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Poll: Should a Christian associate him/herself with zodiac signs?

Yes, there's nothing wrong with it: 33% (6 votes)
No, because it is no where in the bible: 11% (2 votes)
Hell no, it is DEMONIC!!!: 55% (10 votes)
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Re: Astrology, Zodiac Signs And Christianity? by Nobody: 10:02pm On Feb 18, 2012
@plaetton

I stopped reading your posts when i saw december 25th as day of Jesus birth. Dont you know thats so untrue?
Re: Astrology, Zodiac Signs And Christianity? by FXKing2012(m): 11:04pm On Feb 18, 2012
Astrology is devilish, it is clearly stated in the Bible so pls run away from it!
Re: Astrology, Zodiac Signs And Christianity? by plaetton: 3:23am On Feb 19, 2012
diluminati:

@plaetton

I stopped reading your posts when i saw december 25th as day of Jesus birth. Dont you know thats so untrue?

I know it is untrue but, that is what is generally believed. The birthday of dec 25th was probably contrived to conflate with the Pagan festival marking the symbolic birth of the sun after the winter solstice.
Re: Astrology, Zodiac Signs And Christianity? by PastorAIO: 2:26pm On Feb 22, 2012
plaetton:

@ pastor AIo:
Yes astrology goes back way before the judea christian era all the way to ancient egypt. Across ancient cultures,there were very slight variations as to which symbol represented each zodiak segment.
No can have a thorough knowledge of astrlogy and sure one is not needed in order to make informed statements on the subject.Most judeo Christian concepts essential have their roots from ancient egypt, it safe to assume the zodiak codes are of egyptian origin.
I am expressing a general idea that astrology is deapply embedded in Judeo-christian lore and practices. That is fact.
Yes , I stand to be corrected.The bible says 30yrs as the age when he began his ministry, but biblical historians put it at 33. But even at 30 Also, his ministry would have lasted 3yrs, when he was at the peak of his life.

The sun resurrects, a figure of speach two days after the vernal equinox (equal lenghts of day and night) in march to begin its dominion over nigh/ death(longer days and shorter nights).

No matter the details, you get the general gist.

I wish you would read genesis 49 and then tell me that you dont see any connection to astrology.

I didn't say that there was no connection to astrology. What I said was that the connections you were making were mostly wrong and quite contrived.
Re: Astrology, Zodiac Signs And Christianity? by mkmyers45(m): 10:04am On Aug 12, 2012
will be back for this topic later..
Re: Astrology, Zodiac Signs And Christianity? by mkmyers45(m): 11:36am On Aug 12, 2012
The catholic church were obsessed with astrology and its obvious that Astrology is the basis for modern religion but a Christain will run roit here claiming horoscope has nothing to do with them when clear Astrological links are all over the bible even Jesus made references to astrology.Gen 1:14-15,Luke 21:25-27 and Job 38:22. Astrology is part of religion, it cannot be done any with and its in no way bad.

Jesus and the Zodiac
The sun is the "Light of the World." (John 8:12)
The sun "cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him." (Revelations 1:7)
The sun is “anointed” when its rays dip into the sea.
The sun rising in the morning is the "Savior of mankind," as well as the "healer" or "savior" during the day.
The sun wears a corona, "crown of thorns" or halo.
The sun "walks on water," describing its reflection. (John 6:19)
The sun's "followers," "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass annually.
The sun at 12 noon is "Most High" in the sky; thus, "he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12.
The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30°; hence, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30.
The sun's warmth turns water into wine through ripening grapes.

esus as a Son God
Many of the world's sacrificed godmen have their traditional birthday on December 25th ("Christmas". This represents the ancient recognition that (from a perspective in the northern hemisphere) the sun makes a yearly descent southward until December 21st or 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops moving southerly for three days and then starts to move northward again. During this time, people back then believed that "God's sun" had "died" for three days and was "born again" on December 25th. After December 25, the Sun moves 1 degree, this time north, foreshadowing longer days. And thus it was said, the Sun died on the cross, was dead for 3 days, only to be resurrected or born again.[11]
In the Gospel of Luke (1:78), Christ's very advent is depicted as a visitation from the "dayspring on high": "Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us..." The word for "dayspring" or "day" in the original Greek is ἀνατολή or anatole, which means "sunrise, east."
Jesus's role as the "light of the world" and "Sun of Righteousness" is elucidated at Matthew 17:2:
"And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light."
As it was in Matthew, the face of Christ as the sun is likewise revealed at Revelation 1:16:
"...in his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth issued a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength."
Jesus's astro-theological nature is further indicated at Revelation 22:16, in which he is equated with the "bright morning star":
"I Jesus have sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star."

In these verses Jesus is symbolised as sunlight:

"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." - John 12:46
"In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light." - John 1:4-8
"The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world." - John 1:9
"...Christ will shine on you." - Ephesians 5:14
The "bright morning star" is typically said to be the planet Venus, but it could also refer to the sun itself.
To paraphrase New Testament sentiment concerning Christ:
"I am the light of the world that every eye will see."
If every eye can see this "light of the world," it is understandable that many people in ancient times believed Jesus Christ to be the solar orb itself, as they had with numerous gods preceding his purported advent. It is not only natural but logical that thousands of people in the earliest days of Christianity would have believed Christ to be the same as the gods they were already worshipping, the bulk of which possessed solar attributes and were often considered to be sun gods to a significant extent.
At lower angles the sun has more atmosphere to punch through, so red sunrises and sunsets appear with increasing frequency. Ancients saw these natural events as their sun god weakening as it was falling and bleeding

Jesus Christ's Son of Man

The Son of Man in the Gospels can be linked to the constellation Orion. Revelation’s description of the Son of man fits the pattern of stars in the constellation Orion. The star on his right shoulder is bright red (upper left star). The three stars at his waist were later seen as the three wise men who announced the birth of Jesus.[13]
The Son of man has a cluster of stars in the background that look like the clouds upon which the Son of man rides. Astronomical maps show the Milky Way behind the constellation Orion. From earth, they look like clouds.
"Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden girdle round his bosom; his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined as in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters; in his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth issued a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength." - Rev. 1:12-20
"And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle." - Rev. 14:14-20
Orion, as seen in human form, has his right hand holding a sickle or a club. His left hand could be holding an animal skin, a shield or a bow. The Milky Way is behind him. The arc above him represents the Sun’s path. The line going through his waist is the celestial equator which runs parallel to earth’s equator.
"As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, 'The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.' And they were greatly distressed." - Matt. 17:22-23
When the sun goes below the equator into the dark days, it is said to be delivered to the enemy. While the earth rotates, the stars appear to be moving westerly until they dip below the horizon. Three days later they reappear in the eastern horizon.[14]
..."'tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.' Jesus said to him, 'You have said so. But I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.'" - Matt. 26:63-64
When facing North, Orion’s rising in the East can be seen as rising from the right. Orion appears at the right hand of the Sun.

https://www.nairaland.com/905402/sun-cross-astrononomy-astrology-religion
Re: Astrology, Zodiac Signs And Christianity? by samuelkew(m): 9:44pm On Aug 01, 2013
Just one snetence-if you need replacement for the Holy Spirit and you are too curious to know, then do zodiac-magic-aginst the love of GOD and count yourslf a goner in faith.
Re: Astrology, Zodiac Signs And Christianity? by mark902: 12:01pm On Nov 08, 2013
Astrology is not religion its a prediction with the help of numerology. In every religion has a different way of astrology in every relgion same in chritanity also. Ancient Mayan predictions are based on studies of Mayan calendar report. Ancient Mayan predictions are based on Mayan calendar and they are believed to be the most accurate system which calculates movements of heavenly objects like sun and moon and is also focused on change in seasons.

http://www.mymayansign.com/
Re: Astrology, Zodiac Signs And Christianity? by ZodiacPsycho(m): 5:11pm On Oct 20, 2018
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