Astrology and God's View of Astrology
Astrology and God's View of Astrology by Frankie Foxx on Monday, February 28, 2011 at 2:48pm
In 2003 a U.S. public opinion poll was taken regarding beliefs in astrology. Of those participating, 31%, or nearly 1 in 3 people, believed in the accura...cy of astrology- and among those aged 25 to 29 that number rose to 46%, nearly 1 in 2. Belief by people over age 64 was only 17%, or about 1 in 6. These statistics clearly show how influential this saturation campaign has been in all levels of society in changing beliefs in just one generation. I the United States and Canada, 1,800 newspapers print daily horoscopes. Twelve thousand Americans claim to be full-time astrologers, and another 200,000 work at it part-time. Author Linda Goodman' s two books on astrology have sold an incredible 60 million copies. The phenomenon of astrology is growing. God's View of Astrology: Throughout history,man has searched the Heavens for answers to life's questions. And throughout history, God has condemned such practices. The prophet Isaiah proclaimed, "Now let the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from these things that shall come upon you. Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame; there shall not be a coal to warm them; nor fire, to sit before it. Thus shall they be to you with whom you have labored, even your merchants from your youth. Each one shall wander to his own quarter; none shall save you" (Isaiah 47: 13-15). As Isaiah explains, astrologers do not have the power to save anyone from troubles of death. Reading the stars and planets will not tell man what he needs to know. God Himself reveals what man needs to know, as the biblical account of Daniel and his companions shows. "And in all matters of wisdom and understanding that the king asked them, he found them [Daniel and his friends] ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his kingdom.... Daniel answered before the king and said, 'The secret with the king has demanded cannot be shown to the king by the wise men, the enchanters, the astrologers or the magicians. But there is a God in heaven Who reveals secrets and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days' " (Daniel 1: 20 and 2: 27-28). Therefore, people who use astrology are using witchcraft. It makes no difference if is checking one's astrological "forecast" in the daily newspaper, making and using astrological charts, or consulting with astrologers. True Christians live by the Word of God and walk in faith, believing God the Father and Jesus Christ, and do not seek to know the future through astrology.
