In this season, and especially today, we celebrate darkness. It may sound harsh, but essentially we focus on death and evil around Halloween each year. The world's celebration may make Halloween and the supernatural a grey area in our minds, so I want to clear some things up.
We may mistakenly believe that it is okay to contact "the dead" or mess around with "ghosts." I just want to let you know what you are doing in those instances. You are making direct contact with evil, seducing spirits. No good can come from trying to make contact with "the other side" unless it is through Jesus. Satan and his followers can disguise themselves as whatever they please, including angelic beings, and gain your confidence. After which, they will continue to lead you astray.
The other large point I want to make is that when you entertain dark spirits, you invite them to hold a place in your life. When you begin to delve into the world of evil, it very quickly becomes a damning rabbit hole. Satan is the father of lies and wants only disaster for your life. He is conniving and sly and even if you think what you're doing is harmless, it is dangerous to try to entertain any ideas of evil. Do not be deceived: evil spirits are out there and they are real. Do not play games with them for your own protection.
2 Corinthians 11:15 But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. (NLT)
John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. (NIV)
Leviticus 19:31 Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God. (ESV)
Isaiah 8:19 And when they say to you, “Inquire of the mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter,” should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living? (ESV)
Acts 8:9-13 But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.” And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed. (ESV)
We may mistakenly believe that it is okay to contact "the dead" or mess around with "ghosts." I just want to let you know what you are doing in those instances. You are making direct contact with evil, seducing spirits. No good can come from trying to make contact with "the other side" unless it is through Jesus. Satan and his followers can disguise themselves as whatever they please, including angelic beings, and gain your confidence. After which, they will continue to lead you astray.
The other large point I want to make is that when you entertain dark spirits, you invite them to hold a place in your life. When you begin to delve into the world of evil, it very quickly becomes a damning rabbit hole. Satan is the father of lies and wants only disaster for your life. He is conniving and sly and even if you think what you're doing is harmless, it is dangerous to try to entertain any ideas of evil. Do not be deceived: evil spirits are out there and they are real. Do not play games with them for your own protection.
2 Corinthians 11:15 But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. (NLT)
John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. (NIV)
Leviticus 19:31 Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God. (ESV)
Isaiah 8:19 And when they say to you, “Inquire of the mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter,” should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living? (ESV)
Acts 8:9-13 But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.” And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed. (ESV)
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