All Hallows Eve....is it ok for Churches & Believers to celebrate these fall fun days in the houses of God?

ALL HALLOWS EVE

Halloween or ALL HALLOWS' EVE, was originally a festival of fire for the dead and the powers of darkness. It is the evening of 31 October, the night before the Festival of Hallows' or ALL SAINTS DAY- The Roman Empire instituted so-called Christian festival.

All Hallows' Day commemorates the saints and martyrs, and was first introduced by Constantine the Roman Emporer. Its date was changed from May 13 to November 1, probably to make it coincide with and “Christianize” a pagan festival of the dead. All Souls' Day in the Roman Catholic calendar is November 2. It is marked by prayers for the souls of the dead. Samhain was the original name to the pagan festival that the Roman Empire under Constantine masked (covered up) with a more Christian sounding title “All Saints’ Day”, not having to give up their pagan calendar celebrations that his empire of people were so used to celebrating.  Samhain was the “evening” of “All Hallows” (“hallowed” = “holy” = “saint”) which was eventually contracted into “Hallow-e’en” or the modern “Halloween.” Samhain started with the founder of paganism Nimrod and Babylon.

The four major pagan-holy days have been referred to as “fire festivals” —Samhain is often said to have been the most important of the fire festivals, because (according to most Celtic scholars) it marked the Celtic New Year.

Before the coming of Christianity in the region, the pagan Celts in northern Europe held two great fire festivals each year, Beltane on the eve of May 1 and Samhain on the eve of November 1 to mark the beginning of summer and winter.

Samhain marked the beginning of winter and was the time when the cattle were brought in from pasture to spend the winter under cover. It was also the beginning of a new year. Because the Celtic day also started at sunset, and ran to the following sunset. The festival began on the eve of November 1.

They believed that spirits of the recently deceased were most likely to emerge and cause trouble among the living, such as possessing people and ruining crops, many Celts would leave offerings of food and drink to the spirits, to either aid them to the afterlife, or ward them way. They would also feast and celebrate the lives of the deceased. People extinguished all of the fires in their homes in order to prevent evil spirits from haunting them.

A central aspect of Samhain was the worship by the Druids, or Celtic priests. The Celts brought crops and livestock to the priests who would sacrifice to the Pagan gods in large bonfires, praying for protection during the winter. During these celebrations, Celtics would dress in animal heads and skins and read each other’s fortunes.

One of the main influences of modern day trick-or-treating was the Celtic believe that faeries would roam about dressed as beggars and would go door to door asking for food. The belief was that those who helped the faeries were rewarded while those who didn’t were punished. 

Bonfires on high hills were a blatant feature of The Old Halloween rites. In the 1860's a traveler in Scotland counted 30 fires on the hilltops between Dunkeld and Aberfeldy, each with a circle of people dancing round. Down to the end of the 19th century, fires blazed on the hills in Lancashire on the eve of All Hallows. In north Wales every family built a bond fire and each person threw into the ashes a white stone which he had previously marked. Prayers were said round the fire and next morning if a stone was missing, it was thought that its owner would die before he saw another Halloween. The fairies could also be seen moving from one fairy hill to another with the music of bells and elf horns. The same belief existed in the Scottish Highlands and many forms of fortune telling were a traditional feature of Halloween - probably because it was the Celtic New Year's Day and so a suitable time for predicting the events of the coming years. The bonfires helped to keep the spirits away and at Balmoral in Queen Victoria's time the effigy of a hideous old witch was ceremoniously burned on a bonfire at Halloween.

The pagans believed that All Hallows' Eve was a night when the dead stalked the countryside. Offerings of food and drink were put out for the ghosts. They passed by to the west always, the direction of the dying sun at sunset.

Darker and colder creatures still roamed through the night on Halloween - demons and hobgoblins, witches who straddled broomsticks or shank bones, flew in the sieve or eggshells, or rode on coal-black horses. They were sometimes identified with the dead.

The guises went from house to house, singing and dancing. Their bloodcurdling masks and grotesque costumes may have been meant to keep evil at bay or, more likely, were some visible representations of the ghosts and goblins that lurked in the night. The masks have now been transferred to the children who, in the United States, visit the neighbors for the food-offerings which once belonged to the dead - or play tricks akin to the legendary destructiveness of witches and imps abroad on this night.

Samhuinn, from 31 October to 2 November was a time of no-time. Time was abolished for the three days of this festival and people did crazy things, men dressed as women and women as men. [This happened at Beltane too] Farmers’ gates were unhinged and left in ditches, peoples’ horses were moved to different fields, and children would knock on neighbors’ doors for food and treats in a way that we still find today, in the custom of trick-or-treating on Hallowe’en.  Druid priests led the people in diabolical worship ceremonies in which horses, cats, black sheep, oxen, human beings and other offerings were rounded up, stuffed into wicker cages and burned to death.

During this festival of Samhain, pagan children dress like IMPS and fairies to lead the ghosts and goblins out of town after the Feast of Samhain had ended…..

"When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abomination of those nations," (Deut. 18-9).

NOW let’s get to the deeper facts about this day … Halloween was designed to be a framework for self-initiation into the Luciferian way of thinking. Notice that as Halloween mushroomed in the United States since 1966, so has obsession and 'revolution' of perverted sex, the occult, and admiration of serial killers and psychotics. If the Jewish religious schools make huge caution to all parents that the observance of Halloween is pagan and therefore VERY destructive to the Jewish educational process and religious life….than shouldn’t that same requirement be applied to Christian parents?   Halloween is a religious indoctrination and formation into idolatry, heathenism, Druid paganism, witchcraft, and Satanism. On the Satanic Calendar Halloween, October 31st is a night for Human sacrifice. (31  All hallow's Eve (Halloween):  One of the four most important nights of the year.  Attempts are made to break the bond which is keeping the doors to the underworld closed.  Blood and sexual rituals.  Sexual association with demons. Animal and human sacrifice - male or female.) These things happened several centuries before CHRIST. Sacrifices were made to the gods, especially the pagan god of death - Samhain (THAT’S WHY THEY CALLED THIS FESTIVAL BY THAT NAME). 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. First, it was believed by the pagans 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, pacified villagers feared that the spirits would kill their flocks or destroy their property. This origin of our present day Trick-or-treat is a custom born out of superstition, and pagan superstition at that! Also, it's 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 hordes 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 pagan non-Christian people knew to do to protect themselves on such an occasion was to masquerade as one of the demonic horde, and hopefully blend in unnoticed among them! This is the origin of Halloween masquerading as devils, imps, ogres, and other demonic creatures. (So many Christians today BLEND in, in fear of what friends and others all around them at work, church, school etc might think about them for going against the NORM….not caring one bit about what God thinks…..who would you rather stand up for if you had a choice RIGHT NOW to choose, standing up for your creator or people…..STOP BLENDING IN……STAND OUT………BE A LIGHT AMOUNG THE NATIONS like God instructed us to do in His word!) And then 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. Samhain Traditions According to the pagan how-to website paganspath.com - To pagans, November 1st, marks the beginning of the New Year. To Witches and Pagans, Samhain is the Festival of the Dead, and for many, it is the most important Sabbat (Holiday) of the year. Although the Feast of the Dead forms a major part of most Pagan celebrations on this eve, and at Samhain voluntary communications are expected and hoped for. The departed are never harassed, and their presence is never commanded. The spirits of the dead are, however, ritually invited to attend the Sabbat and to be present within the Circle. Orange and Black: According to www.paganspath.com The colors of this Sabbat are black and orange. Black to represent the time of darkness after the death of God (who is represented by fire and the sun) during an earlier sabbat known as Lughnasadh, and the waning of light during the day. Orange represents the awaiting of the dawn during Yule (Dec. 21st to Jan. 1st) when the God is reborn. Someone who does not realistically face the evil and danger surrounding this time of year, may say, "Witches are just for Halloween. It’s just a fun time for children to visit the neighborhood to get candy and apples. There is no harm in celebrating Halloween with its witches and devils." To some, 'witches' are figments of the imaginations of the superstitious seventeenth century Salem primitives. If witches are for Halloween - a thing of the past, then why are so many young people and older ones alike being swept into the grips of Satan by 'dabbling' in those things which relate to him?   It is not just a figment of the imagination…..some think…”That devil spirit stuff won’t happen to me, that’s hogwash crazy talk”…..Please wake up to the spiritual dangers of this holiday… Anyone informed about witchcraft would tell you that there are certain rituals and spells that can only be cast on Halloween night. That is the night when the "veil" believed to separate the living from the dead is thought to be the thinnest and futures are easier and more accurately foretold by diviners. Those who oppose Christ are known to organize on Halloween to observe Satanic rituals, to cast spells, to oppose churches and families, to perform sacrilegious acts, and to even offer blood sacrifices to Satan. Last year, newscasters in numerous cities warned their viewers to guard their animals on Halloween nights. Dogs and cats are thought to be the most often sacrificed animals on Halloween. In rural communities it is not uncommon for farmers to awake to find the mutilated remains of their farm animals (cows, calves, chickens, even horses) that were ritualistically slaughtered in Satanic sacrifices. The practices that accompany such rites are almost too revolting to believe-the drinking of animal (or human) blood and urine, the digestion of entrails and orgiastic rituals, substance abuse becoming more frighteningly common across the U. S., as is human sacrifice. Paulus Grillandus said of the practice of witchcraft:  "Those witches who have solemnly devoted themselves to the Devil's service, worship him in a particular manner with ceremonial sacrifices, which they offer to the Devil, imitating in all respects the worship of Almighty God, with vestments, lights, and other ritual observance, so that they worship and praise him, just as we worship the true God." Even the Jack-O-Lantern has its origins with pagan practices. The candle lit pumpkin or skull served as a sign to mark homes sympathetic to the Satanists and thus deserving of mercy. The older edition of World Book Encyclopedia defines Jack-O-Lantern as an ancient symbol of a damned soul. Costumes originated with these pagan death rites. As people and animals were screeching in agony while being burned to death, the observers would dress in costumes made of animal skins and heads. There is no question that, in the words of anthropologist Sir James Frazer, Halloween has a "purely pagan origin." He notes that under "a thin Christian cloak," the Feast of All Souls "conceals an ancient pagan festival of the dead." This festival can be traced through thousands of years and be seen in nearly every culture since the Tower of Babel that is in the Bible!!! (Nimrod – the founder OF Babylon!) Psychic readings would be conducted on Samhein with a variety of divination tools. Such as throwing bones, or casting the Celtic Ogham. There is historical evidence that additional tools of divination were also used. Most of this comes from writings recorded by Roman invaders when the Roman empire was invading all the different lands, but there are stories of reading tea leaves, rocks and twigs, and even simple spiritual communications that today we'd call Channeling. Some historians have suggested that these early people were the first to use tiles made from wood and painted with various images which were the precursor to Tarot Cards. There's no strong evidence to support this, but the 'story' of these tiles has lingered for centuries. When the community celebration was over, each family would take a torch or burning ember from the sacred bonfire and return to their own home. The home fires that has been extinguished during the day were re-lit by the flame of the sacred bonfire to help protect the dwelling and it's inhabitants during the coming winter. These fires were kept burning night and day during the next several months. It was believed that if a home lost it's fire, tragedy and troubles would soon follow. With the hearth fires lit, the families would place food and drink outside their doors. This was done to appease the roaming spirits who might play tricks on the family. The Romans began to conquer the Celtic territories. By A.D. 43 they had succeeded in claiming the majority of the Celtic lands. They ruled for approximately four hundred years combining or influencing many Celtic traditional celebrations with their own. Two Roman holidays were merged with Samhain. 1.       Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. 2.   Pomona's Day of Honoring, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain explains how and why the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is practiced today on Halloween The Celtics had priests called druids that went from house to house demanding certain foods, most commonly called “soul cakes” 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. The name of the SPIRIT eventually became JOCK, When the practice came to America in the 18th and 19th centuries, turnips weren't that prominent, so the pumpkin was substituted. JOCK became Jack, who lives in the lantern or Jack-O-Lantern!! Samhain was known in the pagan cultures like Ireland as the "Lord of Darkness". The Druid religion was practiced by ancient Celtic tribes that populated Ireland and parts of Europe. This religion worshipped Samhain, the Lord of Darkness. Some writings also speak of Samhain as the "Lord of the Dead". The Druid New Year began on November 1st. It is also known as the "Feast of Samhain". The Celts only recognized summer and winter seasons. Literally translated, Samhain means "Summer's End". At this time, the hours of nighttime were growing significantly over the hours of sunlight. Hence, Lord Samhain reigned over the long winter months as the influence of the Sun god and the summer season (Beltaine or Beltane) preceded. Samhain's influence grows with the increase in the hours of darkness,  as he can only roam the earth during hours of darkness. The Druids believed that on their New Year's Eve, all of the people who died in the past year would rise up and search for the passageway to the netherworld. On this night the passageway or "veil" between both worlds was it's thinnest. Lord Samhain would roam the earth in search of these souls to capture them and take them to his world of darkness. To this day, some people put lights in their windows to help the dead find their way, and keep Lord Samhain away from taking them. At the time the Celtic tribes were close to nature. As a result, they worshipped many things in nature as their gods. But no Druid god was more powerful ,nor more feared, than Lord Samhain. MASKS A very popular Halloween custom is the wearing of masks, (false faces) such as, witches masks, devil masks, cat masks, bat masks, monster masks, and the list goes on. From earliest times, people all over the world have worn masks for all sorts of reasons . . . droughts, epidemics, or other disasters. They hoped that the demons who had brought the disaster would see the mask and think they were demons, too, and be frightened off. In imaginative primitive societies, a mask was more than a means of changing one's appearance; it was a link with the world of the spirits, a channel by which men could tap the forces of the supernatural. The wearing of a mask was believed to change a man's identity and personalities, for the assumed appearance was believed to affect the wearer's inner nature and to assimilate it to that of the being represented by the mask.  In an anthropology course it is taught that masks, chants and dancing are used to invoke spirits. "The person wearing the mask feels internally transformed and takes on temporarily the qualities of the god or demon represented by the mask" (Biedermann, Hans. Dictionary of Symbolism, p. 218) During the middle ages, witches often put on masks or smeared their faces with soot and paint. People of nobility attending a witch's Sabbath would always arrive 'masked.' Masks are worn by the dancers in the religious ceremonies of West African Tribes. The theater of ancient Greece is an example of the secular use of the mask. The use of the masks enabled actors to double and triple the number of parts they could play during any one performance. Masks are worn in some initiation ceremonies of certain organizations (Freemasons, Skull & Bones at Yale that President Bush Sr. & Jr. were both members of as well). The wearer of the mask partakes of the power of the divinity or spirit which the mask symbolizes. Thus, the wearer of the mask is believed to be elevated above the common mass of the uninitiated. BOB FOR APPLES – 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. According to pagan website - Young women believed that, on Halloween, they could divine the name or appearance of their future husband by doing tricks with yarn, apple parings, or mirrors According to pagan website- The modern celebrations of Halloween do not take away or alter the spiritual significance of Samhain for pagan practitioners. Our Sabbat is still intact and still honored with reverence and in the traditional methods practiced by our ancient pagan ancestors. Though we don't make animal sacrifices any longer, there are some who will toss a steak into a bonfire as a symbolic gesture. The main focus of the holiday for pagans is still to honor our loved ones who have passed on and to share in communication with them during this time when the veil between worlds is narrowed . In Mexico still to this day has a national holiday called “The Day of the Dead” and everyone builds alters with skulls, candles, beans, pictures of dead loved ones and they set up this alter and pray around it everyday during the holiday!  (I was in San Diego California in 2008 and all over that city companies had their alters/shrines built for the day of the dead, they have made it into a time for celebration like Halloween with parties and such) Day of the Dead History Catholic religion celebrates the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed the 2nd of November which is also known as All Souls' Day. The origin of this celebration is commonly related with the Pagan celebration of the Samhain held at the end of the harvest. They believed that during these days the barrier between our world and the Otherworld stretched and that good and bad spirits could visit our world. This celebration was embraced by the Romans when they invaded the pagan countries and they combined it with the harvest celebration in honor of the pagan goddess Pomona practiced at the end of October. (the Romans adopted this pagan homage of the goddess when they invaded the Celtic regions in 43AD and carried on these pagan traditions) In 700- 800 AD as an effort to eradicate all the pagan celebrations, the Catholic Church banished it and only recognized the All Saints Day on November 1st (For all the Saints that had died) and the All Souls' Day on November 2nd(for all the loved ones who have died) All Souls' Day in Spain For the Spaniards the souls of their ancestors come back in the first days of November. In some areas of the country it was a tradition to visit the cemeteries in the afternoon of November 1 to clean the tombstones and decorate them with flowers, set candles and food holding a wake until the morning of November 2. Day of the Dead History during the Spanish Colony After the conquest war was won by the Spaniards, missionaries and priests came to The New Spain to evangelize the Indigenous people. All the native temples were destroyed and Catholic churches were built in their ruins; the locals were forced to convert to Catholicism and all of their traditions were banned; they were compelled to live the way the conquerors wanted them to, and to commemorate the same festivities they did. Some Spanish chronicles from the time narrate that All Saints Day was adapted to remember the dead children while All Souls' Day became the day to honor the dead grownups. Local flowers and food were added to the Spanish altars and eventually the colors and shapes of the Indigenous people transformed the Catholic celebration blending it with the remains of the native cultures. (another example of how holidays/celebrations get mixed up through time) MODERN HALLOWEEN Now let's look at the present day celebration of Halloween. Isn't the whole theme of it darkness, death, fear, threats, destruction and evil? There are witches, broomsticks, bats, owls, ghosts, skeletons, death, and monsters. Dressing up children as demons and witches and ghouls and monsters and werewolves and send them out into the street in the darkness to reenact the Pagan's practice of demanding food from people under threat of tricks (or curses) if they don't comply. Taking, 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 séances and Ouija boards all in the name of fun and excitement. There will be sacrifices of dogs, cats, rats, chickens, goats and even humans on this night still to this day! Most say, "Well, we don't take it seriously."……. But the devil does!!! And so does God. Particularly this is true when the Church which Yahushua (Jesus) purchased with His own precious blood has begun to build houses of horror in its fellowship halls so that the little lambs who have been entrusted to its care, will be terrified and opened up and oppressed by invading spirits of fear and torment and confusion, all in the name of non-serious entertainment….. How this must infuriate YHWH our God (that's the name He gave of Himself to Moses) Scriptural References: Hosea 4:6; Ezekiel 44:23; Deuteronomy 18:9-14; 7:25-26; James 1:27; II Corinthians 6:14; I Corinthians 10:19-23; I Thessalonians 5:21-23; Philippians 4:8. Churches that celebrate…. This festival of death has survived all the efforts of the non-catholic church to stamp it out. The church is joining the opposition by celebrating this festival now, as if giving up the good fight….. Calling it “Trunk-or-Treat” “Fallalpalooza” “Harvest Carnival” and “Fall Fest” with the EXACT same rituals of dressing up/candy/food/apples/carved pumpkins/haunted houses or fun houses as some churches have called them etc etc and  it has nothing to do with Christian faith, and it never did!!! God clearly forbids all acts of paganism & idol worship, or even mention on our lips a pagan idol name….check it out it’s in the scriptures! Here’s a couple: 1 Corinthians 10:20-21 ESV No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons Leviticus 17:7 ESV So they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to goat demons, after whom they whore. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations. Exodus 23:13 NIV "Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips. Churches can call it what they want "fall festival", "alleluia party", “trunk or treat” etc., but they are still observing Halloween, even if you dress up as bible characters. Halloween is the highest satanic holy day of the year. STILL TO THIS VERY DAY On October 31st, the high priest of ALL witch covens from England to America to Africa are required to make a human sacrifice. God condemns witches and everything to do with them. The head of the first satanic church said, "a witch is a witch", when referring to black and white witchcraft. All their power comes from the devil!! Sending your child out in the streets is NO different than handing them an Ouija board and telling them to “have fun!” – the same spiritual realm of demons that is assigned to the Ouija board (satan neatly packaged it for humans to play with, under the brand Milton Bros as “just” a board game) those same demons are lurking the streets on the night of Halloween just waiting for anyone to play with and NOT TAKE IT SERIOUS but for mere entertainment……because don’t worry they will take it very serious when they follow you home, take over your life, destroy your health, finances, friendships, family etc etc….the spiritual realm is NOTHING to play with….the Bible is very very clear all throughout how serious it is…… It should not be integrated with the holiness of the scared house of God. It's wicked and brings curses, (Deut. 11-36, 28.) Some see it as evil and will have nothing to do with the celebration; others as harmless fun and partake fully: costume parties, Halloween decorations and 'trick-or-treat. Still others try to find a "middle" approach, allowing trick-or-treat and masquerades, but as "Bible characters" instead of demonic and occult figures, which is NOT ok….that is lukewarm Christianity…..and is no different than justifying sin. Some Churches are now seeing the influence of its fruit, by allowing this holiday to be re-named and justified. One cannot deny the occult- nature of Halloween and how it is not in line with the Bible and true believer in Christ. Despite this clear contrast, Christians defend their participation in the holiday emphasizing their "liberty" in Christ from the bondages of "legalism," declaring it is only innocent fun! God never gave us liberty to engage ourselves in ANY evil! "Learn not the way of the heathen . . . for the customs of the people are vain," (Jeremiah 10:2-3). Do Not Be Unequally Yoked 14Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? 16Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, "I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. 17"Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you.… Does Yahweh say that it is alright to observe the pagan festivals as long as we are honoring Him? (by wearing bible character costumes, or having a fall fest’sin churches that is just like a halloween party but re-naming it) Notice carefully what he said to the Israelites before they entered the promised land; Deuteronomy 12:29-32 29 You will enter the land and ·take it away from [dispossess] the nations that the Lord your God will ·destroy [L cut them off] ahead of you. When you ·force them out [dispossess] and live in their land, 30 they will be destroyed for you, but be careful not to be ·trapped [snared] by asking about their gods. Don’t say, “How do these nations ·worship[L serve]? I will do the same.” 31 Don’t ·worship [act toward] the Lord your God that way, because the Lord hates the ·evil [detestable; abhorrent; abominable] ways they ·worship [act toward] their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods!32 Be sure to do everything I have commanded you. Do not add anything to it, and do not take anything away from it.(in worship, do not add to God’s instructions on how to worship or take away, to fit in more like the many people you live around as this is an abomination of God) Scripture also says: 1 Corinthians 10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of Yahweh, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of Yahweh's table, and of the table of devils. Let's stop the mixing of cups and the partaking of two tables. Let's instead turn unto Yahweh. Clearly, very clearly, it does matter! The church must denounce these evil holidays and repent and learn it’s authority and power made available to her through the truth of the Scripture, the anointing of the Holy Spirit, and the Name and the Blood of the Messiah! THE ONLY 7 HOLIDAYS/FEASTS THAT A TRUE BELIEVER SHOULD BE RECOGNIZING IS YAHWEH’S (GOD’S) APPOINTED FEASTS LAID OUT IN LEV 23! THERE ARE 7 FEASTS ON THE BIBLICAL CALENDAR THAT GOD COMMANDED BELIEVERS TO HONOR EVERY YEAR AND THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH PAGAISN OR THE DEAD, THEY ARE: PASSOVER - aka Pesach UNLEAVENED BREAD ( 7 days)   aka  Hag HaMatzo (day after Passover) FIRST FRUITS;  aka Yom HaBikkurim FEAST OF WEEKS   Summer Harvest of First Fruits aka Pentecost TRUMPETS   aka Yom Teruah aka  Rosh Hashana ATONEMENT   aka Yom Kippur TABERNACLES aka  INGATHERING or  BOOTHS aka  Succot or Sukkot THE SPIRIT WORLD The Bible clearly teaches that there is both a natural, material world as well as an invisible and spiritual world. The domain of physical human beings is the physical world, whereas the "heavenlies" are occupied by the spiritual. Among these spirit beings there are two classes, the good and the evil. In the Scriptures, both holy and unholy spirits are designated as angels (Revelation 12:7). Usually the unholy angels are referred to as demons, translated in the King James Version as devils. They are called seraphim, cherubim, angels, principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this age, (Ephesians 6:12), thrones, dominions (Colossians 1:16), fallen angels (2 Peter 2:4), spirits in prison (I Peter 3:18-20), demons, seducing spirits (I Timothy 4:1). There are an "innumerable company of angels", (Hebrews 12:22). They are referred to as "mighty angels" (2 Thessalonians 1:7). One angel destroyed 185,000 of the Assyrian army in a night (2 Kings 19:35),. One angel rolled away the stone from the tomb of Yahushua (Jesus) and will also bind Satan and cast him into the "bottomless pit". They are glorious beings according to Luke 9:26 and they seem to posses great knowledge but they are not omniscient -- all know. The angels are "all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister (serve) for them who shall be heirs of salvation" (Hebrews 1:13-14). They are also responsible for 'taking vengeance on them that know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ' (2 Thessalonians 1:7-8). The chief of the fallen angels is an archangel who has at least forty names given in Scripture. Some are proper names, others are descriptive. For example, in Revelation 12:10 he is called the "accuser of the brethren". He is called "that old Serpent", (Revelation 20:2), indicating his guile, Lucifer, "Son of the Morning", (Isaiah 14:12), his title when he fell. Devil means "accuser or slanderer", and it is of Greek origin (Revelation 12:9). Satan means "adversary or resister", and is of Hebrew origin; "Apollon", means "destroyer", the term " Dragon". speaks of his power. He is also called "Prince of devils." (Matthew 9:34), "Prince of this world", (John 12:31), "Belial", is implied to be his title in II Corinthians 6:15. In II Kings 1: 2, 6, 16, he is referred to as "Beelzebub", implying a prince of demons. " The prince of the power of the air", (Ephesians 2:2) and " the god of this world", (age) (2 Corinthians 4:4). His (satan) influence is exercised both to mislead the unsaved and to wage an increasing war against the believer," (Eph. 6:12). The Bible warns: "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour," (I Peter 5:8). THE BATTLE TODAY No one can dabble in the occult and come away unshackled. It is not harmless games and fun. Occult involvement whether done innocently or not, is disobedience to God's Word. When people ignore God's warning and enter a forbidden realm, they witness spiritual phenomenon’s. The Devil does have supernatural power. However, everything he does for people, he requires payment. The result of occult involvement causes oppression, depression, confusion, delusion, and physical ailments of all sorts. We are warned not to be ignorant of Satan's devices in (II Corinthians 2:11). Playing with the occult has become very attractive to Americans. Everywhere you go, you will witness occult activity. It is blatant. Psychic and astrologers are using 900 numbers. Occult themes are being worked into many television programs. Talk shows are featuring astrologers, divinatory, clairvoyants, scientologists, Satanists, witches, psychics, crystal gazers, dream analysis, yoga, reincarnations, hypnotists, fortune-tellers, spiritualists, parapsychologists, numerologists and New Agers. Even Disney World is deeply involved in the promotion of the occult, music industry, movie industry and even commercials are very much promoting and backing up satan! 2 John7-9 Expanded Version 7 [L For] Many ·false teachers [deceivers] ·are in [L have gone out into] the world now [Mark 13:5–6, 22] who do not confess that Jesus Christ came to earth ·as a human [T in the flesh]. Anyone who does not confess this is ·a false teacher [L the deceiver] and ·an enemy of Christ [L the antichrist; C one who radically opposes Christ; 1 John 2:18, 22;4:3]. 8 ·Be careful [Watch] yourselves that you do not lose everything you[a] have worked for, but that you receive your full reward. 9 Anyone who ·goes beyond [runs ahead of] Christ’s teaching and does not ·continue to follow only his teaching[L abide/remain in it] does not have God. But whoever ·continues to follow [L abides/remains in] ·the teaching of Christ[L the teaching] has both the Father and the Son. 10 If someone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not ·greet [welcome] that person or ·accept [receive] them into your house. 11 If you welcome such a person, you ·share[participate] in the evil work. Obedience is the practical acceptance of the authority and will of God, including both the inward glad submission and the outward expressing of actions, reactions, words and thoughts. Disobedience is evidence of rebellion and distrust in God, preference to self will and the lack of surrender to and desire for the will of God in all things. God expects obedience (Deut. 11:26-28). To choose Christ is to choose obedience, (John 14:15, 21). To become disobedient is to sin or rebel against God's expectation and rights ( I Sam. 15:22,23) "Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day: And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known," (Deut. 11:26-28). Christians had better wake up and begin old time prayer meetings for this nation! Remember to educate your children and teach them to put their spiritual armor on daily, also teach on the things concerning satans games, so the children can recognize the work of the devil and know how to defeat and expel him from every situation. Don’t let satan have your family, while freely handing it over to him on his special night called Halloween! Do some major repentance and deliverance for ever celebrating Halloween. Burn any leftover Halloween stuff in your home. DO NOT GIVE IT TO GOOD WILL this only allows that demon to be celebrated by another unsuspecting human!!! Don't even open your doors to pass out Christian "tracts" that night, it is still celebrating the door to door treat giving….pick another night to hand out Christian tracts, stay in and pray! No matter what you think of Halloween, know that it is the very highest satanic holy day. As a Christian, you should not be observing it in any way, especially IN your church. The Roman Empire and Constantine with his newly founded catholic church is responsible for this day being placed in the church. Halloween has never been a Christian holiday, and it has no place in the life of a born again Believer in YESHUA HAMASHIACH (JESUS CHRIST). In fact, it is an abomination to God, and we should take our stand firmly against it. As we looked at its history, we find that its roots go deep into heathenism, paganism, satanism and the occult; and its modern expression is no better!! Our God is on the throne and He rules! HalleluYah! "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." Ephesians 5:1, 11 THE HALLOWEEN WITCH If you thought Halloween was a time for cornstalks, pumpkins, apples, and apple cider - a time for children dressed in cute costumes of witches, goblins, ghosts or devils to knock at you door call "trick or treat," you had better wise up. There is more to Halloween . . . much more! Halloween is not children's play. It is an abomination in the eyes of God! The Halloween Witch is a strange-looking female in black cloak and peaked hat riding a broomstick along with her symbolic cat. Her name is derived from the Saxon word wica, which means "wise one." Artists of the Middle Ages often showed witches preparing to fly off to one of their Sabbaths. It was believed that angels and devils were supposed to be able to fly, so it was easy to believe that witches, too, could fly. The broomstick, originally made from a stalk of the broom plant with a bunch of leaves at the head, was said to be used by poor witches who went on foot. The broom or pole was used to vault over brooks, streams or thorny patches. Due to its use as an indoor cleaning tool, the broom became the symbol of women. Before setting out for a Sabbath, witches would rub 'Sacred' ointment called 'unguent' into their pores. One ingredient in the ointment confused the mind. Another speeded up the witch's pulse. Still, another numbed the feet. This gave them a feeling of flying. If they had been fasting, the ointment seemed to make them feel even giddier. Bat blood was another ingredient in that ointment. In England, during initiation ceremonies, new witches were sometimes blindfolded, smeared with the unguent, then placed on a broom. The pealing of church bells was believed to be a defense against aerial witches. In the Slav countries people used to fire muskets at the clouds, screaming as they did so, "Curse, curse Herodius, thy mother is a heathen damned of God," while others laid scythes and bill hooks on the ground, edge upward, to assure that the witches would not have a safe landing. The black of a witch's cloak reminds us that Halloween is a "festival of the dead." TRADITIONS OF WITCHES Trick and Treat is the fun time of many unsuspecting children and adults, but the "trick" is really on the one who is playing right into the trap of the devil. Halloween is a day of celebration for the devil and his worshipers. The cauldrons are boiling; potions are brewing; the yule logs are blazing; the forces of Satan are in their height in rituals and ceremonies. The powers of the demonic world are loosed and they are running around crazily seeking bodies to enter. Real witches held high revels on All Hallows' Eve and this was one of the ways in which they preserved pagan customs. The witches of Aberdeen in 1596 said that they had danced round the market cross at midnight on Halloween and also round an old grey stone at the foot of the hill at Craigleuch, the Devil himself playing music before them. MODERN WITCHES HAVE KEPT UP THE TRADITION In 1963, for instance, a journalist watched the Halloween festivities of a coven of witches at St. Albans. The high priestess, naked except for a string of beads and watched by the other 12 members of the coven, drew a circle on the ground with the point of her magic knife. A candle burned in each quarter of the circle, with a fifth candle on an altar in the middle. The reporter did not reveal the details of the ceremony but he did record a remark of the high priestess. "We are not anti-Christian, she said, we just have other means of spiritual satisfaction. It's hard to describe that satisfaction."  A WITCH GIVES INSIGHT TO MODERN RITUALS Rev. Irene A. Park, gives insight to modern rituals. Secret ceremonials, rituals, obligations and covenants are being kept by cultists and Satanists on particular days and nights. Multitudes are gathering in worship, prayer, and sacrifices to the god of the world, Lucifer. Family spirits gather like a family reunion or holiday celebration in the natural or earthly realm; only these are the demon spirits of the departed dead that gather for rituals and sacrifice, (not ghosts but devils). Some of the demon spirits gather for rituals and sacrifice, some of the demon spirits present at the celebration come from embodied living clans or tribal members, (demons who lived in these people while they were alive). These are the ones that are vying for the powers. Some come just to celebrate the traditional gathering and festivity's. Sometimes the assignments that the demon spirits receive bring about rebellion in the supernatural Satanic realm. The spirits want to continue to control the area they are in, whether body, nation, society, system or whatever control they received for their obedience to Satan. They do not want to be dislodged. They like to continue to embody members of the same family; they prefer humans but will settle for animals. Millions of people are vying for power, supernatural powers of evil to work curses, hexes, spells, power to manipulate, controlling power over lesser forces of darkness and power to control this present world system! A reformed witch once said that vying for power meant that a supernatural battle ensues between the other covens. Whosoever demonstrated the greatest power won the control of certain areas, such as seas, cities, etc. Satan would give the witch a part of all illegal finances collected in her area. For instance, Laura Cabot has political control over Salem, Massachusetts and maybe over the entire state. Recently when Jeff Fendhold visited her occult book store, within thirty seconds the policemen were on the scene driving police cars with the symbols of a flying witch on the side. Then the Attorney General of that state called Jeff saying that he was wanted by the law for "harassing witches! Dr. Parks writes, "Many of the people are saturated in demonology with demonic spirits and are already in control of government establishments, militaries, religious organizations, financial systems, educational institutions, etc. These spirits are superior and receive their origin in Satan and are under the powers of the familiar spirits (spirit guides) that work divination and will only impart power to those totally yielded to obedience and in every obligation required by Lucifer. Witches, druids, wizards, magicians, sorcerers, pagans of every breed are in high mass, tribe and clan leaders are calling a reunion in the supernatural realm. These are Sabbaths to the worshipers of Satan, "people in the occult," and they take these days very seriously. Christians should begin to pray for their families, church leaders, and cover the children with the blood of Jesus and the protection of God during these days. There is no question that human sacrifices are occurring. Bind the powers of darkness and lose the power of God according Matt. 18:18. (There are more than two million children missing every year. Many too young to run away. At least 7,000 are found dead every year). Dr. Parks says, "The highest Sabbath mass is the eve of October 31. This a time of proclaiming powers for control and leadership in the Satanic realm world systems. There are blood sacrifices offered up to the god of Baal worship, the sun god Ra, and to the goddess of fertility Diana. (Dinaa is the same as Isis in Egyptian pagan mythology) Christians should begin their defensive spiritual warfare weeks before Halloween. Witches begin their preparation on the 18th day of October. "On the 18th day of October, faithful followers of evils spirits gather for 13 days before the eve of Halloween of Sabbath. During this time they offer sacrifices (human or animal) to the god of the spirit world, Satan. These sacrifices are to obtain spiritual power. All the followers must give a blood sacrifice; some give their own blood, others offer an animal's blood, the more power they want, the greater the sacrifice. "There is every conceivable type of orgy happening from the 18th until 31st October. Disembodied spirits loosed from the bodies of animals are being vied for by spiritualists, witches, druids, wizards and Satan worshipers. All of the corrupt evil wickedness and vile filth one could imagine is happening. Something is happening in the open, but most of the spiritual activity is well guarded from every corner of the earth at the command of the Lord Satan”. TAKE BACK YOUR FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   SCRIPTURE PASSAGE FOR THE FEASTS OF THE LORD Leviticus 23:1-44 NKJV 1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts. 3. 'Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. 4. 'These are the feasts of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times. 1. PASSOVER 5 On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the Lord's Passover. 2. FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread. 7. On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it. 8 But you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord for seven days. The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.' " 9. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 3. FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS 10. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. 11. He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. 12. And you shall offer on that day, when you wave the sheaf, a male lamb of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering to the Lord. 13 Its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the Lord, for a sweet aroma; and its drink offering shall be of wine, one-fourth of a hin. 14 You shall eat neither bread nor parched grain nor fresh grain until the same day that you have brought an offering to your God; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 4. FEAST OF PENTECOST (WEEKS) 15. 'And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. 16 Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord. 17. You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to the Lord. 18. And you shall offer with the bread seven lambs of the first year, without blemish, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be as a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the Lord. 19. Then you shall sacrifice one kid of the goats as a sin offering, and two male lambs of the first year as a sacrifice of a peace offering. 20. The priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. 21. And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. 22 'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your God.' " 5. FEAST OF TRUMPETS 23. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. 25 You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.' " 6. DAY OF ATONEMENT 26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 27 "Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28 And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. 29 For any person who is not afflicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off from his people. 30 And any person who does any work on that same day, that person I will destroy from among his people. 31 You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 32 It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath." 7. FEAST OF TABERNACLES 33. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord. 35 On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it. 36 For seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a sacred assembly, and you shall do no customary work on it. 37 These are the feasts of the Lord which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, everything on its day-- 38 besides the Sabbaths of the Lord, besides your gifts, besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings which you give to the Lord. 39 'Also on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep the feast of the Lord for seven days; on the first day there shall be a sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a sabbath-rest. 40 And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. 41 You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, 43 that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.' " 44 So Moses declared to the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord.  Chanukah [Hanukah] There is another day that is celebrated by Israel. Chanukah begins 75 days after the Day of Atonement [the 25th day of the ninth month - or in our December] and lasts for 8 days. Chanukah is not mentioned in the Old Testament, because it began to be celebrated during the period between the Old and New Testament. Basically, it is a celebration of the cleansing of the Temple after the Jews defeated Antiochus Epiphanies, a Syrian King who invaded Jerusalem, defiled the Temple by placing an image of Zeus in the Temple, and offering a pig on the altar. The Jews eventually recaptured Jerusalem, and immediately set about cleansing the Temple. So, in essence, this is the celebration of the cleansing and rededication of the Temple to God, and is referred to one time in the New Testament, where Jesus was present in Jerusalem for Chanukah. And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. (John 10:22-23. KJV)