Horoscopes, astrology and psychic readers are not new. These things have been around a very long time. In fact, just the length of time they have been with us gives the impression that they are legitimate sciences or belief systems. People are drawn to these systems because it is human nature to desire to know one's own personal future. In fact, fallen human nature has very much to do with all of these systems. They all had their beginnings in religion! We know that religion is man’s attempt to reach God, but not necessarily the God of the Bible. Man is running from God rather than seeking after God until they realize that God is seeking them! All of these systems are false as we know, yet there is a small amount of truth in them through which the enemy of our souls draws fallen man into them.

On the other hand, think of the Old Testament prophecies of the Lord Jesus Christ. All of the prophecies that had to do with the first coming of Christ were fulfilled to the minutest detail at the first Christmas in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago! The prophecies that have to do with Christ’s second coming will, no doubt, be fulfilled just as completely when that time comes. So, when we look at these 2 systems, we see that astrology and fortune tellers make correct predictions about 18 per cent of the time. Yet God gets it right precisely 100 per cent of the time! This tells us quite a lot about who we should trust. Much more could be said, and in fact much more is said in 2 BBN Bible Institute courses that we are delighted to offer. One of these courses is found in the Electives Division of study and it is course number 50700, Science, Astrology and the Cults as taught by Walter Martin. The other course that we would like to highlight is Old Testament Prophecies of Christ taught by Dr. John Whitcomb in the Bible Doctrines Division of the Institute. Old Testament Prophecies of Christ is course number 10700. We believe both these courses will underscore the fact that only the Lord and His Word should be trusted to guide us in life as well as in death. No matter how right some of these false ideologies may seem, only the Lord gets it right 100 per cent of the time!