Fall
and Dispersal Into National People Groups is the Inevitable
End of Every Babel Empire in Human History
by J. Parnell McCarter
Date 8/8/2020
There have been many empires over the course of
human history, following after the wicked model and example of the original
ancient Babel under the strong man Nimrod. The Babylonian empire under
Nebuchadnezzar, the “beasts” described in Daniel chapter 7, the Babylon
referenced in I Peter 5:13, and the “Babylons”
referred to in various passages of the prophecy of Revelation, are evidence of
its continuing manifestation over the course of human history in various forms.
What is being sought for the USA as a multicultural “global nation” humanistic
empire is thus no new phenomenon in human history, but a political model that
has been multiply tried. It behooves us
then to consider the divinely ordained end of this political model, for the
Bible is not silent regarding the end of each such manifestation.
The end of the original ancient empire of Babel is clear and well known: it fell and those formerly under it dispersed into national people groups. As we read in Genesis 11: 8-9, “…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 scattering was not merely a random
individualized dispersal, but rather a dispersal by and into the very nations
rooted in heritage that God had providentially “divided in their lands…after
their families, in their nations.” (Genesis 10:5)
Sadly, fallen sinful man has not learned the
lesson of this historical example, but has tried again and again to re-create
it in some fashion. Yet scripture is clear as to the end of each such attempt:
“Put yourselves in array against
Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows:
for she hath sinned against the Lord. Shout against her round
about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are
thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her. Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the
oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his
people, and they shall flee every one to his own
land. Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions
have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last
this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his
bones. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I
will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of
Assyria. And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall
feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim
and Gilead.” (Jeremiah 50:14-19)
“And it shall come to pass, after that I have
plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on
them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to
his land." (Jeremiah 12:15)
“And I
saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to
preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and
tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and
give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that
made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. And there
followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city,
because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication.” (Revelation 14:6-8)
“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is
become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage
of every unclean and hateful bird.” (Revelation 18:2)
“And I saw the beast,
and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war
against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles
before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the
beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a
lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse,
which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with
their flesh.” (Revelation 19:19-21)
The former Soviet Union followed this
pattern. It had been a powerful wicked
atheistic empire of many nations, stretching over a wide segment of the earth. Its
atrocities were most egregious under the communist dictator Stalin, but even
persisted under the leadership of those that followed him. Mercifully, God
brought down the Soviet empire, and divided it into many nations, each having a
common dominant heritage (Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Uzbekistan,
etc.).
Two notable on-going current efforts according
to the Babel model are the US empire based in Washington, DC and the Roman Catholic
empire under the Pope, the two not being entirely un-related. Pope Francis, who like previous Popes
self-identifies himself as the “Vicar of Christ on earth”, seeks to tear down
any US or other national border walls, which no doubt enhances his own power
while masking the deleterious effects of Romanism:
“Panama Archbishop Jose Domingo Ulloa said Francis’
message is likely to resonate with young Central Americans who see their only
future free of violence and poverty in migrating to the U.S. — “young people
who often fall into the hands of drug traffickers and so many other realities
that our young people face.” The pope is expected to urge young people to
create their own opportunities, while calling on governments do their share as
well. The visit is taking place as the U.S. government remains partly shut down
in a standoff between the Trump administration and Democrats over funding for
Trump’s promised border wall. Francis famously has called for “bridges, not
walls.” After celebrating Mass in 2016 on the Mexican side of the U.S. border,
he denounced anyone who wants to build a wall to keep out migrants as “not
Christian.” - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/amid-border-wall-debate-pope-francis-says-fear-of-migration-is-making-us-crazy
The moral code of Babel effectively dispenses with
the Ten Commandments as our moral code, and replaces it with Babel’s code, in
which opposing the “diversity agenda” (see http://www.puritans.net/articles/diversityagenda.htm
) is regarded as the height of immorality.
People thus quake to be labeled “racist”, an epithet thrown at any who
dare object to Babel’s goals. Remarkably
and sadly, much of the professing Christian church has caved into this agenda
(see http://www.puritans.net/articles/ats.htm
).
Yet we need not fear whether each Babel’s end
will come, for God has decreed it (see http://www.historicism.net/aBrakel.htm ). And there is good reason to believe even the
USA will return to her original form and constitution, partitioning out that
which is contrary to it (see http://www.puritans.net/return-to-the-articles-of-confederation/
). Each Babel’s days are numbered,
including the one being built here in North America.