sábado, 19 de outubro de 2024
HALLOWEEN IS A PAGAN CELEBRATION OF DEATH THAT CHRISTIANS SHOULD AVOID.
Halloween's roots in witchcraft and Druidic paganism are undeniable. When we examine the history of Halloween, one thing we discover very quickly is that it is based on the ancient pagan religion of the Celtics in Northern Ireland and their celebration of the festival of the dead, known as Samhain.
In Northern Ireland, a class of ruthless priests known as Druids ruled Northern Ireland through occult terror and human sacrifice for centuries. According to Ronald Hutton in The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain, 'Samhain' referred to Celtic Halloween customs until the 19th century (Hutton, Ronald, The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996, p. 369)
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Today, Ireland celebrates Halloween with fireworks displays and is the only nation on earth that recognizes Halloween as a national holiday. Children in Ireland are given a week off from school to observe it.
FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD
Halloween, as we know it today, is a modernized version of the Druidic festival of the dead. The powerful Druid priests were considered kings of the occult practitioners, and were known to worship evil spirits and sacrifice humans to their demon gods!
The Celts celebrated the day of the dead in anticipation of the dark and cold winter months. Samhain Eve marked the special time of year when the Druids taught that demons, souls, and gods were released into the world to bring blessing or wreak havoc and destruction on unsuspecting souls.
The Encyclopedia Britannica states:
“In ancient Britain and Ireland, the Celtic festival of Samhain was observed on October 31 at the end of summer... The souls of the dead were supposed to revisit their homes on this day, and the autumn festival acquired a sinister significance, with ghosts, witches, goblins, black cats, fairies, and demons of all kinds said to be about. It was a time to placate the supernatural powers that controlled the processes of nature. In addition, Halloween was considered the most favorable time for divinations concerning marriage, luck, health, and death. It was the only day on which the devil’s help was invoked for such purposes.” ” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2005, “Halloween”)
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Today, Halloween is a truly occult holiday for many Celtic neo-pagans, witches, and Satanists. Many who are involved in the black arts and the trade in spiritualism view Halloween as a religious holiday and are aware that it is rooted in the occult. (Hutton, Ronald, The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy, Oxford: Blackwell, 1991, pp. 327–341)
A WITCH’S VIEW...
Witch and Wiccan high priestess Doreen Valiente, author of “The Witches’ Rune” and helped write a significant amount of the occult content that is central to modern Wicca, has stated that Halloween is a special holiday for witches.
Valiente helped formulate modern Wicca (known as Gardnerian Wicca) after it was first created by Satanist Gerald Gardner, who was also a disciple of Satanist Aleister Crowley and a member of Crowley's Satanic organization known as the O.T.O. Unbeknownst to most Wiccans, Gardner subsumed many of Crowley's Satanic teachings into ceremonial "magick" in Wicca and used a variation of Crowley's Satanic maxim "Do what thou wilt" for the Wiccan Rede (i.e., harm none, do what thou wilt).
Wiccan High Priestess Valiente said of Halloween:
"Halloween is one of the four Great Witches' Sabbats that everyone has heard of. To witches, Halloween is a serious occasion, though joyfully celebrated. It is the old Celtic eve of Samhain. ”
A SALEM WITCH SAYS...
Sharon Graham, who fancies herself as a high priestess of the Salem witches, and who was accused of a feud with other witches for intimidating a witness by allegedly placing a raccoon’s head on the doors of Angelica of the Angels and the Treasure Chest of the Goddess, said of Halloween:
“Salem (Massachusetts) is a mecca, especially around Samhain. It’s our holiday, our New Year, and a lot of witches come here from all over the world.”
Halloween is considered a Satanic holiday by many self-confessed Satanists, and for obvious reasons, as it is a day where demons, witches, and devils are glorified. The First Grand Church of Lucifer in Houston, Texas chose Halloween as the perfect day to officially open its doors to the public. (Source)
ANTON LAVEY, AUTHOR OF THE SATANIC BIBLE, SAYS THIS...
According to Anton LaVey, who founded the Church of Satan in 1966 and authored The Satanic Bible in 1969, Halloween is the third highest day on the Satanic calendar for Satanists. LaVey wrote in The Satanic Bible:
“After his own birthday, the two major Satanic holidays are Walpurgisnacht (May 1) and Halloween.” (LaVey, Anton Szandor, The Satanic Bible, 1969, p. 96)
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The official website of the Church of Satan states on its FAQ page that Halloween is a time when the masses “reach inside and touch the ‘darkness’ that for [us] Satanists is a daily mode of existence,” as they can freely “play their cards right in costume, wearing clothing that allows for intense role-playing and the release of their demonic core.” (Source)
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Halloween is steadily gaining ground on Christmas as America’s favorite holiday.
In 2014, the National Retail Federation’s annual consumer spending survey revealed that Americans spent an estimated $7.4 billion to celebrate Halloween. $2.8 billion went to costumes ($1.1 billion for children's costumes and $1.4 billion for adults). Another $2 billion was spent on demonic decorations and the rest on candy.
THE BIBLE SAYS...
“For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8b).
“He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13-14).
When we came to Christ we were delivered “from darkness to light and from the domain of Satan to God” (Acts 26:18), so should we go back to Satan's kingdom and celebrate after we have been delivered? As Christians, we are warned not to participate in the celebration of evil, but rather to expose it:
“Do not participate in the fruitless acts of darkness, but rather expose them” (Ephesians 5:11).
Instead of dressing up as devils, witches, and demons, we are to “abstain from every appearance of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:22).
We are told in 3 John 1:11, “Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good.
“This is what the Lord says: ‘Do not learn the way of the nations…’”
As Christians, we should be repelled by a holiday that celebrates the things our God and Creator calls abominations. We should be repelled to the point that we do not replace it as well!
Deuteronomy 18:9-14 is the Bible passage that most directly addresses the customs of Halloween. Notice how the Lord warns that He drove out those who had inhabited the Promised Land for engaging in such practices and warned His people that He would do the same to them if they imitated their practices:
“When you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to imitate the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices divination, or one who practices sorcery, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who casts spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For anyone who does these things is an abomination to the Lord; and because of these abominations the Lord your God will drive them out before you. You shall be blameless before the Lord your God. For those nations which you dispossess, let them listen to those who practice sorcery and those who practice divination; But as for you, the Lord your God has not permitted you to do so” (Deuteronomy 18:9-14).
We see above one of the most comprehensive lists of activities upon which Halloween was established that can be found anywhere in the Bible, and the practitioners of them are labeled “detestable.”
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These habits are, in fact, the very reason why the pagan nations were driven from the Promised Land.
THESE ARE THE LAST DAYS!
BE WATCH!
SEPARATE!
FOLLOW JESUS.
The most joyful feast on God’s calendar, the Feast of Tabernacles, begins October 17-18 of this year.
While Tabernacles generally prefigures the Millennial Kingdom and beyond, when God will dwell, or “tabernacle,” with man, there are at least 17 ways that it specifically points to the Rapture:
1. GATHERING OF WHEAT
Tabernacles, also called the “feast of ingathering,” is when wheat that has been processed—cut, dried, threshed, sifted, and ground—is gathered into barns or granaries (Ex. 23:16; Deut. 16:13). The gathering of wheat into barns is a picture of the “gathering” of the faithful to the Father’s house at the Rapture (2 Thess. 2:1; Matt. 3:12; John 14:2).
2. REJOICING WITH PALM TREES
Tabernacles is a time of rejoicing before the Lord with palm branches (Lev. 23:40). In Revelation 7, the saints shown in heaven during the tribulation are holding palm branches (vv. 9-12). Furthermore, it is said that God will spread His “tabernacle” over them (v. 15).
3. FEAST OF NATIONS
Tabernacles is called the “Feast of Nations.” The Rapture is when people from every “tribe, people, and language” stand before the throne of God (Rev. 7:9). Furthermore, tabernacles will be celebrated by the nations throughout the millennium (Zech. 14:16), indicating that it has special significance for the Gentiles.
4. MARRIAGE COVENANT
Tabernacles is when the law, or 'marriage covenant' is read annually as a reminder (Deut. 31:10, 11; Neh. 8–10). The Rapture is when the marriage covenant is consummated.
5. SEVEN-DAY FESTIVAL
Tabernacles is celebrated for seven days, corresponding to the seven-day wedding week (Gen. 29:27). The wedding week anticipated the celebration of seven years of marriage in heaven after the Rapture.
6. HARVEST COMPLETED
Tabernacles is when the harvest is complete. Gentle Ruth married the Jewish redeemer Boaz, a picture of the Rapture when the harvest was complete (Ruth 2:21, 23 DRB). 7. FULL MOON
Tabernacles begins at the full moon, signifying the fullness of the Gentiles (Rom. 11:25). The full moon is also when the proverbial “husband” or “good man,” Jesus, returns (Prov. 7:19, 20).
8. END OF SUMMER
Tabernacles is observed after the summer, when the harvest has passed. After the harvest is when the Jews lament that they were not saved: “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved” (Jer. 8:20).
9. TIME OF RELEASE
Tabernacles is the appointed time for deliverance, or forgiveness of debt (Deut. 31:10 AMP). The Rapture is the ultimate release from earthly concerns. 10. SUKKOT
After leaving Egypt, the Israelites first camped at a place called Sukkot, the Hebrew word for Tabernacles (Ex. 12:37). The departure from Egypt is a picture of the Rapture.
11. NEW MANSIONS
Tabernacles is when the Jews remember how they previously lived in temporary dwellings (Lev. 23:42, 43). The Rapture is when the faithful receive new and permanent 'mansions', namely glorified bodies and mansions in heaven (1 Cor. 15:53; John 14:2).
12. LIMITED APPEARANCE
In John chapter 7, Jesus participates in the Feast of Tabernacles in partial secrecy because His hour had not yet fully come, and even His Jewish brethren did not believe in Him (vv. 5, 6). Likewise, the Rapture is a limited appearance at a time of Jewish unbelief.
13. TRANSFIGURATION
Jesus’ transfiguration “after six days” occurred during the Feast of Tabernacles (Matt. 17:4). The transfiguration after six days prefigures the glorification of the Church after 6,000 years.
14. DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
The First Temple was dedicated to God at the Feast of Tabernacles (1 Kings 8:65). The last Temple, the Church or Body of Christ, will be dedicated at the Rapture (Eph. 2:20-22).
15. LAST TRUMP
Since Tabernacles is the last festival of the biblical year, the seventh festival of the seventh month, this is when the “last trumpet” is blown (1 Cor. 15:52). 16. LAST DAY
John chapter 6 states four times that the resurrection will occur on “the last day” (John 6:39, 40, 44, 54). In the next chapter, the phrase “last day” is applied to the Feast of Tabernacles: “On the last day, that great day of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink’” (John 7:37).
17. EIGHTH DAY
Tabernacles is the festival with a special eighth day that is observed afterward (Lev. 23:36). The number eight signifies a turning away from the flesh, a new beginning, and rescue from judgment (Gen. 17:12; 1 Pet. 3:20), themes that describe the Rapture.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
The Feast of Tabernacles is a time of:
• Gathering.
• Rejoice with the palms of my hands.
• Fullness and completion
• Gentle celebration.
• Transfiguration.
• Dedication of the temple.
• Jesus appearing in part
• The last trumpet.
• The last day.
In view of the Tabernacles-Rapture correlations, it is important to keep in mind that no one knows how the fall festivals will be fulfilled. Since the Second Advent is essentially a two-phase event that occurs over the course of years, and includes two groups, the Church and Israel, there could be multiple fulfillments. That said, here is an outline that shows how a Tabernacles Rapture would make sense in relation to the other festivals:
• The Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost, in late spring marks the beginning of the extended harvest period called the Church Age.
• The Feast of Trumpets in late summer is a burst of awakening that the harvest period is drawing to a close.
• The “Days of Awe” preceding the Day of Atonement represent the final opportunity to be sealed for redemption before judgment is set.
• The full moon at Tabernacles signifies the fullness of the Gentiles and the conclusion of the Church Age—the time when the “wheat” is gathered into God’s “garden.” ’
• The post-rapture judgment could begin immediately, or a few weeks after Tabernacles, around the anniversary of Noah’s Flood. Scripture says it will be like the “Days of Noah,” and that people will say, “Peace and security” (Matt. 24:37; 1 Thess. 5:3). The fall is when the United Nations, the organization founded on the anniversary of Noah’s Flood, meets to discuss matters of “international peace and security.” This year, the call for peace is amplified as Israel is embroiled in a spiraling war that began, coincidentally, with Hamas’s “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation the day after last year’s Feast of Tabernacles.
Having outlined one possible scenario, we understand that no one knows the day of the Rapture, not even the angels (Matt. 24:36). While this could occur on a festival day, there are scriptures that suggest it cannot (Matt. 24:42–44; 1 Thess. 5:1, 2). However, the “feast of gathering” is a time of heightened hope and expectation for those who long to be with the Lord and inhabit a new and perfect tabernacle.
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE: No one knows the day or hour of Jesus’ return (Matt. 24:36). However, a convergence of biblical signs and timelines suggest that it is near. To escape the judgment in store for a God-rejecting world, you must know Jesus as Lord and Savior. If you have not already done so, call on His name and believe that He is the Son of God who died for your sins and was raised from the dead, and you will be saved (Rom. 10:13).
WHO COMES FIRST, MY MOTHER OR MY WIFE?
A young man once asked me:
- Dad, who should I put first, my mother or my wife? - I said to him: -
_Why are you asking me this? - He said to me: -
- I have been married for five years and my wife and my mother have never gotten along, sometimes my mother has even treated my wife badly, so she doesn't even want to see her, so I often find myself in a dilemma, because my wife asks me not to go see my mother and my mother asks me to go see her; My wife tells me not to help my mother financially, but my mother asks me to help her; My wife doesn't want me to take my mother anywhere, but my mother asks me to do it; My wife doesn't even want me to talk to my mother on the phone, but my mother asks me to call her; I don't want to ignore my wife, but I feel like I have an obligation to take care of my mother, so I ask myself: who should I put first, my mother or my wife? -I answered him:-
_ The family one comes from is important and one should not break the ties that bind one to it even when getting married, in addition to observing the fourth commandment of God's law 'You shall honor your father and your mother', It has no expiration date, that is, it is binding for life, although in different ways, depending on the age and the different circumstances in which one finds oneself; Now, when a person gets married, he forms a new family, and this new family is more important to him than the family he comes from, therefore, when in doubt about who he should serve, think first that the family he has formed has priority over the family he comes from, which remains in the background; therefore, without neglecting or lacking charity towards his mother, he should pay attention first to his wife before his mother. The Bible says, "For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). This passage speaks of the priority that the family has over the family from which it descends. This simple command that we find in Genesis is a constant source of problems between spouses if they are not clear about the priorities of their relationship.
When someone gets married, the priority for him or her is the wife or husband. This priority comes before the children and, of course, the parents. The problem is when you do not have clear priorities, or when you are subject to some coercion or dependence of some kind, on the part of the family of origin, especially emotional dependence.
This means that when the son or daughter does not give an immediate response to the parents, they feel guilty. And in order not to feel guilty, you listen to the parents' requests. Of course, this usually leads to conflict with the spouse who feels left behind or postponed. Husbands should keep in mind that love for their mother and their wife are equally important: their mother will always be their mother and they will always owe her respect and love. She raised them and was the first woman who loved them and will continue to love them unconditionally.
But they owe their wife total devotion, care, fervor, protection, etc. These are such different and great loves at the same time that they do not need to conflict. There should not even be a comparison.
You can and should love both. Your mother will always be your mother, but she should never be a reason for your wife to be demeaned. Let's understand, it is not about competition or rivalry, but about putting each person in the place that rightfully belongs to them.
Husbands and wives should strive to have a good marriage and a good relationship with their parents, but always remembering that marriage comes first. The husband and wife should come first, even above their children.
They both freely promised before God to love, respect, protect and care for each other every day of their lives. I hope they always fulfill this.
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