Les Feldick teaches that these customs originated at the Tower of Babel.
According to Les, the Easter egg hunt, Easter bunny, Santa Claus, and Christmas tree all go back to the Tower of Babel, where pagan worship was instituted. He connects them specifically to Semiramis' introduction of the idea that her son Tamar was a son of God.
Genesis 11:1-9 — This is the biblical account of the Tower of Babel, the event Les identifies as the origin of these customs.
The biblical account of the Tower of Babel appears in Genesis 11:1–9. At that time the whole earth had one language and one speech. As people journeyed east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. They agreed to make bricks and build a city and a tower "whose top may reach unto heaven," in order to make a name for themselves and to avoid being scattered over the face of the earth (Genesis 11:4). The LORD came down to see the city and the tower, and He said, "nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do." He proposed to confound their language so they would not understand one another's speech. The LORD scattered them abroad from that place, and they left off building the city. The city was named Babel "because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth" (Genesis 11:9). The text records the event, but it does not mention Easter eggs, bunnies, Santa Claus, or Christmas trees.
Les Feldick teaches that the Easter egg hunt, the Easter bunny, Santa Claus, and the Christmas tree all go back to the Tower of Babel. He says these customs have become so familiar that many people do not realize they originated at Babel. He connects them to the pagan worship instituted with the tower, explaining that Semiramis introduced the idea that her son Tamar was a son of God. Les repeatedly emphasizes that every false religion, cult, idolatrous practice, and mythological religion on earth has its roots at the Tower of Babel. He describes Babel as the beginning of all pagan idolatrous religion, which then spread when God scattered the people. He also points to the Tower of Babel as evidence that ancient beliefs have continued into the present and that understanding Genesis helps people see where modern customs come from.
Les Feldick directly places these customs at the Tower of Babel. He states, "I guess all of you are acquainted with the Easter egg hunt at Easter, and the Easter bunny, Santa Claus at Christmas, the Christmas tree. Well, where did all these things originate? Every one of them go back to the Tower of Babel. Every one of them." He then ties them to the pagan worship instituted when Semiramis introduced the claim that her son Tamar was a son of God.
Genesis 11:1–9 records that the descendants of Noah gathered in the plain of Shinar rather than scattering as God had instructed. They built a city and a tower to make a name for themselves. God confused their language and scattered them. The Bible does not mention the later customs; it simply records the event that Les identifies as the origin point.
Les teaches that all false religion has its roots at the Tower of Babel. He says any true cult today, even if it uses Scripture, has parts of its doctrine traceable to Babel. He also notes that Eastern religions, idolatry, mythology, occultic religions, and even the Zodiac have their roots there. He warns that ancient paganism has been reworked by Satan, and understanding Genesis exposes how these ideas continue to reappear.
The Specific Customs at Babel
Les directly identifies the Easter egg hunt, Easter bunny, Santa Claus, and Christmas tree as customs that go back to the Tower of Babel, linking them to Semiramis's claim about Tamar.
Every Cult Traces to Babel
Les says every true cult and all pagan idolatrous religion traces its roots to the Tower of Babel.
God's Scattering from Babel
Les explains that the people gathered at the Tower of Babel in the Euphrates region, where all pagan religions began, and that God scattered them.
Pagan Mythology Rooted at Babel
Les says every pagan mythological religion has its roots at the Tower of Babel on the Euphrates River.
Idolatry and Occult Rooted in Babel
Les says all idolatry, paganism, occultic religion, and cults have their roots at Babel where the people were united under Nimrod.
False Religion and Zodiac Roots
Les says every false religion has its roots at Babel and points out that the twelve signs of the Zodiac were on the ancient tower.
Every False Religion Began at Babel
Les emphasizes that every false religion, cult, and idolatrous mythological religion has its roots at the Tower of Babel.
Babel as the Root of Every Cult
Les says every cult and pagan mythological religion can run their roots back to the Tower of Babel, and that God scattered them.
Genesis 11:1-9: And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
This is the biblical account of the Tower of Babel, which Les identifies as the origin point for these customs.
Les Feldick teaches that these customs, along with the Easter bunny and Santa Claus, all go back to the Tower of Babel, where pagan worship was instituted.
Les explains that at the Tower of Babel, Semiramis introduced the idea that her son Tamar was a son of God, and all pagan religion began there.
Les repeatedly states that every cult, idolatrous religion, and mythological religion can trace its roots to the Tower of Babel, because that is where all pagan idolatrous religion began.
The Bible does not mention Easter eggs, bunnies, Santa Claus, or Christmas trees. Les points to the Tower of Babel as the historical origin of these customs, based on his teaching of Genesis 11.
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