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John Ankerberg, John Weldon, and Dillon Burroughs team up to revise and update The Facts on Halloween, a significant book from the popular Facts On Series (more than 1.9 million copies of books from this series sold). Known for their extensive research and Bible knowledge, these authors offer readers the essential facts they need to evaluate and discuss today's issues regarding Halloween, a widely popular event in which children and progressively more adults participate. The concise, easy-to-follow information helps readers answer such questions as:When and where did Halloween originate?What customs come from pagan beliefs?What should Christians know if they choose to participate in this event?Parents trying to establish wholesome family traditions and people who are concerned about this growing holiday will find what they are looking for in The Facts on Halloween--easy-to-understand, factual, and relevant information.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 août 2008
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736939058
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Unless otherwise noted, all verses are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW ® ® INTERNATIONAL VERSION . NIV . Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

Verses marked KJV are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

All emphasis (italics) in Scripture quotations has been added by the authors.

Cover by Dugan Design Group, Bloomington, Minnesota

Cover photos © iStockphoto

Back cover author photo (Dillon) by Goldberg Photography

THE FACTS ON HALLOWEEN Updated edition Copyright © 1996/2008 by The John Ankerberg Theological Research Institute Published by Harvest House Publishers Eugene, Oregon 97402 www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Ankerberg, John, 1945 The facts on Halloween / John Ankerberg, John Weldon ; updates by Dillon Burroughs. p. cm.—(The facts on) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN13: 9780736922197 (pbk.) ISBN10: 0736922199 (pbk.) 1. Halloween. 2. Amusements—Religious aspects—Christianity. 3. Christianity and culture. I. Weldon, John. II. Title. GT4965.A45 2006 394.2646—dc22 2008001018

All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—elec tronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

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Contents

Trick or Treat? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Section One Halloween—Ancient, Medieval, and Modern 1. What is the origin of Halloween? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2. Are the specific customs of Halloween related to pagan beliefs?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3. How does Halloween relate historically to the Roman Catholic Church, the dead, and purgatory?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4. Is Halloween related to modern pagan practices?. . . . . 23

Section Two A Christian and Biblical Analysis of Halloween 5. Can Halloween be an entirely innocent practice? . . . . 33

Section Three Halloween, Haunted Houses, Poltergeists, and Witchcraft

6. What is the historic connection between Halloween and ghosts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 7. How are ghosts, haunted houses, and Halloween related?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 8. What are the theories advanced to explain ghosts? . . . 52 9. Is the biblical view of ghosts credible in light of the facts surrounding hauntings and poltergeists? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 10. Do ghost phenomena require a supernatural explanation? And how are ghosts connected to demons?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

11. Who do these ghosts claim to be? What are the consequences of believing in their common interpretation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 12. Does Halloween support witchcraft? Is witchcraft dangerous? Are ghosts related to witchcraft? . . . . . . . . 72

Closing Remarks from the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Appendix: A Brief Timeline of Halloween. . . . . . . . . . 83 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Trick or Treat?

Who doesn’t remember the excitement and adven ture of dressing up in their favorite costume to travel the neighborhood for as many pieces of candy as we could possibly scavenge? Adults and children alike enjoy joining in the festivities commonly known as Halloween. In a marketing sense, Halloween has become big business today. The holiday is now the second most pop ular event for marketing activity, following Christmas. According to a National Retail Foundation survey, American consumers spent over $4.96 billion for Hal 1 loween in 2006, an average of $59.06 per person. The National Confectioners Association reported in 2005 that 80 percent of adults planned to give out candy to trickortreaters, and that 93 percent of children 2 planned to go trickortreating. Even grownups are actively involved, as at least one in three adults will buy costumes for themselves. “Halloween has turned into the second or thirdbiggest party night of the year, depending on who’s counting, behind New Year’s Eve and Super Bowl Sunday. Hallmark makes more than 3 300 Halloween cards.” Who is driving the growth in Halloween? It’s not older, affluent parents driving the surge in spending, but an increasing number of 18to24yearolds. Among the 18to24yearolds surveyed for the National Retail Federation by BIGresearch, responses were as follows: 5

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85% said they planned to celebrate Halloween this year, up from 67% last year. Overall, 64% of adults surveyed said they would observe the holiday in some way, versus 53% last year. Nearly twothirds of the 8,001 adults sur veyed for the retailers group said they planned to pass out candy this year. About 30% said they would attend or throw a party, and 49% said they were planning to deco rate their yard. Indeed, sales of decorations are expected to be the biggest mover, rising to $1.3 billion from $840 4 million last year.

More than ever before, Halloween has become an enor mously popular holiday. Interestingly, Halloween is also National Magic Day, observed worldwide by magicians, with even a National Magic Week observed the week of 5 October 25 to 31.

Halloween at work

Halloween is being embraced and observed in the workplace as never before. According to Human Resource Management’s 2000 Benefits Study, more than onethird of U.S. companies offer 6 some sort of workplace Halloween celebration.

But many people have mixed feelings about the issue of Halloween. Do its pagan religious associations disqualify it spiritually or ethically as an activity that Christians can celebrate? InThe Facts on Halloween, we’ll investigate the origin of Halloween, its historic and contemporary relation to paganism and witchcraft, its symbols, and some of the mysteries commonly asso ciated with Halloween, such as ghosts, haunted houses, and magic. We will also provide biblical and practical guidelines for evaluating Halloween from a Christian perspective.

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