Les Feldick Bible Study

What was the actual purpose of the tower of Babel?

The tower of Babel was not intended to reach heaven physically; it was a religious center designed to usurp God’s throne. Under Nimrod, humanity rebelled against God’s command to scatter, seeking to replace God’s instructions with Satan’s own promotion. It was an act of total rebellion.

Les explains that after the flood, Noah’s three sons repopulated the Middle East for 200 years. Instead of obeying God’s instruction to scatter and repopulate the planet, they gathered at Babel under Nimrod in total rebellion. Les teaches the tower was not meant to be a literal brick-and-stone structure reaching heaven; it was a place of religion whereby they could literally usurp the throne of God religiously. That, Les says, has always been Satan’s goal. The whole idea was to replace God’s instructed things with what Satan would promote for himself.

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What was the tower of Babel actually for?

The tower of Babel was not intended to literally reach heaven with brick and stone; it was a place of religion by which they could usurp the throne of God religiously.

Who was the leader at the tower of Babel and why did they gather there?

Instead of obeying God's instruction to scatter and repopulate the planet, the people gathered at the tower of Babel under one man named Nimrod in total rebellion against God.