and god's law also condemns astrology. why does christendom celebrate a thing which the bible clearly puts in a bad light? did satan send it as he is an angel of light?
2006-12-13 22:13:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Your reasoning is correct. Furthermore if God had used the star to lead the astrologers to Herod and Bethlehem, why would he then discontinue its use, instead warning them in a dream not to return to Herod? This only makes sense if a sourse adverse to God had provided the star. That source would indeed be Satan the Devil.
2006-12-14 04:42:34 · answer #1 · answered by queenn_mab 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The magi (or wise men) did not come to Jerusalem because of astrology. They came because of a prophecy given by Balaam the son of Beor in the days of Moses that a star would signal the coming of the greatest king of Israel (See Numbers 22-24). Recently discoveries in the Middle East have found that actual prophecy engraved in stone from sometime before 900BC, with other sayings by Balaam. Remarkable proof of the truth of scripture.
The Bible condemns the idea that stars control and determine that fates of men. But it allows God to use the stars to displays signs and wonders that lead people to him.
2006-12-13 22:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
God's Law never condemned the study of the stars for prophecy.
That is more recent 'Human' proscription.
The Star was foretold in Prophecy centuries before Jesus came along. It was also foretold of whom this 'Messiah' would come from and the Hebrews knew it. They made sure that the bloodlines of the potential 'Messiah' remained as true as possible (hence the reason for 'forced/ arranged marriages').
2006-12-13 22:23:59 · answer #3 · answered by wolf560 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
SATAN
2006-12-13 22:17:57 · answer #4 · answered by jeni 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋