Transcript HALLOWEEN - The Evolution of a Creationist

HALLOWE’EN
HALLOWEEN: A FAMILY TRADITION
For many people Halloween is a tradition; many
join in the celebration of this supposed “holiday”
without giving any thought to what is being
celebrated.
Halloween, typically, has always been observed
by certain families and they see no need to
change this tradition.
After all, what’s the harm in it?
(The Bible says we will be defiled by the
unfruitful deeds of darkness.)
Halloween is the high holy day of the occult!
Pharisees followed tradition rather
than the Word of God.
Jesus said to the Pharisees: “Why do ye also
transgress the commandment of God by your
tradition?...Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Matthew 15:3,6
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that
which is good. He that doeth good is of God:
but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
3 John 1:13
ABSTAIN FROM ALL APPEARANCE
OF EVIL. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:22
With the exaltation of grotesque and
frightening costumes, images and
decorations such as witches, goblins,
vampires and devils; Halloween
obviously does not exalt the Lord
Jesus Christ in any way at all. As a
matter of fact, Halloween celebrates the
very powers of evil that nailed Jesus to
the cross!
EXACTLY WHAT DOES
HALLOWEEN CELEBRATE?
Halloween is rooted deeply in the occult.
Trick-or-treating, Jack-o-lanterns, bonfires
and wearing scary costumes can be
traced back to the customs and rituals of
the ancient Druids.
Halloween is known by certain witches as
“Samhain.” Samhain, a Celtic deity=“Lord
of the Dead.” Halloween is quite literally a
celebration of death. It honors the god of
the dead and the spirits of the wicked
dead.
HALLOWEEN—CELEBRATION OF
DEATH by BARBARA BORDERS
“Historically, Halloween dates back to ancient
Gaul and Britain. The earliest Halloween
celebrations were held by pagan Druids, an
ancient Celtic priestly order, in honor of
Samhain, Lord of the dead. The Celts chose
Oct 31 to celebrate the eve of the festival of
Samhain, or Sa-ween as it was pronounced,
hence Halloween. Samhain was the single most
important festival concerning the dead….
HALLOWEEN—CELEBRATION OF
DEATH by BARBARA BORDERS
“The Druids believed that on the eve of this
festival, Samhain, Lord of the dead, called up
all the wicked souls (spirits) who had died within
the past year. Demons, ghosts, elves, fairies
and other creatures were also to have sprung
up from the netherworld. In order to protect
themselves from these evil powers and to
insure fertility of cattle and crops, the people
offered their firstborn children as living
sacrifices.”
HALLOWEEN—CELEBRATION OF
DEATH by BARBARA BORDERS
“Halloween is a pagan religious festival. It is
obviously not Christian. So why do Christians
pretend to be evil creatures, emulate evil deeds
and participate in festivities dedicated to the
worship of the devil? The elements, symbols
and customs of Halloween with its emphasis on
the devil, demons and the dead constitute a
dabbling in the very things which Scripture
clearly forbids and is an invitation to real
demonic activity.”
HOLIDAYS OF LEGEND, P.87
The modern custom of “Trick of Treat”
began in Ireland hundreds of years ago.
Good luck was promised to generous
donors, and threats were made against
those who would not give.
Thus: Trick or Treat
BOOK OF HOLIDAY FESTIVALS
PP.125-126
The carved face in the pumpkin called
the “Jack-O-Lantern” is a symbol of an
ancient damned soul. A man named
Jack was supposed not to be able to
enter heaven or hell, and was doomed
to wander around the earth with a
lantern illuminated by a burning coal
from hell.
HALLOWEEN THROUGH
TWENTY CENTURIES, P.4
Spirits which floated about in the
atmosphere were allowed to take on the
bodies of animals on Halloween, the
black cat being the most desirable
since it clearly had nine lives
FOLKLORE, P11
The goddess of the harvest
would give of her bounty to
those who would bow to her
and from that comes bobbing
for apples.
WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA,
VOL. 9. PP.24-25
“It was the Celts who chose the date of October
31 as their New Year’s Eve and who originally
intended it as a celebration of everything
wicked, evil and dead. Also, they would gather
around a community bonfire (a fire of burning
bones)=[bone-fire] and offer as sacrifices their
animals and crops and sometimes humans.”
On this night Celts wore costumes made of
heads and skins of animals.
SATANIC BIBLE by ANTON LAVEY
“Originally, All Hallow’s Eve [Halloween] was
one of the great fire festivals of Britain at the
time of the Druids. In Scotland it was
associated with the time when the spirits of the
dead, the demons, witches and sorcerers were
unusually active….The youths of the villages
carried on with much merry-making and
sensual revelry, but the older people took great
care to safeguard their homes from evil spirits,
witches and demons who had exceptional
powers that night.”
JAMES NAPIER WRITING IN
FOLKLORE SAYS:
The beliefs and practices of Halloween were
not confined to northern Britain, but were
widespread and—with variations—practiced
globally by pagan peoples.
In Cambodia, for example, people chant, “Oh,
all you our ancestors who are departed deign to
come and eat what we have prepared for you,
and bless your posterity to make it happy.”
THE INVISIBLE VEIL
Druids, Wiccans, Occultists, who are deeply initiated,
believe that Halloween is the holy day once a year that
the invisible veil which divides the spirit world from the
physical world is supposedly at its thinnest. The souls
of the dead return to their former homes to be entertained by the living. If the food and treats were not
acceptable, the evil spirits would cast spells, and
terrorize the home folks=beginning of “trick or treat.”
Witches and wizards believe that on this night they
can communicate with the dead.
The Bible calls attempts at communicating with
the dead, Necromancy.
“…thou shalt not learn to do after the
abominations of those nations. There shall
not be found among you any one…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 (a person who
attempts to consult the dead).
For all that do these things are an
abomination unto the Lord….”
Deuteronomy 18:10-13
HOW DID HALLOWEEN BECOME
ASSOCIATED WITH CHRISTIANITY?
Roman Pantheon: built by Hadrian 100 a.d.
Pantheon: temple to Roman goddess, Cybele.
Here is where Romans prayed for their dead.
607 A.D. Emperor Phocas gave the pantheon
as a gift to Pope Boniface IV.
Boniface reconsecrated the Pantheon to Mary.
Here is where Roman Catholics prayed to Mary
for their dead.
HOW DID HALLOWEEN BECOME
ASSOCIATED WITH CHRISTIANITY?
For 2 centuries the major celebration in the Pantheon
took place in May and was called, “All Saints Day.”
In the 9th century Pope Gregory moved All Saints Day
to Nov.1 to coincide with the ancient Druid and pagan
practices that had been going on for centuries—the
church was accommodating the recently conquered
German Saxons and Norsemen of Scandinavia.
Thus the wedding of All Saints Day to Halloween.
How does God view
Halloween?
Halloween is celebrated by Christians and
non-Christians alike.
What does the Bible say?
“Thus saith the Lord, “Learn not the way of
the heathen….For the customs of the
people are vain….” Jeremiah 10:2a, 3a
“Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.”
Exodus 22:18
“An have NO FELLOWSHIP with the unfruitful
works of DARKNESS, but rather reprove
them.”
Ephesians 5:11
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers: for WHAT FELLOWSHIP hath
righteousness with unrighteousness and what
communion hath light with darkness?”
II
Corinthians 6:14
“Prove ALL THINGS: hold fast that which is
GOOD, ABSTAIN from ALL APPEARANCE of
EVIL.”
I Thessalonians 5:21-22
Does Halloween carry with it ANY
appearance of evil?
“Enter not into the path of the
wicked, and go not in the way of
evil men.” Proverbs 4:14
“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil….”
Exodus 23:2
Just because the multitudes practice Halloween
(in Satan’s world system) does not make it
RIGHT for the one who professes Jesus Christ
to be the Lord and Savior of his/her life.
Psalm 1: Only two paths: right or wrong
Proverbs 14:12: “There is a way that seemeth
right unto a man, but the end thereof are the
ways of death.”
Clinging To Our Traditions
Halloween without controversy is a work of
darkness (see Eph. 5:11). Christians have no
business in any form of participation connected
to this “holy day of the witch.”
When confronted with the truth of God’s Word (It
IS TRUTH, John 17:17, 8:32, Heb. 4:12), a true
believer should submit to the authority of
scripture.
To the one who knows the right thing to do and
does not do it, to him it is sin (James 4:17)
Are we “lipservicing God?”
Wherefore the Lord said, “Forasmuch as this
people draw near me with their mouth, and
with their lips do honor me, but have
removed their heart from me….That this is
a rebellious people, lying children, children
that will not hear the law of the Lord.”
Isaiah 29:13a,9
Are We Cultural Christians?
“For we dare not make ourselves of the
number, or compare ourselves with some that
commend themselves; but they, measuring
themselves by themselves, and comparing
themselves among themselves, are not wise.”
II Corinthians 10:12
A Christian must compare him/herself to the
Word of God and NOT to people of the of the
prevailing culture!
1 PETER 5:8
“Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the
devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking
whom he may devour.”
1 CORINTHIANS 10:31, 32
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or
whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of
God. Give none offence, neither to the
Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the
church of God: Even as I please all men
in all things, not seeking mine own
profit, but the profit of many, that they
may be saved.
1 SAMUEL 15:22, 23
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as
great delight in burnt offerings and
sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of
the LORD? Behold, to obey is better
than sacrifice, and to hearken than the
fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of
witchcraft, and stubbornness is as
iniquity and idolatry.
JEREMIAH 10:2, 3a
Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the
way of the heathen, and be not
dismayed at the signs of heaven;
for the heathen are dismayed at
them. For the customs of the
people are vain….
2 CORINTHIANS 6:14-18
Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness
with unrighteousness? and what communion hath
light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ
with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with
an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of
God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living
God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk
in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my
people. Wherefore come out from among them, and
be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the
unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a
Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and
daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
HALLOWE’EN: SHOULD CHRISTIANS
BE APART? By Albert Dager
“Is it suitable for the Body of Christ to embrace
the symbols of Satan for any cause and for the
excuse of “fun,” induce fear in people? How
easy it is to become oppressed by evil spirits if
we don’t keep our guard up and continue in the
peace and joy of Christ, but instead allow
ourselves to indulge our senses in momentary
pleasures revolving around Satan and his
domain.”
HALLOWE’EN: SHOULD CHRISTIANS
BE APART? By Albert Dager
“There is nothing on this earth, least of all
some bits and pieces of candy, which can
justify embracing Satan in his unholy day’s
celebrations. Yet the church has accepted
so many things of this world because of
ignorance or tradition. Hallowe’en has
captivated the minds of Christian children
and adults alike to the detriment of their
spiritual lives for too long.”
EPHESIANS 6:11,12
Finally, my brethren, be strong
in the Lord, and in the power of
His might. Put on the whole
armour of God, that ye may be
able to stand against the wiles
(schemes) of the devil.
HALLOWEEN
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