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“Hallow” as a noun an old English
word for saint. As a verb, it means to make something holy or to honor it as
holy.
“All hollows Eve” designates the
vigil of all hallows day – more commonly known as “All Saints Day.”
All saints day is a time to remember
the dead, including martyrs, saints, and all faithful departed Christians. To
honor all the saints, known and unknown.
Is Halloween
a Day sole reserved for Satanic or Pagan celebrations?
No, but Halloween is a day some
choose to celebrate satanic rituals. However, the origin of Halloween does not
begin with these evil dark practices. Halloween originally is a Christian
pre-celebratory day before All Saints Day. Believe it or not.
All saints day, Nov 1, is a Day of
holy obligation, and both the feast and the vigil have been celebrated since
the early 8th century, when they were instituted by Pope Gregory III
in Rome. (A century later, they were extended to the church at large by Pope
Gregory IV).
The writer of Hebrews gives us the best ALL SAINTS day list
we could possibly have
Hebrews 12:1-3
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such
a great cloud of witnesses, Who is this cloud of witnesses?
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PERSON
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DESCRIPTION
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ACT OF FAITH
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SCRIPTURE
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HOF 01
Abel
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Adam and Eve’s second son, younger brother of Cain. Cain
killed Abel when Abel offered a better sacrifice to the Lord.
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Offered the best parts of a lamb as a sacrifice to the
Lord
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HOF 02
Enoch
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Little information is given about Enoch. Instead of saying
he died, the Bible says that God "took him away."
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"truly loved God"
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HOF 03
Noah
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Son of Lamech and great grandson of Enoch. His name sounds
like the Hebrew word for "comfort."
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Believed God’s warning that God was going to destroy the
evil people of the world in a flood. Built a large boat (ark) as God
commanded to save his family and animals.
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Gen 6.1--9.17
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HOF 04
Abraham
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A descendant of Noah’s son Shem and the son of Terah.
Husband of Sarah and father of Isaac. He was named Abram at birth, but God
changed his name to Abraham which sounds like the Hebrew for "father of
many nations" (Gen 17.4-5).
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Left the security of his homeland, when God called him to
go to a new land where God would give him many descendants.
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HOF 05
Sarah
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Wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She was originally
named Sarai but God changed her name to Sarah (both names mean
"princess" (Gen 17.15).
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Was too old to have children, but she had faith that God
would give her a child anyway.
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HOF 06
Isaac
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Abraham and Sarah’s son. Although Abraham had a son by his
wife’s slave Hagar, Isaac is called Abraham’s "only son" because he
was born as the result of God’s promise to Abraham.
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Gave a blessing to his sons Jacob and Esau
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HOF 07
Jacob
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Son of Isaac and Rebekah, and twin brother of Esau. His
name was changed to Israel (Gen
32.22-28) which means "a man who wrestles with God." The
twelve tribes of Israel were named after his sons. God’s promise to Abraham
and Isaac was repeated to Jacob (Gen
28.13-15).
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Blessed his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh (Joseph’s sons)
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HOF 08
Joseph
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Son of Jacob and Rachel. He was sold by his brothers to a
passing caravan of traders and taken to Egypt where he became an important
official in the kings court.
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Used his position in the Egyptian government to save his
family when they went to Egypt during a time of famine in Caanan. Also,
trusted that God would lead the Hebrew people of Israel out of Egypt.
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Gen 37~50;
especially 50.22-25.
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HOF 09
Moses
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A Hebrew born in Egypt who was adopted into the royal
household. The Lord appeared to him and commanded him to lead the Hebrew people
out of slavery in Egypt. Later the Lord gave him the Law on Mount Sinai.
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Refused to be considered the king’s grandson; led the
Hebrew people out of Egypt; celebrated Passover.
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Exod 1~15; 19~34
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HOF 10
Rahab
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A Canaanite prostitute who lived in Jericho before the
Israelites conquered the city.
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Helped two Israelite spies escape Jericho so they could
make a report to their commanders.
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HOF 11
Gideon
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When 32,000 Israelites rallied for battle (Judges 7:3), God
diminished Gideon's army to an unimpressive, outnumbered 300. "Then
the LORD said to Gideon, 'By the three hundred
men who lapped I will save you'" Gideon went forth by
faith, and the Lord was faithful to His word
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Judges 6-8
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HOF 12
Barak
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An unlikely leader who lacked courage, he would not go
into to battle unless the prophetess Deborah accompanied him. Also, his
godless opponent was actually defeated by another woman when she drove a tent
peg through his head.
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Judges 4
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HOF 13
Samson
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Samson was given supernatural strength
by God in order to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats, such as
killing a lion, slaying an entire army with a donkey jawbone, and destroying
a
pagan templewith his bare hands. Samson had two vulnerabilities: his
attraction to untrustworthy women and his hair, without which he was
powerless.
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HOF 14
Jephthah
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The "son of a harlot"
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The elders of Gilead ask him to be
their leader in the campaign against the Ammonites, but he holds out for a
more permanent and a broader position, and the elders agree that, provided
Jephthah succeeds in defeating Ammon: Jephthah swears an oath: Whoever
comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from
the Ammonites shall be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt
offering - on his return his only child – a daughter came through the door –
and he killed her.
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Judges 11
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HOF 15
David
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A great warrior and Israel’s greatest king. He made
Jerusalem the capital of Israel and had the sacred chest brought there.
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Slew the giant Goliath and helped the Israelites to
conquer Canaan.
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1 Sam 16.1--1 Kgs 2.11; especially, 1 Sam 17
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HOF 16
Samuel
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Samuel was a prophet and the last judge of Israel.
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He poured oil on the heads of Saul and David to show that
God had chosen them to be kings of Israel.
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1 Sam 1.1--1 Sam 25.1
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HOF 17
The Prophets
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The Prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum,
Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
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They spoke judgement, grace and mercy to the people of
Israel.
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Hebrews 12:1-3
Therefore,
since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders
and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race
marked out for us. (For Halloween we wear
costumes that can often weigh us down – throw it off)
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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, (Got new eye
glasses that didn’t work – they were the wrong prescription) the author and perfecter of our faith, (Even our faith is a gift from God) who for the joy set before him endured the
cross, scorning its shame, (The evil portrayed
at holloween is nothing compared to the evil that was unleashed on the Son of
God on a cross on top of golgatha 2000 years ago.) and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not
grow weary and lose heart. (It is so easy when
we have sinned or when someone sins against us to lose heart – remember Jesus –
and don’t lose heart! Remember the heros
of Hebrews 11 – and don’t lose heart! Remember the people in your past who made
it so you would come to know Christ and receive eternal life – and do not lose
heart!)
Halloween falls on the evening before the Christian holy
days of All Hallows' Day (also known as All Saints' or Hallowmas) on 1 November
and All Souls' Day on 2 November, thus giving the holiday on 31 October the
full name of All Hallows' Eve (meaning the evening before All Hallows' Day).
Hebrews 11:4-40
And what more shall I say? I do not have
time to tell about those, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered
justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched
the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was
turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign
armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were
tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better
resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained
and put in prison. They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to
death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute,
persecuted and mistreated—the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in
deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. These were all
commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.
God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would
they be made perfect.
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