Is there anything in the Bible that says astrology is wrong?

Question

I'm Christian but I also believe in Astrology. I was wondering if the Bible actually says anything against it. I think the Bible has some subtle references to it.

Genesis 1:14
And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate day from night, and let them serve as SIGNS to mark seasons and days and years,

Revelations 4:7
The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.

The four fixed signs of the zodiac are Leo, Taurus, Aquarius, and Scorpio. Leo is the sign of the lion, Taurus is a bull, and Aquarius is a man. Scorpio is also said to have three signs, one of which is an eagle.

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Answer 1

As a former Chrisitian.... I used this website and it helped me a lot. You can pretty much type in anything and it answers it Biblically. The best online tool I've ever found. Hope this helps!!! (Copied and pasted the exact Astrology site)

Answer 2

The book of Daniel tells you all about it... that probably there is nothing wrong with it but the sad part is that they do not know and the definitely don't know more than GOD.

Daniel 2:1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

2:2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

2:3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.


And skip down to the tenth verse:2:10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

Answer 3

Isaiah 47:11-14, Deuteronomy 17:2,3,5, Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Exodus 20:3,4. The Old Testament equates astrology to witchcraft. The New Testament tells us that those who practice witchcraft will not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5. Please, sister, do not allow yourself to be deceived. I once thought I could practice the tarot for good. Then I dabbled with astrology and TM as well. Thank God I had said the sinner's prayer as a child. I ended up needing to call on the name of the Lord in a huge way. If we are to follow God, we must do so on His terms. God bless you.

Answer 4

The Bible has much to say about the stars. Most basic to our understanding of the stars is that God created them. They show His power and majesty. The heavens are God’s “handiwork” (Psalm 8:3; 19:1). He has “garnished the heavens” (Job 26:13). He has all the stars numbered and named (Psalm 147:4).



The Bible also teaches that God arranged the stars into recognizable groups that we call constellations. The Bible mentions three of these: Orion, the Bear (Ursa Major), and “the crooked serpent” (most likely Draco) in Job 9:9; 26:13; 38:31-32; and Amos 5:8. The same passages also reference the star group Pleiades (the Seven Stars). God is the One Who “fastens the bands” of these constellations; He is the One Who brings them forth, “each in its season.” In Job 28:32, God also points to the “Mazzaroth,” usually translated “constellations.” This is thought by many to be a reference to the twelve constellations of the zodiac.



The constellations have been tracked and studied for millennia—the Egyptians and Greeks knew of the zodiac and used it to measure the beginning of spring centuries before Christ. Much has been written of the meaning of the zodiacal constellations, including theories that they comprise an ancient display of God’s redemptive plan. For example, the constellation Leo can be seen as a celestial depiction of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Revelation 5:5), and Virgo could be a reminder of the virgin who bore Christ. However, the Bible does not indicate any “hidden meaning” for these or other constellations.



The Bible says that stars, along with the sun and moon, were given for “signs” and “seasons” (Genesis 1:14); that is, they were meant to mark time for us. They are also “signs” in the sense of navigational “indicators,” and all through history we have used the stars to chart courses across the globe.



God used the stars as an illustration of His promise to give Abraham an innumerable seed (Genesis 15:5). Thus, every time Abraham looked up at the night sky, he had a reminder of God’s faithfulness and goodness. The final judgment of the earth will be accompanied by astronomical events relating to the stars (Isaiah 13:9-10; Joel 3:15; Matthew 26:29).



Astrology is the “interpretation” of an assumed influence the stars (and planets) exert on human destiny. It is a false belief. The royal astrologers of the Babylonian court were put to shame by God’s prophet Daniel (Daniel 1:20) and were powerless to interpret the king’s dream (Daniel 2:27). God specifies astrologers as among those who will be burned as stubble in God’s judgment (Isaiah 47:13-14). Astrology, as a form of divination, is expressly forbidden in scripture (Deuteronomy 18:10-14).



God forbade the children of Israel to worship or serve the “host of heaven” (Deuteronomy 4:19). Several times in their history, however, Israel fell into that very sin (2 Kings 17:16 is one example). Their worship of the stars brought God’s judgment each time.



The stars should awaken wonder at God’s power, wisdom, and infinitude. We should use the stars to keep track of time and place and to remind us of God’s faithful, covenant-keeping nature. All the while, we acknowledge the Creator of the heavens. Our wisdom comes from God, not the stars (James 1:5). The Word of God, the Bible, is our guide through life (Psalm 119:105).

Answer 5

The Bible highlights the connection between Babylon and astrology, and several times it makes reference to Babylonian astrologers. (Daniel 4:7; 5:7, 11) In the days of the prophet Daniel, astrology was so widespread in Chaldea (Babylonia) that using the term “Chaldeans” was practically the same as referring to astrologers.

Daniel witnessed not only the influence of astrology on Babylon but also the failure of its astrologers to predict the fall of the city. Note what the prophet Isaiah had accurately foretold two centuries earlier. “Let your astrologers come forward and save you, those people who study the stars, who map out the zones of the heavens and tell you from month to month what is going to happen to you,” Isaiah wrote scornfully. “They will not even be able to save themselves.” Isaiah 47:13, 14, Today’s English Version.

Apparently, the Babylonian astrologers could not foretell their city’s downfall even a few hours in advance. And when God’s own adverse judgment appeared on the wall of King Belshazzar’s palace, the astrologers proved incapable of interpreting the cryptic writing.

Today astrologers have not proved any more effective in predicting significant events. After examining more than 3,000 specific astrological predictions, scientific investigators R. Culver and Philip Ianna came to the conclusion that only 10 percent were accurate. Any well-informed analyst could do better than that.

In Conflict With Bible Teachings

The Hebrew prophets, however, did not reject astrology merely because of its manifest failure to predict the future accurately. The Law that God gave to Moses specifically warned the Israelites against looking for omens. “There should not be found in you . . . anyone who employs divination, or anyone who looks for omens,” the Law stated. “Everybody doing these things is something detestable to Jehovah.”

Interestingly, one group of ancient people did not need modern science to explain that astrology was a mistake. Over 2,500 years ago, Jehovah God told the nation of Israel: “Do not learn the way of the nations nor be apprehensive of the signs of the sky because the nations are apprehensive of them; for the usages of the nations are superstition.” Or as the New World Translation expresses it: “The signs of the heavens, are just an exhalation.” In other words, astrological signs have as much substance as the breath exhaled from your lungs.

Answer 6

Your passages don't really prove anything. Sorry, however astrology is not pagan and wrong, the passage you should have used was the one describing the astrologers who found Jesus by studying the sky and interrupting omens, another sign that psychic, and medium abilities are condoned by God and the bible!

Answer 7

Uh, dude that's astronomy God is talking about in Gen 1:14 not astrology. And revelations is describing angels.

Answer 8

A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)


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Answer 9

astrology is pagan and against the bible.

Answer 10

i take it with a big pinch of salt.