Halloween is not about candies…. Unfortunately our society celebrates Halloween without thinking it is an evil celebration.

Many students and parents do not understand the dark origins of Halloween.

As Halloween approaches, a feeling of sadness begins to cover my soul. After growing up in Venezuela, I know that Halloween day is a day when Satan has been and will be worshipped and many people will do crazy and fatal things to please him.

The biggest sanctuary to worship Satan in Latin America is in Venezuela. This sanctuary covers a whole mountain range. Halloween night is the height of the celebration and evil forces will congregate and be present on this mountain.

There, a secret order of satanic black-dressed priests will look for and kidnap a 15-year-old virgin girl. These men will bring her to a cave, a secret place only for these high-ranking priests.

On Halloween, when the clock turns to midnight, the highest priest will sacrifice this girl to their master. They will kill her after raping her in a horrible ceremony in front of all the other priests. This type of celebration is common knowledge in South America.

While living in Venezuela, I listened to the testimony of a former priest, Oswalso Reyes. According to his testimony, his life was transformed by a higher power.

During a gathering, he was unable to commit magic against a particular girl. Later he asked the high priest why he did not have any power over her. The high priest told him that she had an even higher power.

Later Reyes introduced himself to the girl who shared the gospel of Christ with him. While it took many months and a power struggle to release himself from the satanic black priests, Reyes has become an Assembly of God preacher in his country.

Later Reyes documented his testimony in a book called, “”From the Darkness to Light.”” It is a shocking but sobering look into his world.

Please don’t come to my front door to ask for candies.

Alex Rivero is a former teacher at Fresno Christian High. He is currently teaching Spanish at Oaks Christian High in Ventura. He can also be reached at [email protected]. Use the links to the right of this article.

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