Introduction:
I am always amazed at how so many people read their horoscopes but
rarely go back to see if they were right. And I’m also amazed at how
people identify with their star sign. If you were read a list of
characteristics of any star sign without knowing which one it belonged
to, you would probably say it was yours. For the simple reason that we
all have identical character traits, just in different levels. An
example. Everyone is stubborn to one degree or other and Taureans don’t
have exclusive rights.
I will start this page by giving a short reminder of what the
Bible says about the spirit realm and how we fit into it. (see
The Skeleton for more detail). You have the kingdom of God
and the kingdom
of Satan. All
spiritual forces fit into one or other of these kingdoms. The kingdom of God
loves you and wants only the best for you. The kingdom of Satan
hates you and would dearly love to curse your life and lead you away
from your true destiny.
Now, Almighty God has given each person the amazing gift of the
freedom to choose. It’s your choice to live your life how you choose and
to shape your own future. God wants you to live each day and make your
decisions as you go. So why would anyone choose to give
this freedom away?
Into this background we introduce the subject of horoscopes,
mediums, fortune tellers, ouija etc.
With all the above you have two choices. Is it a scam or is it genuine?
If it’s a scam then there’s not much point to it all, but people are
trying to pull the wool over your eyes.
If it’s genuine, then the people who are a vehicle for the message, must
be in contact with someone or something from the spirit world, and
receiving either general or specific messages just for you (bits of rock
and planets orbiting in space and created by Almighty God do not tell
your future).
Let’s forget about the first option. If it’s a scam then no one
would bother with it. So lets move on to option two. You are told that
if you are interested then you can find out what the future holds for
you. So you read your horoscopes, get a personal reading, visit a medium
etc. The more you go into this, the more personalised the message you
receive will be.
Surely it’s vital to check out just where the message you receive
is coming from. You see, if someone who hates you tells you that you
will meet a tall dark handsome stranger in a lonely place it doesn’t
sound quite so pleasant as if someone who loves you and cares for you
tells you the same thing. So where is the message coming from? Remember
we have ruled out scammers so this leaves two choices. The
kingdom of God or the
kingdom
of Satan.
Well in the Bible, God clearly tells us not to consult with mediums or
fortune tellers so it will not be Him. I’m afraid that leaves just one
option.
If this is true, how does it work then? Let’s look at a silly
simple example.
You go and pay for a personal reading. You are told that you will
win the lottery, meet a fantastic partner, go to live in the sun, have a
really serious accident and win the lottery again. What will be the
focus on the rest of your life? I suspect it wIll be the bit of bad
news, which will totally ruin all the good and joy of the other four
things. You say that mediums don’t give bad news. But that on its own is
false, because life is not all good news is it? But it doesn’t stop
there. Your freedom to choose now has less freedom, because someone you
have never met has told you something that will shape your life and
affect the decisions you now make. And if you say “rubbish”, then why
are you going to have your fortune told?
Another line is “when you go over to the other side” and mediums
and clairvoyants have been giving messages from the other side for
years. I suspect some mediums are genuine and they can hear messages.
But Jesus said that dead people are not allowed to come back and give
messages. So who are we hearing?
Let me give another example. A medium passes on a message
supposedly from Sid to Emma saying it’s lovely over here on the other
side and the dog is here too. Emma thinks that everything is well and
carries on living the rest of her life not bothering to worry about
knowing God. But what if the message is a lie, designed solely to lead
Emma to a lost eternity, away from what the Bible calls her true
destiny?
Jesus told a story of a rich man who died and was told he would
miss the kingdom
of God. He wanted to
come back to warn his family, but God would not let him.
So we have a choice. Is Emma really hearing from Sid? The Bible
says not. But people who have received these spiritual
messages often say, “They told of things from the past.” At the worst,
the medium will be a skilled counsellor and will work the information
from you. However if they really are hearing spiritual voices, then the
spirits that give the message will have been there throughout your life
wouldn’t they? The very real danger here is that although they
might be able to tell your past, they will NOT be able to tell you your
future for the very very simple reason that they are not allowed to know
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