Originally published in the
Colorado Christian News, October 1995
(author’s name not published)
(the author claims to be a disavowed witch and active Christian)
Comments by
Liberty To The Captives are in blue.
Many parents and churches are
searching for a "Christian substitute" for Halloween.
Christians are to stand in the evil day, not participate in substitutes for the
evil because they think it is mean to deny their children the devilish trappings
of the world!
"What are you doing for Halloween?"
Ask a
Christian parent this question, and be prepared to hear an answer like,
"Nothing! We don't celebrate Halloween."
Thunder crashes, and you creep away,
embarrassed for even asking.
"What are you doing ON Halloween?"
Ask the same parent this slightly altered
question, and their whole manner and response brightens. "Why," they begin, as
birds begin to sing and sunshine breaks through the cumulus clouds. "We're all
going to the Harvest Party at church!"
A choir sings. A trumpet sounds. You feel
privileged just knowing these saints.
Let's take a look at the typical Harvest Party.
(also commonly called Harvest Festival.)
It is a celebration.
It is chaperoned (usually).
It may have costumes.
Games are played.
Some
churches even have the children bob for apples! "Witches regard apples as sacred." (1)
By the way, what do you think harvest in relation to Halloween means to
witches and satanists? It means harvest of souls. No wonder Satan's
followers came up
with the idea for Christians to have "harvest parties" on October 31st or
thereabouts. (MORE
about Satan's Harvest of Souls)
Contests are held.
Food abounds. (Churches often have children participate in "Trunk or Treat" which is a form of
the Halloween
trick-or-treat ritual.)
Music blares.
Everyone enjoys themselves.
Certainly, nothing to get concerned about,
right?
The problem, however, lies in the billing. The
Harvest Party is usually referred to as the Christian alternative to
traditional Halloween hijinx. (Hijinx means practical
joke.) Alternative, however, implies substitute. It assumes our children
need something to take the place of Halloween, since they won't be participating
in the secular and pagan celebrations. It suggests our kids are missing out on
something. And indeed they are, if we allow them to
spend Halloween in celebration. Christian parents must
teach their children to avoid giving place to the devil everyday of course, but
especially during Halloween,
when there is more demonic activity upon the earth than at any other time of
the year.
If we are to train our children to be soldiers
in the army of Christ, why would we sign a pass for them to go on leave when the
battle is escalating on the front lines?
As a child of four, I contacted the first of
many spirit guides (read: demons) while playing with a Kindergarten classmates'
ouija board at a chaperoned Halloween party. This spiritual assault ignited an
intrigue with the supernatural that culminated in my lifestyle as a practicing
witch: divination, necromancy, channeling, astrology, psychic ability, and spell
working. It wasn't until I was twenty that I met the real Jesus Christ,
and was released from the trap that Satan had set for this young prisoner of war
sixteen years earlier.
There are too many casualties on Halloween and
far too few troops fighting the enemy. Instead of partying on Halloween, teach
your children how to fight. Keep them aware that the fight isn't against
occultists, non-Christians, Christians who feel differently than we about
Halloween, or institutions that promote Halloween, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers or darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6:12).
Discourage them from participating in
traditional Halloween activities (2 Timothy 2:4). Then tell them why.
(Christian parents must not allow their children to partake of
Halloween in any fashion!)
Encourage them to pray on a regular, daily
basis (Ephesians 6:18). Let them know first hand the power that we have in
prayer. All Christians should know how to fight on their knees.
(Pray with your children. Teach them how to
exercise biblical authority over the power of the enemy. Christians cannot do
this if they are giving place to the devil in their lives. That is why false Christian ministries want them to
compromise in their Christian walk, including encouraging them to
celebrate Halloween with
gusto.)
Remind them to be alert and self-controlled (1
Corinthians 16:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:6). Give them the discipline of knowing it
is their responsibility to keep watch. They, themselves, might also become
casualties in the war. (When children are too young to be
alert and self-controlled, parents must be alert for them and actively
teach them self-control. Parents are
to watch over their children's souls.)
Make certain they are prepared for battle
(Ephesians 6:11). Do they know the truth? Stand on the Word of God? Have faith?
Know the gospel? Are they righteous? Are they saved?
(Children, like adults who are
genuinely saved, will bear good fruit. Children who are mature enough to
understand what salvation means are mature enough to know that God requires Christians to
walk in the light as Jesus is in the light.)
October 31 is the Feast of Samhain. It
is an unholy Sabbath observed by occultists worldwide. It began as Baal
worship. It became a Druidic festival of death and human sacrifice was the
featured attraction. Human sacrifice remains on the menu today.
Human sacrifice is not "on the menu."
Human sacrifice is
the primary theme of Halloween and is practiced by Satanists and Luciferian
witches. Because the majority of people do not practice literal human sacrifice
on Halloween, Satan has turned Halloween into a multi-billion dollar per year
industry--so that everyone will be easily enticed to symbolize human sacrifice
via Halloween rituals. That is how important human sacrifice is to the
celebration of Satan's Halloween --whether the human sacrifice is literally
accomplished or
symbolically accomplished.
Instead of celebrating, what's a Christian to
do on Satan's feast day? PRAY! Intercession and spiritual warfare should be the first item on our agenda. It is
NOT a last resort!
Join with other families in the church. Have
the pastor announce a night of spiritual battle. (If the
pastor is reluctant to do this, this is a red flag. Jesus Christ came to destroy the powers
of darkness. His followers are to walk as he walked.) Organize a group of Christians
parents and students from your children's school or homeschool group. As a
family, designate the seven nights before October 31 as Family Prayer
Outreach nights.
Pray for protection. Pray over both
those who engage in prayer warfare and over those who will be out
trick-or-treating or at Halloween parties. October 31 is a prime recruiting time
for witches and Satanists. During the Halloween season, child and pet abductions
rise dramatically. Pray that the Lord keeps our kids from falling prey to those
who worship the enemy.
Pray for discernment. Let the Holy
Spirit direct you to specific prayer requests. Pray that the children who are
"out there" will somehow "know" to keep away from certain activities. I have
relatives who, even though they were not Christians, "knew" that ouija boards
and levitation games were dangerous.
Pray that the Lord hinder the occult
rituals. For four years, I lived in a building which over looked a cemetery
where occult ceremonial markings were often found. ON certain occult feast days,
usually between midnight and 3am, I would look down into the darkness and kneel
at my window binding the demons that controlled the ceremonies. I'll never know
this side of heaven what effect my prayers had. Maybe a potential sacrifice
escaped. Maybe the occultists weren't successful in summoning their demon. Maybe
a new, young recruit decided that this was not the lifestyle he thought he
wanted. (Praying against human sacrifice is effective and
it does save lives!)
Pray for the salvation of the occultists.
Jesus Christ died for those whom Satan holds captive and deceived, for those who
mock Him, who deny His deity or His existence. He doesn't want them to perish,
but to come to Him calling Him Father, Lord. Pray the veil is lifted from
their eyes, the Lord allows them to see clearly their spiritual condition and
their only hope lies in Jesus Christ. Pray also, about whether the Lord would
have you take a more active role in bringing the gospel to Satan's servants.
Click here for
more information about how to pray on Halloween.
Let your children know that this is effective
warfare. They must know their prayers are heard and acted on by our Father. Let
them know they can make a difference. Come October 31, they'll know they have a
job to do. (source: http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/halloween.html)
The terms, "Harvest
Festival", "Fall Festival" and "Hallelujah Party" are commonly used
today in addition to the phrase, "Harvest Party." Many churches have their Harvest Festival on a weekday before October 31st
(especially if Halloween falls on a weekend.) Regardless of the name changes,
these parties are held as an alternative to traditional Halloween celebration.
Christians should be fasting and
praying the week before Halloween, not having
parties so their children will not miss out on the "fun" of engaging
in the highest satanic high day
of the year.
For parents with younger
children, I
suggest that you pray with them and ask God to protect people on Halloween and
stop Satan's workers from hurting others. Pray that people would come to faith
in Jesus Christ and not have anything to do with Satan who is very bad. Just
keep it simple and on their level. If any children come to the door, take your
children with you to the door and politely tell the trick-or-treaters that you
have no treats because you are Christians and do not celebrate Halloween. Then
ask them if you may share with them the gospel of Jesus Christ -- how they may
be reconciled to God and live with him in Heaven one day. See if they are
willing to engage in conversation about this. (MORE
about evangelizing on Halloween.)
Spend Halloween
evening with your children doing non-Halloween and non-Halloween-alternative
activities. You could every so often stop and pray briefly with them, asking God
to protect the trick-or-treaters who don't yet understand that celebrating
Halloween deepens Satan's strongholds in their lives. Make it a time of sweet fellowship with your children as you teach them
that their God is not their belly, and Jesus' commandments are not grievous;
his yoke is easy and his burden is
light.
Is is God's will that his
people withstand in this evil day (not participate in evil in an
"alternative manner")
and having
done all, to stand:
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of
God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil
day, and having done all, to
stand. Eph. 6:13
Notes:
(1) Halloween and the Forces of Darkness
http://www.lasttrumpetministries.org/tracts/tract10.html Note: This url is for
documentation only. I do not recommend Last Trumpet Ministries.
external link:
Galatians 4 Blog:
Touch Not that Unclean Thing! That Includes Halloween!
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