Celebrating halloween? First read this!

As you may know, Halloween will be celebrated on the 31st?of October, and as a Christian, I ask that you please read this article before you make your decision to attend any parties related to this event. I also apologise for the length of this article, but it is very important that I communicate this info to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.

Halloween started in England more than 2000 years ago and was based on false beliefs about the dead and invisible spirits or demons. As stated in?The World Book Encyclopedia. “The Celts believed that the dead could walk among the living at this time.

During Samhain, the Celtic festival, the living could visit with the dead.” It was also believed that at this time of year, the invisible “gates” between the natural world and the spirit world would open, allowing free movement between the two worlds.

According to the book?Halloween—An American Holiday, An American History,?some of the Celts wore weird costumes so that wandering spirits would mistake them for one of their own and leave them alone. Others offered sweets to the spirits to appease them. In medieval Europe, the Catholic clergy adopted local pagan customs and had their adherents go from house to house wearing costumes and requesting small gifts.

In medieval Britain, “supplicants moved from door to door asking for food in return for a prayer for the dead,” and they would carry “hollowed-out turnip lanterns, whose candle connoted a soul trapped in purgatory.” (Halloween—From Pagan Ritual to Party Night).?During the 1800’s in North America, pumpkins replaced turnips because they were plentiful as well as easy to hollow out and carve.

Now that you know and understand what Halloween is about, let us look at what the Bible says. Well, the Bible doesn’t actually talk about Halloween, but it does talk about the rituals and practices that comes with it.

God has made it very clear in His Word that He does not like the world’s holidays Let’s read Deut 12:29-31 and also Deut 18:11-12:?When he (God) destroys the nations in the land where you will live, don’t follow their example in worshiping their gods. Do not ask, ‘How do these nations worship their gods?’ and then go and worship as they do! You must not insult the Lord your God like that! These nations have done HORRIBLE things that he hates, all in the name of their religion.?

God reminds us, through the Apostle John, not to gravitate toward such worldly holidays. 1 John 2:15 says:?Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.?

Now let us look at it from a different angle. Let’s read Phil 4:8:?Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.?Now ask yourself these questions: Is Halloween pure? Is it lovely, praiseworthy, or of good report?

Let us also read 1 Cor 10:31:?So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.?Now ask yourself this question: If you decide to partake in Halloween, will it be to the glory of God? We all know the WWJD test so let’s do it now. Ask yourself this question:?If Jesus was amongst us in the flesh today, would He have taken part in Halloween?

Let us look at some scripture from the New Testament. Eph 5:11 says:?And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.?This text is calling us to not only have no association with any type of dark activity BUT ALSO to shed light upon this topic to those around us.

So many Christians partake in Halloween and many parents don’t mind letting their children go into the streets, dressed up and go door to door asking for treats, Also, many adults attend parties on the 31st?of October, the night during which Halloween starts, dressing up and thinking that it is just clean fun.

My fellow Christian, how can we do this and at the same time be in a relationship with Jesus Christ, especially if we know what halloween means? How can we go to these parties and then end up again in Church on Sunday, as if nothing happened?

Yes, maybe your kids don’t know the truth about halloween and do it with no intentions, and maybe you go to Halloween parties saying that it’s all for fun and you are not going to call up the dead or have anything to do with the halloween practices. Let me tell you something today; if you partake in these holidays, parties and fun activities, whether you believe it or not, YOU ARE TAKING PART IN THE PRACTICES OF HALLOWEEN.

I have been working with a few people over the last few years who ended up with demons occupying their bodies. How do you think these things happen? It happens because we move outside of God’s will, because we keep ourselves busy with the things of this world. There are many things that we can do without really meaning to do harm, but yet causing demonic consequences, and partaking in Halloween is one of them.

Col 3:2 says:?Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.?Is Halloween from above or an earthly thing? If we keep ourselves occupied with the things of this world then we are moving outside of the will of God, don’t we? If we know what we doing can cause harm, why do we still do it? If things then go wrong in our lives and the lives of our children, then we cannot blame God.

I would now like to end with these scriptures. Please read them carefully:

2 Cor 4:4?–?In their case the god of this world has blinded the mind of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.?

Ephesians 5:7-12:?Don’t participate in the things these people do.?For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. Carefully determine what pleases the Lord.?Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.?

A special insert from CBN News, with Charlene Aaron doing an interview with former Satanist John Ramirez:?

John Ramirez said this:?“I was a general to the kingdom of darkness in witchcraft,” “I would sit with the Devil and talk to him like I’m talking to you today. It was that kind of communication. It was that kind of relationship.” Halloween isn’t just about costumes and candy – there’s a much darker reality. “Sometimes people say, ‘I celebrated Halloween 10 years ago, I did this 15 years ago, I did this 20 years ago.’ But the door’s still open. You just cursed your family from three to four generations,” Ramirez told CBN News. “You have to be aware it’s a curse.”?

Anton LaVey, the late founder of the Church of Satan, once said he took joy in believers taking part in the tradition. “I am glad that Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year,”?he said.?“Welcome to Halloween.”?

Click here?to watch the full video interview on Facebook or?click here?to read the article! It will change your life!?

Still going to that party. Still allowing your children to dress up and ask for candy? Well, now you know the truth, so one day you cannot tell God you did not know. It is indeed your choice.?

Be blessed,

Jaco van As