Halloween is Also Another Attempt to Counter the Reformation
What should be interesting is that when Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses (not 95 Reese's) on the Door of Wittenburg it was October 31. October 31 is referred to as All Hallow's Eve and the next two days are November 1 or All Saints' Day and November 2 or All Souls' Day. It was a good time to sell indulgences. The sinister Johann Tetzel a Dominican friar was using the indulgences or forgiveness for sale. Masses for the dead were frequently said hoping that those who died in grace can enter into Heaven. It is because the Roman Catholic system believes that if you died in a state of grace you must first enter into Purgatory before Heaven.
Today, we have the secular holiday called Halloween. Most people think Halloween is just harmless fun without considering the occult connections. Although nobody knows Satan's real birthday but some believe that it is celebrated on October 31. You have people dressing up as witches, ghosts, vampires, witches and almost anything associated with the occult. You have people going around the neighborhood in their costumes asking for candy. But there is more to Halloween than just "harmless fun" as it actually promotes the occult.
I remembered a lot of Halloween films before I got saved. I noticed how often Roman Catholic superstition is often added into them though some of them encourage atheist propaganda instead. Some of these films (not all) involve monsters getting scared of crucifixes, rosaries, Roman Catholic images and scapulars. You have the Roman Catholic priest as one of the protagonists. He often goes and "saves the day" with his rituals to expel the demons or destroy the vampires. Another film which is commonly shown is also The Exorcist with all its remakes. Again, it's a Roman Catholic priest who saves the day by expelling the demon from the demon-possessed lady.
Many of these horror films are pretty much anti-Evangelical and some of them are very pro-Roman Catholic. I even remembered reading a couple of occult-based booklets that says anyone who resists a crucifix or some "holy" water are demon-possessed or monsters. These horror films may also be a desperate attack against the Reformation. If they can prove that "Roman Catholic priests save your souls" and "pastors damn your souls" then how easy it is to counter the Reformation with such nonsense. The more people watch these films the more they may end up trusting the priest instead of going directly to the Lord Jesus Christ for their salvation.
Christians on the other hand shouldn't fret about how Halloween is in fact continuing the Counter-Reformation in a whole new way. Halloween is in fact a great soulwinning opportunity. Luther rained on Satan's parade by nailing the 95 Theses on that day. Christians today can use it as an opportunity to pass out Gospel tracts to those who will be asking for candy. This may also mean that they may end up passing Gospel tracts to those who are practitioners of the occult. You may end up seeing occultists receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior on Halloween. This would be a great way to fight the Devil in one of his special holidays by sharing the Gospel.
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