Good Morning~~Have A Wonderful Day~~Why Must We Grieve the Lord Halloween not for a Christian; This week is a time of “Great Harmless Fun Event”. Harmless NO this is one event that began with dark roots including, baby sacrifice, curses, witches, celebrating things of the darkness, of Satan, of all that the Lord abhors. I have watched and read much anger started on Face Book and in other places over people defending this event. Some say well if my children or I wear cute little outfits its harmless. We aren’t celebrating it for the reasons it was started. Do we realize what we are doing to our walk with the Lord? Can you say and really believe the Lord is ok with any part of it. I had a “Christian” (much doubt) say well “the Lord isn’t going to send me to hell over it” No if we are truly saved, we are saved and won’t go to hell. However just as Christ Precious blood was shed to save us from hell WHY would us as Christians want to celebrate a day that is only a Satanic, hell promoting event. Satan is the accuser of the brethren can you see his glory going to the Lord “Look at all your children celebrating my day”. The following I found on the internet and gives much information. Read it and ask yourself Is it ok for me and my children to celebrate this day in scary or cute costumes? Is the Lord ok for me to join in any party celebrating this event? If your honest with yourself and the Lord you will admit its wrong. However its between you and the Lord. Would you allow your children to go to a gathering of practicing witches because they were having a day of get to know the good things of us, and were offering free juice and donuts? It would be just two hours long and only one day a year. Look at what the Lord has done for us why would we slap him in the face by celebrating the darkest night of all, a day that only thrills Satan? The Following is facts from the Internet: October 31 is the most important day in the satanic year. [It is known as the devils birthday.] It marks the Celtic new year. It was the end of the growing season. It became a festival of death. On this day, the god of the Celtics was to have called up the spirits of the wicked dead who had died during the past year. At the same time, other evil spirits arose and went about the countryside harassing the people. On October 31, the Celtics expected to be harassed by ghosts, evil spirits and demons; and it was no fun and games to them. They would light bonfires to guide the spirits to their own town and to ward off evil spirits. DRUIDS The Celtics had priests called druids. On October 31, the druids went from house to house demanding certain foods, and all those who refused were cursed. The people were tormented by means of magic. As they went, the druids carried large turnips which they had hollowed out and on which they had carved demon faces as charms. Each one was believed to contain the demon spirit that personally led or guided that priest: his little god. DIVINATION Those who practiced fortune telling and divination found that this was the night that they had the most success. They called upon satan to bless their efforts. One form of divination was to put apples in a tub and bob for them. The one who first successfully came up with one without putting them in his teeth was to have good luck throughout the year. They would then peel the apples and throw the peeling over their shoulders and then quickly look around. They expected to see a vision or an apparition of the one they were to marry. SACRIFICES These things happened several centuries before CHRIST. Sacrifices were made to the gods, especially the god of death - Samhain (pronounced Sah win). Sacrifices all the way from vegetable to human were offered. This went on and on, and, in some parts of the world, still goes on today. 8th CENTURY In the 8th century, the Pope, in an effort to get the people to quit the festival of Sam hain, invented All Saints Day (Nov. 1). This was an attempt to get the people to turn away from the horrible observance of Sam hain. All Saints Day was intended to honor the martyrs of the Roman persecutions. It did not work! It never works to Christianize a pagan holiday. The holy and the profane do not mix. THE MIDDLE AGES In the Middle Ages, there was a great revival of satanic practices and witchcraft and magic - like there is today. During this time the belief developed that witches traveled on broomsticks to the black Sabbaths to worship satan on October 31. They were guided by spirits in the form of black cats. The Druids worshiped cats believing them to be reincarnated evil people. History traces to the ancient religion of the Druid, a religion so evil that Rome forbad its practice. The American Peoples Encyclopedia explains, The origin of Halloween customs antedate Christianity. The Druids (members of pagan orders in Britain, Ireland and Gual) Festival of Samhain. It was a night of ghosts and faeries, in which bonfires were built and futures were foretold and witches rode through the sky. Superstitions linking cats with reincarnation made them special objects of notice on Halloween. Numerous legends surrounded the holiday, but two significant things supposedly occurred on that night: First, it was believed that the dead would rise out of their graves and wander the countryside, trying to return to the homes where they formerly lived. Frightened villagers tried to appease these wandering spirits by offering them gifts of fruits and nuts. If not placated villagers, feared that the spirits would kill their flocks or destroy their property. This the origin of our present day Trick-or-treat! In a custom born out of superstition, and pagan superstition at that! Also, its a blasphemous perversion of the Christian belief in the Resurrection, in a glorified, immortal body. In Druidism, the dead are raised as horrifying creatures of the night, hideous monsters, decaying skeletons, vampires, etc., they received not glorified bodies but grotesque ones; not immortal bodies but inhuman ones. Second, Samhain was the supreme night of Demonic jubilation. This was a celebration of the beginning of Winter and Darkness, as day light grew noticeably shorter, and night lengthier. The hoards of hell would roam the earth in a wild celebration of darkness and death, all in honor of Samhain! The poor mortal forced to travel on such a night! The only thing the superstitious people knew to do to protect themselves on such an occasion was to masquerade as one of the demonic hoard, and hopefully blend in unnoticed among them! This is the origin of Halloween masquerading as devils, imps, orgres, and other demonic creatures. CHURCH INVOLVEMENT This festival of death has survived all the efforts of the church to stamp it out. The church is joining the opposition by celebrating this festival. All Saints Day became All Hallows Day. Hallow means holy or sacred. October 31 is the evening before All Hallows Day and came to be called in the western world all hallows evening and then all hallows een. Een is an abbreviation for evening. Finally, the word was reduced to the way we have it today, Halloween. Thats where the name came from, and even if it is called all hallows evening, it has nothing to do with Christian faith, and it never did. MODERN HALLOWEEN Now lets look at the present day celebration of Halloween. Isnt the whole theme one of darkness, death, fear, threats, destruction and evil? There are witches, broomsticks, bats, owls, ghosts, skeletons, death, and monsters. You dress up your children as demons and witches and ghouls and monsters and werewolves and send them out into the street in the darkness to reenact the Druids practice of demanding food from people under threat of tricks (or curses) if they dont comply. You take, not a turnip, but a pumpkin and carve demon faces in it and decorate with it. At Halloween there will be apple bobbing, divination, fortune telling, haunted houses, candles lit and spirits called up. There will be seances and ouija boards in the name of fun and excitement. There will be sacrifices of dogs, cats, rats, chickens, goats and even humans! You say, Well, we dont take it seriously. But the devil does and so does God. Particularly this is true when the Church which He purchased with His own precious blood builds houses of horror in its fellowship halls so that the little lambs who have been entrusted to its care can be terrified and opened up to invading spirits of fear and torment and confusion. How this must Grieve the Lord! And Yet We Claim to Love Him!!! 1Thessalonians 5:19 Quench not the Spirit. 1Thessalonians 5:20 Despise not prophesyings. 1Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 1Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 1Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 2Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 2Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 2Corinthians 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. 2Corinthians 11:16 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little. Love Cheryl Would you live for Jesus, and be always pure and good? Would you walk with Him within the narrow road? Would you have Him bear your burden, carry all your load? Let Him have His way with thee. His pow’r can make you what you ought to be; His blood can cleanse your heart and make you free; His love can fill your soul, and you will see ’Twas best for Him to have His way with thee. Would you have Him make you free, and follow at His call? Would you know the peace that comes by giving all? Would you have Him save you, so that you need never fall? Let Him have His way with thee. Would you in His kingdom find a place of constant rest? Would you prove Him true in providential test? Would you in His service labor always at your best? Let Him have His way with thee.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:42:28 +0000