Luis Alberto Alves
The devil never rests. He works directly to remove the evangelical from the presence of Jesus Christ and take him to hell. He sells the garbage of darkness wrapped in a pretty package to seduce the Christian weak in faith. People who imagine they can please two masters: God and Satan.
Unfortunately, many brothers in faith cannot resist the beckoning of the demons and dive into the dirty pool of the abyss with a beautiful appearance. To make matters worse, around the world, several Christian denominations preach the Gospel of ease, where everything is allowed. They use the word Grace, as a safe conduct to do what is bad.
An example of this happens on the last day of October, when the satanic party of Halloween is celebrated, whose name is an abbreviation of the expression All Hallows'eve by the junction of the words hallow, which means holy and eve, eve, as it occurs the day before. to the celebration of All Saints' Day (November 1).
abominations
Many evangelicals forget what is written in the book of Deuteronomy, 18 verses 10/13, where the Lord makes it very clear. “There shall not be found among you anyone who causes his son or daughter to pass through the fire, nor a soothsayer, nor a soothsayer, nor a soothsayer, nor a sorcerer, nor a sorcerer, nor one who consults a soothsayer, nor a sorcerer, nor one who consults dead, for everyone who does these things is an abomination to the Lord, and it is because of these abominations that the Lord your God drives them out from before you..."
It is not me, a pastor who lacks the mercy of the Lord to continue on the path of preaching the Holy Word of God, but our God who warns us not to get involved with this filthy practice, which causes disgust in the Lord, something reprehensible and repugnant. to him. But like goats, millions of evangelicals don't take this Word seriously.
To make matters worse, some pseudo Christian denominations have adopted the gospel Halloween party, as if it were possible to take the garbage of darkness and turn it into something sacred to Jesus Christ. The devil will never appear displaying his ugliness, but presenting the false light of holiness to deceive those who were once rescued from hell.
Attraction
This theme is so profound that the evangelical committed to God should never be attracted to anything connected with Halloween. In parallel with this dish of the devil, the satanic feast of the Sabbath takes place from November 30th to 1st, when devil worshipers in the southern hemisphere gather to offer animal and child sacrifices to Satan in search of wealth and power. .
In Satanism, November 1st is called All Demons Day, when the countless legions of evil spirits participating in the Shabbat feast are thrown into the spiritual atmosphere. Halloween (October 31) is used as bait, making light, which is evil, used to destroy and kill people.
This satanic party is so terrible, that in the week before Shabbat, it is common for children under the age of 7 to disappear and are never found again. Unfortunately, they will be offered on satanic altars so that people who have a pact with satan can gain more money, fame and power.
Disguise
To deceive the evangelical weak in faith, Halloween is sold as something naive, without any malice, but revealing all the cunning of darkness. The first lie is that the story of idolatry that people die and become saints, invented by Roman Catholicism, is not well regarded by God. God does not share His Glory with anyone, as described in Isaiah 42/8.
The second is that Halloween has been practiced for over 3,000 years, when it emerged with the Celts, a polytheistic people who believed in various gods related to animals and the forces of nature. At that time, they celebrated the festival of Samhain, lasting 3 days, starting in the period equivalent to the 31st of October today, as the Gregorian calendar, as it is known today, did not yet exist.
In addition to celebrating the end of summer, the passage of the Celtic year was celebrated, which began on November 1st. These people believed that on this day, the dead rose and took possession of the bodies of the living. That is, as in witchcraft, when an evil spirit embodies someone, imitating the gestures and voice of someone who is deceased.
Judgment
But in Hebrews 9/27 it is written, "In the same way, with man it is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment." A feast where they invoke the spirit of the dead is an affront to God, as the Lord makes clear in Deuteronomy 18, verses 10/13, where He condemns those who consult people who call the spirit of those who have died to return to this world.
To increase the rebellion against God, as at the time when the Hebrews left Egypt, the Celts wore costumes and the party was full of dark artifacts, according to them to defend themselves from evil spirits, as if there was a good demon. In the Middle Ages, at the time of the Inquisition, the Catholic Church began to condemn this festival, hence Halloween.
At that time, Catholicism considered healers to be witches. But for lack of commitment to God, the Catholic Church decided to promote changes in the garbage of darkness, changing All Saints' Day, which was previously celebrated on May 13, to November 1. The proposal was to remove the pagan character of this evil festival.
Tradition
This devil's practice crossed the centuries and the seas and arrived in the United States at the time of its colonization. A country that had great communion with God, but gradually surrendered to the charms of darkness, moving away from the Lord's commandments. As with satanic practices, traditions of devil exaltation are not recorded in books, but are passed on from generation to generation orally. So it was with Halloween.
The oppression of darkness has become so strong that in the United States this party has been a tradition since the 19th century, when Irish immigrants took this garbage to the North Americans. As in witchcraft cults, when demons imitate children's gestures and voices, children wear costumes and knock on house doors saying the traditional phrase: "trick or treat?"
They ask for sweets, threatening mischief to anyone who refuses the treats. It is something that feeds the spirit of rebellion. Gradually, this dirt spread across the Americas, until it reached Brazil, to the point that shopping malls and street stores sell masks with evil designs.
Holy
It is something with an innocent appearance, as the devil tries to sell his proposal, aiming to seduce and drive the evangelical away from the ways of the Lord. God has no connection with anything that is of darkness. He is Holy. The famous phrase “nothing to do” can never be applied to something condemned by the Lord. So it is with the Halloween party, something of great connection with demons.
Nowhere in the Bible, whether in the Old or New Testaments, do the prophets of God appear invoking the presence of the spirits of the dead. Not even Jesus Christ did this. He raised the dead, never prayed for a spirit of someone who had died to return to speak to Him. But today, in the rampant pursuit of money, some denominations have brought into their temples this satanic practice of Halloween.
The saddest part of it all is that we see evangelicals participating in this wheel of scoffers. Placing satanic symbols on the body, especially on the face, wearing clothes, imitating shrouds, to get in the Halloween mood. They are unaware that they are opening a huge door for demons to enter their lives.
Satanic
Because it is not a gift, the devil needs something to invade someone's life. That's when he uses satanic symbology to achieve his goals. In sorcery each symbol has a specific function. It serves to accelerate the exit of a certain demon from the celestial sphere to take possession of a person's life. This phenomenon is called incorporation in witchcraft, when a demon occupies, for minutes or hours, someone's body.
It is as if the person was asleep during this process, as he does not remember anything that happened during the time he was in the trance. These symbols appear in the form of drawings on the floor, on the wall, on clothes used for invoking evil spirits, on rings, bracelets, wrist chains, necklaces, ribbons tied around the head. They also appear in the form of odors, with intoxicating perfumes, acting as a toxic substance.
At the Halloween party, the devil makes use of this strategy, with the excuse that it is something insignificant. Just a joke, nothing offensive. Spiritually, Satan is opening doors and roads in the heavenly realms, where angels and demons fight daily. Gradually he discourages the evangelical who was once pure fire, but without leaving visible signs to avoid asking for help and returning to his first love.
Praise
The devil will never bring someone down quickly. The process takes a long time. He sends his demons to observe the person who gets in the way of his projects, when that person prays a lot, fasts, hears a lot of praise, reads the Bible daily, does the will of the Lord. He uses strategies, apparently childish, but of an evil nature to destroy the life that was in the House of the Lord.
Therefore, stay away from everything that looks evil. Have no communion or interest in knowing how it works. Don't arouse your curiosity about the workings of the dark world. Avoid using devil symbols inside your house, your car, on the table where he works. All of this is kind of used by the devil to get into someone's life and try to get him out of the presence of the Lord.
Escape the seduction of darkness. Don't want to taste the sweet taste of sin which in the end turns bitter. Increase your commitment to the Lord. Anything connected with demons, keep away from you. Protect your ears from songs of exaltation to evil spirits. Without realizing it, you may be reciting verses and mantras of demonic attraction into your home, and throwing fuel to destroy your life.
Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor.
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