Introduction:
Astrology
is becoming increasingly popular.
In my
youth, people almost never took the Occult, witchcraft, or astrology seriously.
People considered them a joke or at most an oddity. Today all aspects of the
occult are increasingly taken seriously. Evidence of this increasing popularity
include:
* In
the 1950's only 100-200 newspapers carried horoscope columns. Today, thousands
of full-time professional astrologers cast horoscopes, most newspapers carry
horoscopes, and millions of people read them with varying degrees of seriousness.
* In
the 1970's the rock musical "Hair" popularized the hit song
announcing "the dawning of the Age of Aquarius," one of the signs of
the Zodiac.
* The
popular New Age Movement promotes and justifies astrology along with many other
aspects of the Occult.
* TV
ads promote astrology, psychics, and the Occult generally. Movies and TV
programs discuss it, promote it, and present it as a serious phenomenon.
* Many
recent book fads, such as the Harry Potter books, deeply involve many aspects
of the Occult. A search of occult books on Amazon.com yields a list of nearly
800 titles in the children's section alone! The point is not that all of these
are harmful - many actually oppose the Occult. But the sheer number shows the
popularity of the subject.
The
fact is that many people, especially young people, are fascinated by all
aspects of the Occult. You and your friends, your children and their friends,
will all have contact with Occult influences, including astrology. You need to
know what the Bible says.
The
purpose of this study is to examine what the Bible says about astrology.
