Phychic Hot Line

1 Chr 10:13-14 So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the LORD, because of the word of the LORD which
he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of it and did not inquire of the LORD.
Therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

2 Chr 33:6 And he made his sons pass through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom; and he practiced witchcraft, used
divination, practiced sorcery, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him
to anger.

Isa 8:19 And when they say to you, "Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter," should not a people
consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Isa 44:24-25 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, "I, the LORD, am the maker
of all things, stretching out the heavens by myself, and spreading out the earth all alone, Causing the omens of boasters to fail,
making fools out of diviners, causing wise men to draw back, and turning their knowledge into foolishness,

Isa 47:12-14 "Stand fast now in your spells and in your many sorceries with which you have labored from your youth; perhaps
you will be able to profit, perhaps you may cause trembling. "You are wearied with your many counsels; let now the astrologers,
those who prophesy by the stars, those who predict by the new moons, stand up and save you from what will come upon you.
"Behold, they have become like stubble, fire burns them; they cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame; there will
be no coal to warm by, {nor} a fire to sit before!

Jer 14:14 Then the LORD said to me, "The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. I have neither sent them nor
commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their
own minds.

Jer 29:8-9 "For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, 'Do not let your prophets who are in your midst and your
diviners deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams which they dream. 'For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not
sent them,' declares the LORD.

Ezek 13:6-9 "They see falsehood and lying divination who are saying, 'The LORD declares,' when the LORD has not sent
them; yet they hope for the fulfillment of their word. "Did you not see a false vision and speak a lying divination when you said,
'The LORD declares,' but it is not I who have spoken?" '" Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "Because you have spoken
falsehood and seen a lie, therefore behold, I am against you," declares the Lord GOD. "So My hand will be against the
prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will have no place in the council of My people, nor will they be
written down in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel, that you may know that I am the Lord GOD.

Zech 10:2 For the teraphim speak iniquity, and the diviners see lying visions, and tell false dreams; they comfort in vain.
Therefore the people wander like sheep, they are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.

Mal 3:5 "Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers
and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan,
and those who turn aside the alien, and do not fear Me," says the LORD of hosts.

Matt 24:24 "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if
possible, even the elect.

The Greek word here that was translated "false prophets" in our English Bible is defined by Strong's Definition as "a spurious
prophet, i.e. pretended foreteller or religious impostor:"

Acts 19:17-20 And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all and the
name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified. Many also of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing
their practices. And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and began burning them in the sight of all;
and they counted up the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord was growing mightily
and prevailing.

As you can see in scripture God is definitely against such practices. The reason why God is against these practices can be
seen in the scripture you just read.
(1) The people should consult God Is.8:19
(2) They are prophesying lies and deception of their own minds Jer.14:14
(3) They are deceiving and misleading people Jer.29:8-9, Ezek.13:6-9, Mt.24:24
(4) Because of them the people are afflicted and wander like sheep Zech.10:2

Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary sums astrology in the following manner:
"The Bible's contempt for astrology is most clearly seen in its prohibition of any technique to aid in predicting the future.
Astrology assumes that God does not control history. It assumes that history is governed by the affairs of the pagan gods as
revealed in the movement of the planets. The believer knows that a sovereign God rules this world. He also knows that
resorting to astrology is a denial of the life of faith by which one trusts God and not his lucky stars for the future."

5. Even if the Bible does condemn these things why should that bother me? These practices should bother the
Christian a lot. God speaks strongly against these things and he disciplines those whom he loves Heb.12:6. Also the Christian
should consider what Jesus said in Luke 6:46 "And why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?"

As far as the non-Christian, all I can say is the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom Ps. 111:10. Apart from Jesus
Christ a person goes to hell. Even one sin in your whole life will keep you out of heaven without acceptance of Jesus and his
atoning sacrifice. I suppose if you want to follow astrology and other such things rather than God, you can. If you are already
rejecting Jesus Christ, what difference does it make if you are involved in these things? Apart from Jesus you will be spending
eternity in hell anyway. I believe it would be much wiser though to repent and turn to the Lord.