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Your Free SermonNews™ Story Thursday, July 29, 2010   <p>Halloween doesn't have to be a trapdoor to hell. And many former witches don't want to see the holiday left in Satan's hands to be used for his own purposes. They want to see the day redeemed. And if not redeemed, then they would like to see the trapdoor a lot less child-friendly. <BR> <BR>Mark Bishop, a self-described former "eclectic witch," said in a recent interview that when he first came to faith in Christ, he really hated Halloween was because of his sensitivity to the occult symbolism associated with it. "As the costumes got more and more grotesque and more celebratory of darkness, it bothered me a lot. I knew what was on the other side and I knew it was real." <BR> <BR>Strangely enough, his son's kindergarten teacher helped him understand that God made Halloween just like He made every other day of the year. "Satan doesn't own the day," said Bishop. "I still know what's real and what's on the other side. But God made this day just like He made all the others and we don't have to give it to Satan." <BR> <BR>Halloween can be a great day to celebrate the harvest and the free gift that God has given us. Just remember to reflect on God and not the other side.</p> <p>Keywords: Devil, Halloween, Satan<br> Occasions: Halloween  <br> Source: Crosswalk.com October 23, 2008 Rebekah Montgomery</p> Halloween Is Not Satan's Day; It Belongs to God Halloween doesn't have to be a trapdoor to hell. And many former witches don't want to see the holiday left in Satan's hands to be used for his own purposes. They want to see the day redeemed. And if not redeemed, then they would like to see the trapdoor a lot less child-friendly. Mark Bishop, a self-described former "eclectic witch," said in a recent interview that when he first came to faith in Christ, he really hated Halloween was because of his sensitivity to the occult symbolism associated with it. "As the costumes got more and more grotesque and more celebratory of darkness, it bothered me a lot. I knew what was on the other side and I knew it was real." Strangely enough, his son's kindergarten teacher helped him understand that God made Halloween just like He made every other day of the year. "Satan doesn't own the day," said Bishop. "I still know what's real and what's on the other side. But God made this day just like He made all the others and we don't have to give it to Satan." Halloween can be a great day to celebrate the harvest and the free gift that God has given us. Just remember to reflect on God and not the other side. Topics:  Devil,  Satan,  God Occasions:  Halloween,  Source:  Crosswalk.com, October 23, 2008, Rebekah Montgomery, Learn more Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 at 11:59:04 AM. Contributed by Matt Neace.

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