What About Halloween

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

Isaiah 5:20 NASB95

20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

Is it good or bad?

Halloween is in one way or another about, witches—demons—and death

Is it ok for Christians to celebrate Halloween?

1 Corinthians 4:4–5 NASB95

4 For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the Lord. 5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.

Ephesians 5:8–12 NASB95

8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light 9 (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), 10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; 12 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

Is Halloween darkness or light?

Halloween is a day of worship, but who is being worshiped?

It is called a holiday (Holy Day)

But who is it holy to?

Halloween is a day of worship, but who is being worshiped?

2 Corinthians 6:14–16 NASB95

14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? 16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Halloween is the second most popular holiday next to Christmas.

Over $15 Billion is spent on Halloween each year.

Over $400 Million is spent on pet costumes alone.

More and more Christians are celebrating Halloween each year.

To Sum Up

Holy day-but holy to who?

Time to worship-but worship who?

A day set aside for witches and demons

A day of fasting and praying curses on the church of Jesus Christ and God’s people.

Romans 13:12 NASB95

12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

1 John 1:5–6 NASB95

5 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;

1 Thessalonians 5:4–5 NASB95

4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief; 5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness;

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