs 15:24

Ask a sign for yourself from the LORD your God, make it Deep as Sheol or High as Heaven.
   
- Isaiah 7:11

Though they dig Deep into Sheol, from there will My hand take them. And though they Ascend into Heaven, from there will I bring them Down.
   
- Amos 9:2