One of the common practices of those who practice Dia de los Muertos is this matter of constructing
altars.
And in fact, they construct altars simply to honor the dead.
Now these altars often are found in homes of those who have lost loved ones, but also
in graveyards and in some cities throughout the streets.
And this is very much a wicked practice to do, and it's actually contrary to the Word
of God.
In fact, let me read you here from 2 Kings chapter number 21, verses 1 through 4, where
the Bible reads, Manasseh was 12 years old when he began to reign, and reigned 50 in
five years in Jerusalem.
And his mother's name was Heba, and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,
after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he
reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshiped
all the host of heaven, and served them.
You see, here in this story we see that there is this wicked king by the name of Manasseh,
who reared up these altars, and the Bible said that he did it unto Baal.
Well, throughout the Bible we understand that Baal is another reference for Satan.
But the Bible says here that he worshiped all the host of heaven, so his motive was
to worship the host of heaven with these altars, but what did God say?
He was worshiping Baal.
And throughout this month, and specifically on November 1st and 2nd, there's going to
be all kinds of altars of people who think they're honoring their deceased, but what
are they doing?
They're worshiping Baal.