As we shall see, there are NO SIMILARITIES between the teachings of the Bible and Astro-theology; in fact, the Bible condemns the teachings of Astro-theology. Here is a definition of Astro-theology from Wikipedia and another source: “Astro-theology, astral mysticism, astral religion, astral or stellar theology is the worship of stars, the planets, and other heavenly bodies as deities, or the association of deities with heavenly bodies. In anthropological literature these systems of practice may be referred to as ASTRAL CULTS. The most common instances of this are Sun gods and Moon gods. Also notable is the association of the planets with deities in Babylonian, and in Greco-Roman religion. Planets, gods, goddesses, and demon may also be considered personifications of astronomical phenomena such as lunar eclipses, planetary alignments, and apparent interactions of planetary bodies with stars.”

If you are confused by this definition, YOU SHOULD BE! The more heavily involved one becomes in this “astral religion,” the more removed from reality they become. As I said, the Bible condemns the worship of stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies. In Exodus 20:3-5 God said, “You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is IN HEAVEN ABOVE, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God.” Now let’s read Deuteronomy 4:19, “And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the SUN, the MOON, and the STARS, all the HOST OF HEAVEN, you feel driven to WORSHIP THEM and SERVE THEM, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under heaven as a heritage.” In a word, we learn here that God alone is to be worshiped and served, for He is the CREATOR. We are NOT to worship “what He has created.” God has utterly condemned the worship of His creation, whether it be things in heaven or things on earth. It is idolatry, pure and simple. Why did man start worshiping what God has created? We have the answer in Romans 1:21-23, 25, “Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became FUTILE IN THEIR THOUGHTS, AND THEIR FOOLISH HEARTS WERE DARKENED. Professing to be wise, THEY BECAME FOOLS, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things…who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and WORSHIPED AND SERVED THE CREATURE RATHER THAN THE CREATOR.” Throughout the Bible God exposes idolatry in pagan lands and in Israel, which all began because in their minds and hearts they abandoned the true knowledge God which paved the way for worshiping “the creature” and the “hosts of heaven.”

You mentioned “similarities between the Bible and Astro-theology.” God would not condemn this pagan religion of creation if that was so. Those who follow this “astral cult” try to connect the heavenly bodies with Jesus Christ, for they teach that “God’s SON is actually God’s SUN.” Based on this ridiculous teaching they go on to say that “the story of Jesus Christ is simply the story of man’s relationship with the sun and the seasons” and that “man was afraid of darkness and realized his dependence on the sun” and thus they “worshiped the sun” which God gave them for light and warmth and growing food. It is true God gave man the sun for “natural light” and for “growing food,” but God gave His only-begotten Son to mankind (John 3:16) to be “spiritual light” (John 1:3-4; 8:12) and “spiritual food” (John 6:26-35) so that men can be saved and have eternal life. In view of this truth, I would encourage you to abandon the studies of Astro-theology and study the Bible to learn the truth of your Creator, who alone deserves to be “worshiped and served.”  (DO)  (583.3)