Our Father in heaven Hallowed be Your Name Y@HOVAH TSIDKENU LORD our Righteousness Jer. 23:6 Thy
Kingdom come. Thy will be done. On earth as it is in Heaven.
The Dangers of Celebrating Halloween
Halloween — October 31 — is considered a
holiday in the United States of America. 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 that
Christians should be observing?
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 colours of Halloween (orange, brown and dark red) are dedicated.
These colours 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 non-believers.
Gathering
around bonfires is a common practice in pagan worship. As I remember, the
bonfires that 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 that 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 are releasing 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 contacting 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).
It
goes on to say that that 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 that 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!”
~ by Kimberly Daniels
[https://www.hiskingdomprophecy.com/dangers-halloween/]
100 days of Prayer
Day 87
Jesus
answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me...' John
14:6 (NIV)
UNITED IN CHRIST
When I
close my eyes and listen, in my imagination I can hear them marching: a whole
generation of men going to war; my grandfather; your relatives. Marching out of
duty: scared, brave … all emotions. We remember what they did. Their hope for
peace; love of family. In all conditions they marched: mud, sun, danger; many
never to return. Their hope: peace, unity, a better world. That’s our hope,
that through Jesus who said ‘I am the way,’ we could find a way of unity and
peace by living in his way.
PRAYER
Father
God, we join with Jesus as we pray that your people may be brought to complete
unity so the world will know that you sent Jesus and you love them. Amen
[Laurence Singlehurst
is a HOPE trustee. He is also director of Cell UK.]
Please pray and share with
your intercessors, Bible Study Groups, Prayer Groups, Church Prayers, Men &
Women’s Groups. Thank you.
Las & Arlene Ratnayake