The construction of the city and the tower of Babel in the time of Nimrod is perfectly corroborated by the events which are going on in our time. In five steps, point after point, from the beginning up to the end of Babel’s adventure, we see the same phenomenon happening in our time.

IN THE TIME OF BABEL

  1. BUILDING OF THE CITY. “And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, . . . and let us make us a name, lest we e scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” Genesis 11:4. They planned this while God had directed men to disperse throughout the earth, to replenish and subdue it. In one mind, they started to build their city which would prevent the people from scattering abroad in colonies (Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 119).
  1. THE TOWER. In building the tower that would reach the heavens they had two purposes: first the tower would make their name famous, showing their power and wisdom even to the latest generation; and, second, it would make them secure in the case of another flood. Openly they ignored and showed their rebellion to God, the Creator, who said: “neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.” Genesis 9:11 (Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 119).
  1. SUCCESS IN BUILDING OF THE TOWER. “When the tower had been partially completed, a portion of it was occupied as a dwelling place for the builders; other apartments, splendidly furnished and adorned, were devoted to their idols. The people rejoiced in their success, and praised the gods of silver and gold, and set themselves against the Ruler of heaven and earth. Suddenly the work that had been advancing so prosperously was checked.” –Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 119

With an exclamation, God 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.” Genesis 11.6

  1. CONFUSION OF LANGUAGE. There was only one thing which could restrain their work and that had to come from God Himself. “Let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” Genesis 11:7. “As messages were thus passing from one to another the language was confounded, so that material was called for which was not needed, . . . All work came to a standstill. . . . Their confederacy ended in strife and bloodshed.” –Patriarchs and Prophets, 119. But still they continued in their impenitence and refused to worship and glorify the God who rules in heaven.
  1. UPPER PORTION OF THE TOWER BROKEN. “Lightnings from heaven, as an evidence of God’s displeasure, broke off the upper portion of the tower and cast it to the ground.” – Patriarchs and Prophets, 119. The Lord’s purpose was fulfilled of scattering people upon the face of all the earth that they should go forth to found nations in different parts of the earth and carry with them a knowledge of His will, so that the light of the truth might shine undimmed to succeeding generations (Ibid., p. 119–120).

OUR TIME

  1. UNIFICATION OF THE WORLD. With the same purpose as the construction of the city of Babel by the Antediluvians; today’s world has already planned and begun such. By Sunday observance and enforcement, the papacy (Roman Catholicism), and all the forms of the fallen Protestant churches and Paganism in the world will come together, making a confederacy—in one body, one mind, and having common points of doctrine. Then the liberty of conscience which is spiritually scattering and separating people upon the face of the whole earth will be threatened. America, the one which the beast has given all the power to speak as a dragon and to exercise all the power of Rome (Revelation 13:11–12) has already pronounced the word, “Let us come together and build the city and the tower to control the universe.” But only a few countries still refuse to follow, fearing to be under its supremacy and dominion and so they impose their veto to some of America’s plans; mainly the Federations of Russia and China. Americans and their allies, the Europeans, have tried to subdue many countries which can hinder their purpose. Now their main war is against RUSSIA, CHINA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, and SYRIA which can mainly oppose their constitution. Only God knows how the present crisis of UKRAINE in the peninsula of Crimea between the Russians and the west will be ended.
  1. THE TOWER. The tower is being built both in the pagan and Christian world.

IN THE PAGAN WORLD: The researchers (scientists) have well understood that the earth will not stand forever according to the way which man is using its resources, spreading of the waste and polluting its surface. Some others know very well about the Apocalypse, although they show that they don’t believe it by their actions. Therefore, billions and billions of currency are used in making sophisticated telescopes and probes, and other machines for the search in space, to find among the billions of planets the one which holds out a possibility for man to live and escape from the earth. God exclaimed Himself: “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.” Genesis 11:6.  If they could have had more time, they might have done something very huge in the sight of God. We are living in the period where the same sentence from the mouth of the Lord will be repeated, because if we look only from the year 2000 up to 2014, the speed of technological progress is doubled now; science is progressing very swiftly. If more time is given to these people, none can doubt that one day we will be seeing spacecraft going from one planet to another. As the Babel-builders, we also are in the period where the foundation of the tower has been already laid and now the work of construction is going higher.

IN THE CHRISTIAN WORLD. “There are tower builders in our time. . . . In the professedly Christian world many turn away from the plain teachings of the Bible and build up a creed from human speculations and pleasing fables, and they point to their tower as a way to climb up to heaven.” –Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 124

  1. THE DECEPTIVE SUCCESS OF A COMMON CREED. “The Protestants of the United States will be foremost in stretching their hands across the gulf to grasp the hand of spiritualism; they will reach over the abyss to clasp hands with the Roman power; and under the influence of this threefold union, this country will follow in the steps of Rome in trampling on the rights of conscience.” –The Great Controversy, 315. “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.” Jeremiah 25:32. Under the supremacy of the United States all the nations of the world shall come together in the common belief of “the Sunday movement”. But “Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land.” Genesis 41:29–30. America and its allies will dare to cry success and uplift themselves and their belief in spiritualism; “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.” 1Thessalonians 5:3
  1. THE SEVEN PLAGUES. As the construction of the tower was ended by confusion of language, these seven plagues will be more horrible to the tower-builders of today. “And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.” Revelation 16:1. Instead of coming together in one objective to continue their projects, they will be troubled, tormented, scattered, and faint; no one will have a single power in this day of the Lord. But still they will blaspheme “the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.” Revelation 16:11
  1. THE TOWER CAST TO THE GROUND. “And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, where we were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. And the voice of harpers. . . shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, . . . of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee.” Revelation 18:19, 22. The King of kings descends upon the cloud, wrapped in flaming fire. The heavens are rolled together as a scroll, the earth trembles before Him, and every mountain and island is moved out of its place.” –The Great Controversy, 641
  1. “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.” 1 Corinthians 10:11. Jesus said, “I come quickly.” Satan also when he was cast down, sees his time is short (Revelation 12:12). As observers of the signs of the times, we have nothing to wait upon; let us open our eyes and watch the time intently so that the day of the Lord can come while we are prepared, and will not be a thief in the night for us.

Kilela Mwanasomwe Jacques, Democratic Republic of Congo

Berea Adventist Missionary Institute