HALLOWEEN Now the spirit speaks expressly, that some shall depart - TopicsExpress

HALLOWEEN Now the spirit speaks expressly, that some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils; The celebration can be traced back to the Druid festival of the dead. The roman Pantheon, built by Emperor Hadrian in A.D.100 as a temple to goddess Cybele and the other Roman gods became the principle place of worship. In 609 , Emperor Phocas seized Rome and gave the Pantheon to Pope Boniface IV. Boniface consecrate it to the virgin Mary and kept using the temple to pray for the dead, only now it was Christianized as men added the unscriptural teaching of purgatory. In 834 Gregory IV extended the feast for all the church and it became known as All Saints Day still remembering the dead. Samhain, a Druid god of the dead, was honored at Haloween( All Hallows Eve) in Britain, Germany, France and the Celtic countries. Samhain called together all wicked souls who died with in the past year and how were destined to inhabitate animals. The Druids believe that souls of the dead came back to their homes to be entertained by those still living.Suitable food and shelter were provided for these spirits or else they would cast spells , steal infants, destroy crops, kill farm animals and create terror as they haunted the living. This is the action that Trick-or-Treat copies and auguries were practiced as well as magic to seek answers for the future. Even today witch craft practitioners declare October 31 as the most favorable time to preach their arts. - Ray Comfort