Do You Really Want to Celebrate Halloween?

The History

October 31, Halloween, is the “Vigil of Samhain” celebration of the Druids, ancient Pagan Celtic riesriests!ts! On this night, the" lacated the #ord of Death who released the souls of the dead to haunt and tric$ their relati%esrelati%es and %isit their former homes! &itches and demons also came out of hiding on this night! 'his da" coincided with the end of har%est and

whothe beginning re*uired aof human the nenew wsacrifice! "ear for these Druid worshiersworshiers of Samhain (numer(numerousous sellings are correct), the grim reaer,

+n D -.1 the /oman Catholic Church “sanctified” these agan ractices the" had re%iousl" been tr"ing toto abolish! 'he" literall" ga%e u against e%il! 'he /oman autumn har%est celebrations and ll Saint0s Da" (o%ember 1) were combined with llll Hallows 2%e (October 31) in an attemt to ChristianieChristianie it! 'he founding Pilgrims of mermericaica outlawed this ractice! +n the mid 14..0s +rish immigrants brought this custom to merimerica!ca!

'o'oda"da" "oung and old ali$e dress u and go out into the night, tric$ or treating and celebrating! Halloween has become the second most celebrated holida" with eoleeole sending about 54. er erson toto art" (again, financiall" second onl" to Christmas)! 'he ma6orit" of them are un$nowingl" gi%ing glor" to the da" that the occult,occult, Satan worshiers and &iccan (those in%ol%ed in witchcraft) call the “da" abo%e all others!” 'his is the highest of theirtheir eight hol" da"s!

nton #aVe", author ofof The Satanic Bible and high riest of the Church of SatSatanan states, “Satanists considererconsid Halloween the most imortant da" of the "ear! Satanic,Satanic, occult and witchcraft owers are at their highest otenc" le%el7 Satan and his owers are at their best that night!”

 sergeant at the 8aldwin8aldwin Par$ PolicePolice Deartment in Southern CaliforniaCalifornia states “frightening,“frightening, murderousmurderous satanic ractices ta$e lace around the world e%er" Halloween,Halloween, and "et the ublic dismisses reortsreorts of their occurrence, refusing to belie%e the holida" is an"thing more than 9child0s9child0s la"0!”

:uite literall"literall",, this “holida"” belongs to Satan, andand those who celebratecelebrate it, e%en innocentl", are gi%ing glor" to himhim and utting themsel%es in dangerous territor"!!territor"

The Symbols

 grgrotes*ueotes*ue face was car%car%eded in a um$in to scare awa" e%il sirits; this was a sign to thethe demons that a %irgin%irgin sacrifice had been gi%en b" the household! +nside was a candle made from the human fat of the sacrifice!sacrifice! Do "ou want a Jack-o-lantern in "our home<

'he Bonfire had a three=fold urose> 1) to scare awa" the e%il sirits; ?) to mar$ the gathering laces for the celebration where eole came after utting out their hearth fires; 3) and to ha%e the “bone=fire” where human and animal sacrifices were burned! 'he articiants carr" a stic$ home to light their hearth fires from this communit"communit" bonfire!bonfire!

'o disguise themsel%es from the sirits, eole donned Costumes tr"ing to loo$ li$e the e%il sirits, or loo$ terribleterrible enough scare them awa"; oftentimes the" wore the headsheads of the animals the" had sacrificed!

'he Druid riests went door to door demanding food to offer to Samhaim and ronounced a demonic curse ofof death or h"sical male castration, if the" didn0t getget what the" as$ed for! nother custom was for eole to lea%e a “treat” out for the sirits, so the" wouldn0t “tric$” or totorturerture the household! 'hus the Trick-or-Treat custom was born!

&hat about the other ss"mbols"mbols of Halloween< hosts la"ed tric$s and caused suernatural haenings in the household! !strolo"y was hea%il" racticed, as e%er"one wanted redictionsredictions for the coming new "ear! 'raditionall" the" “read” the sacrificial bones and entrails of sacrifices!sacrifices! Witches are real satanic worshiers, "et their caricatures are ortra"ed and costumed e%er"where! Coffins# tombstones# mummies# skeletons an$ cemeteriescemeteries come from the #ord of Death theme! /oman har%est festi%als bring in ththee ales, cornstal$s and um$ins! n ancient /oman/oman ceremon" honoring false gods in%ol%ed tr"ing to ggrasras floatingfloating fruit without using hands, which is wherewhere bobbin" for a%%les came

from! 'he Druids belie%ed that black cats were reincarnated humans who had been unished for their e%il deeds! 'hese cats were sacred sacrifices! 'oda", blac$ cats are still sacrificed during occult rituals!

&s it Really Just another Holi$ay?

@nowing the meaning and traditions behind Halloween, do "ou reall" want to celebrate Halloween< +t0s muchmuch more than 6ust an innocent child0s da"!da" 'here'! here is absolutel" no wa" "ou can iincludenclude Aesus Christ iinn these celebrations!celebrations! &h" lace "ourself, e%en for a few hours, in the territor" of the e%il one< +n 2hesians ->1? Aesus tells us too “Ha%e no fellowshi with the unfruitful wor$s of dar$ness but rero%e them!”them!” 2hesians B>11 sa"s, “either“either gi%e lace to the de%il!”

Bible !nswers

&hen "ou al" the following 8ible tets to Halloween, it is ob%ious what our osition as Christians should bebe regarding Halloween, the occult, sorcer" or magic>

•• #e%iticus 1>31 E Should we turn to mediums or wiards<

•• #e%iticus ?.>-=?F E &hat will haen if "ou turn to wiards or medium< &hat will haen if "ou become a medium or wiard<

•• 1 Chronicles 1.>13 E &hat haened to Saul because of his in%ol%ement< (1 Samuel ?4 E 3.)

•• /e%elation 14>G E &hat are we to do<

•• 2hesians B>4=11 E &hat should we do with the wor$s of dar$ness<

•• ? 'imoth" 1>F E &hat sirit did Aesus gi%e us<

•• 2hesians ->11 E &hat should we do<

•• Philiians G>4 E &hat $ind of things should we dwell on<

•• ? Corinthians ->1G,1B E Can light and dar$ness mi< Should we mi with e%il<

•• 1 Corinthians 1.>31 E &ho should recei%e our glor"<

•• atthew ->?G E How man" masters can we ser%e<

•• 1 Peter ?> E &ho are we<

•• 2odus ?.> B E &hat is Iod0s warning<

•• 2hesians B>1 E &ho should we imitate<

•• Psalm 1.1>3 E re we e%er to loo$ at wic$ed things<

•• 1 Aohn 3>4 E &&hathat has Iod romised<

•• 1 Corinthians 1.>?.,?1 E Can we arta$e of two tables<

•• 2hesians -> 1G=1F E &hat are the onl" safe things to ut on<

•• 2hesians G>?F E Should we gi%e lace to the de%il<

•• 1 'hessalonians B>?? E &hat should we abstain from<

•• 2hesians B>11 E &hat should we do with dar$ness<

•• cts 1>14=1 E &ha&hatt did the earl" church do to occulticoccultic boo$s<

•• 2odus ??>14 E &hat haened to witches in the 8ible<

•• Deuteronom" 14>=1G E Should we articiate in the occult<

•• +saiah 4>1 E Can we learn about the futurefuture from mediums and s"chics<s"chics<

•• /e%elation ??>1B E &ill mediums, wiards, sorcers and those that consult them enter hea%en<

What Can We Do?

Send time in ra"er and siritual warfare for "our communit" and the innocent children caught u in the dar$ness

ofbe Halloween! bound! 'he occult members ra" for e%il sirits to inhabit the costumes sold to children! &e should ra"ra" that Satan

2ducate "our own children! Don0t scare them b" gi%ing them too much information! 2lain to "oung children onl" what the" need to $now to understand! Do a 8ible stud" and loo$ u these 8ible tets with "our childrechildren!n!

Iet together with li$e=minded families! Ha%e a sou and salad otluc$, a time of intercessor" ra"er together and famil" game time!

an" Pathfinder grous collect cans on this night! JJouou could do this as a church or homeschool grou! Pass out bags in a secific area a few da"s before with a note elainingelaining what "our grou is dodoing!ing! fter collecting, ma$e food bas$ets or donate to Communit" Ser%ices and local foodfood closets! + ersonall"ersonall" ha%e reser%ations about being out on this night at all!

&itness to "our neighbors without condemning them! On Halloween night, ass out ineensi%e crafts or to"s instead of cand" and include a scriture that will oint them to Aesus! Some families include an in%itation to churchchurch andand a Little Friend oror Primary Treasure.

Celebrate "our blessings and share with others the good news of Aesus!

s horrific aass Halloween and thesethese traditions are,are, “Iod has not gi%engi%en us the sirit of fear, but of ower and lo%e and of a strong mind!” ? 'imoth" 1>F!

a$e a stand7 “s for me and m" house, we will ser%e the #ord!” Aoshua ?G>1B

'ore Halloween Resources

Legacy of Halloween a %ideo b" Aames rrabito discussing the religious origins of modern Halloween celebrations! P! O! 8o ?.B, ngwin C GB.4; www!tagnet!orgKllt

Halloween: Trick or Treat?  %ideo roduced b" Aeremiah Lilms! Chuc$ Smith, Car"lCar"l atrisciana, Hal #indse", #aw enforcement officials, &itches and Satanists trace agan origins and histor" of Halloween! Shows realreal rituals of the occult! %ailable for 51!B from www!shonetdail"!comKstoreKitem!as<+'2M+DN?4B

The ark Side of Halloween ! The Bewitching of "merica"merica b" Pastor Da%id #! 8rown, #ogos Communication Consortium, +nc!, P! O! 8o 1F3, Oa$ Cree$, &+ B31BG> G1GKFF-4=FBG! Download the boo$ from> wwwwww!logosresourceages!!logosresourceages!orgKintroduction!htmorgKintroduction!htm 'hi'hiss is a boo$ to warn arents and adults of the abominations and er%ersions of Halloween, witchcraft and the occult! 'his boo$ is not for "oung children!

#ommy$ %hy on&t %e 'elebrate Halloween? 8"8" #inda Hacon &inwood;&inwood; PublishedPublished b" Dentin" +mage+mage E 4..KF??=-FFG

Halloween Through Twenty 'enturies b" /   #inton

The Book of Halloween b" /!2! @elle"

8elie%e it or not this scar" website> www!harr"ottermagic!org isis maintained b" a conser%ati%econser%ati%e SD grougrou tr"ing to educate and reach those caught in witchcraft! VisitVisit first without "our"our children!

There(s more to this than Halloween)

'here are other wa"s besides celebrating Halloween for us to be on dangerous ground! Lrom the %er" beginning of time there has been the battle between good and e%il! Stud" the great contro%ers" between Iod and Satan! +t started with #ucifer in hea%en, continued down through all time /omans and Aews, /eformers, missionaries aandnd etendsetends into oururo dail" li%es!

Hitler founded the 'hird /eich on m"sticism and the occult! 'he Sities mo%ement and the song ge of **uarius,uarius, free lo%e and drug abuse a%ed the wa" for the ew ge, holistic medicimedicine,ne, and nature worshiers ofof toda"!

'here is confusion o%er the state of the dead among Christians! 'he 8ible teachteacheses that “the dead $now not an"thing!” (2cclesiastes >B=-)! &e see the bod" in the cas$et and ut in the ground, but the minister reaches that the" are “u in hea%en!” Do a 8ible search on what reall" haens wwhenhen "ou die! 8egin with 2cclesiastes2cclesiastes >B=-, 2cclesiastes2cclesiastes 1?>F, Psalm 1G->1=G, Psalm 11B>1F, Psalm ->B, and 2cclesiastes >1.!

Disne" contributes hea%il" to occultic ideas with Bedknobs and Broomsticks,, Fantasia, fair"tales, magic sells and witches! "ladin with his magic fl"ing caret! Lion (ing with the “circle of life,” the m"stical ortra"al of the sirit of the dead lion guiding his cub, witchcraft and the ractice ooff di%ination! Pocahontas ortra"s the ati%eati%e mericmericanan m"stical and agan %iew of other 2arth as a siritual being, roc$s, trees and birds, etc! who ha%e sirits as well as the out of bod" eeriences!

Holl"wood glamories and articiates in horoscoes,horoscoes, star charting, channeling,channeling, witchcraft, mummies, etc!etc! 'e'ele%isionle%ision shows such as ) ream of *eannie$ Bewitched and now Sabrina$ The Teenage %itch ortra" witches and warloc$s as normal e%er"da" eole!

'he comuter games #ystic and ungeons and ragons with occultic ractices and fights to the death areare filling "oung eole0s minds with %iolence!

Po$emon (Poc$et onsters) trading cards, to"s, characters, and comuter games are roduced b" &iards of the Coast who also roduce #agic: The +athering$ an occultic trading card game and ungeons and ragons! 'he coman" descritions of their collection of characters include> headstrong, cross=dressing, abilit" to read minds, *uibbling, hormonal, %indicti%e, obnoious, troublema$ing, e%il gang, fashion conscious, 6er$s e%ol%ing, teleortingteleorting and wearing occultic s"mbols! ot eactl" characters our children should be emulating!

Sweeing the nation is the Harr" Potter crae! 8oo$s8oo$s and website to learn and racticeractice casting sells, also mo%ies and clubs abound! Harr"0s arents, a witch and a warloc$, were $illed on HallowHalloweeneen b" an e%il curse! +n thethe bboo$soo$s and mo%ies animals become humans and humans ha%e animal characcharacteristics,teristics, adults are ortra"ed asas stuid, the children get re%enge and control eole the" don0t li$e b" casting sells and using magic and cr"stal balls and bringing forth the three= headed hound of hehell!ll! +0%e heard the statement, “'his“'his is good magic!” 'here is no such thing! Iod condemns magic, wiardr"wiardr",, sorcer" and di%ination, and the enalt" for articiatingarticiating in these things is death! 'he ublishers want it to loo$ harmless on the outside, but in%estigation shows a deeer sinister nature!

What to Do?

Stud" artin #uther, Aohn Huss and the man" ootherther CChristianhristian /eformers using the 8iograhical S$etchesS$etches learning ro6ect!ro6ect! 'here are two sides, two $ingdoms and two rulers! ''herehere is no middle of the road"ou are either for Iod or for Satan! /elati%es and friends ma" ridicule anandd disbelie%e, but the" are reall" fightingfighting Iod, not "ou! Decide now which side "ou are on and li%e accordingl"!

/ead to the bac$ of 'he 8oo$ (/e%elation), and "ou0ll learn the outcome of histor"! A2SQS CH/+S' &+S, and HeHe ta$es His faithful followers home to hea%enR

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