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Halloween & It's Origins & Christians

History traces Halloween back to the ancient religion of the Celtics in Ireland. The Celtic people were very conscious of the spiritual world and had their own ideas of how they could gain access to it - such as by helping their over 300 gods to defeat their enemies in battle, or by imitating the gods in showing cleverness and cunning.

Their two main feasts were Beltane at the beginning of summer (May 1), and Samhain (pronounced Sah-ween) at the end of summer (Nov. 1). They believed Samhain was a time when the division between the two worlds became very thin, when hostile supernatural forces were active and ghosts and spirits were free to wander as they wished.

"During this interval the normal order of the universe is suspended, the barriers between the natural and the supernatural are temporarily removed, the sidh lies open and all divine beings and the spirits of the dead move freely among men and interfere sometimes violently, in their affairs" (Celtic Mythology, p. 127).

The Celtic priests who carried out the rituals in the open air were called Druids, members of pagan orders in Britain, Ireland and Gaul, who generally performed their rituals by offering sacrifices, usually of crops and animals, but sometimes of humans, in order to placate the gods; ensuring that the sun would return after the winter; and frightening away evil spirits.

To the Celtics, the bonfire represented the sun and was used to aid the Druid in his fight with dark powers. The term bonfire comes from the words "bone fire," literally meaning the bones of sacrificed animals, sometimes human, were piled in a field with timber and set ablaze. All fires except those of the Druids were extinguished on Samhain and householders were levied a fee to relight their holy fire which burned at their altars. During the Festival of Samhain, fires would be lit which would burn all through the winter and sacrifices would be offered to the gods on the fires. This practice of burning humans was stopped around 1600, and an effigy was sometimes burned instead.

This Jeremiah Project web site is my response to the situation in America today, a "famine in our land of hearing the words of the Lord" - Amos 8:11

History Of Halloween The origin of Halloween is fascinating and anyone interested in finding out about the history of Halloween and where this American tradition was founded, will find the information in this article to be eye-opening.

An Ancient Celebration October 31, Halloween, is one of the more popular holidays for children. What child wouldn't want to dress up as a monster or fairy and score a bag of candy in the process?

Blending of Paganism with Christianity When Christianity spread to parts of Europe, instead of trying to abolish these pagan customs, people tried to introduce ideas which reflected a more Christian world-view. Halloween has since become a confusing mixture of traditions and practices from pagan cultures and Christian tradition.

By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. During their rule of the Celtic lands, Roman festivals were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain. The Romans observed the holiday of Feralia, intended to give rest and peace to the departed. Participants made sacrifices in honor of the dead, offered up prayers for them, and made oblations to them. Another festival was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.

As the influence of Christianity spread into Celtic lands, in the 7th century, Pope Boniface IV introduced All Saints' Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs, to replace the pagan festival of the dead. It was observed on May 13. In 834, Gregory III moved All Saint's Day from May 13 to Nov. 1 and for Christians, this became an opportunity for remembering before God all the saints who had died and all the dead in the Christian community. Oct. 31 thus became All Hallows' Eve ('hallow' means 'saint').

Sadly, though, many of the customs survived and were blended in with Christianity. Numerous folk customs connected with the pagan observances for the dead have survived to the present.

In 1517, a monk named Martin Luther honored the faithful saints of the past by choosing All Saints Day (November 1) as the day to publicly charge the Church heirarchy with abandoning biblical faith. This became known as "Reformation Day," a fitting celebration of the restoration the same biblical faith held by the saints throughout church history. [What about Halloween?]

Trick-or-Treat? Some trace the origins of present day "trick-or-treat" to Samhain, which was the supreme night of demonic jubilation. Spirits of the dead would rise out of their graves and wander the countryside, trying to return to the homes where they formerly lived. Frightened villagers tried to appease these wandering spirits by offering them gifts of fruit and nuts. They began the tradition of placing plates of the finest food and bits of treats that the household had to offer on their doorsteps, as gifts, to appease the hunger of the ghostly wanderers. If not placated, villagers feared that the spirits would kill their flocks or destroy their property.

The problem was... if the souls of dead loved ones could return that night, so could anything else,human or not, nice or not-so-nice. The only thing the superstitious people knew to do to protect themselves on such an occasion was to masquerade as one of the demonic hoard, and hopefully blend in unnoticed among them. Wearing masks and other disguises and blackening the face with soot were originally ways of hiding oneself from the spirits of the dead who might be roaming around. This is the origin of Halloween masquerading as devils, imps, ogres, and other demonic creatures.

Others trace "trick-or-treat" to a European custom called "souling". Beggars would go from village to village begging for "soul cakes" made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. At the time, it was believed that the dead remained in limbo for a time after death, and that prayer, even by strangers could guarantee a soul's passage to heaven.

In many parts of Britain and Ireland this night used to be known as 'Mischief Night', which meant that people were free to go around the village playing pranks and getting up to any kind of mischief without fear of being punished. Many of the different customs were taken to the United States by Irish and Scottish immigrants in the nineteenth century, and they developed into 'trick or treat'.

Halloween Comes to America Traditional Halloween symbols (witches, black cats, pumpkins, candles, masks, parties and pranks) appeared in the U.S. during the late 1800's. In 1848, millions of Irish emigrants poured into America as a result of the potato famine. With this sudden influx of people, the holiday of Druidism found its new home on alien shores. "Proudly Celtic, they called Halloween Oidche Shamhna (`Night of Samhain'), as their ancestors had, and kept the traditional observances" [Common Boundary, Sep./Oct. 1993, p. 31].

The Jack-o-lantern is the festival light for Halloween and is the ancient symbol of a damned soul. Originally the Irish would carve out turnips or beets as lanterns as representations of the souls of the dead or goblins freed from the dead.

When the Irish emigrated to America they could not find many turnips to carve into Jack O'Lanterns but they did find an abundance of pumpkins. Pumpkins seemed to be a suitable substitute for the turnips and pumpkins have been an essential part of Halloween celebrations ever since.

Pumpkins were cut with faces representing demons and was originally intended to frighten away evil spirits. It was said that if a demon or such were to encounter something as fiendish looking as themselves that they'd run away in terror,thus sparing the houses dwellers from the ravages of dark entities. They would have been carried around the village boundaries or left outside the home to burn through the night.

Bats, owls and other nocturanal animals, also popular symbols of Halloween, were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead.

Black cats have religious origins as well. Black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future. During the Middle Ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise.

Witches and witchcraft are dominant themes of the holiday. Witches generally believe themselves to be followers of an ancient religion, which goes back far beyond Christianity, and which is properly called 'wicca'. Witches are really just one side of a modern revival of paganism - the following of pre-Christian nature religions, the attempt to return to worshipping ancient Norse, Greek or Celtic gods and goddesses.

To witches, Halloween is a festival of the dead, and represents the "end and the beginning of the witches year. It marks the beginning of the death and destruction associated with winter. At this time the power of the underworld is unleashed, and spirits are supposedly freed to roam about the earth; it is considered the best time to contact spirits" (Halloween and Satanism, P. Phillips and J.H. Robie, 1987, p. 146).

The apostle Paul said Witchcraft is one of the acts of the sinful nature and those who practice it will not inherit the kingdom of God (Galatians 5:16-21; see also Revelation 22:15).

Divination The various activities traditional to Halloween are mostly associated with the idea of obtaining good fortune and foretelling the future. Samhain was a time when it was customary for the pagans to use the occult practice of divination to determine the weather for the coming year, the crop expectations, and even who in the community would marry whom and in what order.

The idea behind ducking, dooking or bobbing for apples seems to have been that snatching a bite from the apple enables the person to grasp good fortune. Unmarried people would attempt to take a bite out of an apple bobbing in a pail of water, or suspended on a string. The first person to do so was believed to be the next to marry.

Samhain is a time for getting rid of weakness, as pagans once slaughtered weak animals which were unlikely to survive the winter. A common ritual calls for writing down weaknesses on a piece of paper or parchment, and tossing it into the fire.

There used to be a custom of placing a stone in the hot ashes of the bonfire. If in the morning a person found that the stone had been removed or had cracked, it was a sign of bad fortune. Nuts have been used for divination: whether they burned quietly or exploded indicated good or bad luck.

Peeling an apple and throwing the peel over one's shoulder was supposed to reveal the initial of one's future spouse.

One way of looking for omens of death was for people to visit churchyards, because the spirits of those who were going to die during the coming year were thought to walk around the churchyard during this night.

Should Christians adopt such practices? Can we borrow pagan customs and superstitions of ancient peoples and "Christianize" them?

As believers, we are called to "Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil. [1 Thesalonians 5:21-22] Who can deny that virtually all of the symbols of Halloween are evil? Witches, monsters, ogres, vampires, ghosts, ghouls, goblins, devils and demons all portray evil. Christians are to "... have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." [Ephesians 5:11]

Is Halloween just another innocent holiday that doesn't harm anyone? Is it really just childish fun? Vandalism and wanton disregard for the property of others is common on Halloween night. Even normally well-behaved children are driven by unseen forces to destructive behavior. Police officials everywhere report a great increase in such activities on Halloween. Worse yet are the horrifying accounts of poisoned candy and fruits booby-trapped with razor blades and needles. Such threats are so real that many hospitals offer free X-rays of Halloween treats in order to prevent children from being harmed. Who but Satan could inspire such monstrous actions?

Should the church be compromised by accommodating itself to the culture?

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." [Romans 12:2]

"For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial?" [2 Corinthians 6:14, 15]

When America and the world celebrates the Festival of Samhain and the powers of darkness by masquerading as evil creatures or decorating our homes, schools, businesses and churches with occult symbols, Satanic power is glorified.

The sort of practices celebrated on Halloween are what defiled the ancient nations [see Leviticus 18:24-30]. The Israelites were warned against such practices when they entered the Promised Land, "When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations." [Deuteronomy 18:9]

Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD, and because of these detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you. You must be blameless before the LORD your God. The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so. [Deuteronomy 18:10-14]

As an alternative to the celebration of evil and death, Christians should rather do what Christians are supposed to do every day and that is shine the light of Jesus Christ. We should emphasize the Christian influences and strive to make Hallow's Eve a celebration of the acts of God through his people the saints. We should make it a day when acts of charity instead of vandalism and hatred abound. A day that emphasizes the light of Christ instead of the darkness of evil. A day when people meditate on the acts of Godly people instead of ghosts and goblins.

While you may have participated "all in fun," be assured, Halloween is serious business for Satanists and witches. Those who oppose Christ are known to organize on Halloween to observe satanic rituals, to cast spells, to oppose churches and families, to perform sacrilegious acts, and to even offer blood sacrifices to Satan. While some may say, "But we only do this in fun...we don't practice witchcraft," those things that represent Satan and his domain cannot be handled or emulated "for fun". Such participation places you in enemy and forbidden territory and that is dangerous ground.

Tom Sanguinet, former high priest in the Celtic tradition of Wicca (witchcraft) said "The modern holiday we call Halloween has its origins in the full moon closest to November 1, the witches’ New Year. It was a time when the "spirits" (demons) were supposed to be at their peak power and revisiting the earth planet." He went on to say, "Halloween is purely and absolutely evil, and there is nothing we ever have or will do that would make it acceptable to the Lord Jesus." [The Dark Side Of Halloween]

As evil prevails, Americans have embraced an evil day of Satan, with the pranks of 'would be' hoodlums, combined with 'demon faces' on pumpkins, clothing of 'death' being worn, and calling it fun. When Christians participate in Halloween, it sends a message to children that witchcraft, demonism, Satanism, and the occult are something fun, entertaining and harmless.

Many years ago, C.S. Lewis wrote that one of Satan's most deceptive tactics is to convince people that he doesn't exist. Apparently he has done a good job in his deception. Sadly, many people think of the devil as no more than a symbol of evil: like Santa Claus, he is just a fictional symbol. Many people today also do not think of witches as real people who practice magic, but simply as imaginary figures who represent the supernatural world and everything that is 'spooky.'

Recognizing this pagan holiday gives the false impression that what is actually lethal is innocuous. Some children develop a fascination with the supernatural which leads them later into more sinister occult practices. It's the spiritual equivalent of painting a loaded gun to look like a toy and giving it to child to play with.

It is the kind of celebration that encourages kids like the 16-year-old in Pearl, Mississippi who stabbed his mother to death in her sleep and then opened fire at his high school, killing two students and wounding seven. Authorities found this student along with at least six others involved in a small, avowedly satanic clique that calls itself "Kroth."

How some people can defend this kind of activity as just another innocent holiday that doesn't harm anyone is beyond me.

Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. (John 3:19-20)

Acceptance of the Supernatural Central to Satan's goals is the widespread acceptance of the supernatural, including the occult, on the part of North Americans, accompanied by a great revival of spiritism all over the world.

Over the last 30 or so years, the occult has moved into the mainstream of America - in television, movies, magazines, business, and various aspects of daily life. Movies, books, magazines and encyclopedias of the supernatural have abounded. Turn on your TV and hear from the ever-present "Psychic Friends" hotline, or see lead characters in TV shows meet their "spirit guide." Entire bookstores devoted to the occult have become common. Universities regularly offer courses on witchcraft and magic - usually the so-called "white" variety. Myriads of mystical Eastern religions, bizarre and often demonic, have invaded North America and found in most cases an amazing responsiveness.

Indeed, Halloween has taken root in America. Americans spend $21 million on Halloween candies yearly second only to Christmas in total sales. Halloween is the Number 1 season for selling humorous greeting cards. In North America, some 25 million cards are sold annually. (Peter Smith, "By the Numbers," The Toronto Star, 2002-OCT-27.) Halloween is the third-largest party occasion next to Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Increasingly the curriculum in many public schools is becoming a primer in occultism. Impressions, a curriculum used in many school districts instructs teachers and students in how to cast spells. One teacher's manual reads, "Tell the children that a magician has cast a spell on some children. Have them work in pairs to write the magic spell the magician used. Have each pair write another spell to reverse the first spell. Have them chant their spells."

About 16,000 school districts use the Pumsey the Dragon curriculum, by Jill Anderson. Many of the relaxation techniques used are identical to those used in hypnosis. Another curriculum called Duso the Dolphin employs relaxation techniques and sends hypnotized youngsters off on guided fantasies to a place called Aquatron.

Satanism has become a phenomena that crosses the city limit into the rural areas of our nation. It is reported there are some 6000 witches, and approximately 10 million people are involved in the occult. However, it is very difficult to establish how many actually participate. These individuals are involved in a wide variety of activities from simply casting spells to human sacrifice. The news wires carry story after story about young children being kidnapped, only to be found later as victims of some bizarre ritualistic crime.

As satantic involvement among our youth increases, we begin to see the primary goal of such activity. According to Scripture (2 Cor. 4:4; Rev. 12:9), Satan's goal is to deceive man by blinding him to the truth of the gospel and to receive worship for himself (Matt. 4:9; Isa. 14:12-14).

It has become clear that the primary goal is to alter an individual's values and turn him against himself, his beliefs, family, God and society.

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

Young satanists believe the strong will rule with Satan. Once an individual becomes involved, they often make a pact with Satan. They commit themselves to a future date when they will take their own lives by suicide. They believe if they submit themselves to Satan in death, they will come back in another life as a stronger being and rule with him forever. According to recent statistics, fourteen young people a day take their own lives.

Recently, a California skateboard manufacturer used a package enclosure similar in appearance to a gospel tract to encourage purchasers to sell their souls to the devil. The brochure titled, "Let's Make a Deal" has a smiley-faced devil who explains to Flame Boy what happened in heaven after he was banished: "First off, they set up a bunch of dumb rules, and then they imposed a really strict dress code. I'l wager that people must be quite bored up there, but hey, that's what they get for being good." He contrasts this with, "Flame Boy, even a dimwit like you can see that hell is by far the best place to retire. Just look at all the fun to be had." Children are asked to sign and return a contract, by which they give possession of their souls to the devil for eternity.

What's wrong with Halloween? It does not have even one single redeeming virtue. It is custom born out of pagan superstition. It is a demon-inspired, devil-glorifying, occult festival. It is an evening holy unto evil, death, and divination. The Scriptures tells us to "Abstain from all appearance of evil." [1Thess. 5:22]

Wake up Christian! This is the night of evil and those who love the Lord Jesus Christ should have nothing to do with it.

We are all accountable for our choices and decisions. Ignorance is no excuse. The choice is up to you. Have you been involved in this satanic holiday? Do you struggle with giving it up because "it's just fun" and an innocent opportunity for children to dress up and collect candy? Don't take my word for it. Let God show you what he would have you do.

Whose Work Are We Saved By?

I'm writing this blog as a follow up to the earlier law & grace blog. So there is no confusion.

Whose Work Are We Saved By?

Our own?

No, Christ's work on the cross!

Ephesians 2:8-10 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

It's God's work through us not ours so we can't boast! We truly are saved by grace:

Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

See "He who began a good work in us". God does not share His glory. He made us who we are in Him! (Our works/righteousness are as filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6) and apart from Him we can do nothing (John 15:5))

Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

God says to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Why? Because we all have different walks, and are all shown different things at different times as the work, the likeness of Christ changes us! As an example a smoker does not go to hell, but smoking is bad a sin against the body, the temple of the holy spirit. Christians should let God deal with them about it and heal them and deliver them. We need to continue to show grace and love to them! It's not our job to change anyone? and can we really?

2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

The previous verse...

2 Corinthians 9:7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

God holds us all to different standards. That's an example right there. And grace abounds! "in every good work"

Again Christ's work. What is Christ really changing? Ultimately our heart. And our love for Him and our love for His children. The bible explains man's heart and desires to be wicked through and through that is prior to Christ coming into our heart!

Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

1 John 4:20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen."

Christ is the perfect example of love!

1 Corinthians 3:2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

Are not babies even welcome until heaven? Of course! Even spiritual babies! Their faith in Christ brings them in (Ephesians 2:8-10), just their rewards in heaven may not be as great! We are held accountable by what we know.

2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

It's another subject for another blog, but the Judgment Seat of Christ is for all believers. The white throne judgment is another judgment for unbelievers!

Matthew 18:3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

He was talking as an allegory the innocence and the faith of a child!

Again!:

Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Law & Grace (biblically/New Covenant)

What does it really mean to be saved by grace? This video does an excelent job at explaining it!

I'll remind you:


Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Thank God for grace, because we're guilty of them all!

James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Matthew 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."

Jesus fulfilled them by keeping all 633 commandments and the 10 main one's.

Why did Jesus say?:


Matthew 22:36-40 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

Think about it:


If you lie, murder, steal, etc, do you love your brother?

If you have idols, do you truly love God?

What was the purpose of the law?


Galatians 3:24-25 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

It was our "schoolmaster" or mirror to show us our sins!

If you do not acknowledge Christ you do not put faith in the one who fulfilled it or kept the whole things, lived perfectly, the lamb of God.

Romans 3:24-26 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Revelation 21:8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

In Revelation 21:8 are all people who broke or trangressed against God's law (I remember the commandment about not lying and the one about not murdering for sure!). The law is still around, but Christians are truly saved by grace! Praise Jesus! He kept the whole thing or fulfilled it! But, as we follow Him overtime and take up our cross daily dying to ourselves, we should become more holy and righteous like Him.

The Supernatural Caught on Camera!

This stuff really happens! I've been in meetings where this kind of stuff happened for real! and the holy spirit's presence was strong!

Gotta Love Classic Garfield!

Celebrities Are So Smart! *rolls eyes!*

60 Dumb Celebrity Quotes

«Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.» -Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign-

«If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.» -Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President-

«So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?» -Christian Aguilera-

«Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.» -Ivana Trump, on finishing her first novel-

«I'm convinced the Beatles are partly responsible for the fall of Communism.» -Milos Foreman, Film director-

«When I'm a blonde, I can say the world is purple, and they'll believe me because they weren't listening to me.» -Kylie Bax, Model/Actress, in Stuff magazine.-

«The internet is a great way to get on the net.» -Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate-

«You guys, line up alphabetically by height.» -Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach-

«I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada.» -Britney Spears, on Blender Magazine (April 2004)-

«I think war is a dangerous place.» -George W. Bush, Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2003)-

«I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.» -Greg Norman, Golfer-

«It's nice, it gives you a feeling of security so that if something breaks we know we can always call a guy over and he'll bring a drill or something.» -Brooke Shields, Actress, on why it was is good to live in a co-ed dormitory when she was in college-

«Rotarians, be patriotic! Learn to shoot yourself.» -Gyrator, Chicago Rotary Club journal-

«These people haven't seen the last of my face. If I go down, I'm going down standing up.» -Chuck Person, NBA Basketball player-

«I'm so smart now. Everyone's always like 'take your top off'. Sorry, NO! They always want to get that money shot. I'm not stupid.» -Paris Hilton (December 2003)-

«I think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman» -Arnold Schwarzenegger-

«Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that but not with all those flies and death and stuff.» -Mariah Carey, pop singer-

«Predictions are difficult. Especially about the future.» -Yogi Berra, Baseball player-

«My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.» -Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice.-

«The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century.» -Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice-President-

«And now the sequence of events in no particular order.» -Dan Rather, television news anchor-

«Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.» -George W Bush, Austin, Texas, Dec. 20, 2000-

«The doctors X-rayed my head and found nothing.» -Dizzy Dean, explaining how he felt after being hit on the head by a ball in the 1934 World Series.-

«I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad that I won rather than lost.» -Frank Bruno, Boxer-

«I have opinions of my own --strong opinions-- but I don't always agree with them.» -George Bush-

«I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first.» -George Rogers, NFL New Orleans Saint RB, when asked about the upcoming season-

«I do not like this word "bomb." It is not a bomb. It is a device that is exploding.» -Jacques le Blanc, French ambassador on nuclear weapons-

«The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.» -Joe Theisman, quarterback and sports analyst-

«Half this game is ninety percent mental.» -Danny Ozark, Philadelphia Phillies manager-

«Be sure and put some of those neutrons on it.» -Mike Smith, Baseball pitcher, ordering a salad at a restaurant.-

«If I sold all my liabilities, I wouldn't own anything. My wife's a liability, my kids are liabilities, and I haven't sold them.» -Ted Turner, media mogul, on selling off his money losing properties-

They misunderestimated me.» -George W Bush, Bentonville, Ark., (Nov. 6, 2000)-

«I don't diet. I just don't eat as much as I'd like to.» -Linda Evangelista, Supermodel-

«Facts are stupid things.» -Ronald Reagan, Former U.S. President-

«What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.» -Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President-

«That's just the tip of the ice cube.» -Neil Hamilton, BBC2-

«A bachelor's life is no life for a single man.» -Samuel Goldwyn-

«I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.» -Terry Bradshaw, Former football player/announcer-

«It isn't pollution that is hurting the environment, it's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.» -Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice-President-

«I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.» -Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.-

«The only happy artist is a dead artist, because only then you can't change. After I die, I'll probably come back as a paintbrush.» -Sylvestor Stallone, Actor-

«Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.» -Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC-

«We are not ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur.» -Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President-

«Will the highways on the internet become more few?» -George W Bush, Concord, New Hampshire, (29th January 2000)-

«Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas.» -Keppel Enderbery, Former Australian cabinet minister-

«There is certainly more in the future now than back in 1964.» -Roger Daltrey, Singer/Actor-

«We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees.» -Jason Kidd, upon his drafting to the Dallas Mavericks-

«I've never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that's very popular out there in Africa.» -Britney Spears-

«Pitching is 80% of the game. The other half is hitting and fielding -Mickey Rivers, baseball player-

«I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix -Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President-

«Put the 'off' button on.» -George W. Bush, Associated Press, 14th February 2000-

«So Carol, you're a housewife and mother. And have you got any children -Michael Barrymore-

«Food is an important part of a balanced diet -Fran Lebowitz, US writer-

«We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need -Lee Iacocca, Chairman of the Chrysler corporation-

«For NASA, space is still a high priority -Dan Quayle-

«He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is.» -Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer-

«If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight -George Gobel-

«If only faces could talk...» -Pat Summerall, Sportscaster, during the Super Bowl-

«Every minute was more exciting than the next -Linda Evans, actress-

«I'm not anorexic. I'm from Texas. Are there people from Texas that are anorexic? I've never heard of one. And that includes me -Jessica Simpson-

The Greatest Reason Over All Others That I Believe We're in the Last Days!

2 Timothy 3:1-9 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them. They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth—men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.

This prophecy over all other reasons is why I believe we're in the last days! Paul wrote this prophecy. One does not have to go very far to find this today! If you haven't seen it where have you been?

Lovers of themselves? Lovers of money? Boastful? Proud? Abusive? Disobedient to Their Parents? Ungrateful? Unholy? Without love? Unforgiving? Slanderous? (lol just go to so-called "Christian" groups on Myspace!) Without self-control? Brutal? Not lovers of the good? Treacherous? Rash? Conceited? Lovers of pleasure rather then lovers of God? They all have "a form of godliness but denying its power!"

I often wonder how many Christians there really are today?

Matthew 7:13-15 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.

Just like Jesus said:

Matthew 24:37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Be Careful Church!

Be Careful how you represent Christ! I've been saved 10 years. Thank God for my close walk with Christ. Or things I've seen over the years countless times by "Christians" and churches would have turned me off from Christ and the Gospel countless times! And even things they've done to me! Wow! It never ceases to amaze me what "Christians" are capable of! I believe the greatest work the church sadly has to do is reverse people's bad image of Christ and the church! That's sad! I was turned off from church for over a year and didn't go, but I still had my relationship with Christ. That might surprise several of you. When I lived in Cincinnati, Ohio prior to moving to Hot Springs, Arkansas several months ago I never went to church. I've seen some of the same stuff here in Hot Springs, I also saw it in my homestate of Arizona! I even went to a prophetic church in Phoenix, AZ for several months, the truth came out that the pastor who accurately prophesied over me was having adulterous sexual relationships with other women in the church! He was married! The Crusaders were "supposedly" representing Christ, the Nazis told the Jews they were killing them in the name of Jesus! Of course all lies! But, ask the founder of Jewish Voice Today Jonathan Bernis and he being raised Jewish will tell you that those two reasons are the biggest hinderances for Jews to acknolwedge Christ as their Loird and Savior, he has stated this several times on the television program Jewsish Voice Today! I don't want to speak badly or poorly of people but what I've seen over and over and over again the church, wow! I won't even tell you all that I've seen that's between me and God I pray about it! I don't want to give people and churches a bad name either, it might just be certain people in these churches! I don't think there is a single Christian in America who doesn't know what I'm talking about! I know from what I've been told over the years by many that I'm not alone in what people have experienced in church! It's sad! I acknowledge some of those people are not christ's to begin with! My biggest problem with the saying "once saved always saved" is this! "Once saved always saved" is not a bible verse it's a phrase American evangelicals made up. Though there is some biblical truth in eternal security. (We can walk away from Him, but He said He will never leave nor forsake us) I do not believe this phrase is safe! It makes people think they're really born-again who are not. It makes people just go through the motions of reciting the sinners prayer but go on living the way they always did! It makes us be deceived in thinking people who are God's who really aren't. Just because someone does something wrong and sins or sings against his/her brother/sister does not necessarily mean they're not truly saved either, I'll admit that. But, at least as far as America is concerned, we toss around the term "Christian" and "saved" everywhere! I believe in God's eyes their is "once saved always saved" (though I still don't like the danger of the phrase) and eternal security. He knows in the end who are His! Most know truthfully if they really are His too, though there are many deceived people today too!

Matthew 25:40-42 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink

Matthew 7:21-23 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'

This Guy (Criss Angel) is So Dark & Evil!

This guy Criss Angel does some things that are just impossible outside of supernatural means. He walked up to a pregnant women once and started rubbing her stomach. In the space of a few seconds she was completely flat. In a sort of panic she said "where's my baby?" Her young daughter who was standing next to her now looked pregnant. Her daughter was crying she was so freaked out. In another instance, he asked an eight-year-old in a clothing store if she wanted to know what she would look like when she was 20. She said yes. Criss dressed her up in some "20-year-old clothes" and with the camera rolling she went from eight years old to twenty in the space of a few seconds. She couldn't believe it and ran to show her mother who was nearby. The viewer at home is left wondering if he left her that way. Twelve years of her life just gone? I hope he didn't leave her like that. In another instance, he got the flame from a candle to leave the wick and float in the air. He also levitated an olive and caught it with his mouth. Besides all of that he is plain weird. He put a live mouse in his mouth and ate it! These events I have seen but I have heard of other things he has done such as walking up walls. No mortal man can defy gravity in such a way outside of supernatural intervention.

Criss Angel is getting his power from the demonic. And it's entertainment? *rolls eyes* He's getting paid lots of money to entertain evil spirits and being heavily involved in the occult! He's just weird too!

When I first saw this guy on t.v. I sensed heavy darkness around him! This guy isn't doing a trick like sleight of hand, there's no trick behind it, it isn't light and smoke effects and trap doors on stage either, what you're seeing is real and the devil (demons) are giving him the power! We Christians have the power to do what Christ did.

Luke 10:19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

And the devil counterfeits things of God. This guy does not profess to be a Christian so he is not getting his power from the holy spirit. I couldn't find anything on him on the web in his bio that clearly states occult, but he has been involved in magic for years and has practiced martial arts. What I see about this guy is what the holy spirit has shown me he is not getting his power from God! Christians are to be mindful of such things!

Deuteronomy 18:10-11 Let no one be found among you who ... practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.

Micah 5:12 I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells.

Exodus 22:18 Do not allow a sorceress to live.

Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Revelation 21:8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."