The Chilling Truth of Halloween

Halloween is one of those holidays that pin Christians against each other. Half of us celebrate it “innocently,” or is it, “ignorantly,” while the few of us “hardcore” Christians don’t even entice the idea of celebrating it, the “religious” and “legalistic” type we are. So, I went ahead and did my own research on this spooky sensation of a holiday, and I’ve gotta say, I’m so thankful that my parents listened to the Holy Spirit on this one.

First of all, this post is NOT made to condemn anyone, especially my fellow Christians. Everything I post, I post with a sense of divine urgency, and I believe that because Jesus’ return is closer than ever, He is placing this urgency into people for a reason. The growing spirit of offense, I had to look past, because at least one person is going to read this and find Truth whether they act on it or not. Just like God’s intentions, I am posting this to warn you, because I love you. Even if you don’t agree with what I’m about to share, at least you had the chance to see it.

Cultural History

Halloween is currently America’s 3rd favorite holiday. It’s treated like Christmas in terms of hype, and I once came across an Instagram post claiming that based off the 2-day origin of “Hallows Eve” and “All Saints Day,” Halloween should have 2 days instead of one. Isn’t it scary that a holiday which celebrates fear and death wishes for a part 2? Versions of Halloween are practiced all over the world, yet every one of them celebrate the same themes: Death, fear, and darkness.

The tradition began in Ireland during the Celtic festival of Samhain, where people would light bonfires where they would give crop and animal sacrifices, and dress up in scary costumes in order to “ward off demons and evil spirits.” The people responsible for this tradition were the druids, aka, Celtic priests of the satanic type, who practiced all sorts of witchcraft, including human/children sacrifice. The reason why October 31 was chosen was because these druids believed that the day was somehow special, but for whatever spiritual reason, they were able to “communicate with the dead” (necromancy) and “predict the future” (fortune telling) more easily on that day (due to heightened demonic activity). So, October 31 was turned into a religious satanic tradition and placed on the Wiccan calendar (The Wiccan calendar’s major seasonal festivals ‘Sabbats’ are based on periods of high demonic activity. October 31^st is the highest date of the year). Halloween is a pagan holiday and notoriously so. It is literally the holiday birthed from demons and witchcraft. This should be our first obvious red flag.

Keep in mind that ANY and ALL cultures that worship anything other than the One True God are considered pagan. This includes other gods or “spirits,” animals, nature, elements, cosmic beings, etc. ALL personified or glorified forms that man has created to worship are demons and demonic spirits. This in turn means that any tradition, practice, or act that is done for the sake of these pagan cultures are considered a form of pagan worship (including acts which are not inherently witchcraft) and is considered sin in the eyes of God. This is seen and warned against multiple times in Scripture. Thousands of years later with an evolved form of worship makes NO exceptions to this rule of spirit. Just because Halloween has been turned into a “fun” marketing tool in the US doesn’t mean it is no longer a form of pagan worship. In fact, it is Satan’s way of dumbing down his influence so that we no longer see it as harmful…even if he is in our face and we still think we can’t see him, “so, he’s not there.”

The druids “heard” from “the spirits” that if they dressed up in scary costumes and made animal (and human) sacrifices to “appease the gods,” they would be protected from demons and evil spirits (which is ironic since those same demons were the ones who gave them the idea. Gee, I wonder why). This included carving scary faces on pumpkins. Furthermore, things like the bonfires attracted bugs, which in turn, attracted bats, which the Celtics believed were a “bad omen.” Bats were the earliest symbol of death, and today, they still represent fear (and then Batman came out lol).

We know based on the Old Testament that when you attempt to “talk to the dead” and they wind up talking back...you aren’t actually talking to the dead. You are talking to demons, and this is called necromancy, which is mentioned in the Bible and strictly forbidden by God. In fact, the penalty is death. It is spiritually impossible to talk to someone’s spirit, because after death, a person’s spirit is either in Heaven or Hell. Their spirit is no longer on earth, not even for a few minutes (even if it did, you would not be able to sense them in any way. The human spirit does not have physical jurisdiction once it has been separated from the physical body, because it was made by God and meant to return to Him in Heaven; unless the person did not know his Maker). The only spirits you can talk to, who are actually down here on earth are the devil and his demons, because that’s where God put them and gave them jurisdiction (meaning they have the power to disrupt physical and human senses). And these spirits are more than capable of mimicking the spirits of deceased humans (especially ones who did not know God). But you will only know this if you remember how Lucifer and a-third of the angels were cast down here in the first place! That being said, who do you think those druids were talking to when they “came up” with those traditions? Those demons weren’t telling them ways to keep them away. Why would they do that? They were telling them ways to invite them in! And it wasn’t just the druids in Ireland either! Demons won’t just go after one culture. They will go after every culture they possibly can! And what do you think happens when those cultures blend into America, aka, the land of free speech and religion, the “melting pot” of ethnicity and religion? You get a blend of pagan cultures that eventually affect the Christians just like Solomon’s pagan wives affected him to begin worshiping other gods (his wives’ gods). But it’s all just supposed to be “fun tradition” right?

The rest of the “fun” activities we participate in, acknowledge other false gods. Rome’s version of Halloween, “Faralia,” is where we get bobbing for apples. This acknowledges their goddess of fruit. The British invented trick-or-treating. In representation of wandering spirits going door to door in attempt to terrorize the living, we go door to door for candy (“to make the ghosts go away”). “But it’s just bobbing for apples!” The action is still dedicated to a false god, aka, a demon. This should be your second red flag.

Halloween around the world

While most of the world celebrates the American version of Halloween in their own way on October 31^st, some parts of the world have their own version that still holds to ancient tradition.

Mexico has their version of Halloween, called Dia De Los Muertos, “Day of the Dead,” on November 1^st and 2^nd, where they pay their respects to the dead. As respectful as it sounds, it goes deeper, and its roots are no lighter than American Halloween’s darkness. In terms of respect, they worship the dead instead of God, and Satan is the bringer of death.

Asia has the “Hungry Ghost Festival,” which is a month-long period in the lunar calendar (typically between July and August) when the gates of hell are believed to open, allowing spirits (demons) to visit the living. Knowing the necromancy is the conversing with demons, Asian tradition pairs well with their cultural astrological witchcraft, ancestral worship, and religion. Citizens give offerings to demons, visit graves to speak to the dead, float lanterns on water to “guide spirits,” and perform ceremonies. These traditions are done for the similar reason to “ensure spirits don’t cause trouble” or ward them off. All Asian festivals are part of their lunar calendar (moon worship) just as Wiccans and true pagans have the Wiccan calendar and revolve around witchcraft and false god worship.

Not India directly, but the Hindus, celebrate Diwali, the “Festival of Lights”; the date varies, but it sometimes lands on October 31^st, in which they celebrate both holidays simultaneously. Of the many Hindu gods, Diwali is supposedly a very spiritual holiday, dedicated to lights, which symbolize Dharma over Adharma (two gods), light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, etc. Ironically, the gods they worship are demons and therefore, darkness, evil, and cause ignorance, the three things they claim to celebrate defeat. This holiday also revolves around false god worship and some rituals in Hindu witchcraft.

The Celtic European Samhain Festival was never absolved. It is part of the Wiccan calendar. People still celebrate it as the ancients did, and no, it’s not something celebrated overseas. Celtic witches and warlocks live in America, and they will educate you on the “harmless” things the American holiday has adopted into its culture. They are true Satan worshipers, and they do the same “fun” things Americans do! Only, they know just what they are doing on a spiritual level; And they do it on purpose. So why should we???

What happens when you join?

Ex Satanist Riaan Swiegelaar had something to say about this that I thought was very eye-opening. In one of his podcast videos with Ryan Miller, he says this:

“The truth about Halloween. Halloween is the highest day on the satanic calendar. It is the most probably important day on the satanic calendar. It’s considered a high day. It is also the night of the year where there is the most human sacrifice on the whole planet. So, if we look at it in a—let’s call it a ‘popular culture’ aspect first. So, many people think Halloween is about candy and it’s about dress up, but they don’t question the meaning behind it. So, let’s say for instance, in a neighborhood, or [an] area; there’s houses [and] there’s homes that celebrate Halloween where they put up the decorations and they do the pumpkins and they do the candles and the candy, those things, right? And it’s fun—let’s say in a neighborhood there is houses that do that; So, [now] that whole perimeter becomes one big satanic ritual for that whole neighborhood. So, I’m saying that in a neighborhood or [an] area perimeter where there [are] a few homes, that is already set up as, in terms of a hotspot for demonic activity. And anybody whether they’re Christian or non-Christian that have open doors that moves or lives in a neighborhood like that will be affected. That’s what I’m saying. So [what we do as Christians], firstly, we make sure that we are in righteous standing with God, that we do not have any hidden sin or open doors in our life, that we are in a righteous covenant with Him. So, if we [as Christians] can get there, that is a very good place to start. And then it is about praying—like, being in serious prayer that people who celebrate Halloween, whether they speak being a satanist or an atheist or someone having fun, that whilst they’re doing that, that they will actually have a true encounter with Christ.”

The warning of the witches

What’s mind-blowing to me is that Satan doesn’t hide from Christians anymore and they’re still ignorant. I didn’t say blind, I said ignorant. They can very much see it, but they’re choosing not to see it, like “maybe if we can’t see Satan then Satan can’t see us.” It's staring them blue in the face, and they’ve just decided not to see it and still say it’s not there. Halloween is a great example, but this goes for all things the devil hides in that Christians take for granted, not just the holiday.

My social media feed is all of a sudden, blowing up with actual witches and Satanists who legitimately found Jesus; Not just Salvation but all the advanced steps that come with it. They used to listen to demons and now they listen to the Holy Spirit—complete 180, it’s amazing. And some of the first things they warn people about is Halloween. It doesn’t even need to be that time of year for them to warn people. Witches and people who practice textbook witchcraft are closer to the devil than we are as Christians still capable of sin. Not only were they ignorant, but in willing rebellion and rejection of Jesus. They literally converse with Satan and demons on a regular basis before having an encounter with Jesus and Him telling them the Truth; which means that those demons literally told them how they work and where they hide, and where the danger is. And once they knew, it's so important to them now that they've experienced it on a spiritual level, they’re going and warning and telling people all of Satan’s hiding places. They’re literally giving Christians a cheat sheet. It’s as if you were talking directly to Satan himself. He’s not lying anymore—he’s telling you to your face, “this is where I am, this is where the danger and the evil is, and this is how I feed it to people and trick people into falling for it.” And having said that to your face, imagine your response back to him as a Christian is, “Nah. That’s now how you work. That’s not how the devil works.” They claim to have a relationship with God and read their Bibles and go to church and worship God, but then they still treat uncomfortable truth like it doesn't exist. They know that it will be more uncomfortable to acknowledge it and change, so instead they ignore it. Not only do they ignore it, but they use their Christianity as a safety net to justify it. This is pride. This is rebellion. This is carnal Christianity. This is lukewarm. Just because you aren't a lukewarm Christian doesn't mean you will never deal with lukewarm situations in which you fail. All of a sudden, they act like they know the devil more than God does and tells us about it in His own Word. They act like they're suddenly omniscient like God and like we're impervious to Satan's attacks even after reading the Scriptures that say we clearly aren't! How ignorant can you be? This is exactly why Satan doesn’t hide himself anymore. He used to hide, and he would have to be extra crafty because heaven-forbid “there could be Christians around who actually listen and obey God, and they’ll sense me and they’ll actually do something about it.” He doesn’t need to do that anymore! Today, Christians are just as ignorant to him as unbelievers are, and I don’t mean the actual clueless type. He could literally appear in front of a self-proclaimed Christian without a disguise, put on a show, and the Christian would be like, “Yeah, okay. You look harmless.” And Satan would be like, “I’m literally the devil.” And the Christian would be like, “Yeah right. I’m a Christian, I think I would know.”

And these Christians who think Halloween can be harmless—there’s 2 types of them and the supposedly better one is actually worse off spiritually than the more obvious one. It's like soda versus diet soda where scientists are discovering that the diet version is actually more harmful. There’s the one Christian who doesn’t care and does what everyone else does—scary decorations, music, carving pumpkins, costumes, candy, whatever. And then there’s the one who tries to make it as harmless as possible, but there still clearly involved. I like to call them diet Christians. "Oh, we don’t use scary decorations. We don’t dress in scary costumes. We wear harmless costumes or Bible characters. We just carve pumpkins and give out candy, we just go trick-or-treating, we just, we just, we just…” We just participate with darkness, justify it because everyone else is doing it, and slap a Christian label on it to let God know we’re still on His side. Meanwhile, God’s up in Heaven shaking His head and going, “Guys, what do you think you’re doing?” Y’know what that’s called, when you try to call evil good and good evil, try to say that darkness is light and light is darkness: Blaspheme. And to willingly involve in something that isn't God? Idolatry. There is no justification for either. At least the ones who are hardcore Christian Halloween celebrators leave the darkness as it is. To try and twist darkness to make it look like light is exactly what Satan does, and it got him kicked out of Heaven. It got him kicked out of God’s presence. And if you still think you can invite Jesus into your home while your house is decorated in darkness; while you’re actively participating in practices that were birthed by demons. You’ve already made it known that Jesus is not welcome. He’s not gonna come into a house that’s coated in symbols of hell; and yeah, that includes your harmless little minion inflatable. The demons don’t care what it looks like. They only care about your involvement. If you think you’re just gonna stroll through the gates of Heaven after mimicking what Satan did. If you make it, you’ll be judged. And then there’s the people who won’t even make it at all. And it doesn’t matter how harmless you tried to make it. You’re not to be involved. Period. Not even the tiniest bit.

It’s like finding a demon out in the woods and taking it home to be your pet. And your neighbors are warning you what it is and you're trying so hard to justify it. You claim you can tame it, cover it in Christian symbolism and take him to church with you. You can dress the wolf in sheep's clothing and tell yourself he won't eat you even though you're a sheep. And the neighbors will reveal to you that another Christian friend of there's also adopted a pet demon and he's not doing well. He's depressed and anxious and dealing with self-harm. And you tell them that it won't happen to you, because you're a better Christian than him. And then a few years later, the neighbors return and just as they warned, you're just like the friend who made the same mistake and tried to justify it. But do you yield? No. You tell them it's not the demon's fault. You just need to go on a cleanse, cut sugar, work out, and take anti-depressants. And they go into denial about the spiritual attacks that seemingly came out of nowhere, because they don’t want to listen to the Holy Spirit telling them that it came from an unholy holiday they tried to make holy. That’s not how that works. Last I checked, God calls the shots on what is clean versus unclean, not us. Light doesn’t have fellowship with darkness, not even a little bit, not even a flirt once a year. Not even a carefully made crack in the door that you honestly believe Satan can’t fit through. All it takes is his foot. All it takes is one act of practice, all it takes it one day, one evening. And when he gets his boot in there, you won’t be able to close the door anymore. You can’t even push him out. Only an act of repentance will have God pull his foot out of the door and shut it again. You can’t do that by yourself and it’s not because God doesn’t want to help you. To abandon your vigilance, leave Satan a foothold, and receive no protection from God is spiritual law. When you mess up, God isn’t going to stop you because He can’t mess with your free will. By His own law, He cannot come and rescue you, protect you, or heal you without your repentance. You cannot blame God for your own ignorance. So, if you’re going to participate in Halloween’s practices, you should prepare for demonic influence no matter how great of a Christian you think you are. God’s not going to protect you from it. He’ll warn you, but He’s not going to interfere. God makes it very clear that when you adopt the customs of the world, no matter how you try to disguise it as holy, you will reap what you sow, and it won’t be by the means of how you labeled it. Darkness is still darkness.

What about “All Saints Day?”

When the druids began this tradition, the Popes did not like this, because it’s obviously pagan, right? So, what did they do? They knew they couldn’t “make” them do something they didn’t want to do. So instead, they created a new holiday to try and cover it up. Rather than witchcraft and fear, the focus would be on Saints who had died (still death). On this day, November 1 would be known as “All Saints Day,” while November 2 was reserved to pray for the souls of the dead. Here’s the problem. The Popes in question were not Christian. If anything, they were just as pagan as the pagans they sought to override. They were Catholic (Not the same and not the nice kind of catholic!). The only real difference? The druids were religious for Satan. The Popes were religious for Mary and the power of the church. Jesus still isn’t here.

And what’s more? Hebrews 9:27 and Luke 16:19-31 literally make known that we shouldn’t be praying for the dead. It’s as bad as sacrificing animals even after Jesus died and resurrected. Now that it’s no longer necessary, it’s been given to the “other side.” Praying on behalf of the dead is a form of witchcraft. Wow! Even if we did manage to celebrate All Saints Day, it would still be pagan! The irony!

Long story short, “All Saints Day” never happened. It may have at one point, but it didn’t last long. It eventually fell out of favor and became non-existent (especially after the Popes died off and the new generations didn’t care enough to keep it in tradition on behalf of their pagan ancestors). So, we’ve already defaulted back to the original pagan holiday and all of its traditions. This should be your third red flag.

The spiritual truth

When people (Christians and non-Christians) find out my family and I don’t celebrate Halloween, I typically get the same remarks:

“You’re taking your relationship with God way too seriously.”

“Everyone’s relationship with God is different.”

“Celebrating a holiday isn’t a sin.”

"You're over-exaggerating."

“I have a spiritual filter.”

"It's not that demonic."

“I don’t dress up in scary costumes and/or decorate my house.”

“I don’t carve scary faces on my pumpkins.”

“I’m not worshiping a false god for doing that, get real.”

“I just dress up and go trick-or-treating, nothing else.”

“Everyone else is doing it and they’re fine.”

“I don’t do it to celebrate death or anything like that.”

“Halloween isn’t scary.”

“I go trick-or-treating with my kids so they can have fun.”

“I do it to have fun with my friends.”

“Satan didn’t make Halloween, we did.”

“Oh yeah, well Christmas used to be a pagan holiday too and you celebrate it, so I can celebrate Halloween, and you’re a hypocrite.”

“This is a free country; free religion; free speech, and that includes Christians.”“You’re a legalistic Christian/Pharisee/Religious/etc.”

When I exclusively ask my fellow Christian friends why they celebrate Halloween, I typically get the same answer: “We are celebrating ‘All Saints Day.’ It’s a Christian holiday, you know.” Is it now? Then why does it celebrate fear, horror, death, darkness, witchcraft, etc.: Literally everything the Bible stands and warns against? You can’t use “what could have been” as justification for what clearly isn’t. All Saint’s Day never happened. So, you’re celebrating a pagan holiday, because at one point, they tried to…not make it a pagan holiday? And you’re still doing what the Popes tried to outlaw. Where’s the logic in that?

I recently learned from a good friend and mentor of mine that the same thing that tried and failed to happen on Halloween did successfully happen on holidays like Christmas and Easter. The truth is, Jesus wasn’t born on December 25 (I know you can’t read sarcasm, so…that was sarcastic). Newer evidence shows that Jesus was actually born in the spring. The reason Christmas landed in December was? You got it. To cover up another pagan holiday (I haven’t looked up which one). Here’s the thing: At least Christmas is and always was about Jesus’ birth (CHRIST-mas) and Easter is and always was about Jesus’ death and resurrection. You can’t paganize truth. All you can do is slap a Santa and a bunny sticker on it. You can make up myths and fairytales for the holiday to symbolize and cover up Jesus like the Popes tried to do. You can do whatever you want to try and pull the focus away from Jesus or take Him out of it. But truth, real truth, doesn't change. It will always be there. It can't be eliminated. At that point, it doesn’t matter what date we chose to celebrate these dates in time. I love Jesus. I’m celebrating Him and Santa can go suck an ice-cycle! Even more, the traditions we do on Christmas aren’t originally pagan like people are saying these days. Trees, specifically coniferous trees represent eternal life. Christmas lights represent our “lights so shine” as Christians spreading His love. Red stands for His blood, and green stands for life. Best holiday ever besides Resurrection Day!

So, what does God officially say about this?

Just because some of the traditions have evolved does NOT mean the spiritual consequences have been lifted! We now know that the druids conversed with spirits in order to create this holiday and some of its traditions. The problem is, demons aren’t scared. They’re ATTRACTED. When you cover yourself and your house with demonic symbolism, things which represent the very evils the Bible warns against, how could you possibly expect to be impervious from Satan’s attacks? You’re joining with the darkness and inviting his influence! Provoke evil and you will receive evil, whether it be physically, mentally, or spiritually! “But it’s not even a scary costume!” You’re still involved. “But it’s just candy!” You’re still involved. “But I’m not doing all the demonic stuff!” You’re still involved! “But it’s not even a scary or demonic decoration!” You’re still involved. The demons don’t care how whimsical it looks! They already found a way to pervert the rainbow! You don’t think they’ll turn away from your cute little Minion inflatable on the lawn carrying a candy bucket? If anything, making it whimsical and fun is even scarier. Satan’s after your kids! He’s poisoning the minds of children early, so when they grow up, they’ll be ignorant and easy targets for his attacks! It doesn’t matter how you “Christianize” it, or how much you deconstruct and ignore the meanings behind the seemingly fun traditions! It will never take away from the fact that it has been dedicated to the wrong side, and from the very beginning! Halloween is a worldly secular Holiday and always has been. “But everyone else celebrates it.” That is exactly what the devil wants to hear! If he could influence King Solomon, aka, the wisest Israelite king who conversed with God Himself regularly, to worship the demons of his wives, you bet he did the same thing to one nation under God. You are falling right into the flesh trap! The world’s “normal” is exactly what we as Christians are trying to avoid here! How is your light going to shine to the lost when you celebrate a holiday based on darkness?

When you visualize your partake in darkness, it ruins your witness. Unbelievers are going to see you and your house and ask why. Even unbelievers question why Christians whose lives are to be sacred as it demands in the Bible are celebrating a holiday birthed by Satan. And if they are weak, they will use it as justification to copy you even if they find Jesus! Your fruit as a Christian will be tainted! And that’s just the unbelievers. True Satanists and those who practice witchcraft whereas October 31^st is the highest night of demonic activity of the year, they are counting on both unbelieving blindness and Christian ignorance to fuel the kingdom of darkness. If you truly believe that Halloween isn’t a threat to your spirit, you can ask anyone who practices witchcraft, and they will tell you it’s real! Demons don’t care that you are a Christian. If they see you celebrating what their master created, they see everything you do to participate as an invitation. It is the one night a year (if not month depending on when you put up your decorations) that they will catch you with your Armor of God OFF and your Shield of Faith DOWN. And that one time is all it will take for Satan to get a foothold. Your 364 days of spiritual protection? Obsolete. You think demons aren’t that smart? If they see you participate every year, they won’t care how many times you ward them off with prayer. They know exactly when to get you; and they’ve got all eternity! Demons are more patient at an opportunity to attack than we are at the DMV. If that doesn’t tell you to ask God for patience, then I don’t know what will!

You know how we sing that song? “Even when we don’t see it, He’s working. Even when we don’t feel it, He’s working. You never stop. You never stop working.” You know that goes the same way for the devil, right? You don’t always see and feel Satan working—you don’t always sense a spiritual attack coming, do you? But he is! Just like God is always moving and working and protecting and healing and providing, Satan is just as busy setting traps! And while you’re off in your costume getting candy, you can’t see it or feel it—why? You’re having fun. But that doesn’t mean the devil isn’t working! If anything, he’s got you right where he wants you, doing what? Celebrating the very holiday HE CREATED. If that’s the trap, it worked! Halloween isn’t a holiday to be celebrating if you are a follower of Christ. The spiritual influence is very real. It’s not a joke.

All of this to say, just because unbelievers celebrate Christian-based holidays like Christmas and Easter does NOT mean Christians should, in return, celebrate devil-based holidays. It’s hypocritical. You cannot be fully submitted to God 364 days a year and allow for 1 day of un-submission. You will be judged for it when you die (and no, you won’t be able to talk to anyone down here when you do).

"I won't celebrate what Jesus died to defeat and the Father continues to defeat. I don't celebrate Halloween for the same reason unbelievers and those who practice witchcraft take Jesus out of Christmas and Easter. Why would we celebrate the very thing God Himself does not involve Himself in because it goes against His character? Even worse, why do we customize it for Christians and children? Even Satan has his own Halloween costume: it's called an angel of light. When we as Christians dress as “harmless” or “Christian” characters, we are mimicking Satan's deceit and acting as a stumbling block for those who maintain the dark aspect of it. We are made in His image and likeness, and we are called to act like Christ, so why would we do this? Why would we ruin our witness of light by celebrating darkness? You cannot Christianize darkness. That is the Biblical definition of perversion of light."

—Anonymous

Scriptures:

2 Corinthians 6:14-28: Do NOT team up with those who are unbelievers and practice wickedness. How can light live with darkness? What harmony is there between God and Satan?

1 Thessalonians 5:22- avoid the very appearance of evil.

Ephesians 4:27- give no opportunity to the devil.

2 Timothy 1:7- God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.

2 Corinthians 11:14-15: Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So, it’s no surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. (I’m not calling any of you “servants of darkness,” but how many of you dressed up as a Christian character when you went trick-or-treating?)

Now you see how dangerous Halloween is. Still want to celebrate it?

History.com Editors, “Halloween 2023,” History, August 11, 2023 (Original: November 18, 2009), history.com, https://www.history.com/.../halloween/history-of-halloween

“I will not be celebrating Halloween, because Halloween is afraid of Jesus and anything that is afraid of Jesus belongs to Satan. I will not celebrate anything that belongs to Satan”

—Anonymous

The line between legalism and consecration

This line can be fine, but it’s still there. It all comes down to heart posture and conscience. It’s what the Apostle Paul talked about in the book of Acts (food dedicated to idols). It’s also the reason why it’s always good to ask the Holy Spirit what we’re allowed to do versus what we aren’t, cos He’s not a boring God. His job isn’t to consecrate us so far that we have no life and no creativity. I’ve made known what practices are strictly dedicated to the pagan mindset, so here’s a sigh of relief.

There are some fall-related practices that are not strictly related to Halloween but wound up in its lineup anyway. Take pumpkin carving for example. We can’t say that the Celtics of ancient Ireland were the first group to carve anything into a vegetable. In fact, upon doing more research, I found that the Celtics celebrating the Samhain festival didn’t even use pumpkins. Now, on behalf of the ancient tradition and what America turned it into, they probably grow and use pumpkins now; but back in the 8^th century BCE paired with the fact that they were a poor and somewhat isolated civilization, they didn’t have pumpkins. They had turnips and potatoes. Also note that they didn’t carve random things into these veggies. They strictly carved scary faces as to “ward off evil spirits.” Pumpkin-carving in the form of today’s jack-o-lanterns was invented by the Americas when Irish and Scottish immigrants moved there in the 19^th century. Yes, you’re reading that right; Halloween has only been an American holiday for about 200+ years, younger than we have existed as a nation. These immigrants noted how bountiful American colonies were in pumpkins during the fall. They also realized that pumpkins were so much easier to carve into than turnips and potatoes. So, the jack-o-lantern was born. Here’s where it gets tricky:

Jack-o-lanterns are the pagan-birthed version of pumpkin carving. Despite the veggie switch, the ritual remains the same and should be thoroughly avoided. However, this doesn’t mean simply taking a knife to a pumpkin is a sin. As a Christian, that would be considered legalism. The original ritual as to stir demonic activity was not the act of taking a knife to a vegetable; it was both the heart posture, and the finished pieces they carved that sent a purposeful spiritual message. It is the act of willingly carving fear or a work of art that invokes darkness that is the pagan practice. But carving things which are not of darkness, like hearts or stars or Jesus’ cross, is not. There’s another big however: Although I believe that pumpkin carving in itself is not a sin, much less involving in the pagan practices of Halloween, there are two major things to consider. One, there are boundaries and those boundaries need to be taken seriously. I’m talking about your heart posture. No matter what you carve into a pumpkin, doing it as a fun activity for the season and doing it for Halloween are two different things. Secondly, not every heart is the same. Even people who carve harmless things into pumpkins still maintain the intentions of the “holiday spirit.” In a nutshell, to safely engage in pumpkin carving, one must have a heart posture leaned towards God only. The act must be in celebration of God’s season and not the devil’s holiday. And you must not carve anything that should invoke fear or darkness. Anything outside of these rules is where the Holy Spirit will start nudging on you. I as the author, am not even exempt from this.

My family used to partake in pumpkin carving. No, we never carved scary faces or anything, but throughout the years, my sister and I began to feel a sense of nudging to not carve pumpkins anymore. We wondered why and we were answered. Even as Christians who were vigilant, our intentions weren’t holy. We were carving pumpkins because everyone else was, everyone else who did it for the wrong reasons. We were blindly basing our innocence off perversion and didn’t know. In fact, when my sister and I were small and spiritually immature, we always asked our parents why we weren’t allowed to celebrate Halloween even to the extent of no costumes, no trick-or-treating, and no parties. We saw certain things as harmless, and we wanted to participate. We didn’t understand until our faith grew up and when it did, we instantly wanted nothing to do with it. But things like pumpkin carving still lingered, because we felt left out and “we can always Christianize it.” Since then, we haven’t carved pumpkins. We partake in universal autumn festivities like the pumpkin patch and apple cider; we even buy pumpkins for decoration, but we don’t carve them. I’d like to think that the practice has become so associated with the holiday that any form of it may no longer be innocent. It’s like drinking alcohol as a Christian. In itself it’s not a sin…until it causes others to stumble. But all souls are different, and you can’t make any assumptions, not even on yourself; because God is the only being in the entire universe who can read your thoughts and your heart. So, before you decide to push past this warning and go carve a pumpkin in light of the season, ask the Holy Spirit permission; because I the author, don’t know your heart, nor can I read your thoughts. And neither can anyone else. Knowing this, I do know that pumpkin carving no matter the personal intentions has been so heavily known and associated with Halloween, that no one will know why you're doing it. They can't read your intentions, only God can. So, when they see your carved pumpkins sitting on the curb or by your front door, it's most likely a sign that you're involved in Halloween one way or another. They aren't going to see Christian consecration. They're going to see secular custom; and it doesn't matter what you carved. In fact, for those of you who carve Christian or harmless things into your pumpkins, it still won't make a difference. If anything, they will think you're one of those Christians who try to make a holy version of Halloween and you're still involved in it; and they will use this to justify their own celebration. This is why my family and I stopped. Because the closer we are to Christ's return, the more extreme Christians have to get in their consecration, because so many things are being given over to the darkness.

Trunk-or-Treating Truth

This was brought to my attention to some viewers, and it needed to be. As I said before, this is not made to condemn anyone, and heaven-forbid, it’s not to condemn any churches either! I’m simply giving you all a loving heads up!

What is “Trunk-Or-Treating?”

Trunk-or-treating is a Halloween tradition that some churches do. It is exactly how it sounds. It’s the same idea as trick-or-treating, but rather than kids going from house to house for candy, a group (church group) will (sometimes) decorate their cars for Halloween, gather and park in a central location, such as the parking lot of the church, and kids wearing costumes go from car to car gathering candy. The reason churches do this is to give children and families, particularly families dealing with poverty or who can’t afford costumes or candy, can take their kids trick-or-treating in an ideal and safe location where they can have fun in a friendly environment. It sounds wonderful and loving and Christian and perfect. Unfortunately, it’s also giving the idea that celebrating Halloween is okay “because it’s hosted by a church.”

Although there isn’t a history behind “church trick-or-treating” (that I could find), it’s pretty obvious that this generation, or at least the last 2 generations from the early to mid-2000s started it. Ironically, these are the generations who are prophesied about in the Bible, and who twist God's Word and live carnal lifestyles while still calling themselves Christian, so, no surprise there (not calling anyone or any church out).

Just because a worldly tradition is hosted by a church doesn’t mean it’s “okay” or that God suddenly approves of it. Remember, there are churches whose leaders are false preachers or those that preach a watered down and carnal gospel. Furthermore, just because your pastor allows trunk-or-treating doesn’t mean he’s a false teacher (if you’re offended, please read that again). As I mentioned in the previous post, Halloween is such a normalized holiday that even a handful of the Christian population believe it is okay to celebrate it, churches included. But everything above about Halloween still stands. Spiritually speaking, it’s not okay. If you remember, trick-or-treating was started by the British. The original tradition’s idea lies behind the “wandering spirits” aspect. Children dressing in costumes represent ghosts and evil spirits going door to door to terrorize the living, while parents giving out candy represent villagers who are trying to fend off these spirits by giving them treats. Trunk-or-treating is the same aspect, and decorating your car in the same clothes of darkness contributes to this folly. Once again, you are not “warding off evil spirits” when you decorate yourself or your vehicle in the very things demons are attracted to. The children may be physically safe, but they aren’t spiritually safe (which is ironic when this takes place in the parking lot of a church, aka, a house which was made to invite light in, not darkness).

“A letter to these churches: Why are you inviting the devil into God’s house once a year? Why are you harmonizing with darkness once a year after inviting God in the other 52 Sundays of the year? Why are you defiling God’s house on purpose? And why are you ignoring the Holy Spirit who is convicting you of this?” —Anonymous

A letter to the congregation of these churches: I cannot stop the spirit of offense from angering you, but if your church teaches all the knowledge of the power of Jesus Name, and the power of the Holy Spirit and Salvation, and how to protect you and your home from Satan’s attacks, then invites these same demons into God’s sacred house once a year, you should probably find another home church. Not that what he/she said about Jesus Name or the Holy Spirit was wrong (maybe), but if he/she is willing to cast all of that aside on purpose, serve God 364 days a year, then worship the world on that 1 missing day, that isn’t dedication, nor is he/she fully committed, or teaching you as such. All of the truth they speak means nothing when carnality has tainted it. Get out of there while you still can.

Earlier, I said this: “You can’t paganize truth. All you can do is put a sticker on it.” This goes the same way for demonic ownership. Just as you can’t paganize God’s original truth, you cannot Christianize what was originally Satan’s. All you can do is put a Christian sticker on it. You can’t put a sticker over a lie and call it truth, so why would you do the same to a holiday original created by the devil???

So, to all the churches who participate in trunk-or-treating. We know why you do it, so bless your souls, but it still goes against what your church stands for and what God stands for. If you want to protect the sanctification of the house you built for God and the people's spirits who attend it, please do away with this demonic worldly tradition. There are plenty of other ways for kids and families to have fun and stay spiritually safe than copying the world and calling it “Christian.” And if you need help with ideas, ask the Holy Spirit! He knows ALL. Literally.

I love you all! God bless and have a spiritually safe October 31^st basking in True holy Light.