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THE TRADITION OF HALLOWEEN

WHAT DOES THEBIBLE SAY ABOUT.... THE TRADITION OF HALLOWEEN? Song of Solomon 2:15 says, "Take us the foxes, thelittle foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes." Foxes sometime in search of food would enter into thegrape orchards and devour the grapes and spoil the crop. However, the little foxeswere too small to reach the grape bunches so they would chew on the vines and itwould kill the whole vine. Instead of the farmer just losing his crop, he wouldlose his vine which was more disastrous. Spiritually some things we do orallow that we might think is little or insignificant can also be disastrous for us.

Halloween to some, is what they would consider perhaps alittle compromise. However it is the "little foxes" that spoil thevines and this little compromise can open the door to other evils. Many Christians do notrealise that certain traditions that are celebrated in the world have evilorigins. Just because our society partakes in certain activities does not make themacceptable for Christians. We must look to Christ and His Word to see ifthe traditions of this world are good or evil.

<p>Mark 7:13 says, "Making the word of God of noneeffect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things doye." One very evil tradition is the celebration of Halloween.No Christian should partake in the activities of this holiday, nor shouldthey allow their children to do so. We can discern the evil of this day by taking alook at the festivities that are associated with its celebration.Children are dressed as witches, goblins, ghosts, little devils and fortunetellers. All these are representatives of Satan's kingdom. Games played atcarnivals promote fear in children as they are ushered through spook houses andhorror rooms. Skeletons, black cats and bats represent death and darkness. Nocarnival is complete without the gypsy who tells fortunes. Satan has gainedman's approval to celebrate his day by simply making it a tradition thatseems like a fun day.

The opposite is true, however, as more damage and harmare done on this day each year than any other holiday. Children are taught to godoor to door chanting "trick or treat." It is unchristian to demand agift under threat of playing some trick. Police are on the alert for juvenilevandalism and caution parents to be watchful.

Satanists celebrate this as their high holy day and evenoffer human sacrifices to the devil. Until recently, most Christians have not questionedthis traditional celebration, but rather have gone along withit by even bringing Halloween parties into the church. The earliest Halloweencelebrations were not held by the early church, but the Druids in honour ofSamhain, the Lord of the Dead, and his demons, whose festival fell on November 1.Halloween actually means "holy or hallowed evening." (According tothe Roman calendar in which days began at midnight, the evening of October 31 was the evebefore the hallowed day; hence Halloween or All Soul's Eve was keptthroughout the ancient pagan world.).

It can also be called All Hallows Eve because it is theday before All Hallows' or All Saints' day, a holy day in the Roman CatholicChurch, Episcopal Church, the Church of England and the Greek Orthodox Church. Thisfestival honours all martyrs, known and unknown, who have died for the church.During the time of Constantine, these two holidays were merged in an attemptto Christianise the heathen. The church could not prevent these heathenpractices, so they thought "taming'" them would be the answer. They were,of course, not to worship their gods on the church's All Saint's day. However, as it iswith all compromises, soon the evil overrode the good, and hence we stillhonour these heathen practices by celebrating Halloween.

<p>As parents you have a responsibility not to allow yourchildren to be exposed to these evil celebrations. What might seem to some asinnocent children's games is a "little fox" that can open the door to satanicinfluence and even demon possession in some cases. Children can be tormented witha spirit of fear that can come through this involvement that stays with themthroughout their lives. It also introduces children to witchcraft, making iteasier for them to become involved in cults and occult activities. When childrenare taught it is alright to play with the things of darkness, it does notgive them the repulsion and resistance that they need to stand against greaterSatanic involvement. When the things of Satan are taken lightly, as games and fun,it sets our children up to accept evil rather than to resist it. This"little fox" is not only spreading evil to children but has been a curse for the church andour nation as well. As Christians, we should spread the word to others about theevil tradition of Halloween.

Ephesians 5:6-12 says, "Let no man deceive you withvain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children ofdisobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them. 8 For ye were sometimesdarkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (Forthe fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)10Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with theunfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a shame even tospeak of those things which are done of them in secret."

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