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The Tower of Babel? Presentation - The Tower of Babel - The End of the Beginnning
Concerning the Biblical account in Genesis 11.1-9 where closely following the global flood, mankind at the time elected to stay in one place and make a name for themselves by building a city and tall tower that reaches the “heavens”, contrary to God’s command to go forth and fill the earth. It ends with God’s reaction to their rebellion against his command to go fill the earth by confusing the languages which led them to do what he had commanded to begin with.

The Tower of Babel – The End of The Beginning

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The Tower of Babel? Presentation - The Tower of Babel - the End of the Beginning

Though the events recorded about the tower of Babel take up a scant nine verses in the Bible (Gen 11.1-9), its effects are visible through the ages and are revealed not only in the languages we speak and the physical differences among people groups. The account also foreshadows the times at the end and the “man of lawlessness”  foretold in scripture (2 Thess 2.3-4).  As we move inexorably further into the last days, the account of the events of Babel remind us not only of the lawless leader, the antichrist, to be revealed but also of the heart of the people who refused to obey God, making themselves easy targets of deception. It serves as a warning. Will you be among those who Continue Reading

Do Ancient Chronologies Challenge the Bible? Part 3: The Tower of Babel

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The construction of the Tower of Babel

In parts 1 and 2, we saw how misunderstandings of ancient texts led to commonly held, but incorrect views.  Part one demonstrated why the early date of the exodus – 1446 BC – is the correct date. Part two demonstrated that commonly held Egyptian chronology is off and identified the amount of the error at the point of the exodus by identifying the pharaoh of the Exodus. (Hint: it’s not Rameses or any of the other commonly suggested pharaohs.) Here in part three we see a more egregious error: An outright denial of Biblical truth. Whereas in parts one and two those who came to the wrong conclusions likely did so honestly – by simply misunderstanding the text.  But there can be no mistake here: it is clear the error here can only be arrived at by an outright denial of the biblical text – and its related teachings – at many levels. Let me give you an illustration of why this must be the case.  Continue Reading