I would like to invite other astrologers to critique leaders in the church (historical and otherwise), and particularly false prophets--to show what makes them tick astrologically, and also to analyze events in Church history and in the current news as it relates to Bible prophecy, and other events of interest to Christians. And I would also like to see other critiques of articles that condemn astrology, not just from a Christian viewpoint, but scientific and other ways also.
Q. What do you feel is the main objection Christians have to the practice of astrology and how would you answer this objection?
I believe the most important objection is due to a misunderstanding of one verse, Isaiah 47:13, that "appears" to condemn all astrologers. However, in an article on Astro-theology I show that these astrologers were enemies of God to begin with and were not listening to God's prophets who were predicting doom for Babylon. Instead, they were telling the King of Babylon what would tickle his ears, not necessarily what was in the stars. In fact scripture even indicates they were lying to the king.
If astrology is true, and I believe it is, then the stars would have clearly indicated Babylon's downfall. Of course these astrologers couldn't tell the king that because they would lose their heads. It was a catch 22--tell the truth and die, or tell a lie and placate the king. They chose the latter and it is for this reason they would burn in the fire. Not for being astrologers, but for being the enemy of God, and in fact even the enemy of the King. The whole point of that chapter in Isaiah, when read in context, is that nobody could save Babylon, not even the astrologers.
Also in the same article I show how chapter two of the book of Daniel shows that the prophet Daniel himself was trained in *all* the teachings of the Babylonians, including astrology and was "chief" of the astrologers. Nebuchadnezar had requested that the astrologers in his court not only relay his dream but also interpret it, and when they refused he accused these astrologers of lying. Daniel, after interpreting Neb's dream, requested that the astrologers not be executed for their failure. If God has condemned astrology and Daniel would have abhorred the practice of it, as some believe, then why did he go against God's wishes and request that Neb let the astrologers live? Something doesn't quite fit here.
