SPECIAL PROPHECY UPDATE NUMBER 243BOctober 5, 2005
Armageddon – Not in the Far Distant Future – Part 11
Man’s Technological Tower of Babel is in Place!
Genesis 11:1-9 – And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. [6] 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. [7] Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. [8] So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. [9] 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.
In the history of mankind there has always been a single factor that stymied scientific progress more than any other element in human achievement – the carnality of man manifested by his distrust of anyone who did not speak his language. We naturally tend to develop trust by association, and associate more readily with those of the same language and culture. Because we have many different variations of language, which have manifested themselves with certain nations having languages that identify them as that country, we long ago developed a tremendous suspicion of each other, which usually falls under the category of national interest. Nations simply don’t trust each other and, because of this, would not share any information that could cause another nation to profit from what it had just discovered. Different languages have been a definite block to technological advancement ever since the Tower of Babel.
But the invention of, and rapid advancement in abilities of, the computer, followed by the development of the vast world internet associated with it, have overcome the long stymied technological advance of scientific advancement. The continuing advancement of man’s fantastic growth in knowledge in the last 100 years has given the present generation all the blessings of material prosperity imaginable. All this was prophesied by the Spirit of God in Daniel 12:4.
Daniel 12:4 – But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Man has run to and fro on the earth, above the earth, and beneath the earth, due to his remarkable advance in ability to probe rapidly and skillfully into these vast areas of creation. The international language did not become English or French – turned out to be computer language, which had the ability to translate all of them into decodable functions, and has broken down most of the restricting power of nations to “make us a name.”
Well, now that individual nations have made a name for themselves, and we have finally achieved accruing all this great material gain and creature comforts through the great industrial revolution, just look at what it has enabled mankind to become on its own, separated from the meddling of the God who created Adam. We have divided into systems of different beliefs that hate each other. The nations of the world meet together at the United Nations, but despise each other, and are divided on every issue because of national interest. The world is divided into two camps – the “haves” and the “have-nots,” and they both dislike each other. The individual ideology of men and women range from “bleeding from the heart,” to bleeding from the neck after beheading to “let’s kill them all,” or from pro-abortion to anti-abortion, etc., etc., etc. Human rights and uniform international judicial systems have little relation to each other, and certainly no relation to the Bible from which they originally were taken. Yes sir, just as the famous cigarette commercial of the last century proclaimed: “You’ve come a long way, Baby!”
Man’s problem has always been his inherited carnality from his forefather Adam. Adam made the choice for us all. So let’s just blame God for creating Adam and for allowing him to make that choice. Don’t blame God for all this, God chose all men to be saved in Christ Jesus, and he gave us a system of commandments that would at least partially protect us from our rampant carnality while we waited for the Seed, his Son, to come.
Galatians 3:19 – Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Galatians 3:24 – Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Ephesians 1:4 – According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
II Peter 3:9 – The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Acts 20:21 – Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Men and women have the right to refuse God’s choice for them. They can choose not to repent of their sinful inherited condition, and not to put their faith in Jesus Christ, so don’t blame God if you end up in Hell for not doing so – It’s your choice!
Merrill Unger, in his popular “Bible Handbook,” when discussing the Tower of Babel verses says: “This is not a mere hyperbole, but an expression of pride (“make us a name”) and rebellion against God, and his most explicit command to “replenish the earth” (Genesis 9:1). Self-glory, instead of God’s glory, and man-made unity to replace the unity forfeited by abandoning the fear of God, were evidenced in the account.”
The second Psalm, in the first 3 verses, clearly outlines what man would do in breaking all ties with God by abandoning any bands, any cords, any restrictions put on him by God’s commandments, or any fear of failing to follow or obey them. Verse 4 describes what God will do as he watches them suffer the consequences of their own abandonment of any form of law based on what he delivered to them to maintain order in society. Verse 5 then describes the punishment God himself will put on them in the last days before his Son’s Second Advent. The remaining verses involve the establishment of his Son as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, in Mount Zion (Jerusalem), Christ’s Millennial Reign, and his advice for men and women to respect and put all their trust in him to deliver them.
Psalm 2:1-12 – Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? [2] The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, [3] Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. [4] He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. [5] Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. [6] Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. [7] I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. [8] Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. [9] Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. [10] Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. [11] Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. [12] Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Indeed, “You’ve come a long way, Baby!” Man can really be proud of his accomplishment of severing his relations with the God who created him. Why! Just look at how far we have come on our own. Here we are back in the land where the tower of Babel stood along the Euphrates River, surrounded by Islamic terrorists in Iraq that are killing and beheading, who classify us as crusaders and infidels, with a world full of people whose envy of our prosperity leads them to disagree with us on virtually every issue. Yes Sir, we sure were smart to break the cords and bindings of our relations with God through our judicial system. And on our own we have “made a name for ourselves.” Just look what mankind has been able to do on its own without God. We have eliminated wars and conflicts, we have been able to eliminate crime of all types, we have developed a system that has rehabilitated carnality in man, we have politicians that always tell the truth, and don’t do what they do just to be reelected, and on and on and on, you name it, and we’ve done it. I can only speak for myself, and most people think I have gone mad, but I am truly looking forward to the end of all this mess man has, and is, continuing to make without God. Jesus Christ is the only one who can end this horrible state of society. I am anxiously waiting for the following verses to occur.
Luke 21:25-29 – And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; [26] Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. [27] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [28] And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Malachi 4:1-3 – For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. [2] But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. [3] And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.
Zechariah 13:8,9 – And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. [9] And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
Zechariah 14:9 – And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
Today, the three great world monotheistic faiths are joined in mortal combat in the Middle East and things are going to eventually get a lot worse before Christ returns. The Jews started celebrating their most Holy days earlier this week – the Arabs spotted a new moon on Monday night and began celebrating their most Holy Days on Tuesday – and the U.S. is sitting on a powder keg in the same place the Tower of Babel once stood.
I am look forward to that day he comes quickly!
Revelation 22:12-14 – And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. [13] I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. [14] Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.