Unmasking the real spirit of Halloween

Why Christians should have no part in Halloween

You may think of Halloween as innocent fun for the kids, but it is also a “high holy day” for modern-day witches. Does that sound innocent? The celebration of Halloween originated with the Druids, an order of priests and sorcerers in ancient Europe. The Druids worshiped the natural and supernatural worlds. According to their Celtic calendar, October 31st was the last day of the year—New Year’s Eve. On this day, they held the festival called Samhain which marked the start of winter and honored Samana, the Lord of Death.  

Druids believed that on this one night Samana allowed demons and ghosts and other spirits to wander about freely. In hopes of frightening these creatures, the Druids recited special chants and lit bonfires. 

They also made offerings of special foods to appease these evil spirits. Even more significantly, Druids disguised themselves in masks and costumes so the spirits of darkness would not recognize them and do them harm. 

You don’t have to look very hard to see many of our own Halloween traditions in these early Druid rites. Even today, satanists celebrate Halloween as one of two high holy days. It has also become one of the four greater sabbats—a Sabbath day for modern day witches and warlocks.

Because we have for so long believed Halloween to be an innocent season of fun, we have unknowingly exposed our children to a spirit of fear and to the occult. Halloween is a day that honors and glorifies Satan. 

From the beginning, people have believed that invisible spirits  were closer at Halloween than at any other time of the year. Furthermore, they believed that evil spirits could help them predict the future. 

Many of the Halloween activities practiced today were originally used as methods of divination, (Jeremiah 27:9; Galatians 5:19-21). In fact, much of our “innocent” Halloween tradition actually comes from satanically inspired rituals.

Bobbing for apples was a method of fortune-telling. The winner of the contest was advised of certain things such as who they would marry, what occupation to pursue, etc.
Broomsticks, according to legend, were used by witches to fly on to meet with the devil on Halloween.
Black cats were thought to be witches themselves as well as being a witch’s constant companion.
Jack-o-lanterns can be traced back to an Irish folk tale of a man named Jack who was not allowed into heaven because of his sins; nor was he let into hell because he had played two tricks on the devil. So Jack was condemned to walk the earth with a lighted coal in a pumpkin. 
Simply put, Halloween glorifies everything God has called an abomination. It is a day that honors satan and his forces of darkness. And as a Christian, you have no business celebrating or participating in it!

God’s Word gives us clear instructions

Abstain from all appearance of evil
( I Thessalonians 5:22); 

…neither give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27)

Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. (Eph. 5:11)

The acts of the sinful nature are… idolatry and witchcraft…drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Gal. 5:19-21)

The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. (I John 3:8)

Choose this day whom you will serve. (Josh. 24:15) 

Christians should teach their children that…

There is a spiritual world filled with goodness from God and evil from Satan (Eph. 2:1-10);

Life with Christ has power over darkness (I John 4:4); and

Those who celebrate Halloween either are unaware of its roots, or are intentionally promoting a world where evil is lauded and viewed as an ultimate power.

To counter the evil influence of Halloween, we need to celebrate the reality of the heroic efforts of Christian saints over the evil in their day. Many leaders in the past—and present —have fulfilled the mandate of destroying the works of the devil through their sacrificial commitment to Christ and His Kingdom. Even more importantly, teach your children that this power belongs to them as well. Let them know that, as  Christians, we are on the winning side.

Teach them to celebrate good over evil and the triumph of God over Satan; to celebrate God’s protection, provision and purpose for our lives—rather than applauding the spirits of death and wickedness which Halloween promotes.