Babel laid the foundation for idolatryĮllen White (1827-1915): “Many of them denied the existence of God…The whole undertaking was designed to exalt still further the pride of its projectors and to turn the minds of future generations away from God and lead them into idolatry… other apartments, splendidly furnished and adorned, were devoted to their idols… and as the minds of the people were darkened by idolatry, and as the minds of the people were darkened by idolatry, he led them to counterfeit these offerings and sacrifice their own children upon the altars of their gods…” (PP, pp. 119).ĭaniel Defoe (1660-1731): “I must confess I am sometimes apt to vindicate our old ancestors, in my thoughts, from the charge itself, as we generally understand it namely, that they really designed to build a tower which should reach up to heaven or that it should secure them in case of another flood…how absurd it was to suppose…that they could build firm enough to resist or high enough to overtop the waters, supposing such another flood should happen” (The history of the Devil, pp.
And as they would be able to ascend to the region of the clouds, they hoped to ascertain the cause of the Flood” (PP, p. By carrying the structure to a much greater height than was reached by the waters of the Flood, they thought to place themselves beyond all possibility of danger. Counsels on Alcohol, Tea, Coffee and TobaccoĮllen White (1827-1915): “The dwellers on the plain of Shinar disbelieved God’s covenant that He would not again bring a flood upon the earth… One object before them in the erection of the tower was to secure their own safety in case of another deluge.Freemason symbol at Adventist Head quarters.
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