Declaration, Desecration, and the Dead
Today, I want to draw attention to an issue with an upcoming date. As you might know, October 31 is right around the corner, and the world is filled with the walking dead. You might be wondering where I am going with this. Allow me to break this down. It is the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses, the date associated with the ancient event of the global flood, and a date celebrated by cultures around death. Today, we won't discuss whether Christians should celebrate Halloween, but rather the date's significance beyond what candy and modernity have orchestrated.
Let’s start first with Martin Luther. October 31, 1517, was the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
A German monk and professor of theology named Martin Luther presented the Ninety-Five Theses, arguing for a return to a stricter understanding of soteriology. Luther believed the Roman Catholic Church had lost its way and no longer practiced what the Bible declared about salvation. While Luther had many issues, the Reformation began with this basic understanding. Many good things came out of the Reformation; however, it also led to a false sense of security for the Christian world. A sense that we were back closer to God, when, in fact, for many, it only solidified their wretched smell of spiritual decay. As the Reformation developed, its central teachings came to be summarized through what are now commonly called the Five Solas: Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), Sola Fide (faith alone), Sola Gratia (grace alone), Solus Christus(Christ alone), and Soli Deo Gloria (glory to God alone). This would lead to more men who believed in a stricter approach to God’s Word.
Other Reformers, including William Tyndale in England, worked to translate Scripture despite significant opposition. The spread of printed Bibles, along with growing literacy and religious education, helped transform Europe's spiritual landscape.
Mill House Ministries follows the Bible as strictly as we can understand it. With this approach, we have come to reject much of what reformists and Calvinists believe today. However, we still need to understand what Luther and others did in pursuing God’s Word.
Next, we examine Dr. Ken Johnson’s work with the Dead Sea Scrolls and find that Halloween strongly ties to celebrating the day of the Global Flood, when all the demons (children of the Fallen Angels) were cleansed from the world. This day is believed to be on the second month, on the 17th day. Although it does not fall on October 31, the day has gravitated toward celebration and ancestral worship, beginning with the memorialization of the Flood. Dr. Ken Johnson offers three quotes about the day and how it evolved. “Paganism calls this day Samhain, but today it is known by the name Halloween.”1 “This was adopted by many post-flood nations as a New Year’s Day and a kind of Memorial Day.”2 “This commemoration will be twisted into ancestor worship later.”3
Halloween is a day many unknowingly are celebrating when God destroyed the ancient world in order to save humanity. Instead of humans rejoicing in God’s justice and mercy, we celebrate the evil which was destroyed.
So why do we say “Dead” in the introduction? Today, we have two groups celebrating something rather significantly unfortunate. First, it is the day that religion was revealed to be a dead man’s inadequate way to reach God. For over 1,000 years, the catholic church had bastardized Christianity, and then came Martin Luther. Despite all his praise, he was still a deeply misguided man. He tried to right the religious ship by offering a new religious answer that wasn't fully grounded in God’s Word. He cherry-picked what he wanted, and today’s reformers still parrot the same issue. Instead of focusing on all of God’s Word, they hyper-focus on soteriology alone. God’s Word is not only about salvation; it's about so much more. Martin Luther failed to recognize eschatology, and his disciples today fail to listen to Jesus, His disciples, and the Holy Spirit, and to see what the entirety of Scripture (all 66 books) offers.
Additionally, the Dead Sea Scrolls have uniquely blessed believers who seek to understand all of the Bible. Through careful study, archaeological advances, and the Holy Spirit's guidance, we now understand that God’s Word is not only pure, but we also have a better holistic grasp. This means that there was a real global Noah’s flood. This means that millions of Nephilim died, which created the Demon spirits we know today. Cultures around the world celebrate the dead, turning it into a huge marketing campaign for the economy.
Halloween is a day when we see two dead groups celebrate something, which is unfortunate. Reformation Day should never have been needed if Godly men had been behind the pulpit; however, if Godly men had continued to move forward, they would have grasped everything the Bible wants us to know, away from the hands of the Catholic Church. Simultaneously, we see the non-Christians hyper-focused on the celebration of the dead and are unwittingly cheering for the very enemy trying to stop God’s plan of salvation.
For you and me, the basic premise of today’s post is simple: the Dead are active and walking around; some hold a religious view of Calvinism and traditions of men, while others focus on demonic worship. At a quick glance, they may seem to lead to totally different places, but in fact they both lead you to the same destination: the Lake of Fire. You need Jesus Christ alone. You need to pursue Jesus and push to understand His entire word. Not for salvation's sake, but rather for more than just salvation. This is why Mill House Ministries exists; this is why we oppose the traditions of men (religious or not) and seek to glorify the only one who should be glorified: Jesus Christ.
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Source: Ken Johnson, Ancient Paganism, section “Eight Post-Flood Pagan Holy Days.”
Source: Ken Johnson, Ancient Messianic Festivals, Appendix A, “Halloween.”
Source: Ken Johnson, Ancient Paganism, section “Eight Post-Flood Pagan Holy Days.”