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The Beginning of the End
unhindered, they would have corrupted the world in its infancy.
If this alliance had been permitted, a mighty power would have
emerged to banish righteousness—and with it peace, happiness, and
security—from the earth.
Those who feared the Lord cried out to Him to intervene. “But
the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons
of men had built.” In mercy to the world He defeated the plans of
the tower-builders, and in mercy He confused their speech, stop-
ping their rebellion. God is patient with human wickedness, giving
opportunity for repentance. From time to time His unseen hand is
stretched out to restrain wickedness. The world receives unmistak-
able evidence that the Creator of the universe is the Supreme Ruler
of heaven and earth. No one can defy His power without reaping the
results!
There are tower builders in our time. Humanists dare to pass
sentence on God’s moral government. They despise His law and
boast of human reason. Then, “because the sentence against an evil
work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men
is fully set in them to do evil” (
Ecclesiastes 8:11
).
Today’s Tower of Babel
Many turn from the plain teachings of the Bible and build up a
creed from human speculations and pleasing fables. They point to
their “tower” as a way to climb up to heaven. Eloquent lips teach that
the sinner will not die, that salvation may be had without obedience
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to the law of God. If the professed followers of Christ would accept
God’s standard, it would bring them into unity, but as long as human
wisdom is exalted above God’s holy Word, there will be divisions
and dissension. The existing confusion of conflicting beliefs and
denominations is fitly represented by the term “Babylon,” which
prophecy applies to the world-loving churches of the last days (see
Revelation 14:8
;
18:2
).
The time of God’s investigation is very near. His sovereign power
will be revealed and the works of human pride will be brought to an
end.
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