This is a day given over to satanic things. Halloween means "hallowed evening" or "holy evening." Have you ever asked yourself, "Who in the world ever thought of the idea of walking around in weird costumes, trick or treating, and/or putting a carved-out pumpkin in their window. Halloween is really one of the strangest days of the year. Maybe you have wondered how the celebration of such a day ever got started, well, here it goes.
The many customs we have today in relation to Halloween have their orgins in the religious practices of the Romans and the Druids, dating back many centuries. The Romans worshiped various gods on October 31st. A special feast was held in honor of Pomona, goddess of the fruit trees. Later, the Druids, an ancient order of Celtic priests in Britain, made this feast an even more extensive celebration by also honoring Samhain, lord of the dead. This was normally done on November 1st and it was conveniently changed to honor both Pomona and Samhain on October 31st and November 1st.
These Druids believed that on the night before November 1st (October 31st) Samhain called together wicked souls or spirits which had been condemned to live in the bodies of animals during the year which had just transpired. Since they were afraid of these spirits, they chose October 31st as a day to sacrifice to their gods, hoping they would protect them. They really believed that on this day they were surrounded by strange spirits, ghosts, witches, fairies, and elves, who came to hurt them. In addition to this, they believed that cats were holy animals, they considered them to represent people who lived formerly, and as punishment for evil deeds were reincarnated as a cat. All this explains why witches, ghosts, and cats are a part of Halloween today. They come out of demonic rituals.
The custom of trick-or-treat and the use of "jack-o'-lanterns" comes from Ireland. Hundreds of years ago, Iris farmers went from house to house, begging for food, in the name of their ancient gods, to be used at the village Halloween celebration. They would promise good luck to those who gave them goods, and made threats to those who refused to give. They simply told the people, "You treat me, or else I will trick you!" The supposedly harmless lightened pumpkin face or "jack-o-lantern" actually is an old Irish symbol of damned souls. A man named Jack was supposed to be unable to enter heaven due to his miserliness (an excessive desire to save money, extreme meaness) and unable to enter hell because he had played practical jokes on the devil. As a result, he was condemned to wander over the earth with his lantern until judgment day. The Irish were so afraid that they would receive an identical plight, that they began to hollow out pumpkins and place lighted candles inside to scare away evil spirits from their homes.
During the Middle Ages (about 600 years ago), the Roman Catholic Church at that time, decided to make the change over from pagan religion to christianity a bit easier, and allowed the new converts to maintain some of their pagan feasts. It was agreed that from now on they would be celebrated as "Christian" feasts. So instead of praying to their heathen gods, they would now pray to, and remember the deaths of the saints. For this reason the church decided to call November 1st the "Day of All Saints," and the mass to be celebrated on that day "Allhallowmass." In consequence of this, the evening prior to this day was named, "All Hallowed Evening" which was abbreviated as "Halloween." In spite of this effort to make October 31st a "holy evening," all the old customs continued to be practiced, and made this evening anything BUT a holy evening! This annual event is far from the harmless, innocent tradition it is promoted to be. Many dread this "holy" evening as they think what could happen to them, their property, and/or their children! This is the time when people are kidnapped or killed as a sacrifice to Satan.
Consistent with its historical roots, this evening is characterized by fear. Fear plagues so many people in our modern, morally bankrupt world, because people are empty, void of Jesus in their lives. They are deeply troubled by sin and its consequences. But when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we obtain inward peace which passes all understanding, TRUE PEACE! In the word of God ALONE will we find the ONLY answer to the deep yearning of our heart. Only when God becomes our God through Jesus Christ, will we find rest at last then, will we answer to the true purpose of human existence, to honor, serve, and enjoy our Creator! Is the God of Heaven and Earth YOUR God? If not, seek Him TODAY, while He may be found!
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