History repeats itself
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already of old time, which was before us. There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.”
There is nothing new under the sun. What we see today has already been tried before.
The generations of Adam
The generations of Adam lasted from the Garden of Eden until the great flood of Noah’s day. In the generations of Adam, the average lifespan was about 900 years or more. Adam lived 930 years old, Genesis 5:5. Methuselah lived 969 years, Genesis 5:27. Noah lived 950 years, Genesis 9:29. After the flood, man’s lifespan was cut to 120 years old, Genesis 6:3.
There was a group of men who became gaints, mighty men, men of great stature and fame. They took as many wives as they chose, and these women bared many children. These men built dynasties, See Genesis 6:1-4. This created much violence and hatred in the earth. Every thought and imagination of people’s hearts was only to do evil.
Nimrod
God found one man by the name of Noah. God chose Noah and family to carry out his original blueprint. One of Noah’s descendants, Nimrod became a mighty man in the earth. He was described as a mighty hunter before the LORD. The beginning of Nimrod’s kingdom was Babel, Genesis 10:8-10.
God commanded Noah and his family to spread out, to be fruitful, to multiply, to replenish the earth. But they eventually decided to build a city. Their goal was to build a city and tower whose top may reach into heaven. God came down to see their work, and he concluded that it wasn’t good and that nothing would be impossible to them because they had one common language. So he confused their language and scattered them across the earth.
Nimrod was trying to bridge the gap between the heavenlies and earth, but not according to God’s blueprint. That goal was further downline, but it wasn’t going to be accomplished by Nimrod. Adam’s sin reached into heaven itself and breached the connections between between both worlds.
Fast forward to Nebuchadnezzar
As we found out in yesterday’s post, Nebuchadnezzar received a dream from God that detailed the future of human government. Nebuchadnezzar created an image of himself being the head of gold. His government was the first world government. Daniel 3:1
“NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.”
Similarities between Nimrod and Nebuchadnezzar:
Both men exercised great influence.
Both men chose a flat plain of land to build on. Nimrod leading the descendants of Noah, found a plain of land called Shinar and dwelt there. Nebuchadnezzar set his idol up in the plain of Dura.
Both men set up an idol to be worshipped. Nimrod set up a tower, and Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image.
Behind the scenes, there is a spiritual government that is seeking to bring the whole human race under the ruler of the kingdom of darkness.
Tomorrow, we will revisit Nebuchadnezzar golden image.
Secrets from the Garden of Eden
Grace and peace!
Secrets from the Garden of Eden 