Page 48 - Attractive Deception - The False Hope of the Hebrew Roots Movement

Note the ladder behind the statue to enable worshipers to ascend to the head of the idol in order to
pour oil over it. This idol is found in India, a land of many languages. The rite of pouring oil over
the statue is referred to in the following manner in the local languages. In Sanskrit, Telugu and
Malayalam the rite is called Tailabhishekam (Tailam means oil). In Telugu the rite is also called
Nuvvula Nune (Nuvvulu means Sesame; Nune means oil). In the language Kannada, the rite is
referred to as Ellenne (Ellu means sesame; enne means oil).

There is an English expression that states, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like
a duck, then it probably is a duck.” The Hanukkah celebration passes the test for being a Jewish
adoption of the ancient worship of Saturn. It shares the same holiday names as Saturnalia: The Feast
of Dedication; The Festival of lights. It shares the same rites with the lighting of the candles, the
giving of dreidels as gifts, and the focus on oil. It even incorporates the Babylonian name Shamash,
a name related to the worship of Saturn, in its major symbol and rite. Additional correspondence
could be expounded upon, such as the traditional use of beeswax candles among the Hebrew
celebration and in the ancient worship of Saturn.

If Christians are going to separate themselves from the observances of Christmas and Easter due to
their proven links back to Roman and Babylonian idolatry, should they not do the same with the
Jewish Hanukkah?