The Tower of Babel is the origin of every false religion, cult, and pagan system.
Les Feldick teaches that all pagan idolatry, cults, mythological and occultic religions trace their roots back to Babel. There, in rebellion against God, mankind built a city and tower as a place of false worship and an alternative way to approach God. God scattered them, and idolatry spread over the human race.
Genesis 11:1-9 — This passage recounts the building of the tower at Shinar and God's judgment of scattering, the event Les identifies as the birthplace of false religion.
Genesis 10:10 — This verse connects Nimrod's kingdom to Babel, and Les identifies Nimrod as the leader of the post-flood gathering at the tower.
After the flood, the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. God had told Noah and his sons to be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth, but the people journeyed east and found a plain in the land of Shinar and dwelt there (Genesis 11:1-2). They said one to another, 'Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth' (Genesis 11:4). The LORD came down to see the city and the tower and said, 'Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech' (Genesis 11:7). So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth, and they left off to build the city (Genesis 11:8). Therefore was the name of it called Babel, because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth (Genesis 11:9).
Les Feldick consistently emphasizes one truth about the Tower of Babel: every false religion has its roots there. He says that every pagan religion, idolatrous mythological religion, cult, and occultic system can trace its beginnings to Babel (Clips 1, 2, 3, 5). It was at Babel, under Nimrod, that Satan instituted all pagan and mythological religions (Clip 7). Les also explains that the tower was not an attempt to literally reach heaven with brick and stone. It was a place of religion by which fallen humanity tried to find an alternative way to approach God and, religiously, take the throne that belongs to Him (Clips 4, 6). This was a deliberate rebellion by the post-flood people, who refused God's instruction to scatter and instead gathered under Nimrod in the plain of Shinar (Clips 3, 5, 6). Les notes that Semiramis was the instigator of the wickedness there, led by satanic influence (Clip 0). As a result of Babel, the human race sank deeper and deeper into false religion in the centuries that followed, until by the call of Abraham there was virtually no believer in the true God left on earth (Clip 4).
According to Scripture and Les's teaching, the whole earth was of one language and one speech after the flood. The people settled in the land of Shinar in the Euphrates Valley and, rather than scattering, they rebelled against God's instructions and gathered under Nimrod to build a city and tower (Genesis 11:1-4; Clips 0, 3, 6). Les notes that Semiramis was the instigator of the wickedness, led by satanic influence (Clip 0). God responded by confounding their language and scattering them over the earth (Genesis 11:8-9; Clip 3).
Les Feldick repeatedly teaches that every false religion—pagan, cultic, idolatrous, mythological, and occultic—has its roots at the Tower of Babel (Clips 1, 2, 3, 5). This is where Satan, as the god of this world, instituted all pagan and mythological religions (Clip 7). Even modern cults that use Scripture have parts of their doctrine that trace their roots right back to Babel (Clip 2).
No, according to Les. The tower was not intended to actually carry brick and stone to heaven. Rather, it was a place of religion by which the people could religiously usurp the throne of God (Clip 6). Mankind was determined to find an alternative way to approach God, and the tower became a place of false worship (Clip 4). This reflected Satan's goal of replacing what God had instructed with what he would promote (Clip 6).
Les teaches that beginning with the Tower of Babel, the human race went deeper and deeper into false religion over the next 200 years, so that by the time of Abraham's call there was almost no believer in the true God left on earth (Clip 4). After God scattered the people from Babel, idolatry had taken over the human race (Clip 3).
Semiramis and Satanic Influence at Babel
Les names Semiramis as the instigator of the wickedness behind the Tower of Babel and says she was led by satanic influence as the people settled in Shinar.
Every False Religion Has Its Roots at Babel
Les makes the foundational point that every false or pagan religion, every cult, and every idolatrous mythological religion can be traced back to the Tower of Babel.
Babel Roots in Modern Cults and World Religions
Les says all the religions of the world have their roots at Babel, and even cults that use Scripture have doctrines that lead straight back to the Tower of Babel.
Rebellion and the Birth of Pagan Religion
Les explains that the post-flood people rebelled against God's instruction to scatter, gathered under Nimrod at Babel, and from there began all pagan, Eastern, and mythological religions.
Alternative Way to Approach God
Les teaches that the Tower of Babel was a place of false worship where mankind tried to find an alternative way to approach God.
Idolatry, Paganism, and Occult Roots
Les connects the Tower of Babel to all idolatry, paganism, and occultic religions, including current cults associated with the occult.
Religious Usurpation of God's Throne
Les clarifies that the tower was not meant to reach heaven literally; it was a religious system intended to usurp God's throne, and this was always Satan's goal.
Satan Institutes Pagan Religion at Babel
Les says that under Nimrod, with the race still of one language, Satan as god of this world instituted all pagan and mythological religions at the Tower of Babel.
Genesis 11:1: And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
This is the opening condition at Babel, before the scattering.
Genesis 11:4: And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
The people's stated purpose was to build a tower reaching to heaven and make a name for themselves.
Genesis 11:7: Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
The LORD's judgment on the united tower-building project.
Genesis 11:8: So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
God's scattering ended the building of the city and tower.
Genesis 11:9: 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.
The name Babel memorializes the confounding of language and the scattering.
Genesis 10:10: And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
This is the Bible's direct connection of Nimrod's kingdom to Babel in Shinar.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that every false religion, pagan system, cult, and idolatrous mythology has its roots at the Tower of Babel. It was there that Satan instituted all pagan and mythological religion.
Les identifies Nimrod as the leader of the post-flood gathering at Babel, and Semiramis as the instigator of the wickedness under satanic influence. The biblical text itself connects Nimrod's kingdom to Babel in Genesis 10:10.
The people rebelled against God's instruction to scatter and instead built a city and tower to make a name for themselves. God confounded their language and scattered them over the earth, causing them to leave off building the city.
Yes. Les teaches that modern cults and occultic religions can place their roots directly at Babel, even when they use some Scripture. All the world's religions have their origins there.
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