The devil is described as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). I have no photographs of any lions, so I used these handsome cheetahs instead. The point is still made, however, as cheetahs also seek prey to devour.
The devil can be sly and deceitful, and he can use the world and its celebrations to capture unwise believers into celebrating his holiday, Halloween. Think about it: Halloween celebrates death and ghosts and everything which reeks of darkness and evil and is rooted in pagan rites of the ancient world. Halloween celebrations are older than Christianity. Following is a 21 minute video about the history of Halloween.
It really breaks my heart to see parents encourage their innocent children to have part in such an evil celebration......the children dress up as witches, vampires, ghosts, etc. - all darkness and wickedness prevails on this holiday. Please watch the above video and be warned.
It is also disturbing that most churches today participate in some sort of Halloween celebration; whether it be a party at the church or some other sort of acceptance of all this darkness.
The Bible speaks a lot about darkness and light. Darkness refers to the evil and wickedness, whereas the light refers to the good and to God and Jesus.
"I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on Me should not abide in darkness." - Jesus speaking, John 12:46
1 Thessalonians 5:22 tells us "Abstain from all appearance of evil."
Why would a true born again believer want to have anything to do with darkness or anything that appears evil?
I have written previously, two years ago as of this date, about Halloween and you can find that article here . At that link there is also another video about not celebrating Halloween.
I ran across a 5 minute sermon by Charles Spurgeon about entertainment in the church. Some churches recall to mind rock concerts and worldly entertainment. I feel like this Spurgeon video applies here because churches use holiday entertainment - such as Halloween parties for adults as well as children, when they should be preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and saving souls - not encouraging them to participate in the devil's holiday. Here is Spurgeon's video titled "Feeding Sheep Or Amusing Goats" :
"The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light." - Romans 13:12
