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Facts about
Halloween
"Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of
the heathen" -Jer 10:2
" They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and
ate the sacrifices of the dead." Ps 106:28
Halloween-
What is it to us?
1Co 10:20,21 “But I say, that the
things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to
God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot
drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers
of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.”
With
the loving approval of their parents, children dress up in weird costumes
and play pranks on Halloween night--little realizing that for over a
thousand years this one evening in the year has been specially dedicated
by spirit mediums and witches to the worship of Satan.
Halloween
has nothing to do with Christianity. It is a festival which no one—child
or adult—should have anything to do with. We need to better understand
the origins of Halloween and its dangers.
October
31st was celebrated by the Druids with many human sacrifices and a
festival honoring their sun god and Samhain, the lord of the dead. (Both
are really Satan) They believed that the sinful souls of those who died
during the year were in a place of torment, and would be released only if
Samhain was pleased with their sacrifices.
Irish
records tell of the fascination the Catholic monks had with the powerful
Druids, and Druids soon became important members of their monasteries.
Pope Gregory the Great decided to bring the Druids' holiday into the
church.
Pope
Gregory III moved the church festival of October 31st to November 1st and
called it All Hallows or All Saints' Day. Pope Gregory IV decreed that the
day was to be kept by the church. The term Halloween comes from All
Hallows Eve.
The
founding fathers of America refused to permit the holiday; because they
knew it was a pagan holiday. Halloween was not widely celebrated in the
U.S. until about 1900. In the 1840's there was a terrible potato famine in
Ireland which sent thousands of Catholic Irish to America. They brought
Halloween with them.
The
modern custom of going from door to door asking for candy goes back to the
time of the Druids. They believed that sinful, lost souls were released
upon the earth by Samhain for one night on October 31st while they awaited
their judgment. They were thought to come to the houses of the living.
People greatly feared these spirits and thought that the spirits would
harm and even kill them if the sacrifices they gave did not appease
Samhain. They carved demonic faces into pumpkins or large turnips, placing
a candle in them to keep the evil spirits away from their homes.
Yet
such teachings did not help the people. Throughout Europe, on this one
night of the year, it soon seemed as if all the devils came out! Indeed,
that was the hidden meaning of Halloween, and the wild excitement and
orgies of the people on that night seemed to fulfill it. We are seeing
more and more attention paid to this holiday every year. Why? Because
people are moving further away from God and His Holy Spirit is being
withdrawn from the earth. They fool themselves into thinking they can be
saved by Jesus and yet celebrate with the devil! We either are 100% the
Lord’s, or we aren’t His at all.
The
Druids believed that on Halloween, ghosts, spirits, fairies, witches, and
elves came out to harm people. These evil creatures must be placated with
offerings of food. The Celts would go with their children to one
another’s house to gather food for the devil gods. This is the most
dangerous "holiday" in the year. For long ages, Halloween has
been a night especially dedicated to satanic agencies.
Every
October 31 we see the clearest evidence of that fact. Vandalism on a major
scale now plagues our cities on that night. A few years ago, Detroit alone
experienced three days of riots, arson, and mass destruction. For three
days children and adults seemed possessed, and the city seemed out of
control.
Should
we today celebrate this pagan night, which every witch, clairvoyant,
wizard, and spirit medium will tell you is the outstanding occult night in
the year? It may seem like fun and games. You may be saying now, but we do
not worship the devil and I see nothing wrong with it.
Well,
don’t forget that it is still "Satan’s Holiday." Even if you
are not ‘serious’ about it, Satan is! And He plays for keeps. If we
take part in something that is Satan’s, the holy angels cannot protect
us, and he can take over our lives. If we take part in a Satanic holiday,
we ARE WORSHIPPING SATAN whether we think so or not!!
Few
people realize how very dangerous it is to dabble in spiritualism. It may
seem like innocent fun, but is it? Lets look at what God’s Word says
about it:
"When
thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt
not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not
be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass
through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an
enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits,
or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an
abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy
God doth drive them out from before thee." Deuteronomy 18:9-12
The
widespread problem of harmful substances such as razor blades, drugs,
poisons, needles, etc. being placed in the Halloween treats is no
accident. Testimonies of several ex-Satanists show that children killed
and injured by the "treats" are sacrifices to Satan (or Samhain).
Satanists throughout the world continue to perform human sacrifices on
Halloween. Also many pets are tortured and killed, it is too horrible to
even write about!
Is
this something you want to participate in?
I
am going to be honest with you about this. If you really have given your
heart to Jesus and want to be in heaven with Him and the holy angels, how
can you still want and enjoy the things of the devil, which represent
death and destruction? Stop and look at the kind of things done on
Halloween, it all glorifies death and ugliness. Satan is the source of
these things. Think of some of the horrible masks used on this night-
would you want to really look like that? Just follow Satan and you will
end up like that. Do you really want to be dead? Death and misery is all
Satan will ever bring to his followers.
Jesus
represents Life and beauty, goodness and happiness. Satan only brings to
us death, fear, pain and misery. Is it really fun to be scared? No, the
Bible says ‘Fear hath torment’. 1John 4:18. Dear readers, if Halloween
still has any influence in your life, pray for forgiveness and ask Jesus
to help you to see it as He sees it. The true Christian will hate every
thing to do with this evil holiday! =^..^=
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