Halloween

Innocent Fun or Trivialising Satan

The Nature of God

• Omniscient, I John 3:20

• Unchangeable, Malachi 3:6, Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Galatians 5:20.

The Power of Satan

• A clever foe who must be combatted by a prepared soldierEphesians 6:11.

• We must be educated as to his tactics, 2 Corinthians 2:11.

• In particular he the ultimate liar, John 8:44.

HalloweenHalloweenFosters a fascination for things SatanicFosters a fascination for things Satanic

A Brief History

• The Pagan Celts believed that the veil between the Spirit world was thinnest between 31st October and 1st November.

• Samhain, the Lord of the Dead would gather

the souls that had been made to enter animals and decided what form they would take for the following year.

A Brief History

• 31st October was the Eve of Samuin.• Harvest festival when Druids carried out

rituals to protect the people.• Bonfires were lit to scare away the spirits.• Human sacrifices were offered.• Gifts were left outside homes to avoid a trick

or a curse from a spirit.

A Brief History

• 31st October was the Eve of Samuin.• Harvest festival when Druids carried out

rituals to protect the people.• Bonfires were lit to scare away the spirits.• Human sacrifices were offered.• Gifts were left outside homes to avoid a trick

or a curse from a spirit.

Christianity Arrives

• Roman Catholic Church called 1st November All Saints Day to wean the people away from the pagan origins of the festival.

• It was called the Feast of Hallows.• The day before was called Halloween.

The pagan background to The pagan background to festival never disappeared.festival never disappeared.

Halloween Today

• World perspective – pumpkins, dreessing up, masks, parties, holiday.• Commercial perspecive – big business.• Satanic perspective – The most important

night in the Satanic calendar when the power of the devil is at its peak.• Christian perspective – At the least avoid the

appearance of evil, 1 Thessalonians 5:22.