Astrology in the Bible?

The Bible speaks about the issue of astrology on many occasions...always delivering stern warnings to those who would dabble in such things. What appears to be harmless fun can often be very destructive and addictive. Astrology, along with occult and new age practices, is a "doorway" for dark spiritual forces to enter and influence a person's life.

Many times these doorways do not look dangerous at all...the Apostle Paul tells us that even the devil dresses himself up as an angel of light. (2 Cor. 11:14) Take a moment to carefully consider these warnings from the Bible:

"You have more than enough advisers, astrologers, and stargazers. Let them stand up and save you from what the future holds. But they are as useless as dried grass burning in a fire. They cannot even save themselves!"

-Isaiah 47:13-14

"This is what the Lord says: 'Do not act like other nations who try to read their future in the stars. Do not be afraid of their predictions, even though other nations are terrified by them. Their ways are futile and foolish…"

-Jeremiah 10:2-3

The Hebrew prophet Daniel recorded how the astrologers of Babylon were never able to give real information to the king when he needed it...the only ones who could interpret dreams and accurately predict the future were the ones who were in touch with God the Creator! (See Daniel 2, 4:7, and 5:7-9)

In the Bible, astrology is often lumped together with other magic arts, fortune-telling, and sorcery. All of these are dangerous, in that they can mislead people, and even open them up to temptation or even demonic influence.

So, does the Bible talk about astrology? Absolutely. It affirms that astrology is dangerous, useless, and wicked. It is sinful because it draws attention away from the only One with real answers for life...God Himself!

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Scripture References from the NLT version.