Devil's Birthday

Product Information

In theological terms, Satan is seen as an eternal being, much like angels, and does not have a birth date. Powell did not finish the book with the end of the operation; there is also a chapter on the battle’s aftermath.

Once the Celts came under Roman rule in AD 43, the celebration was combined with two Roman festivals. If there is such a thing as a glorious defeat, then the Battle for Arnhem must be one of the finest examples. Perhaps, if each of us lived according to the Holy Spirit’s leading and conviction, without judgment, we would all find ourselves at peace about the matter. According to Powell, airborne commanders often created complex, detailed air plans to get the troops and supplies where they needed to be.Nevertheless, while most Americans think of Halloween simply as a community celebration where they can dress up as ghouls or mystical creatures and dole out candy to little ones, the history of Halloween does have spiritual overtones. Halloween is traditionally celebrated on October 31st, but no specific date is known for Satan's birthday according to the Bible.

The reason for the donning of costumes is better said by Christian Minister Prince Sorie Conteh who states, “It was traditionally believed that the souls of the departed wandered the earth until All Saints’ Day and All Hallows’ Eve as it allowed them their last chance for vengeance before moving to the next world. He also described the “Hunger Winter”, in which the Dutch populace suffered terribly for their support of the Allies. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. Under Christian rule, the Samhain celebration was combined with the Christian celebrations of All Souls Day and All Saints Day. Interestingly the author concludes that the strategic parachute force developed by the allies during the war was not in fact justified by the resources spent, and the results achieved - whilst not denying the undoubted gallantry demonstrated by those who fought in the divisions.While they were trained to a very high degree, it took time to get used to actual combat and dealing with enemy fire. If your heart is pure, and there is nothing immoral about the celebrations you’re engaging in, it is part of God’s common grace that we can have moments of joy and fun with our communities. n nThis new revised edition besides being a superb history is, above all, a record of quite extraordinary courage - of commanders, ordinary soldiers, pilots and aircrew, Dutch civilians, of hard pressed German troops fighting to save their country from invasion; and most of all, of the Americans, British and Poles who made up the Airborne Forces.