Celestial Signs of the First Advent

Book 2 · Sixteen chapters

This book begins with the celestial signs surrounding Christ’s birth and follows their witness through the promises to Abraham, Israel’s deliverance and entry into the land, the Cross, and the Gospel’s movement among the nations. I read these earthly events with John’s heavenly perspective in view, asking how creation bears witness to the authority of Christ. The chapters build on one another; begin with Chapter 1, or choose a chapter below.

Start reading: Chapter 1

Chapters 1–7 — The birth signs and Israel’s promises

  1. The Birth of Christ and the Witness of Heaven
  2. The Woman the Child and the King
  3. The Moon and the Manger
  4. Abraham and the Promise to the Nations
  5. The Exodus in the Heavens
  6. Joshua and the Crossing into the Land
  7. Egyptian Years and the Calendar of Israel

Chapters 8–12 — The King, the Cross, and His witnesses

  1. The Messenger and the King
  2. The First and the Last
  3. The Moon Beside the Cross
  4. The Morning Star and the Ascended Lamb
  5. The Woman and the Lion

Chapters 13–16 — Jerusalem, the nations, and the heavenly view

  1. Jerusalem and the Sword in the Sky
  2. The Fish and the Nations
  3. One Witness across the Ages
  4. Earth Seen from Heaven

Read alongside Book 1

Book 1: The Cross at the Center of Time follows the Gospel calendars toward the Cross. The two books share the same concern: to understand the events of earth with Christ’s heavenly authority in view.

Companion study for both books

The Birth and Cross of Christ in Symbolic Time connects the calendar and celestial themes of both books with the larger biblical chronology through day–year comparisons. It can be read alongside either book.