Halloween in a Nutshell

 

 

 

When we think of Halloween we often think of children running around dressed as ghosts and ghouls. Knocking on doors and trick or treating and gathering sweets and having a lovely, if scary time. What could be the harm, right.

 

The contrast to this point of view might be that this festival is based on All Hallows Day or the festival of Samhain celebrated from October 31 to November 1 in Ireland. This was to usher in the dark half of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and thought to allow more traffic through the barriers between the physical and spiritual world. Thus more spiritual activity with ghosts and ghouls in evidence. Added to this and noted, by Julius Caesar, of the Druids was human and animal sacrifices in wicker containers that were set alight to burn their occupants.

 

So, how does all of this effect Christians and their decision to participate in this festival of Halloween. In the book of Judges at chapter 2 verses 12 -13 "The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. They abandoned the Lord God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt." MEV

 

When, the people of Israel switched worship to other God's, God judged them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies. He then raised a judge whom He supported and delivered them from the hands of their enemies as they repented.

 

However, the main issue here is that they broke the Commandments of God.

 

Exodus chapter 2 verse 2 - 5

 

1. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2.  You shall not make for yourself any graven idol, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water below the earth.  You shall not bow down to them or serve them…

 

So, my point here is that it doesn't matter how attractive Halloween is or, how culturally delightful, or, how harmless it seems to you. What matters is the it is called Halloween and that it is an event driven by spiritual forces of darkness to encourage people, Christian and other, to hallow, venerate and worship various pagan entities and deities. All of this by participating in the event.

 

By doing this as a Christian, you are placing gods before Yahweh and by participating in the event you are effectively bowing down to them or, serving them. You are breaking the first two commandments and you know this is true if the Holy Spirit is in you.