Page 88 - Attractive Deception - The False Hope of the Hebrew Roots Movement

Clearly, there is an intended relationship between the caps that the Jews wear on their heads, and the
domes that sit atop many of their synagogues. They are both dome shapes and many synagogue
domes and kippot are adorned with the image of a star. In the Latin language, the word “dominum”
means “lord,” or “master.” Thus we see that both the kippah and the domes of their synagogues serve
as a symbol of their subjection to some “lord,” or “master.” This is also the meaning of a
headcovering in Paul’s treatment of the matter in I Corinthians chapter 11.

I Corinthians 11:4-7,10
Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying, disgraces his head. But
every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying, disgraces her head; for she
is one and the same with her whose head is shaved. For if a woman does not cover her head, let her
also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head
shaved, let her cover her head. For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image
and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man... For this reason the woman ought to have a
symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

The tradition of the apostolic church is quite clear. Men were not to have anything on their heads
while praying or prophesying. In contrast, the women of the church were to have their heads covered.
If a person walks into a Messianic fellowship (and many of the Hebrew Roots churches) they will
find just the opposite experience. The men will have their heads covered, and the women will be
uncovered.

The “lord,” or “master” which Jewish men signify their subservience to by wearing the dome shaped
kippah is not Christ, for the Talmudic rabbis who introduced the wearing of the kippot to the Jews
renounced Yahshua, rejecting Him as their promised Messiah. Numerous historians, both Jewish and
Gentile, further state that the Jews adopted the wearing of the kippah to differentiate themselves
from Christian men who worshiped with heads uncovered. Consequently, the kippah is an anti-Christ
symbol.

Even as the highest place of worship in Roman Catholicism is Saint Peter’s Basilica, the holiest
place of worship for the Jews is undoubtedly the Temple in Jerusalem. Today, all that remains of the
Jewish Temple is a portion of the undergirding Western Wall. This has become a holy shrine to both
Jews and Christians. It is common to see videos of men, all of whom have their heads covered,
praying at the Western Wall. They are frequently seen bobbing their heads and bodies as if
prostrating toward the wall. As they stand before the Western Wall, these men are facing East, the
direction associated with the rising Sun. Their nodding takes on a form of obeisance to the Sun,