Netflix's new "Astrology Hub" isn't just a quirky feature. It's a cultural signal. A trillion-dollar tech giant now curates watchlists based on your zodiac sign, Aries gets Squid Game, Leo gets The Crown. TikTok, meanwhile, is a digital shrine to oracle cards, aura trends, and star charts, especially among the young. This isn't your grandmother's horoscope column. It's Silicon Valley priestcraft, streaming through apps and algorithms. The elites and chattering classes, who mock Christianity as backward, are bowing to Jupiter and Saturn as guides. Babylon is back, and it's trending.
Astrology's resurgence reveals a spiritual void. When people reject Christ, the true Word, the Creator of the stars, they turn to counterfeits. The Bible doesn't dismiss astrology as fake; it condemns it as dangerous. Isaiah 47:13-14 mocks Babylon's astrologers, not for lying, but for failing to save: "Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make predictions month by month… They are like stubble; the fire will burn them up." Their art has power, but it's a rival power, a demonic imitation of God's sovereignty.
In Daniel 2, Nebuchadnezzar's astrologers were his trusted advisors, not clowns. They failed, not because their charts were nonsense, but because God alone holds the future. Deuteronomy 4:19 warns Israel not to worship the "host of heaven," showing the temptation's allure. Even the Magi in Matthew 2, astrologers by trade, were led to Christ not by their art's truth but by God's grace bending their error. Scripture's verdict is clear: astrology isn't empty, it's enslaving.
The early Church and Reformers saw astrology for what it is: a false gospel. Tertullian called it idolatry, serving demons by attributing God's power to the stars. Augustine, in The City of God, admitted astrologers sometimes speak truth, not because the stars rule, but because demons manipulate events to deceive. John Chrysostom warned that astrology's occasional accuracy is Satan's bait, enslaving people to fatalism. Martin Luther and John Calvin echoed this, calling it a blasphemous counterfeit of God's providence.
The Bible and Church history agree: astrology's danger lies in its plausibility. It's not silly; it's seductive. It offers meaning without Christ, destiny without submission to God. When elites embrace it, they're not just dabbling in superstition, they're chasing a rival religion.
History shows the powerful have always kept astrology close. The Nazis, despite their obsession with science, consulted astrologers. Heinrich Himmler studied horoscopes; Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland in 1941, guided partly by star charts. Hitler's astrologer, Karl Ernst Krafft, predicted political shifts. The British countered with Operation Mistletoe, forging horoscopes to mislead the Reich, a psychological war waged through the stars.
The Cold War saw the CIA fund astrology under the Stargate Project, profiling foreign leaders' decisions through their zodiac signs. Nancy Reagan, after the 1981 attempt on her husband's life, relied on astrologer Joan Quigley to schedule Ronald Reagan's White House calendar, flights, summits, even press conferences. The elites who scoff at faith in Christ have no qualms about faith in the stars.
Astrology thrives when faith in God wanes. Today's elites, steeped in rationalism, still crave enchantment. Rejecting Moses and Christ as oppressive, they embrace Venus and Mars as liberators. Netflix and TikTok aren't just platforms; they're temples mainstreaming this ancient cult. Why does it work? Because Satan counterfeits truth. As Augustine noted, demons can time events to make horoscopes seem prophetic, luring the gullible into spiritual bondage.
The stars don't rule; God does. Genesis 1:16 says He made the stars, not to govern us, but to mark seasons and give light. Psalm 147:4 declares He names every star, creation bows to Him, not us to it. Astrology's power is a lie, but a potent one, designed to draw hearts from the Creator to the created.
Christians must reject this false gospel. Astrology isn't harmless fun; it's a rival priesthood, a demonic sacrament that steals God's glory. Deuteronomy 18:10-12 forbids divination, including astrology, as an abomination. The Church must proclaim Christ's sovereignty over every star and season. When the world offers cosmic playlists or TikTok oracles, we point to the One who holds the future.
The elites' star worship is a warning: a generation that turns from Christ will find another altar. But the Church has the answer. Jesus, not Jupiter, is the Morning Star (Revelation 22:16). He alone offers true destiny, true freedom, true hope. Let's call the world back from Babylon's stargazers to the God who made the heavens.
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