i. The constellations were the same before the Fall It is reasonable to assume that the layout of the stars and their constellations was the same before the Fall. The reason for this is that the purpose of the curse was to put the Universe into a fallen state and not to make everything look completely different. For example, star constellations such as Orion would doubtless have existed on the fourth day of creation. ii. There was probably no decay of stars before the Fall All stars now decay and