It was originally a date on the Celtic calendar, a pagan celebration named Samhain, to honor their ancestors and to recognize the change of the season to the dark days of winter. After the spread of Christianity the church renamed it an All Hallows Eve to reflect on the saints who went before us in preparation to celebrate All Saints day on November 1. The name Halloween is a 16th century Scottish variant of the fuller All Hallows Eve i.e. the night before All Saints Day.
This Halloween truly make it a “Hallowed” evening by reflecting on all those saints especially those who laid down their lives and made the ultimate sacrifice that we may have the faith we have today. I personally reflect on the saints who invested their lives to translate the Word of God during the time of the Reformation, many of whom were burned at the stake, that we may have the blessing today to personally read and understand the Bible. Yet so often days even weeks can go by before we pick it up to read and meditate on it, not regarding the martyred lives and sacrifice it cost to translate it from the Greek and Hebrew.
Then on November 1, which was set aside by the early church in 835AD as All Saints Day, we can truly celebrate in our hearts by praising God for the foundation we have inherited from all those who have walked the faith before us leaving us footprints to follow.
See page 210 of my book “Developing a Secret History with God” which emphasis being thankful for our historical spiritual roots and the foundation of faith we have inherited with the Lord Jesus Christ as the chief cornerstone. Walk with the King and be a blessing adding your block to the temple He is building for future generations to follow.
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