Satan is alive and well!
That statement is one I feel comfortable in making – but not a statement that makes me comfortable. Here is a personal being whose goal is destruction of his creator, and to that end, the end justifies the means.
Which means Satan will use lies, bribery, persuasion, apathy, deceit and just about any means to realize the goal — in fact, he probably would use any means.
For years we have taken sides on Halloween — proclaiming it Satan’s day. The origination of Halloween had the opposite intent. As with many reactions to pagan practices, the original halloween appears to have been an opportunity to mock Satan, not promote Satan. The following day was All Saints Day in which the victory over Satan was proclaimed.
Here are the last few sentences of an article you may find interesting in this regards
Nowadays, children often dress up as superheroes, and the original Christian meaning of Halloween has been absorbed into popular culture. Also, with the present fad of “designer paganism” in the so-called New Age movement, some Christians are uneasy with dressing their children as spooks. So be it. But we should not forget that originally Halloween was a Christian custom, and there is no solid reason why Christians cannot enjoy it as such even today.
“He who sits in the heavens laughs; Yahweh ridicules them” says Psalm 2. Let us join in His holy laughter, and mock the enemies of Christ on October 31.
While not a fan of halloween, there has been so much hipe both good and bad about it.
For years I took the stand against it – and I had my reasons…but lately I have been thinking about ways to settle my own thoughts – and I came across a book called ‘Redeeming Halloween’. I have not read it as yet, but I like the idea — to redeem the day – take it back for the Lord – not by putting down the negative (which gives the negative a form of glory) but by putting forth the positive -Christ is victorious – and it is His day.
Hey Ron. I like that. I refuse to let Satan think he can make me hide on Hallowe’en. Instead, I can welcome many children who come, on their own, to my door. I believe the power of the Holy Spirt within me is to shine. So I welcome children in Christian love. Hope it’s not a cop-out. But rather what an opportunity to embrace. I claim the day and refuse to allow Satan to claim it. Teach me!