The Plan :: By Terry James

It seems to me that Satan’s plan for all of humanity is pretty well encapsulated in one verse:

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

God’s indictment here seems to point to Satan’s hatred for and desire to destroy true believers. However, today’s hourly news increasingly shows that the fallen one’s murderous rampage is against all of mankind.

We don’t have to search far to make the case.

The devil and his minions are increasing their concerted assault. We’ve looked often at proof that the “principalities and powers in high places” (Ephesians 6:12) are at work today. But that wickedness has, within just the past couple of years, accelerated in astonishing ways.

Many of us have concluded that no single person or group could orchestrate the kinds of evil we’re witnessing. The flow of destructive effort is beyond human ability. Those carrying out the concerted assault are following a blueprint given them—whether they know it or not—by the same one accused by God in the verse above. Lucifer is the master director of the movement toward what the human minions of Ephesians 6:12 are now calling the “Great Reset.”

Symptoms of this flow of wickedness throughout society and culture can’t be missed by Christians (and even secular, morality-centered, common-sense people) who aren’t hiding their heads in the sands of daily life. The compiling evidence is just too “in our face.”

Let’s consider a few of the more overt actions being used to bring America and much of the world into compliance with the plan Lucifer and his minions are using to corrupt and ultimately bring down humankind.

The plan to herd Americans—and eventually, all people—into the one-world corral, I believe it has become clear, has as its black heart what my friend, the late Chuck Missler, once called a “micro-beast.”

This infinitesimally tiny virus is doing to American liberty what no outside enemy could do. It is being used to force compliance with the blueprint that anti-God, anti-Christ governmental controllers intend to use in order to bring about—again, wittingly and/or unwittingly—the Great Reset that will eventuate in the forming of Antichrist’s beast regime.

We are literally seeing day by day, hour by hour, the minions closing the noose. Or, perhaps a better simile would be that we’re witnessing the masses being herded into the one-world corral. COVID and all of its proclaimed variants are forcing this end-times movement toward fulfillment of Bible prophecy at a startling pace.

COVID vaccine passports are becoming the “show me your papers” that once was a joking statement by the comedian Artie Johnson on the TV show Laugh-In. It is no longer a laughing matter for those who cherish the liberty the founding fathers gave us constitutionally—the freedom they said, correctly, was God-given.

Ensconced firmly within the plan for the Great Reset are the reprobate dictates meant to destroy any semblance of normality and morality. It is all straight from the mind of Lucifer, who hates mankind.

A recent item prominent in one of the few sources of news that aren’t compromised by the media minions starkly tells of the evil being foisted on those of us who hold to God’s view of morality.

A father is claiming the Loudoun County school district attempted to cover up his daughter’s alleged assault in the girls’ bathroom at Stone Bridge High School by a boy wearing a skirt.

Scott Smith was arrested in June at a school in Loudoun County, Virginia, during a board meeting at which hundreds of parents voiced concerns about the district’s transgender policy and Critical Race Theory (CRT)….

Just prior to Smith’s arrest at the meeting, the Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent told attendees opposed to the transgender bathroom policy that their concerns were unfounded since the school district had no record of any assaults in school bathrooms, the Daily Wire reported.

An LGBTQ activist at the meeting reportedly told Smith his daughter’s claim of assault was not believable because there were no records of such assaults.

Smith said, with that statement, he “went nuts” and insulted the principal, and was subsequently arrested. (“Father: Loudoun County Schools Hid Daughter’s Bathroom Assault by Boy Wearing Skirt,” Elaine Thompson/Associated Press, Breitbart News [@BreitbartNews])

The assault charges against the alleged attacker are so salacious, I won’t include them. The high school male student claiming to be transgender was moved to another school rather than being incarcerated, as I understand it for now. He, it was reported, went on to sexually assault another student at the new school.

The insanity that is within Satan’s plan to corrupt and destroy God’s creation is seen in microcosm in this story. The boy allegedly committing the horrendous crime was protected. The father of the daughter who was the victim was arrested for protesting the atrocity. This proves the point I like to make—that this generation is at the point Paul forewarned of in Romans 1:28:

“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.”

While the principalities and powers of Ephesians 6:12 continue at a frenzied pace to implement their master’s plan, we can be assured that God’s plan, not the devil’s, will prevail.

“And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death” (Revelation 21:5-8).

Halloween Is an Occultic Observance :: By Jeff Van Hatten

Halloween, or Samhain, is an occultic observance celebrated every year on October 31st by millions of children and their parents. The celebrants put on costumes and go “trick or treating.” Some see this as a fun time for all; others see this as a night of demonically inspired mayhem. Such activities may seem innocent, but they are definitely not. They are a form of worship of the dark powers, and a true follower of Yeshua must never, ever participate in such activities, as plainly shown by the scriptures below:

Leviticus 19:26-31 – Do not practice divination or sorcery… nor turn to mediums or and familiar spirits.

Leviticus 20:6 – I will set my face against anyone who turns to mediums and familiar spirits.

Deuteronomy 18:10-12 – Anyone who practices witchcraft, or sorcery, or conjuring spells is an abomination.

Isaiah 8:19 – “When men tell you to consult mediums and familiar spirits, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?”

Isaiah 47:13-14 – Behold, the astrologers, the stargazers, and the monthly prognosticators shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them. They shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame.

Jeremiah 10:2 – “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles…”

Ephesians 5:11 – “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”

Historical Background

Halloween has almost completely pagan origins. It began as an ancient Irish and Scottish celebration of the change of seasons from fall to winter, a time to bring the animals out of the open fields and into the barns. It was the harvest festival of the Druids, celebrated with the bonfires and the offering of sacrifices.

It was believed that the spirits of the dead would freely roam about on this day, looking for bodies to indwell or possess. The invisible gates between heaven and earth would open, allowing those of the spirit realm to freely move between both realms. Superstitions were allayed by wearing costumes and making lots of noise. These behaviors were believed to scare the dead away.

The Catholic Church took over the Samhain celebration around the 5th century A.D., renaming it All Hallows Eve. It was meant to be a celebration honoring the saints. Part of the celebration involved going door to door asking for small cakes in payment for saying prayers for dead relatives.

The Objects of Halloween

  • Costumes – The celebrants put on costumes and go “trick or treating.” Superstitions were allayed by wearing costumes and making lots of noise. These behaviors were believed to scare the dead away.
  • Food – The treats or food were left at their doors for the visiting spirits. This was believed to appease the spirits so they would not destroy their homes, animals, or crops but simply pass on by.
  • Eating Fruit – To the occultist, the eating of fruits is symbolic of bringing life. (Note that the eating of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil resulted in death).
  • Apples – To the occultist, the practice of bobbing for apples represents two pagan traditions: divination and the fertility ritual.
  • Pumpkins – The carved pumpkin or jack-o-lantern symbolizes the deal that a man named Jack made with Satan to keep himself out of hell at his death. Since Jack could go to neither heaven nor hell, he had no choice but to wander around the earth with a single candle placed inside a turnip to light his way. The hollowed-out turnip later became the pumpkin.
  • Black Cats – The black cat is believed to be a reincarnated spirit who has prophetic abilities.

To Celebrate or Not

Halloween has long been known as “The Festival of the Dead.” The ancient rituals today are still performed by those involved in witchcraft who continue to call the celebration “The Feast of Samhain.” It continues to be the major day on which witches attempt to communicate with the dead through various forms of divination. One of those practices is to learn the secrets of life and wisdom by lying on a grave and listening to the messages from familiar spirits or by calling them up from out of the grave, all practices thoroughly forbidden by Yahweh in scripture (see 1 Samuel 28).

Taking part in Halloween celebrations can lead many to believe that true followers of Yeshua endorse the promotion of witches, witchcraft, familiar spirits, divination, spirit guides, the walking dead, and other occultic practices. Engaging in these practices, even such seemingly innocent practices as putting on costumes and gathering treats, can unwittingly open the door to the demonic. Satan and his demons are real beings set on our destruction and love an open door! Scripture firmly and unequivocally denounces these practices. Dabbling in the demonic can also invite Yahweh’s judgment. Instead, Paul commands us to “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (see Ephesians 6:11-18).

Conformity

Psalm 4:3 – “But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself those who are godly…”

Hosea 2:13-17 – I will punish her for the feast days of the other gods, and take their names out of her mouth.

Romans 12:2 – “Do not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good, and acceptable and perfect will of Yahweh.”

Many will celebrate Halloween this year and continue to claim that this is a “Christian” thing to do. I’ll be blunt – you cannot be conformed to the patterns of this world; you cannot partake in the satanically inspired pagan rituals that have been brought into the church and still be holy, be set apart, be different from the non-believing masses. Doing so makes you a hypocrite, a whitewashed tomb (Matthew 23:27), and your witness has become tainted, corrupt, and ineffective. It is impossible for you to bring glory to our Lord and Savior!

Inappropriate Responses

Leviticus 19:26-31 – Do not practice divination or sorcery… nor turn to mediums or and familiar spirits.

Ephesians 5:11 – “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”

Buy candy, lots of candy. Buy a pumpkin and carve it into a jack-o-lantern. Buy or make a costume, put it on, then go trick or treating. And all the better if the costume portrays a witch or wizard – make sure you carry a wand, too. Don’t forget to put a black cat in the window. All of these satanically inspired pagan practices are a stench in Yahweh’s nostrils and an abomination to his ears. Have nothing to do with them.

The Church of Satan Response

The Church of Satan sees Halloween as an opportunity for the average American to indulge in secret Satanist fantasies. In an interview given to Destiny Image in 1997, Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan, said:

I am glad that Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year. We think because we are not performing any demonic rituals or human sacrifices that we are on safe ground,” he wrote. “But did you know that as soon as you dress up, whether you color yourself or put on a costume, the enemy owns you? Because by doing so, you have turned over your legal rights, and you have dedicated yourself and your kids to celebrating the devil’s holiday. You have just made a pact with the enemy, and you are already sacrificing your children spiritually by dressing them up and changing their identity.”

Conclusions

Ephesians 5:11 – “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather rebuke them.”

The Bible unquestionably, unequivocally, and resolutely speaks disapprovingly about occultic practices, spirits, and witches and condemns not only the practice of such things but also the people who are involved in it. As true followers of Yeshua, we are to have nothing to do with the occult, and that includes participating in celebrations that have been brought into the church calendar in attempts to overwrite pagan agendas. The true follower of Yeshua neither willingly opens a door for Satan and his demons to walk through nor provokes Yahweh’s judgment. The true follower of Yeshua knows this and avoids these occultic activities, not wishing for even their actions to cause others to stumble (see 1 Corinthians 8).

I urge all true followers of Yeshua to refocus purely on Yeshua, to repent, and to purge themselves and their churches from the worldly, Satanically inspired, outside influences and from the incorporation of pagan practices into church-sponsored celebrations. Yahweh has appointed seven moedim (dress rehearsals) – the church needs no others.

Final Thought

Deuteronomy 18:10 – “Let no one be found among you who consigns his son or daughter to the fire, or who is an astrologer, a soothsayer, a diviner, a sorcerer, one who casts spells, or one who consults ghosts or familiar spirits, or one who inquires of the dead.”

The increasing popularity of Halloween is linked to a corresponding rise in paganism accompanied by an increasing mainstream interest in occult-related activities like astrology, witchcraft, necromancy, and spell casting. You cannot be conformed to the patterns of this world; you cannot partake in the satanically inspired pagan rituals brought into the church and still be holy, be set apart, be different from the non-believing masses. Instead, be transformed, renew your mind, do that which is good and acceptable and perfect so that your witness will bring glory to Yahweh, Yeshua, and the Ruach Ha’Kodesh.

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