what the bible say about halloween

[Matthew24:14]

Just Say No !!!
To the devil tricks, trap and deception of lies !!

History Starts Back To The Satanic Druids Witch's Cult
1. The ancient Druids believed that on this particular night, the souls of the dead returned to their former homes to be entertained by the living. If acceptable food and shelter wer not provided, supposeinly these evil spirits would cast spells, and cause havoc and terror to haunt and torment the living. They demanded to be appeased. Look closely! here is the beginning of the word "trick or treat!" Evil spirits of satan demanding a "treat" to get rid of them, or you got a "trick" which repersents a witch's spell.

Uh Oh ! One of the Churches Picked Up The Pagen Satanic Rites
Then one of the Churches picked up the tradion of evil holiday and renamed it to "Halloween". The practices are Roman Catholic and Pagan in origin. From the Encyclopedia Britannica: "In its strictly religious aspect, this occasion is known as the vigil of Hallowmas of All Saint's Day, Nov. 1, observed by the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. Pope Gregory III (731 to 741 AD) assigned this date for celebrating of the feast when he consecrated a chapel in Saint Peter's basilica to all the saints. Gregory the IV extended the feast to the entire church (Roman Catholic ) in 834 AD" "There is little doubt that the Christian Roman Catholic Church sought to eliminate or supplant the Druid festival of the dead by introducing the alternative observance of All Saint's Day on Nov. 1."
God In His Word (BIBLE) Condemns Such Pagan Practices Of Evil
1. Christians should have no part of anything that celebrates a pagan celebration of Halloween and the dark evil powers it promotes. Halloween is a form of witchcraft which uses their pagen rites to call on the fallen angels of satan kingdom. Halloween makes a joyfull celebration for evil ghost, monsters, and horror items of evil. We are not to celebrate death, but to celebrate LIFE in Jesus. This was an abomination to the Lord our God in Heaven as stated in the Bible Deut. 18:10-14 The Bible says much about the practices from which modern Halloween festivities are taken. The nation of Israel was specifically warned against the very same practices that are part of the modern Halloween.

THE BIBLE SAYS IN:
Deuteronomy 18:9-12 "When you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations. "There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, "or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. "For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you."
The Dead Do Not Come Back To Earth
The Bible Says In Hebrews 9:27 "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."

 

[Lyric's Dad]

Just Say No !!!
To the devil tricks, trap and deception of lies !!

History Starts Back To The Satanic Druids Witch's Cult
1. The ancient Druids believed that on this particular night, the souls of the dead returned to their former homes to be entertained by the living. If acceptable food and shelter wer not provided, supposeinly these evil spirits would cast spells, and cause havoc and terror to haunt and torment the living. They demanded to be appeased. Look closely! here is the beginning of the word "trick or treat!" Evil spirits of satan demanding a "treat" to get rid of them, or you got a "trick" which repersents a witch's spell.

Uh Oh ! One of the Churches Picked Up The Pagen Satanic Rites
Then one of the Churches picked up the tradion of evil holiday and renamed it to "Halloween". The practices are Roman Catholic and Pagan in origin. From the Encyclopedia Britannica: "In its strictly religious aspect, this occasion is known as the vigil of Hallowmas of All Saint's Day, Nov. 1, observed by the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. Pope Gregory III (731 to 741 AD) assigned this date for celebrating of the feast when he consecrated a chapel in Saint Peter's basilica to all the saints. Gregory the IV extended the feast to the entire church (Roman Catholic ) in 834 AD" "There is little doubt that the Christian Roman Catholic Church sought to eliminate or supplant the Druid festival of the dead by introducing the alternative observance of All Saint's Day on Nov. 1."
God In His Word (BIBLE) Condemns Such Pagan Practices Of Evil
1. Christians should have no part of anything that celebrates a pagan celebration of Halloween and the dark evil powers it promotes. Halloween is a form of witchcraft which uses their pagen rites to call on the fallen angels of satan kingdom. Halloween makes a joyfull celebration for evil ghost, monsters, and horror items of evil. We are not to celebrate death, but to celebrate LIFE in Jesus. This was an abomination to the Lord our God in Heaven as stated in the Bible Deut. 18:10-14 The Bible says much about the practices from which modern Halloween festivities are taken. The nation of Israel was specifically warned against the very same practices that are part of the modern Halloween.

THE BIBLE SAYS IN:
Deuteronomy 18:9-12 "When you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations. "There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, "or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. "For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you."
The Dead Do Not Come Back To Earth
The Bible Says In Hebrews 9:27 "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."

If we were to not partake of anything that might have pagan roots, we would have to just sleep all the time. Hey, wait! Did pagans sleep? :-D

 

[Blazin Bones]

I appreciate the point Lyric's, but in the case of Halloween, I think Christians should abstain from this celebration.

 

[Quath]

I appreciate the point Lyric's, but in the case of Halloween, I think Christians should abstain from this celebration.

Easter, Christmas, and Valentines Days are pagan holidays as well. You can choose to ignore them or you can give them a twist and Christianize them. If you can Christianize these holidays, why not Halloween?

The pagan version was about remembering your ancestors and dressing up in something symbolic of what you wanted to be. Modern Halloween is scary movies, candy and costumes. You can Christianize that by talking about the ancestors of the Bible and passing out pretzels.

Quath

 

[MrVersatile48]

Doreen Irvine & Kathy Sharpe..

..were both Queens of Black Witches, but God saved & delivered them & turned them into anointed evangelists to deliver others - as in the 2 Corinthians 1:2-4 pattern of our passing on God's comfort to those in any kind of trouble

Doreen wrote the '70s classic, "From Witchcraft To Christ" - she'd helped lead the European Conference of Witches & Satanists that 1st planned to give the occult a fun image via kids' TV shows, movies & markettin ouija boards, planchettes, etc, as harmless toys

Kathy runs http://www.ex-witch.org ministries

Both have been in AoG Pentecostals's Joy Magazine

 

[Muad'Dib]

You give too much credit too such things. Dressing up as a Jedi on Halloween doesn't mean a kid has broken the word of God here

Deuteronomy 18:9-12 "When you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations. "There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, "or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. "For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you."

There is no following on Halloween. Dressing up as a monster is not even comparable to practicing witchcraft. Such hysterical fear gives credence to magic that does not exist.

 

[notapseudonym]

When you think of Halloween, what comes to mind? For a lot of people, Halloween has become synonymous with candy, costumes, scary stuff, witches, ghosts and pumpkins. But do you know the Christian connection to the holiday?

The true origins of Halloween lie with the ancient Celtic tribes who lived in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. For the Celts, November 1 marked the beginning of a new year and the coming of winter. The night before the new year, they celebrated the festival of Samhain, Lord of the Dead. During this festival, Celts believed the souls of the deadâ€â€including ghosts, goblins and witchesâ€â€returned to mingle with the living. In order to scare away the evil spirits, people would wear masks and light bonfires.

When the Romans conquered the Celts, they added their own touches to the Samhain festival, such as making centerpieces out of apples and nuts for Pomona, the Roman goddess of the orchards. The Romans also bobbed for apples and drank ciderâ€â€traditions which may sound familiar to you. But where does the Christian aspect of the holiday come into play? In 835, Pope Gregory IV moved the celebration for all the martyrs (later all saints) from May 13 to November 1. The night before became known as All Hallow’s Even or “holy evening.†Eventually the name was shortened to the current Halloween. On November 2, the Church celebrates All Souls Day.

The purpose of these feasts is to remember those who have died, whether they are officially recognized by the Church as saints or not. It is a celebration of the “communion of saints,†which reminds us that the Church is not bound by space or time.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that through the communion of saints “a perennial link of charity exists between the faithful who have already reached their heavenly home, those who are expiating their sins in purgatory and those who are still pilgrims on earth. Between them there is, too, an abundant exchange of all good things†(#1475).

http://www.americancatholic.org/Messeng ... Family.asp

 

[Nocturnal_Principal_X]

The way I see it, and I think it is in Romans, if you consider something sinful to you or could cause you to stumble into sin then by all means don’t do it. As for me Halloween is just a time to act like a kid and dress up (although it has been sometimes since I have dressed up for Halloween). I know Halloween was rooted in non-Christian things but so were many other holidays. It seems to me that holidays are what you make them.

For me Halloween is a time for fun so I see no problem with it. I have of course given my opinion and the Bible may speak differently, however; I don’t see any glaring examples in the Bible thus farâ€â€I will continue to look though.

 

[Soma-Sight]

If we were to not partake of anything that might have pagan roots, we would have to just sleep all the time. Hey, wait! Did pagans sleep?

LD, you are showing a lot of maturity in your posts lately......

I agree with you on this one......

If what this post says is true....

The only solution to the problem would be to live in a cabin in the woods with a shotgun and a Bible with you and your loved ones...

No Media
No Holidays
No interaction with pagans
No interaction with other faith groups...

etc
etc...

Reality is what you make of it.....

 

[Nikki]

The way I see it, and I think it is in Romans, if you consider something sinful to you or could cause you to stumble into sin then by all means don’t do it. As for me Halloween is just a time to act like a kid and dress up (although it has been sometimes since I have dressed up for Halloween). I know Halloween was rooted in non-Christian things but so were many other holidays. It seems to me that holidays are what you make them.

For me Halloween is a time for fun so I see no problem with it. I have of course given my opinion and the Bible may speak differently, however; I don’t see any glaring examples in the Bible thus farâ€â€I will continue to look though.

My husband and I celebrate Halloween with our kids. We made a zombie and set him out in the hill out front with a tombstone we made that says "Barry D' Live".

hehehe

My girls are going to be Cinderella and my other is going to be a "superstar".

I've always been told that I'm setting them up for danger and that I'm not a true Christian by "playing" Halloween, but they don't know my heart and my relationship with God.

 

[lovely]

This is from Bold Christian Living. It is an old newsletter, but I thought it would relate to the topic of this thread. The Lord bless all of you.

Around this time of year the question of HALLOWEEN invariably comes up.
I received an unusually interesting message I thought I'd respond to.

> Hello:
>
> I think a lot of Christians are legalistic idiots.
>
Well, Uhhh! Hello. That's quite an introduction. You can imagine the
first impression it provided.

After reading the rest of your post, I have some hope that you are a bit
more reasonable and not simply a mocker who calls names. I'll risk being
lumped with what you call "legalistic idiots." I hope the exposing of my
heart, as well as my arguments, might soften your stance.

> Do you know just why I believe God lets men celebrate Halloween?
>
> I don't believe that God frowns on celebrating Halloween. On the contrary,
> I think He decreed the day a Holiday among men.

Although I have a hard time imagining it, I can see how someone might
possibly believe God wants them to celebrate Halloween. If someone keeps
this as unto the Lord, He looks on the heart, not the outward actions.
If you are celebrating Halloween out of a heart to please the Lord,
Paul's statement (Col. 2:16) seems to apply: "So let no one judge you in
food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths."

However, when I used to celebrate Halloween, it wasn't out of a heart to
honor the Lord as much as simply conformity to the world (Rom. 12:1-2; 1
Pet. 1:13-16) and a desire to enjoy myself in what I perceived to be
innocent fun.

God certainly never "decreed" such a celebration in scripture. The Roman
Catholic Church, claiming to speak for God, instituted ("decreed?") All
Saints Day on Nov. 1. This was an open effort to co-opt the pagan/occult
celebration of a feast to their god of the dead, Samhain. Some of us
perceive this to have been a tragic compromise, or at best, a shockingly
counterproductive exercise in gullibility.

Some efforts to Christianize pagan holidays may (or may not) have been
more or less successful, but in this case the nominally Christianized
pagans held on to their own holiday by focusing on the Eve of All Saints
(All Hallows Eve = Halloween). Most of the modern Halloween traditions
have direct links to demonic superstitions and occult manipulations. On
my Halloween tape (#108 "Halloween and Godly Families") I trace the
history of many of these traditions.

The scriptures direct us (1 Thes. 5:22) to "Abstain from all appearance
of evil." In a moment I will elaborate on why I believe this applies to
the celebration of Halloween. But let's consider your arguments for why
you "don't believe that God frowns on celebrating Halloween."

> Why? I believe it is the day that men celebrate the fall of Adam.
> This was the day of Satan's first contact with mankind. This was the day
> that man fell. This is the day when men celebrate their TRUE fallen
> natures in Adam.

This is new to me. I'm unaware of any link between Halloween and a
"celebration" of the fall of man. But let's assume this were the case.
Is there any scriptural precedent for celebrating (rejoicing) over sin?
Yes, mankind's sin was the impetus for the need for the Redeemer, and we
certainly rejoice in Him. But do we rejoice in (celebrate) what He died
to conquer? I can't see that.

> So Halloween is sort of a mixed bag of fallen humanity,
> with all it's Frankenstein monsters, witches, werewolves, Dr. Jekyll and
> Hyde experiments, vampires and of course there is the Adam's family (Oh how
> appropriate!!) Sort of mixed in with the evil supernatural, such as UFO and
> space creatures, demons, ghosts, goblins, and other things that go bump in
> the night.

We do well to acknowledge the existence of very real, wicked spiritual
forces. However, we are not to honor them, flirt with them, or belittle
them (Jude 8-10). Voluntarily throwing in our lot with even a "mixed
bag" of spiritual creatures (and certainly a totally evil "bag") is
definitely contrary to scripture. We are instructed to avoid fellowship
with the "darkness" that Halloween exalts and exults in.

Rather than joining such a "mixed bag" we are directed (2 Cor. 6:14-18),
"Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what
fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has
light with DARKNESS? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what
part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the
temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As
God has said: 'I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their
God, And they shall be My people.' Therefore 'Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will
receive you. I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and
daughters, Says the LORD Almighty.'"

That's a pretty straightforward directive to abstain from "fellowship"
with "darkness" from one I hope you wouldn't label a "legalistic idiot."
Rather than celebrating sin, notice how Paul said to relate to the
"darkness." Rather than celebrating the darkness, he said (Eph. 5:7)
"Therefore do not be partakers with them. For you were once DARKNESS,
but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the
fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with
the unfruitful works of DARKNESS, but rather expose them. For it is
shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.
But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for
whatever makes manifest is light."

> My pastor says He would like to get dressed up as a Devil with a big red
> suit and a long red pointed tail and visit a few legalistic Christian
> idiots. So in Halloween we get a true view of the Cosmic circumfluence
> around the earth. Demons and fallen flesh.

There is no question many of us fall into the error of offering our
efforts to God (legalism) rather than our adoration and surrender (by
His sovereign grace). However, I hope your pastor doesn't have such a
harsh and arrogant spirit as seems to be portrayed in what you wrote
here. Even if this view were correct, the lack of graciousness would
reveal the very thing that's being attacked (legalism). We all need to
allow the fruit of the Spirit to be revealed in the brokenness of our
lives before the Lord.

Can you imagine Jesus masquerading as the devil in order to thumb His
nose at "a few legalistic Pharisee idiots?" Of course not! (I risk
irreverence in even proposing such an absurdity.) Why would Jesus not do
such a thing? First, although He spoke out strongly against the
Pharisees' hypocrisy, it would have been the opposite of His nature to
display such arrogant scorning through coarse jesting.

But perhaps more significantly, He avoided the appearance of evil. Jesus
wasn't worried about impressing people, and didn't avoid crossing the
lines of people's false standards of righteousness. But neither did he
flirt with, or pretend to align Himself with, true evil. As you
apparently understand, Satan and His demons are very real.

We aren't playing games--we're in a war with a real enemy. In Eph. 6:12
Paul wrote, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."
We fight against the "rulers of the DARKNESS" rather than celebrating
them.

It seems reasonable to me and to many others who want to devote
themselves to pleasing our Bridegroom to avoid frivolously masquerading
as demons or other allies of his enemy, Satan, in order to scare (or
pretend to scare) children. It seems to me a clear "appearance of evil"
to have our children go from door to door pretending to perpetuate a
tradition of extortion in which we threaten to "trick" people unless
they "treat" us.

> Yes on Halloween we Christians celebrate the problem, on Christmas the birth
> of the Solution, and on Easter the finality of the Solution, and of course
> on Thanksgiving, we give thanks for the Solution. So then, what's the big
> deal about Halloween?
>
> If the problem was great the Solution was infinitely and eternally greater.

It is here that I believe you are sadly in error. We are not to
celebrate "the problem." The problem was immense, but not "great" in the
sense of being beneficial. While God redeems our sin and turns it into
something He can reveal His glory through, we are not to glory in the
problem, but in the solution that reveals that glory.

Paul was apparently accused of taking the same perspective you argue
for, that since sin reveals God's glory, sin must be good. He responded
(Rom. 3:5-8), "But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness
of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as
a man.) Certainly not! For then how will God judge the world? For if the
truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also
still judged as a sinner? And why not say, 'Let us do evil that good may
come'?; as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say.
Their condemnation is just."

Just because sin provided an opportunity for God's grace to be manifest,
doesn't make sin good. We should not celebrate "sin" (or "the problem,"
as you called it). This is similar to Paul's rhetorical question and
answer (Rom. 6:1-2), "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin
[celebrate sin/the fall] that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall
we who died to sin live any longer in it?"

 

[itoldyounoalready]

I've never had to worry about Halloween, Iwas always given another alternative,My mother's birthday.No, it's not a bad omen, it's actually pretty fun.

 

[MrVersatile48]

2 Thessalonians 2 & Revelation 17

I just saw that neither has yet come up here

2 Thess 2 forecasts the coming of the worst global tyrant ever - the Antichrist, aka the Lawless One there, & as the Beast in Revelation 13 & 17 - to be accompanied by satanic wonders & miracles for the purpose of deceiving folk into worshipping him as a god

Daniel 11 predicts he will set himself up in God's holy temple in Jerusalem & proclaim himself to be God - so we know that God will miraculously destroy the blasphemous Dome of the Rock mosque, (whose inscription says, falsely, "God has no Son"), so that the Temple will be rebuilt, as Zechariah 14 makes it clear that, after Messiah's feet land on the Mount of Olives, splitting it in 2, half moving north & half to the south, He will enter Jerusalem thru the east gate of the Temple

The Mount of Olives is the only mountain on Earth whose geological fault lines are vertical, not horizontal: after the recent strong earthquake in Israel, TV news said that en even more powerful 1 could happen at any time & may activate that fault line - but we know from that Scripture that it's the return of Christ, to slaughter Antichrist's armies at Armageddon, when they invade His Holy Land & attack Jerusalem, His Holy City

Joel 3 & Revelation 16 also prophesy Armageddon

Revelation 17 famously prophesies the Great Whore/Harlot dressed in scarlet, goblet in hand, riding the Beast - exactly how the goddess Europa is portrayed on EU coins, flags & the statue outside the European Parliament

Daniel 7 prophesied a revived Roman Empire to crush, trample & devour victims - all 3 verbs used 3 times for special emphasis in that chapter

When the Treaty of Rome founded the then-EEC, founding father Monet trumpetted it in terms of a revived Roman Empire, as have many modern EU leaders, & its constitution's historical pre-amble omits all mention of Christianity, despite the huge influence of the Reformation on art, music, science & culture, etc

In contrast with the true Bride of Christ, Revelation 17 prophesies a uniting of all false religions under occult domination - the title Mystery Babylon is a revival of the forbidden occult mysteries of Babylon, forbidden in Deuteronomy 18:9-13, as already quoted here

In the ancient world, "a man of the 7 hills" meant a Roman citizen, so there is no doubting the HQ of the false occult religious system prophesied there to spend a fortune on gold, silver, precious stones, costly robes, incense & the bodies & souls of men

The occult revival of the past 40 years is truly remarkable in such a hi-tech age, but as 2 Thess 2 says, the spirit of antichrist is evident in the persecution of Bible-believing Christians in many lands - see http://www.csw.org for Christian Solidarity Worldwide regular reports

As it also says, there are many antichrists

The end of Revelation 9 says that, after a third of mankind die in a war beun @ R Euphrates, the survivors refuse to repent of their adulteries, theft & witchcraft/sorcery

The Greek word for that is pharmakeia - from which we get pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, etc - showing the prevalence of hallucinogenic drugs in occult practices

Occult means hidden/secret - Satan is called the great deceiver, the father of lies, as well as the destroyer (the meaning of both Abaddon & Appolyon in Revelation 9)

Must go!

 

[jadzia28]

We dont really celebrate halloween per se. We go to a fall festival at a church and they have a carnaval and trunk or treat where the kids can go around to the cars and trick or treat. To me its more of a celebration of fall than anything else. I dont let my kids dress up as anything evil though! Unless bat man is evil! I hope not lol!

 

[Templar]

Halloween

It is a holy day. I came to Christ on that day, was baptised and was knighted after my all night vigil.

You bet I celebrate it.

 

[Muad'Dib]

It is a holy day. I came to Christ on that day, was baptised and was knighted after my all night vigil.

You bet I celebrate it.

:o As well you should. Can you explain more about this?

 

[Templar]

Halloween

I do not wish to derail this thread so I will give the short version.

I was inducted and knighted into a secret organization known as the Knights Templar. That is all I can say about it. I was knighted at Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland.

Wanting to truly learn the martial arts of the knighthood, I moved to Seattle to train as a professional knight which took me 2 years to complete and now I work for Medieval Times in Schaumberg, Illinois.

My walk with Christ has brought me into a vein which could be called born-again, pentecostal, though I hate to label it as such.

I've said too much now and won't discuss it further. Again sorry if I interrupted the thread.

 

[Vic C.]

Is your first name Simon? : : :

 

[MrVersatile48]

How @ a Hallelujah Party?

Many UK churches put these on as a good, helpful alternative for local kids

 

[guibox]

Re: How @ a Hallelujah Party?

Many UK churches put these on as a good, helpful alternative for local kids

Candy floss, sweetened compromise. Either celebrate it in its true form or don't celebrate it at all. Compromise is merely an attempt of the Christian to try and 'make it right' to fit in with the world but still maintain Christian values.

This is the problem the Infant Church faced in the first 4 centuries of dwelling with Paganism. They compromised their beliefs to try and mingle with the Pagans to convert them.