Who
Will You Glorify?
Who
Will You Glorify?
Halloween has never been a Christian holiday, and it has no place in the life of a born again believer in Jesus Christ. In fact, it is an abomination to God and we should take our stand firmly against it. As we look at its history we find that its roots go deep into heathenism, paganism, satanism and the occult, and its modern expression is no better.
History of
Halloween (Celtic New Year) - October 31 is the most important day in the
satanic year. It marks the Celtic New Year and 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 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
ghost, evil spirits, demons and it was no fun and games to them.
They would light bonfires to guide the spirits to their own town
and ward off evil spirits.
Druids - The Celtics had satanic priest 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 carved
demon's faces as charms. Each one was believed to contain the
demon spirit that personally led or guided the 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 it
in his teeth, was to have good luck through the year. They would
peel the apples and throw the peeling over their shoulders and
then quickly look around. They expected to see a vision or
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 (lord of the dead) pronounced (sah win).
Sacrifices which included things from vegetables to humans were
offered. This went on and on and in some parts of the world it
still goes on today. Children were made to pass through the fire.
Parents who willingly sacrificed their children received a
special blessing from the gods for doing so.
8th Century - In the Eighth Century the Pope, in an effort
to get the people to quit the festival of Samhain, invented All
Saints Day (November 1). This was an attempt to get the people to
turn away from the horrible observance of Samhain. All Saints Day
was intended to honor the martyrs of the Roman persecutions. It
didn't work! It never works to Christianized a pagan holiday. The
holy and the profane don't mix.
The Middle Ages - In the Middle Ages there was a great revival
of satanic practices, witchcraft and magic like there is today.
During this time the belief developed that witches traveled on
broomsticks on the black sabbaths to worship satan on October 31.
They were guided by spirits in the form of black cats. The Druids
worshipped cats believing them to be reincarnated evil people.
Church Involvement - The 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. The devil has been very
successful in invading Christian holidays like Christmas and
Easter, providing counterfeits for the real thing. Halloween is
different! It has always been satanic. He has deluded the
Christians into celebrating his 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 Een. Een is an abbreviation of evening.
Finally the word was reduced to the way we have it today,
Halloween. That's where the name came from, and if it is called
All Hallows Evening, it has nothing to do with the Christian
faith and it never did.
Modern Halloween - Now let's look at the present day celebration
of Halloween. Isn't the whole theme one of darkness, death, fear,
threats, destruction and evil? There are witches, broomsticks,
bats, owls, ghost, skeletons, death and monsters. We dress up our
children as demons, witches, ghouls, monsters and werewolves and
send them out into the streets in the darkness to reenact the
Druids practice of demanding food from people under threat of
tricks (or curses) if they don't comply. We take not a turnip but
a pumpkin and carve demon faces in it and decorate with them. 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 don't
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,
torment and confusion. How this must grieve the Lord! Who will
you glorify? Dressing up like Bible characters and having a
Harvest Party or a Fall Celebration is no different. All you've
done was change the name and compromised the sacred word of God.
Regardless of what you do or call it, the root will still be the
same - rebellion. Who will you glorify? The chief purpose of man
is to praise and glorify the true and living God. He who is holy
let him be holy still and he who is filthy let him be filthy
still. Let the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart be
acceptable in thy sight, oh Lord my strength and my redeemer.
WHO WILL YOU GLORIFY?
Scripture references:
Hosea 4:6, Exekiel 44:23, Deut 18:9-14, James 1:27, 2 Cor 6:14, Deut 7:25-26, 1 Cor 10:19-23, 1 Thes 5:21-23, Phil 4:8
Other sources:
American Encyclopedia, Funk & Wagnall's, Students Encyclopedia, The Standard Reference Work, Collier's Encyclopedia, The Columbia Encyclopedia, The World Book.
Major source:
Tom McKenny
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