The Tower of Babel is the origin of every false religion and false worship system.
Les Feldick teaches that the tower was not a literal staircase to heaven but a humanly devised religious system meant to approach God apart from obedience. It was the beginning of false pagan worship, and every false religion, cult, and idolatrous system that has ever existed traces its roots back to Babel.
Genesis 11:4 — This verse records the builders' stated purpose, which Les identifies as the beginning of false worship.
Genesis 11 reports that the descendants of Noah gathered together in the plain of Shinar and 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' (Genesis 11:4). The Bible records that the LORD came down to see the city and the tower and confused their language, so that they were scattered over the face of all the earth (Genesis 11:5-9).
Les Feldick emphasizes that the Tower of Babel was not an attempt to physically build into heaven. Rather, it was a false, anti-God system of worship — an alternative way to approach heaven that Satan inspired. He repeatedly teaches that every false religion on earth, regardless of its form, has its roots at Babel. Under Nimrod's leadership, the people rebelled against God's command to scatter, and Satan used Babel to institute all pagan, idolatrous, occultic, and mythological religions. From that point, the human race sank deeper and deeper into false religion, so that by the call of Abraham, virtually no true believer was left.
Les teaches that the tower was a system of approach to heaven, not a literal structure. It was the introduction of false worship — a demonic counterfeit intended to replace what God had instructed with what Satan promoted. It was a place of false worship where humanity sought an alternative way to reach God.
Les states that every false religion, pagan religion, cult, idolatrous mythological religion, Eastern religion, and occultic system has its roots at the Tower of Babel. Even true cults that use some Scripture can be traced doctrinally back to Babel. The human race's descent into false religion accelerated after Babel until by 2000 BC there was almost no believer in the true God left.
Les points out that Nimrod gathered the united race at Babel. Under Nimrod, Satan, the god of this world, instituted all pagan and mythological religions. The entire enterprise was inspired by Satan's ongoing goal to usurp the throne of God.
False Worship System Begins
Les explains that the Tower was a false religious system of approach to heaven, the beginning of all pagan worship, and that the Zodiac signs appeared atop the ancient tower.
Every False Religion's Root
Les marks Babel as the halfway point between the flood and Abraham and stresses that every false religion has its roots there.
Pagan Religion and Cults
Les ties Babel to the origin of pagan idolatrous religion and says all cults and world religions trace back to it.
Alternative Approach to God
Les says the people at Babel sought an alternative way to approach God, making it a place of false worship, and shows that false religion deepened over the next 200 years.
Idolatry and the Occult
Les connects Babel to all idolatry, paganism, and the occult, noting that the people stayed together under Nimrod instead of scattering.
Rejection of God's Command
Les says the gathering at Babel was a total rejection of God's instruction to scatter and marks the beginning of all pagan religions.
Satan's Goal at Babel
Les teaches that the tower was a religious attempt to usurp God's throne, inspired by Satan's goal to replace God's instructions.
Satan Institutes Pagan Religion
Les places Babel between Noah and Abraham and says that under Nimrod, Satan instituted all pagan and mythological religions.
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.
This is the verse Les quotes when identifying the Tower of Babel as the beginning of false worship.
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.
This shows God's judgment on the rebellious religious project at Babel.
Yes. Les teaches that the Tower of Babel was the introduction of false worship, and every false religion, cult, and pagan system has its roots there.
No. Les explains that the people knew they could not build a literal tower to heaven. It was instead a religious system designed to approach God on their own terms.
The people rejected God's command to repopulate and scatter. God confused their language and scattered them, and Les notes that idolatry had then taken over the human race.
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