Shoppers plan to spend about $86 each this Halloween season on costumes, candy for the youngsters, and scary stuff for the yard, according to data from the National Retail Federation.
Halloween spending in the U.S. is expected to reach a record $13.1 billion in 2025, with the average person spending $114.45 on the holiday. The largest spending categories include costumes at $4.3 billion, decorations at $4.2 billion, and candy at $3.9 billion.
Do you know where the word “Halloween” came from? Do you know that a holiday named “Samhain” was celebrated on October 31st for centuries before the word “Halloween” was invented? Do you know that Samhain is still celebrated by many, many people today? Do you know that many “Halloween traditions” of today can trace back to the pagan practices of ancient peoples? Do you know that the Lord commanded us not to be involved in the types of activities that take place on Halloween? Once you learn the truth behind Halloween, you will be stunned.
The Halloween Conspiracy: The Biggest Pagan Holiday Of All
“Halloween has been imposed by an esoteric- satanic culture which induces the community to perform rituals of witchcraft, spiritualism and satanism which can even lead to ritual sacrifices and violence. For satanists, Halloween is the most magic day in the year and during this night they perform black masses, esoteric-magical ceremonies and encourage witchcraft. Christian parents and all those who believe in the values of life should know that Halloween is the adoration of Satan which has been disguised through games and parties for young people. Halloween is especially dangerous for young people because it encourages an esoteric-magical mentality which seeks to subvert religion by attacking spiritual values and what is sacred through an initiation of occult arts and images.”What else can I say and report? Facts!
This is always a difficult time for Christians, especially those with children. It has been suggested that for a Christian to be asked to celebrate Halloween is like asking a Holocaust survivor to celebrate Hitler’s birthday!
It is also a dangerous time for some, since many of the seemingly “harmless” involvements associated with Halloween can also be “entries” for the occult, and can prove very tragic for the unwary.
In ancient Britain and Ireland, the Celtic festival of Samhain was observed on October 31, the end of summer. November 1 was the new year for both Celtic and Anglo-Saxon calendars and was one of the most important and yet sinister calendar festivals of the Celtic Year.
Settling in northern France and the British Isles, the Celtic people practiced occult arts and worshiped nature, giving it supernatural, animistic qualities. (Much like our Federal government is attempting to enforce today.)
Halloween a day celebrated around the world when people dress up in costumes, collect candy from neighbors and have parties, but do you ever take time to think about the origins of Halloween? Most people don’t think twice about participating in it saying “It’s all in fun” or “Its not evil to me”, but is this so called hallow evening really so innocent?
Halloween and Christian Holiday or Witchcraft?
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The ancient Druids were the learned priestly class of the Celtic religion. Many of their beliefs and practices were similar to those of Hinduism, such as reincarnation and the transmigration of the soul, which teaches that people may be reborn as animals. The Druids believed that on October 31, the night before their New Year and the last day of the old year, Samhain, the Lord of Death, gathered the souls of the evil dead who had been condemned to enter the bodies of animals.
The Druids also believed that sacrifices, prayers, and gifts to the Lord of Death would lighten the punishment of the evil dead. (This begins to reveal the strange link between this holiday and the non-Biblical concept of purgatory.)
The souls of the dead were supposed to revisit their homes on this day, and the autumnal festival took on a sinister significance, with ghosts, witches, hobgoblins, black cats, fairies, and demons of all kinds said to roam about. It was the time to placate the supernatural powers controlling the processes of nature.
And, on October 31, 1517, Martin Luther drove a stake into the heart of many of the prevailing non-Biblical concepts by nailing his famous 95 Theses to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, Germany, which started the movement known today as the Reformation-the single most important event in modern history.1 Appropriately, he did this on Halloween.
Modern Halloween Traditions and Where They Came From
In early American history, Halloween was not widely practiced until the 20th century, when Irish Catholic settlements introduced it. Gradually, Halloween became a secular observance, and many customs and practices developed. The carved pumpkin may have originated from witches using a skull with a candle inside to light the way to coven meetings.
Since 1965 UNICEF, an agency of the United Nations, has attempted to incorporate into the Halloween observance the collection of money for the United Nations Children’s Fund. This exploitation by the ungodly United Nations of this pagan holiday seems strangely appropriate.
The Occult is Increasingly Popular
Halloween is, for many, a “crossover” involvement in which innocent games can lead to serious entanglement with real witches, neo-pagans, New Agers, and other occultists.2 A common pastime is the use of a Ouija board to attempt to contact ghosts or spirits that are believed to be roaming about. This can lead to serious consequences, including demon possession.3 Demons have a vested interest in Halloween because it supports the occult, and it also offers novel and unexpected opportunities to control and influence people.
Forms of the occult can include mediums, channelers, clairvoyants, psychics, spiritists, diviners, mystics, gurus, shamans, psychical researchers, Yogis, psychic and holistic healers, astral travel, astrology, mysticism, Ouija boards, Tarot cards, contact with the dead, UFOs, and thousands of other practices which almost defy cataloging.
Occultism includes Satanism, astrology, Kabbalah, Gnosticism, theosophy, witchcraft, and many forms of serious magic. It includes activities seeking the acquisition of “hidden” things-which are expressly forbidden by God in the Bible.
The Biblical View
Halloween practices can open the door to the occult and can introduce forces into people’s lives that they are not equipped to combat.4 There is genuine power in the occult, but it is demonic power.5
Any serious study of Biblical demonology will reveal Satan as the power behind false religion, witchcraft, idolatry, and the occult.6 The Word of God makes it clear that these are all to be shunned as dangerous. The Bible is silent on many superstitions and false concepts in ancient Israel. However, occultism, in any form, was punishable by death! Why?
The spiritual power and reality behind idols involves demons.7 The Bible commands us to shun occult practices. Mediums and spiritists are expressly prohibited.8 Nowhere are such practices acceptable.
A Halloween Project?
Every year, many people are perplexed about how to handle children’s Halloween celebrations. On the one hand, participating in the perpetuation of the usual pagan (and occultic) rituals is hardly the enterprise of a Biblical Christian. On the other hand, creating constructive alternatives can be challenging.
Many churches and families organize a “Harvest” festival with games, prizes, etc., as an alternative party opportunity. These are gaining widespread interest and are to be encouraged.
Organizing a drama event to involve the older children is another option; such an effort could include Saul and the Witch of Endor, from 1 Samuel 28, as a play.
[The winning scripts resulting from a play-writing contest held a few years ago are available through K-House.]
Your Protection
Intellect alone is insufficient. “If it were possible, it would deceive the very elect.” This is another example of the necessity to truly understand the Armor of God as outlined in Ephesians 6. This brief review was excerpted from our featured briefing package, Halloween: Invitation to the Occult?
You can listen to Dr. Missler’s perspectives on this high Occult holiday at this link. It has four messages that can also be purchased through Khouse.org
Missler, Chuck, Signs in the Heavens, The Mysteries of the Planet Mars Halloween: Invitation to the Occult? (briefing packages), Koinonia House, 1991-6.
Ankerberg, John, and Weldon, John, The Facts on Halloween, Harvest House, Eugene OR, 1996. A key reference for this article.
Sykes, Egerton, Who’s Who in Non-Classical Mythology, J.M. Dent, London, 1993.
Patten, Donald Wesley, Catastrophism and the Old Testament, Pacific Meridian Publishing Co., Seattle WA, 1995.
Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs, Harvest House, Eugene OR, 1996.
Also the video, Halloween: Trick or Treat, Jeremiah Films, Hemet CA
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7 Comments
qwyzl
on 09/20/2011 at 9:56 PM
halloween is NOT a “satanic” holy day. it is of a religion of a different group of people other than middle easterners who adopted christianity. and all the stuff in the bible about not seeking to do as those of other “nations” applies ONLY to those of the jewish faith. the old testament contains jewish beliefs – there fore, it is to this group of people ONLY to whom this would apply. it does NOT apply to people of OTHER beliefs, be cause their beliefs do NOT include the jewish way of doing things. each religion applies ONLY to those people of that religion – no religion can impose on the beliefs of those who do not follow that religion. i might also point out that human sacrifice was a BIG part of the old testament; and might i remind you of the story of jepthah, the man who went and slew a bunch of people at the jewish god’s command, and then offered his daughter as a sacrifice to the jewish god be cause she was the “first living thing” he saw upon his return home. i have so much more i could say about all this, but i just haven’t the time. it would take me hours to explain every little detail of every thought i have on this subject. and i might ALSO like to point out that the ONLY “chosen” people are those who adopt JUDAISM. NOT christianity, nor any other middle eastern belief. to be “chosen”, you MUST be JEWISH.
That’s a good one… God does not approve of human sacrifice! It is repugnant to Him and the people of God. The account is one of making a rash oath instead of trusting and seeking God out for advice. Christianity is not or should not be about imposing on others, I hate that myself. It is about sharing the One True God and having a personal relationship with the Creator. If you don’t want that, OK, what’s your plan-b.
qwyzl
on 10/01/2011 at 4:58 PM
i don’t think it necessary to believe in the “right” religion, or should i state, “superstition”, or to have any belief in any superstition in particular. what ever happens when we die, i really don’t think any great being, by what ever name one calls it, is gonna be asking to which belief did you subscribe, and oh, by the way, if you picked the “wrong” one, away and off to that horrid place you go. i don’t think it’s like that. and if your god is against “human sacrifice”, please explain to me why christ was sacrificed on the cross. surely it could’ve found another way to show people it was THE god to believe in.
angry realist
on 08/12/2013 at 4:28 PM
what the $%&@ is wrong with you people? has everyone in this country lost their minds?? get over yourselves. stop living in fantasy land and help your kids cope with the real world. isnt their enough divisiveness in our country without magical voodoo nonsense too? heres a thought…try just being a good person and treating people kindly. thats all there is to it.
This is the reality. Yet we live in a evil world. Try our bible series, the book of Daniel or Revelation. Sticking our head in the sand is not the answer, but loving people enough to warn them of the wicked intentions of many. It’s a matter of historical evidence. God bless your Mr. Angry
angry realist
on 08/15/2013 at 9:11 PM
I love the false piety. LOL you think you’re closer to god and the spiritual world than I am because you believe in unicorns and leprechauns?
Evil is in the hearts of men. We may not like it, but its part of what makes us human. YOU Mr. Amos would have been the first one to burn witches at the stake because your book tells you so, yet I bet you consider muslims extremists in their beliefs. You think its ok to blindly follow doctrine, huh? Thats healthy.
You’re the one with your head in the sand moron.
Truly you are angry. It’s not false piety. This ministry exists to help bridge lost humanity back to God. Evil hearts is in all men.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9
You see it! This is what we all suffer from, ALL. That’s why Christ Jesus had to die on the cross for my sins and yours.
Our doctrines are founded on the bible. That we trust and it is not blind. Look a little deeper into God and not Christians “so called” who may have offended you. It is our hope and prayer that all men would repent and come to the knowledge of God. https://amos37.com/2012/03/13/the-origin-of-evil/ https://amos37.com/2007/07/28/the-cross-101/
Hope this helps. No burning witches here, just a plee to flee from the coming judgement.
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halloween is NOT a “satanic” holy day. it is of a religion of a different group of people other than middle easterners who adopted christianity. and all the stuff in the bible about not seeking to do as those of other “nations” applies ONLY to those of the jewish faith. the old testament contains jewish beliefs – there fore, it is to this group of people ONLY to whom this would apply. it does NOT apply to people of OTHER beliefs, be cause their beliefs do NOT include the jewish way of doing things. each religion applies ONLY to those people of that religion – no religion can impose on the beliefs of those who do not follow that religion. i might also point out that human sacrifice was a BIG part of the old testament; and might i remind you of the story of jepthah, the man who went and slew a bunch of people at the jewish god’s command, and then offered his daughter as a sacrifice to the jewish god be cause she was the “first living thing” he saw upon his return home. i have so much more i could say about all this, but i just haven’t the time. it would take me hours to explain every little detail of every thought i have on this subject. and i might ALSO like to point out that the ONLY “chosen” people are those who adopt JUDAISM. NOT christianity, nor any other middle eastern belief. to be “chosen”, you MUST be JEWISH.
That’s a good one… God does not approve of human sacrifice! It is repugnant to Him and the people of God. The account is one of making a rash oath instead of trusting and seeking God out for advice. Christianity is not or should not be about imposing on others, I hate that myself. It is about sharing the One True God and having a personal relationship with the Creator. If you don’t want that, OK, what’s your plan-b.
i don’t think it necessary to believe in the “right” religion, or should i state, “superstition”, or to have any belief in any superstition in particular. what ever happens when we die, i really don’t think any great being, by what ever name one calls it, is gonna be asking to which belief did you subscribe, and oh, by the way, if you picked the “wrong” one, away and off to that horrid place you go. i don’t think it’s like that. and if your god is against “human sacrifice”, please explain to me why christ was sacrificed on the cross. surely it could’ve found another way to show people it was THE god to believe in.
what the $%&@ is wrong with you people? has everyone in this country lost their minds?? get over yourselves. stop living in fantasy land and help your kids cope with the real world. isnt their enough divisiveness in our country without magical voodoo nonsense too? heres a thought…try just being a good person and treating people kindly. thats all there is to it.
its 2013…enough already!
This is the reality. Yet we live in a evil world. Try our bible series, the book of Daniel or Revelation. Sticking our head in the sand is not the answer, but loving people enough to warn them of the wicked intentions of many. It’s a matter of historical evidence. God bless your Mr. Angry
I love the false piety. LOL you think you’re closer to god and the spiritual world than I am because you believe in unicorns and leprechauns?
Evil is in the hearts of men. We may not like it, but its part of what makes us human. YOU Mr. Amos would have been the first one to burn witches at the stake because your book tells you so, yet I bet you consider muslims extremists in their beliefs. You think its ok to blindly follow doctrine, huh? Thats healthy.
You’re the one with your head in the sand moron.
Truly you are angry. It’s not false piety. This ministry exists to help bridge lost humanity back to God. Evil hearts is in all men.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9
You see it! This is what we all suffer from, ALL. That’s why Christ Jesus had to die on the cross for my sins and yours.
Our doctrines are founded on the bible. That we trust and it is not blind. Look a little deeper into God and not Christians “so called” who may have offended you. It is our hope and prayer that all men would repent and come to the knowledge of God.
https://amos37.com/2012/03/13/the-origin-of-evil/
https://amos37.com/2007/07/28/the-cross-101/
Hope this helps. No burning witches here, just a plee to flee from the coming judgement.