The Bible tells us that the “End (of the world) is declared from the “beginning” (Isaiah 46:10). Certainly, this means that the early Biblical record of human history bears End-time prophetic significance. But, it’s actually even more specific than that. The original Hebrew word translated as “beginning” in Isaiah 46:10 is תישאר (rê’shı̂yth). This is the root of Bereshith, which is the Hebrew name of the first Book of the Bible, “Genesis”. In other words, prophecies of the End of the World are found in the Book of Genesis.
The Torah is one of the five keys for unlocking End-time Prophecy… Prophecy is unlocked through the Statutes!
Our next focus of study as we look for End-time Prophecies in the life of Noah:
On Monday, we'll begin looking at another aspect of events from Noah's life, which has End-time Prophetic significance: the closing of the door of the ark, and the final Day of Atonement.
The Tower of Babel - Shadows of Armageddon
Parallels
Between the Tower of Babel and the Battle of Armageddon
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PARALLEL |
TOWER
OF BABEL |
ARMAGEDDON |
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Parallel
#1 - Both the Tower and the Last Battle represent unified rebellion
against Yahweh |
The people
were unified in rebellion (Genesis 11:4). They acted in defiance of
Yahweh’s command to “fill the earth” (Genesis 9:1). Instead they
centralized power, ambition, government and religion |
In the Last
Days, the nations will once again be united, this time under the Antichrist (the
Beast), in open rebellion against Christ Himself. As happened in the
Babel story, humanity will again attempt to consolidate power and resist Yahweh’s
rule “These have one mind, and they hand over their power
and authority to the beast. They will make war on the Lamb...” — Revelation 17:13–14 |
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Parallel
#2 – Both the Tower and the Last Battle represent a unified attempt to
ascend and confront Heaven. |
“...a tower with its top in the heavens...”— Genesis 11:4 This is more
than just architecture—it symbolizes
human ambition to idolatrously reach and even challenge Yahweh. |
“Then I saw Heaven opened, and behold, a white horse!
The One sitting on it is called Faithful and True...”—Rev. 19:11 |
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“And I saw the Beast and the kings of the earth with
their armies gathered to make war against Him Who was sitting on the
horse...” — Revelation
19:19 In final
Armageddon, like at the Tower of Babel, the armies of “the Beast” gather to
fight Heaven – and Messiah – the wicked masses seek to reach and war against
Heaven itself. |
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Parallel #3
– Both the Tower and the Last Battle demonstrate the desire for evil mankind
to avoid Yahweh’s Judgment |
“...lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole
earth.” — Genesis 11:4 In building
the Tower, Nimrod and his minions were motivated to avoid Yahweh’s design
for humanity’s distribution. It’s an attempt to secure themselves against Yahweh’s
Decrees. They plan to continue living in the very sins that incurred
the Flood, while neutralizing the threat of Judgment. |
In Revelation
6, the wicked again do all they can to prevent Yahweh’s Judgment from
being carried out upon them: “...they hid themselves in the caves... calling to the
mountains and rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the Face of Him Who is
seated on the Throne...’” —
Revelation 6:15-17 In Revelation
16, even during the final Plagues, the wicked will refuse to repent, instead
choosing to curse God (Revelation 16:9, 11, 21). Thus, both at Babel
and the Armageddon the rebels seek to evade Yahweh’s Authority
and Judgment, not through repentance but through rebellion and resistance. |
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Parallel #4
– Both in the Tower and the Last Battle, there is a minority of the Faithful
people of Yahweh. |
During the
time of the Tower of Babel, the Shemites (and converts)
refused to participate in the blasphemous Tower construction. The stood
faithful to Yahweh and obeyed His Will, even though |
In the End,
Yahweh will have a faithful minority, who will retain His Word, and keep His
Commandments. |
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…doing so
placed them in the minority. |
“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to
make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the Commandments of God,
and have the Testimony of Yahshua Messiah.” —Rev.12:17 “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that
keep the Commandments of God, and the faith of Yahshua...’”—Revelation 14:12 |
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Parallel #5
– Both in the time of the Tower and the Last Battle, Yahweh responds with
direct Judgment. |
In the Tower
of Babel, Yahweh dispersed the wicked people, and judged them for their
pride. Historical records say that the Tower was Judged in 3 parts: ·
The top was hit by Fire and Hailstones,
completely obliterating it (along with everyone up there). ·
The bottom was swallowed by the Earth –
massive earthquake. ·
The broken-down middle remained above ground. |
“But the beast was captured, and with it the false
prophet... These two were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire...” — Revelation 19:20 In the End, Yahweh
will again destroy the armies of the rebels. He will again defeat the
Antichrist. In both cases, Yahweh acts sovereignly and decisively
to end human rebellion. In both cases, man’s blaphemous attempts to defeat
and defy His Creator ends in divine Judgment. Revelation 16 shows Yahweh
judging the wicked in the same ways as Babel. |
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Parallel #6
– Both in the time of the Tower and the Last Battle, man demonstrates a
demonic desire to be like Yahweh. |
Shem is
Hebrew for “name” meaning “mark of Character and Authority”. Shem carried the
“mark” of Yahweh. The other side represented the mark of the beast (one’s own
name and authority). “Let us make a name for ourselves...”—Genesis 11:4 Notably, this
echoes the Edenic desire to be “like God” (Genesis 3:5). |
The final Antichrist is a false messiah, who prophecy
says will exalt himself as God: “...he takes his seat (position of authority) in
the Temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.” — 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Similarly to how the whole world
united under Nimrod, the whole world worships the Beast in the End (Revelation
13:4, 8). |