"God has set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day."
The sheer vastness of the D & M Pyramid implies that it is an integral component in understanding the Cydonia message. The pyramidal monument is oriented in such a manner as to direct the "line of sight", from space, towards the Cydonia sphinx - face, elaborating on that enigmatic structure's meaning as well. What then does a two mile long half a mile high five sided pyramid symbolize? Grace -- the D & M Pyramid alludes to, typifies the atonement of Christ on the cross. The number 5 throughout all scripture represents God's unmerited favor to man, the free gift of eternal life through Jesus (E.W.Bullinger, Number in Scripture p. 135). The five sides of the greatest of all pyramids represents the monumental work of the Word of God to justify man to Himself, for His own sake.
Messianic and prophetic types have been noted in the Great Pyramid of Giza, leading many pyramidologists to conclude it's divine authorship, or at least the intention of the builders to reflect the Divine Author of the universe. Great pioneers in the field of pyramidology such as John Greaves, Robert Menzies, Pro. Piazzi Smith, James Rutherford, W.M. Flinders Petri, were obsessed with the unique geometrical symbolism of the pyramid that seemed to transcend human ingenuity (E. Raymond Capt, The Great Pyramid Decoded p. 95).
To put the acheivment of the Egyptian Great Pyramid into perspective, keep in mind that modern man does not possess the structural genius required to build the Great Pyramid even today. Volumes of research have been compiled debating how the structure may have been built, yet the answers to this puzzle remain elusive as does the identity of it's builders (Ibid.,p. 8). Even if man today could arrange limestone blocks weighing the equivalent of modern locomotives, polish them to an exactness of 1/100th of an inch, (equaling contemporary optical standards) and place them within 1/50th of an inch together without damaging them, as the casing stones were placed, the symbolic significance of the pyramid could never be duplicated. The Great pyramid is set on the geographical center of all the land mass of the whole world (Ibid., pp. 11, 49-51).
According to a theory by Robert Bauval, the positions of the Giza pyramids on the ground are a reflection of the positions of the stars in the constellation Orion circa 10,500 B.C.(Graham Hancock, Keeper Of Genesis pp.354-355 ) Five of the 7 brightest stars have pyramid equivalents: The 3 great pyramids of Khufu, Khafra, and Menkaura for the belt of Orion, the pyramid of Nebka at Abu Rawash corresponds to the star Saiph and the pyramid at Zawat al Aryan corresponds to the star Bellatrix. The Nile river corresponds to the Milky Way. The principal Giza monuments formed an accurate terrestrial map of the stars of Orion and Sirius as these constellations appeared in 10,500 BC.
Who could have been observing the skies over Giza in 10,500 BC and who, at that date, would have had the technical capacity to realize such monumental works as the Sphinx and the pyramids? Egyptologists assert there was no civilization on Earth at that time, let alone one capable of planning and building such immense, well engineered structures. If they are right, why do the alignments of Giza so plainly and repetitively mirror the skies of the 11th millennium B.C.? There is an answer in Scriptur;e:
Jer. 32:20:
"God has set signs and wonders
in the land of Egypt, even to this day."
Josephus writes in The Antiquities of the Jews 1.2.3:
"They also were the inventors of that peculiar sort of wisdom which is
concerned with the heavenly bodies, and their order. And that their
inventions might not be lost before they were sufficiently known, upon
Adam's prediction that the world was to be destroyed at one time by
the force of fire, and at another time by the violence and quantity of
water, they made two pillars; the one of brick, the other of stone: they
inscribed their discoveries on them both, that in case the pillar of brick
should be destroyed by the flood, the pillar of stone might remain, and
exhibit those discoveries to mankind; and also inform them that there
was another pillar of brick erected by them. Now this remains in the
land of Siriad to this day."
The Bible mentions the constellation Orion specifically: twice in Job (Job 9:9;38:31) and once in Amos (Amos 5:8). The Hebrew name for Orion is Chesil which means �a strong one, a hero�. The Egyptian name for Orion is Oar meaning �brightness� and also Hagat, �this is he who triumphs�. The Akkadian�s name for Orion is Urana which means �light of heaven�. The original spelling of Orion, Oarion, shows the Egyptian and Akkadian roots -- both denote a God of resurrection coming to the earth. (God�s Voice in the Stars., Kenneth C. Fleming., p.105 ) Jesus is the one who was slain, who will come as the Prince of Light and Glory to judge the world. The constellation of Orion is a type of Jesus.
Isaiah 60:1-3:
"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, And the glory of the
Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold the darkness shall
cover the earth, And gross darkness upon the people:
But the LORD shall arise upon thee, And His glory shall
be seen upon thee. And the gentiles shall come to thy light,
And kings to the brightness of thy rising."
Orion is the brightest constellation in the heavens. The significance of Orion in typology is awe inspiring and very easy to understand. Orion is a decan of the zodiacal sign Taurus �such as a deck on a ship is connected with the ship�. It embellishes Taurus, the 9th symbol in the narrative, symbolizing the return of the messiah in judgment. The principle stars of Orion develop the meaning which is already apparent in the name of the constellation.
Jeremiah 23:5
"Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David
a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall
execute judgment and justice in the earth."
Rigel is a type of Messiah's victory, having �crushed the enemy�. The missing pyramids in the Giza / Orion analogy demonstrate that this mirror of heaven on earth represents the Messiah�s work of redemption at His first coming, but not the future completion of Christ's work when He comes in Judgment of the whole earth. The Giza structures were placed in complete agreement with the Gospel narrative in the stars by God�s design, consistant with monumental typology -- perhaps in the future God will raise the two missing pyramids symbolizing the setting up of His Kingdom on earth. The existing number of Giza pyramids representing Orion is 5, the number of grace. With the setting up of the remaining two, the number is 7, symbolizing �completion�.
While the Giza plateau pyramids refer to Orion and allude to Christ's Second Coming, the Great Pyramid of Giza is a tangible fulfillment of prophecy in itself:
Isaiah 19:19
"In that day there shall be an altar to the Lord
in the midst of Egypt, and a monument at the
border there of to the Lord. And it shall be for
a sign, and a witness to the Lord of Hosts in
the land of Egypt."
This passage describes the location of the great Pyramid exactly. The Pyramid sits in the center of Egypt and on the border of upper and lower Egypt. (E. Raymond Capt, The Great Pyramid Decoded p.12 ) During the millennium, either the Great Pyramid will either have to be moved for this "monument" to be set up, or, the Great Pyramid is this monument. If this fact is not convincing enough of the scriptural significance of this structure, consider the following; When the Hebrew letters from Isaiah 19:19 describing the Lord's monument are added together, the sum is 5,449. This is the exact height, in inches, of the Great Pyramid. These inches are the standard of linear measurement encoded within the Great Pyramid itself. (E. Raymond Capt, The Great Pyramid Decoded p.59)
Jesus described the cap stone or cornerstone, which is missing from Great Pyramid, as a symbol of Himself:
Matt 21:42
"Did you never read in the Scriptures, the stone
which the builders rejected, the same is become
the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing and
it is marvelous in our eyes." (also Psalm 118:22).
Paul also describes the corner stone of the Great Pyramid as symbolizing Christ;
Eph. 2:20
"JesusChrist himself being the chief corner stone;
in whom all the building fitly
framed together into a holy temple in the Lord."
In Zechariah 4:7 it is written:
"He shall bring forward the cap stone amid shouts of 'Grace, grace, unto it."
In Bauval's Giza / Orion connection, the star corresponding to the Great Pyramid is Alnitak, "the wounded one". The greatest of the Giza structures represents the essence of the saving work of the Messiah. All Biblical descriptions of the Great Pyramid typify the Messiah. Keep in mind that the number 5 represents "GRACE", that is, the gift of forgiveness and eternal life through Jesus. In Scripture, the message of grace is manifested again and again by the number 5. (E. Raymond Capt, The Great Pyramid Decoded, p. 58) The Great Pyramid, without it's cornerstone, has 6 sides. With the addition of the cap stone, or cornerstone-- the top stone of a pyramid touching all the sides at once, the pyramid has finally 5 sides. The name pyramid comes from the Coptic word pyr which means "division" and the word met which means "10, or 10 divided equaling 5.56" The number 6, " the imperfect state of man", is coupled with 5 "grace", the perfection of the Messiah. Even the root words of the pyramid connote man and God united by "grace". The typology of the Great Pyramid, currently without the cap stone, illustrates beautifully the promises of God to mankind -- Jesus' First Advent and redemptive work on the cross, and the Second Coming in judgment, will be completed and the corner stone will be on Earth. The laying of the corner stone on the edifice of the Great Pyramid in the future will symbolize the Messiah, the Lord of all the universe having descended to the Earth where He will live forever with men.
The pyramid of Cydonia has much in common with the Great Pyramid of the Earth. Studied more closely, the five-sided Martian pyramid of course has a sixth side which is "covered" by the five above. The word which can be found in the Bible for this ingenious physical representation of truth is atonement. (JamesStrong, The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible) Just as Jesus atoned for the sins of man = 6, by shedding His blood in our place, covering us with his perfection, so the greatest pyramid in the solar system atones its 6th side, the number of man, with the covering of its 5 sides, 5=GRACE. The same message is duplicated in the typology of the corner stone of Earth�s Great Pyramid. One day the corner stone will cover the six sided Egyptian monument. Further, the massive D & M Pyramid emphasizes the Mars Sphinx face, the symbol of the incarnation of the Word -- the orientation of the pyramids and face of the Cydonia region declare "this is the one by which grace and justification will come".
The colossal martian pyramid also demonstrates a redundant geometry which, according to Richard Hoagland, holds the key for understanding high level quantum mechanics. These redundant geometrical messages encoded in the Cydonia monuments have continued to stand up under meticulous scrutiny from the scientific world. (Richard C. Hoagland, The Monuments of Mars, p. 355) There is no surprise that knowledge of such magnitude would be found in a city built by the angels of God.
The five large pyramids of the city complex surround four smaller pyramids.This typifies "grace", the number 5, surrounding "creation" represented by the number 4. The scriptural truth that grace comes only from the Messiah is demonstrated by the line of sight orientation of the city and the martian sphinx face. Richard Hoagland calculated the orientation of the face on Mars with respect to the city complex, noting that the layout of the Cydonia pyramids within the city seems specifically designed for viewing the martian summer solstice. (Ibid., p. 64). On the morning of the martian summer solstice, at some time in the very remote past, the EARTH would rise out of the mouth of the Cydonia sphinx followed by the sun. This celestial event would have been viewed the builders of the Cydonia monuments-- the pre-rebellion angelic civilization on Mars.
John 1:14
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us."
John 1:1
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ...3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
The Martian Sphinx and the rising of the Earth symbolized the Word, Jesus, manifesting in the flesh on Earth, redeeming the Earth by His death and resurrection. At the time the Cydonia monuments were constructed, the Word of God had not yet manifested in the flesh on the earth. But the builders of the Cydonia monuments obviously knew that one day God would dwell with humans in the form of a man... on Earth.
The Altar of Witness
