Halloween—Oct. 31—is considered a holiday in the United States. In
fact, it rivals Christmas with regard to how widely celebrated it is.
Stores that sell only Halloween-related paraphernalia open up a few
months before the day and close shortly after it ends. But is Halloween a
holiday Christians should observe?
The word holiday means “holy day.” But there is nothing holy about
Halloween. The root word of Halloween is hallow, which means “holy,
consecrated and set apart for service.” If this holiday is hallowed,
whose service is it set apart for? The answer to that question is very
easy—Lucifer’s!
Lucifer is a part of the demonic godhead. Remember, everything God
has, the devil has a counterfeit. Halloween is a counterfeit holy day
that is dedicated to celebrating the demonic trinity of the Luciferian
spirit (the false Father), the Antichrist spirit (the false Holy Spirit)
and the spirit of Belial (the false Son).
The key word in discussing Halloween is dedicated. It is dedicated to
darkness and is an accursed season. During Halloween, time-released
curses are always loosed. A time-released curse is a period that has
been set aside to release demonic activity and to ensnare souls in great
measure.
You may ask, “Doesn’t God have more power than the devil?” Yes, but
He has given that power to us. If we do not walk in it, we will become
the devil’s prey. Witchcraft works through dirty hearts and wrong
spirits.
During this period, demons are assigned against those who participate
in the rituals and festivities. These demons are automatically drawn to
the fetishes that open doors for them to come into the lives of human
beings. For example, most of the candy sold during this season has been
dedicated and prayed over by witches.
I do not buy candy during the Halloween season. Curses are sent
through the tricks and treats of the innocent, whether they get it by
going door to door or by purchasing it from the local grocery store. The
demons cannot tell the difference.
Even the colors of Halloween (orange, brown and dark red) are
dedicated. These colors are connected to the fall equinox, which is
around the 20th or 21st of September each year and is sometimes called
“Mabon.” During this season, witches are celebrating the changing of the
seasons from summer to fall. They give praise to the gods for the
demonic harvest. They pray to the gods of the elements (air, fire, water
and earth).
Mother Earth is highly celebrated during the fall demonic harvest.
Witches praise Mother Earth by bringing her fruits, nuts and herbs.
Demons are loosed during these acts of worship. When nice church folk
lay out their pumpkins on the church lawn, fill their baskets with nuts
and herbs, and fire up their bonfires, the demons get busy. They have no
respect for the church grounds. They respect only the sacrifice and do
not care if it comes from believers or nonbelievers.
Gathering around bonfires is a common practice in pagan worship. As I
remember, the bonfires I attended during homecoming week when I was in
high school were always in the fall. I am amazed at how we ignorantly
participate in pagan, occult rituals.
The gods of harvest the witches worship during their fall festivals
are the Corn King and the Harvest Lord. The devil is too stupid to
understand that Jesus is the Lord of the harvest 365 days a year. But we
cannot be ignorant of the devices of the enemy. When we pray, we bind
the powers of the strong men that people involved in the occult worship.
Halloween is much more than a holiday filled with fun and tricks or
treats. It is a time for the gathering of evil that masquerades behind
the fictitious characters of Dracula, werewolves, mummies and witches on
brooms. The truth is that these demons that have been presented as
scary cartoons actually exist. I have prayed for witches who are
addicted to drinking blood and howling at the moon.
While the lukewarm and ignorant think of these customs as just
harmless fun, the vortexes of hell release new assignments against
souls. Witches take pride in laughing at the ignorance of natural men
(those who ignore the spirit realm).
Decorating buildings with Halloween scenes, dressing up for parties,
going door to door for candy, standing around bonfires and highlighting
pumpkin patches are all acts rooted in entertaining familiar spirits.
All these activities are demonic and have occult roots.
The word occult means “secret.” The danger of Halloween is not in the
scary things we see but in the secret, wicked, cruel activities that go
on behind the scenes. These activities include:
Sex with demons
Orgies between animals and humans
Animal and human sacrifices
Sacrificing babies to shed innocent blood
Rape and molestation of adults, children and babies
Revel nights
Conjuring of demons and casting of spells
Release of time-released curses against the innocent and the ignorant
Another abomination that goes on behind the scenes of Halloween is
necromancy, or communication with the dead. Séances and contact with
spirit guides are very popular on Halloween, so there is a lot of
darkness lurking in the air.
However, Ephesians 1:19-21 speaks of the authority of the believer
and the exceeding greatness of God’s power in us (the same power that
raised Christ from the dead). The passage goes on to say Jesus is seated
in heavenly places far above all principalities, power, might,
dominions and every name that is named. The good news is that because we
are seated in heavenly places with Jesus, the same demonic activity
that is under His feet is under our feet too!
People who worship the devil continue to attempt to lift him up. But
he has already been cast out and down! Many are blinded to this fact,
but the day will come when all will know he has been defeated once and
for all.
When we accept Jesus but refuse to renounce Satan and his practices,
we are neither hot nor cold but lukewarm—and the Word says God will spit
us out of His mouth. The problem with lukewarm is that it attempts to
mix the things of the devil with the things of God. It is God’s desire
that we serve Him alone.
Second Corinthians 6:15 asks the question, “And what agreement has
Christ with Belial?” As believers, we need to answer that question in
our hearts. We must avoid the very appearance of evil. I would not want a
demon spirit to mistake me for an occult worshipper.
There is no doubt in my heart that God is not calling us to replace
fall festivals and Halloween activities; rather, He wants us to utterly
destroy the deeds of this season. If you or your family members have
opened the door to any curses that are released during the demonic fall
festivals, renounce them and repent. I already have. Then declare with
me: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!”
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