Astrology in the Bible

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, "The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days... " Daniel 2:27,28

"When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you."

Deuteronomy 18:9-12

This is a very good topic, I wanted to post on this for some time. Many Christians think that all predictions if gone true should be prophesy. This is not true. Astrology existed long before and it is 100% true when done right. As a Hindu, I was closely associated with astrology, my own father knew it to great extent. I had a school teacher who was a professional astrologer and his forefathers were also. He was an expert in it. He would freely predict the future of us in the school based on our birth date and time. Things he said about me have come true. When I was a Hindu, I did nothing important without checking the astrological signs, that is how I was raised by my parents.

I now, do not follow any of them. They are pure evil, but they do right predictions when done by the real astrologers. Today there is a lot of fake ones. But the real one does exist and it is true, I have no doubt.

It is for this reason that prophesies about who will win the election etc, do not impress me. These cheap predictions are made with 100% success by real astrologers in India. So are they prophets then if they use the name of Christ in the end? Not at all.

Instead of listening to such predictions, we should look for a prophet who can share a word that exposes the sin in us and also puts our motives clearly. Such is a true prophecy. If we look for a prophet like that then we will not be deceived. Demons cannot judge our motives and intentions of our hearts. They cannot turn us towards God in repentance. These things can be done only by the true spirit of God working through a prophetic word. To me this is a great miracle that only the true living God can do.

When I stepped into a Church in the USA as an unbeliever, this is what happened to me, my intentions and motives of Heart were disclosed by a prophetic word. Had the prophet instead predicted my future and even if it comes true, it would not have meant any more to me than a Christian astrologer! But salvation comes from real prophetic words, not by these worthless predictions of the future.

1 Cor 14-24:- 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an [k]outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all; 25 the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you.

"Astrology Is False Prophecy"

Much needed warning as people search more and more for something to guide them in the times we have walked into. Repentance and turning to Christ in Faith is the direction one needs to act and focuse on. Then being filled with the Holy Spirit who will always direct us Christ-ward. Using the Word of God with the Holy Spirit's direction together. This requires seeking and listening, trusting God for direction and guidance. We will not find trustworthy guidance within the things of the world (added). God has warned us.

"Instead of listening to such predictions, we should look for a prophet who can share a word that exposes the sin in us and also puts our motives clearly. Such is a true prophecy. If we look for a prophet like that then we will not be deceived. Demons... cannot turn us towards God in repentance. These things can be done only by the true spirit of God working through a prophetic word. To me this is a great miracle that only the true living God can do."

"When I stepped into a Church in the USA as an unbeliever, this is what happened to me, my intentions and motives of Heart were disclosed by a prophetic word. Had the prophet instead predicted my future and even if it comes true, it would not have meant any more to me than a Christian astrologer! But salvation comes from real prophetic words, not by these worthless predictions of the future."

1 Cor 14-24:- 24 "But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all; the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you."

Amen Sree

Weren’t the magi astrologers?

Sree- just so I understand your post, are you saying astrology is a "true” science? I find it hard to believe you are saying this so wanted to double check.

Sree- just so I understand your post, are you saying astrology is a "true” science? I find it hard to believe you are saying this so wanted to double-check.

Modern-day Hindus think that everything in Hinduism is connected to science. The same is with Islam as well. They try to validate their faith using scientific arguments.

I do not believe it is a complete science, even though it has astronomy and complex mathematics behind it. There is also some demonic power behind it like how brother Greg has pointed out here. It is part of idol worship and worshipping heavenly objects as divine. It is a combination of demonic power and astronomy and mathematics. There are many true predictions made using astrology. It is not totally wrong. I have witnessed so many true predictions and even altering future events using astrology.

Satan is defeated on the cross and his powers towards us believing Christians are taken away but he still has his gifts and rules over the world. Many of these predictions are done by his authority over this world.

On a funny note, after I came to Christ, my relatives sought an astrologer to find out how and when I will come out of my faith. It seems the astrologer told them that I was surrounded by evil influencing forces and the only way to take me out of this belief is to separate me from the factors influencing me. To some extent, it sounded to me like Satan's global strategy to separate Christians from fellowship with others.

I thank God for His Church and the fellowship of believers that he has given me.

Sree wrote:
//There are many true predictions made using astrology. It is not totally wrong. I have witnessed so many true predictions and even altering future events using astrology. //

This raises interesting questions. If true, who is making the prediction that comes true? A demon?

Do demons know the future? Or God alone? If demons don’t know the future, how can they assist an astrologer in predicting it?

My default position is that demons don’t know the future. They may be wise and able to make decent guesses, but I don’t believe they know today what I will do tomorrow. It is the default Christian position that God can know this, but I think it is going too far to suggest a demon has this same ability.

TMK we have Acts 16:16, and Sauls account within the Old Testament, 1 Samuel 28:3-25 To peer into that a bit. Demons have been given power, however God certainly has put limits on it. I’m certain there are more, but that’s the two that came to my mind.

TMK we have Acts 16:16, and Sauls account within the Old Testament, 1 Samuel 28:3-25 To peer into that a bit. Demons have been given power, however God certainly has put limits on it. I’m certain there are more, but that’s the two that came to my mind.

Yes, that is my point here.

Jesus himself called Satan, the ruler of this world. Also, Satan told Jesus that he has the authority to give power and riches to whoever he wanted. I have the authority in my home to give my children whatever gift my kids want. I can tell them with good confidence that next week you will receive this gift. With 99% confidence, it will happen, unless something strange happens to me or my family. So Satan too with his gifts and authority over this world, can predict the future of the people of this world. He can easily tell whom he is going to make the ruler by winning the election.

But God still controls the universe, he has power even over Satan.

I think Satan/ demonic spirits make predictions through people and work to make it come to pass. They can't know the future (they do understand bible prophecy though).

I can buy that Nigel. Makes sense.

Hey Billy-

In regard to your examples, we do not know that the vision of Samuel was a demon, could just have easily been a God sent apparition.

In regard to the fortune telling girl, we don’t know how accurate she was or even what she was actually doing. Many people flock to astrologers and fortune tellers and psychics who are nothing more than charlatans. Now I realize the text says she had a spirit by which she predicted the future, but we really don’t know all that was going on.

I agree with Nigel that if a demon appears to predict the future it is because it is influencing humans toward a certain result, or that they have knowledge and intelligence and can make deductions.

I believe it was really Samuel. I just see those instances as things to consider from within God’s Word.

Sree, I do agree with your experience concerning the issue.

Certainly we all agree seeking such things is forbidden. As brother Greg’s post shows.

Sree said:

Yes, that is my point here.

Jesus himself called Satan, the ruler of this world. Also, Satan told Jesus that he has the authority to give power and riches to whoever he wanted.

This is not to say that he rules the world completely; God is still sovereign. But it does mean that God, in His infinite wisdom, has allowed Satan to operate in this world within the boundaries God has set for him. When the Bible says Satan has power over the world, we must remember that God has given him domain over unbelievers only. Believers are no longer under the rule of Satan (Colossians 1:13).

Unbelievers, on the other hand, are caught "in the snare of the devil" (2 Timothy 2:26), lie in the "power of the evil one" (1 John 5:19), and are in bondage to Satan (Ephesians 2:2).

So, when the Bible says that Satan is the "god of this world," it is not saying that he has ultimate authority. It is conveying the idea that Satan rules over the unbelieving world in a specific way. In 2 Corinthians 4:4, the unbeliever follows Satan’s agenda: "The god of this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ.