Previous posts I have put up include the history of Halloween, and how it has
origins in a culture that shunned the creator in favor of idol worship of idols. Halloween was adopted into the christian church, by what is now known as the Roman Catholic Church in order to get converts. However, the traditions continue and have been adopted by many doctrines that were created from the Roman Catholic church during the reformation. So, Yes... it's adoption into christianity began with the catholic church - but it didn't stop there and is now celebrated among christian denominations of all kinds. Some christian denominations, hating the idea of "halloween" have renamed this holliday "harvest" and rather than having a haloween festival, will have a "harvest" festival. Aka... taking the "good" and disposing of the "bad" part of the holiday. Good, being pumkins, gords, candy, games... ect... But is it really "good?" Not so. It is not "good." No amount of changing names, can change the fact that these customs were once for the worship of demonic gods, that were worshiped as idols. We dress our kids up in costumes, and take them out for candy. We go to parties in costumes, and put jackolanterns outside our houses. We decorate with tomb stones, skeletons.... we dress as walking dead, witches... we put spider webs up... watch movies about murder, rape, ect all in the name of a good "scare." We listen to stories about gostly figures, who after being murdered or committing suicide, still walk the earth... How, in the world can a holiday that revolves around evil, darkness, and death be "good?" It's not. Halloween is dark with the murder and burning the bodies of inocent children to opese the "gods" for a good harvest. Once apon a time, jackolanterns were gourds lit with candles made from the fat of the poor children that were sacrificed to the druid "gods." It was believed, that to make your childs fat, into a candle and burn it at your doorstep would keep away evil. Costumes? They were a way for parents to disguise their children, so that they would not be sacrificed! Today, kids are not taught that a jackolantern is the present reminder of a past sin. They do not fear the sacrificial ritual of our druid ansestors back in europe, where they would be taken, screaming for their parents, and put into cages over a huge bone fire to die from the flames. All of these "customs" are against scripture. The bible commands us, as believers not to murder. We are told that witchcraft is rebellion against YHWH. We are told not to follow the customs of our ansestors, for they burned their children with fire... and yet we do, minus the actual burning of our kids in flames... or are we? In sending our children out to collect candy, are we causing them to someday, pass through the fire of hell unknowing? I was once taught, that a believer should not having anything to do with halloween. I was told it was a celebration of evil, death, and darkness. I was told the wages of sin was death, and the holiday that celebrated the wages of sin was haloween. Later in my life, I met a warlock. I learned that this holiday, was a high holiday for witchcraft! Its darkness continues! It is STILL a holiday of paganism. It is still revered by those who shun YHWH, just as much as it is embrassed by the church. Is the church really winning converts, or is it being converted to sin by partaking of the fruit of good and evil? So, I began to pray... What should I as a beleiver do when confronted with this holiday of darkness? And that is when I got the answer. Be the light! So, in a holiday that celebrates darkness, I decided I'm gonna do the opposite. I am going to celebrate the light that comes with knowing my savior. I am going to be thankful that my savior died, so I don't have to face the flames of hell. I'm going to be thankful, for the ten commandments, that forbid murder. Instead of celebrating with death, I shall celebrate with life. Instead of darkness, I shall celebrate Light. Instead of promoting fear, I shall promote YHWH's love. And, I'm going to share that light on halloween, with love for each child that comes to my door in innocence. I'm going to share the truth of G-d's love, the light of his Spirit, and give the treat of life to each child that dares to ask for a treat. Where light exists, the darkness has to hide. Where love exists, fear has to run away. Where truth lives, lies are exposed.
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