October 31st And the Biblical Call to Flee from the Dark and Demonic

By Josh Schwartz - https://harbingersdaily.com/october-31st-and-the-biblical-call-to-flee-from-the-dark-and-demonic/

There is a glaring day every year on my fall calendar. It is neither circled nor highlighted. Still, I am highly aware of it and sensitive to its significance. It should not be celebrated or glorified.

I live and minister a few short miles away from both Anoka, Minnesota, the witch and Halloween capital of America, and Plymouth, Minnesota, the yearly destination of Paganicon. This is a “celebration” of the dark arts observed by every form of pagan imaginable. Olive Tree Ministries founder, Jan Markell, has attended this convention more than once to share the gospel with these very lost pagans.

We are familiar with the dark arts and the demonic. October 31st is a day when our culture celebrates and glorifies deception, delusion, distraction, and destruction. However, many dismiss it as just a fun, light-hearted day. Halloween, as it is colloquially known, is when people of all ages dress up and share time, tricks, and candy together. Like many Western holidays, it has been heavily commercialized. Companies use Halloween to boost sales and attract attention. But historically, its roots are dark and demonic.

Ezekiel’s Riders Awaken? Russia Returns to Mounted Assault Forces

By PNW Staff - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=9034

When reports surfaced this month that Russia is training assault units on horseback to counter Ukraine’s drones and land mines, prophecy-watchers couldn’t help but pause. Horses galloping across the battlefields of Eastern Europe -- in the 21st century? It sounds more like a scene from the Book of Ezekiel than a modern war report.

And yet, here we are.

According to Russian military sources and footage verified by multiple outlets, commanders in the Donetsk region are forming horse-mounted assault teams. Two soldiers per horse -- one riding, one firing -- practicing under drone cover, training animals to stay calm amid explosions and gunfire. A Kremlin-linked blogger described them as a “modern horde,” noting that horses “see well at night, need no roads, and can instinctively avoid mines.”

It’s not a return to romantic cavalry charges. It’s desperation -- a low-tech answer to a high-tech nightmare. Drones hover overhead, minefields choke the ground, and mechanized units are easy prey. So Russia, the world’s most sanctioned state, is resorting to tactics older than the tank.