With Halloween just passing us by, it is the first time I have actually considered the issue. Chuck Missler says "For a Christian to celebrate Halloween is like a Holocaust survivor celebrating Hitler's Birthday".
Halloween comes from the ancient Celts in Britain, but a similar day exists for many other cultures around the world. This particular day gets its name from "All Hallow's Eve", being one day before All-Saints day. Strangely enough it was not common for Halloween to be practiced world wide until the 20th century.
Now, the problem with Halloween is its association with evil spirits and satanic practices. It is not uncommon for people to try to contact "lost spirits". I heard some strange stuff about Christians who pray for the salvation of the dead. On one hand, we can say that its just a bit of harmless fun for the children. But even if you don't believe in the supernatural stuff, it can be very dangerous to be ignorant or accustomed to Halloween and think of it as completely harmless. By trivializing Halloween, we let down our defense and open the door to allow evil to creep into our lives. I have heard a few stories of people starting off playing with ouija boards, asking "people who know more about this stuff" and getting drawn into a cult whereby they get impregnated and sacrifice the fetus of the aborted child by fire - in New Zealand. Witchcraft is not something to take lightly, all occult "religions" claim that they lead you to the light. An ex-satanist claims that the "light" these religions lead to, is in fact Satan or Lucifer, the Angel of Light. As described in the Bible, Satan is the deceiver who originally tricked Adam and Eve into disobeying God, and continues to this day to deceive all mankind. He does this by pretending to be the truth and the light. There is also much to be said about people with supernatural abilities, brought on by demons etc, but thats for you to do your own study on.
In conclusion, we ought not to trivialize these practices which popular culture adheres to. Easter for example comes from the Babylonian Goddess Ishtar, the goddess of fertility, hence the rabbit and the eggs being symbols of fertility. Its one thing to think of these as fun harmless things for kids to do, or a big marketing scam by corporations. But we ought not to take part but rather the opposite, to actively oppose it when it is brought up, and lovingly suggest the alternative. Selling your soul to the devil is only fun in the movies.
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