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SHOULD YOU ‘Keep As Sacred’ THE HOLIDAY, HALLOWEEN ?

After being presented with the truth what do you think?
(Ephesians 5:6-11 KJV) Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these
things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. {7} Be not ye therefore
partakers with them. {8} For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord:
walk as children of light: {9} (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness
and truth;) {10} Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. {11} And have no fellowship with
the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
(1 Corinthians 10:20-22 KJV) But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they
sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. WHAT IS HALLOWEEN ?
{21} Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the halloween...(short for All Hallow E’en) : the evening preceding All Saint’s Day: the evening
Lord’s table, and of the table of devils. {22} Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we of October 31 which is often devoted by young people to merry making (with jack-o‘-
stronger than he? lanterns) and playing pranks sometimes involving petty damage to property.[Webster’s
(2 Corinthians 6:14-18 KJV) Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what Third New International Dictionary, 1976 G. & C. Mirriam Co., Vol. 11, Page 1023]
fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with hallowed...1: to make holy: set apart for holy or religious use: treat or keep as sacred:
darkness? {15} And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth consecrate..(Mt. 6:9 RSV) 2: to respect greatly: venerate, revere [IBID., Page 1023]
with an infidel? {16} And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the The actual word “holiday” comes from the word “hallow-day”...(short for All Hallow
temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will Day)....All Saints Day...2..a saint’s day : Holiday [IBID., Page 1023]
be their God, and they shall be my people. {17} Wherefore come out from among them, and As you see from the dictionary quote, Halloween is looked upon as a day (season) to be
be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, {18} “hallowed” or to keep as sacred. The Scripture example taken from the Lord’s prayer
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord shows how God’s name is respected or kept sacred.
Almighty. (Matthew 6:9 KJV) After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven,
With the world becoming more evil it should warn us that we should spend time on Hallowed be thy name.
Halloween praying for protection our children, the unsaved, and the deceived people in the SHOULD YOU ‘Keep As Sacred’THE HOLIDAY, HALLOWEEN ?
world who are ‘subjected to’, and those who ‘participate in’ the idolatrous practices of the
The answer to that question is what we wish to examine. People usually look on Halloween
Halloween season. In Romans 1:29-32 it speaks of those “filled with wickedness”, “inven-
as a little harmless fun, but is it? In order to properly answer this question, we will
tors of evil things”, “haters of God”, and those who “commit things are worthy of death” and
investigate some of the basic things that are present during the Halloween holiday season.
they even have pleasure in others who do the same.
(1 John 2:15-17 KJV) Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any ORIGIN OF HALLOWEEN
man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. {16} For all that is in the world, the The Druids from the British Isles, and ancient pagan priesthood and one of the fountain-
lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the heads of Wicca considered Halloween to be the highest festival of the year, Samhain, named
world. {17} And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God after Saman god of the dead which was celebrated the Feast of the Dead. They worshipped
abideth for ever. the sun god with names like Bel (Ba’al ?) or Chrom and on October 31, they believed that he
died and went into the kingdom of the dead, Anwynn. They kept the day sacred to insure
Cover Center picture [Illustration, Tom C. McKenney, HOLIDAYS AND HOLY DAYS, their god’s return. Even witches admit this involved human sacrifice. Innocent blood could
1987 Words for Living Ministries, Page 11] resurrect Bel and thus infants were slain on the Druid altars. Human blood opened up the
gates of Anwynn and released the spirits for a night, thus October 31 came to be associated
Feel Free to copy and distribute this tract. with ghosts. Samhain is still celebrated by Pagans and is the most solemn ceremony on their
If you would like to learn how to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior or would like to know calendar. Halloween was not celebrated in the United States until the 1900’s when Irish
immigrants brought it over. [Excerpts from HALLOWEEN, tract by Saints Alive in Jesus, by
more about the Occult, Please contact:
Bill Shcnoebelen] We are warned by the word of God:
FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST (Exodus 22:20 KJV) He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be
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Phone or Fax (812)473-3735 (Hebrews 10:12 KJV) But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat
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BONFIRES The Broom is actually a phallic symbol and witches mounted broomsticks and leap high
The bonfires were used to burn the sacrifices as the celebrants danced and screamed around around the fields on them to “teach” the crops how high to grow. The witches would smear
them in drunken, demonized fits of orgiastic abandon. The next day after the fires die down themselves with “flying ointment” or psychedelic drugs such as belladonna, acoinite and
all that is left is the ashes and bones of the sacrifices. The people call them “bonefires,” and cinquefoil which gave them imaginary “trips” so they thought they flew distances.
avoid the smell of death and the presence of evil hanging in the air. [Tom C. McKenney, BOBBING FOR APPLES
HOLIDAYS AND HOLY DAYS, 1987 Words for Living Ministries, excerpts from Pages 12- Dunking for apples came from the old practice of divining the future. The participant who
13] successfully clenched an apple between his teeth could count on a fulfilling romance with the
ALL SAINTS DAY - AS PRACTICED BY CATHOLICS lover of his choice.
An eighth century Pope in an attempt to get the people to abandon the festival of Samhain (Deuteronomy 29:29 KJV) The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those
established All Saints Day on November 1st. This day was to be a holy day to honor the dead things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the
Christians, particularly those who died as martyrs in the terrible Roman persecutions, a words of this law.
substitute for the Festival of Death on October 31st but it didn’t work and it soon became JACK-O-LANTERN & TRICK OR TREATS
known as “All Halloweds” since it was a day to honor the Christian dead. [IBID., Pages13- On Samhain around midnight the Druids dressed in hooded robes seemingly appeared from
14] This idea to remember the dead is an honorable one unless we pray to them or talk to nowhere among the celebration bonfires with a hollowed-out turnip with and oil lamp
them and expect them to hear and answer us. burning inside. Carved into the side of the hollow turnip is a hideous face, the likeness of the
(Ecclesiastes 9:5 KJV) For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any demon spirit that dwells inside. The spirit is the Druid’s spirit guide, his personal little god,
thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. who directs and impowers his life. As the Druids pass by, children cling to their parents as
COSTUMES-GHOSTS, SKELETONS, DEVIL, ETC. the parents wish they would truly pass on by, but alas, they stop and the parents open the
Halloween costumes are a Celtic Druid idea from the belief that ceremonial participants wore door with trembling hands. The Druids then demand certain foods as they adhere to strange
the animal heads and animal skins to acquire the strength of the beast they portrayed. That dietary restrictions. If the people comply, they pass by, if their demands are not met, the
has evolved to include those animals and and also may represent many other occultic people and their home are cursed with trouble, sickness and death. [Tom C. McKenney,
symbols along with cartoon or movie characters and whatever a child or adult can dream up. HOLIDAYS AND HOLY DAYS, 1987 Words for Living Ministries, excerpts from Pages 12-
Children have vivid imaginations and love to pretend and dress up and that is one of the 13] As Christians we should have nothing to do with the representations of spirits or graven
many reasons that children love Halloween. The extra incentive is the prizes for the best images even if they are not made of gold or silver.
costume and the candy and treats they receive. Couldn’t we allow them to dress up the (Deuteronomy 7:25-26 KJV) The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou
whole year through and give them treats and even give prizes for the best costumes without shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared
even celebrating Halloween ? Children are given to us to nurture and train (Prov. 22:6) in therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God. {26} Neither shalt thou bring an
ways of God so when they are subjected to the things of the world, they will have a Godly abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest
pattern to cling to. We are even told to have the faith and trust of a child (Mark 10:15) in our it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
relationship with Jesus. HAUNTED HOUSES AND SCARY MOVIES
BLACK CATS, WITCHES with Broomsticks Some people love the adrenalin rush one gets when they watch scary movies or visit haunted
In the Middle Ages there was a revival of witchcraft and satanism and a belief was developed houses, but should children be subjected to such fear? Although this may be viewed as
that witches traveled to their covens flying on brooms, guided by evil spirits in the form of harmless, each of us has to work out our own salvation and really ask the
black cats. [IBID., Page 14] The black cat is also both the witch’s “familiar” or magic helper Lord for guidance. Most movies for this time of year are very violent and Hollywood makes
or chief totem (idol) of the goddess of Wicca, Diana. [Excerpts from HALLOWEEN, tract by them so realistic it is hard for our children to discern the difference between false and true. We
Saints Alive in Jesus, by Bill Shcnoebelen] Here is what the Bible says about witches: need to teach them to fear (respect, revere) God and actual death in an unsaved condition
(Exodus 22:18 KJV) Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. instead of the evil characters in the movies and haunted houses, that kill or harm the physical
(Deuteronomy 18:10-13 KJV) There shall not be found among you any one that maketh body.
his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of (Matthew 10:28 KJV) And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul:
times, or an enchanter, or a witch, {11} Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
a wizard, or a necromancer. {12} For all that do these things are an abomination unto the - God is love and perfect love casteth out all fear. Introducing a child to terrifying experiences
LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from can open up occult doorways for Satan to come in and once opened, the
before thee. {13} Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. child does not know how to shut it and overcome its influence.
(2 Timothy 1:7 KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love,
and of a sound mind.