I am privileged to bring you another article by Bud Hancock from the USA. Be sure to check out Bud’s Biography at the end of his article, he has had a most interesting life. His experience shines through his writing, age has not wearied him, rather it has enhanced his skills!

On behalf of all my readers I wish them, Bud and all his family a joyous Easter.

Gibber! Gibber!

Chugley

The Nimrod Spirit

By Bud Hancock

Introduction

The writer of Ecclesiastes said, “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9 KJV) 

If this statement can be taken literally, as I believe it can and should, then we should be able to recognize ‘patterns’ of events that have occurred more than once throughout history.  In these patterns, we can determine, by looking back to them, what should occur in the future.

We know that after man rebelled against God in the Garden, the authority that was his was transferred to another being, a supernatural, non-human being.  Even though there were only two humans, Adam and Eve, at the time of man’s treason, both God and Satan knew that man would multiply and begin to (re)populate the entire earth.  As this happened, man, still under the curse of sin and death, gradually grew more sinful and corrupted.  From generation to generation, humanity reached a point where the whole of mankind was described as corrupt (Genesis 6;12 KJV).

When that corruption had reached its fullness, and God had decided to destroy all living things from the earth, He found in Noah, “a just man and perfect in his generations and Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:8-9 KJV).  This does not mean that God declared Noah righteous, but that God’s grace was abundant to a man that, because of his character, could be used for God’s purpose.

The Ecclesiastes Pattern

After the flood of Noah, the earth contained eight souls to once again begin the task of the replenishment of the earth, but his three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, along with their wives, were the ones through whom all the descendants of Adam and Eve would come.

When the earth had dried after the flood waters receded, all eight persons in the ark left it and waited for God to provide direction to them.  God spoke to them and it is recorded in Genesis 9:1, He repeated his command given to Adam and Eve in Genesis 1:28, “Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth.”  Again, this is not a new commandment, but a repetition of the original command given to the human race.  God’s desire to have a family of human beings, created in His image and after His likeness to populate the earth had not changed.  

But it was not long until the corrupt nature of man manifested again.  After the flood waters had receded, Noah began to be a husbandman (a steward of the ground/earth, or a farmer) and he planted a vineyard.  We are not told how long it took for the vineyard to produce grapes, but when it did, Noah made wine and became drunken from it, and was naked in his tent.  His youngest son Ham, saw his father’s nakedness and went to tell his brothers.  “And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness” (Genesis 9:23 KJV).  

As a result of the action of Ham, seeing his father’s nakedness and telling his brothers, Noah was angry and pronounced a curse upon Canaan, the firstborn son of Ham, declaring that Canaan would be a ‘servant of servants’ unto his brothers.  Noah also blessed Shem and Japheth, saying: “Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant” (Genesis 9:26-27 KJV).

So, we see the pattern mentioned in Ecclesiastes occurring after the flood of Noah had destroyed all flesh because of corruption.  Obviously, the action of Ham regarding seeing his father’s nakedness was grievous enough to bring a curse upon Ham through Canaan.

Nimrod, The Mighty Hunter

“And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord (Genesis 10:6-9 KJV).  

Nimrod was the son of Cush, grandson of Ham and great grandson of Noah; he was the first person mentioned in the Bible as one who became a ‘mighty hunter before the Lord’.  The word ‘mighty’ is a translation of the Hebrew word ‘gibbowr’, (Strong’s 1368, pronounced ghib-bore’).  It has numerous meanings including, warrior, tyrant, champion, mighty man, strong man and giant.  The word ‘before’ in the original Hebrew means ‘openly’ and defiantly’, as one might say today, “in your face”.  The implication is that he did not fear God but was openly hostile to Him, not trying to hide his rebellious, warring nature from God.  

The Bible speaks of the presence of ‘giants’ in the earth as a result of the union of human women and fallen angels who were powerful beings.  These giants were known to be very tall and of enormous physical strength (consider the Giant Goliath who was slain by David) and who were extremely tall.  Many Bible scholars also believe there were giants in the earth after the flood of Noah who were the offspring of fallen angels and human women (once again, nothing new under the sun).  If Nimrod was one of these, as many now believe, then the mother of Nimrod was guilty of the same corruption that caused God to destroy both the human and animal populations of earth with the flood.      

The Jewish historian, Josephus, had much to say about Nimrod, for example that Nimrod was a rebellious man who, besides being a hunter of wild animals, also hunted men and enslaved them.  His mighty deeds gave him the power to start the first kingdom on earth located in the area of Babylon, now known as Iraq.  He established his kingdom, called Babel, in the land of Shinar, in what became known as Babylon, currently known as Iraq.

The People United Behind Nimrod

Around 100 years after the flood, the survivors and all their offspring had a common language.  Recorded in Genesis 11:1-4, “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. 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. And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded”.  

No clear description of the city and the Tower of babel can be found in Genesis, but archaeologists have unearthed artifacts indicating that the tower was more than 100 meters (300 feet) tall and that there were zodiac signs present at the top.  It is thought that the god they were honoring with their building was ‘Marduk’, the national god of Babylon.  

It can be seen from the words above that the rebellious nature of man was still very strong.  Little time had passed since God told Noah and his children the same thing He had told Adam and Eve: Replenish the earth.  His command said nothing about congregating in one place and building a mighty tower ‘to make a name for themselves’. But the people wanted ‘to build a city and a tower that would ‘reach up to heaven’, or that would be dedicated to the ‘gods of the heavens’, namely Marduk.  They wanted to make a name for themselves so that they would not be ‘scattered abroad’.  Obviously, God was less than pleased with their rebellion and opposition to His plan and it brought a serious response.

God’s Judgment: The Scattering of People

When God surveyed the work of the rebels hands, He made a decision, recorded in Genesis 11:5-8, “And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. 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.

God’s judgment of the rebellion of Nimrod and the people of Babylon was to make it impossible for them to understand one another, thereby requiring them to scatter having assembled those who could communicate with each other.  We are not told how many languages were created, only that, in the end, God used His powers and authority to cause man to involuntarily fulfill His original plan for the replenishment of the earth.

Rebellion ALWAYS Brings Judgment

Nimrod seems to be a type of many people throughout history who have no respect for God or His word and who believe they are much smarter than God.  As such, they believe they are worthy of and capable of governing the entire world under one banner, without God, His help or His approval.  This is a spirit of arrogance and pride that has one source: Satan.  

I have a word for such people in this upside down world in which we live: POLITICIANS.  The Spirit of Nimrod, the Mighty Hunter who had no respect for God and His word, did not die when Nimrod died.  That same spirit of arrogance, pride and rebellion continued on throughout the generations, mainly through the use of politics and politicians.

However, just as God judged Nimrod and the builders of Babylon and the Tower of Babel, He will also judge those who believe they can now take over the world and remake it into what THEY believe it should be.  Their arrogance and pride will bring about their downfall, just as it did the Babylonians.

From a Scattering to a Regathering

The ‘scattering’ judgment of God brought about the replenishment of the earth without the assistance of man, allowing man the allotted time to try to establish a true, fair and righteous government on the earth, but it has always been a complete dismal failure.  Each person born into this world will have had a lifetime to get with God’s program of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world, or to unite with Satan to oppose God and all that He is.

We are nearing the time when God will be doing another marvelous work that will summarize all that has occurred since the Genesis creation.  Each person who ever lived WILL face God’s judgment, just as did the rebels of Babylon.  There will be a mighty gathering of all the nations of the earth in the Valley of Megiddo in the very near future.  The nations, led by the Antichrist will be ready to make war with God and actually think they can defeat Him and finally have the freedom from His constraints they have always wanted.

In reality, they will face Jesus Christ and the armies of heaven in a final showdown of the war between Good and evil., and it does NOT end well for them.  When the dust settles, all Satan’s armies will be dead and Jesus, who first arrived on earth as the meek and lowly Lamb of god, will return as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the King of the Universe, will be ready to remake this earth in perfection.

The End of the Nimrod Spirit

Satan, The Spirit of Rebellion, the creature who truly IS the Spirit of Nimrod, will be judged, bound and thrown into a bottomless pit where he will remain until Jesus has completed a 1000 year reign of righteousness on the earth.  

Until then we must realize that our time to complete our Godly assignments on this earth is very short.  Stand strong against the evil Spirit of Nimrod and be ready when Jesus appears in the heavens to call us home where we will be getting ready for our eternal assignments.

Maranatha! And Blessings!

budaroo@twc.com

Born and raised in a small textile town in North Carolina, Bud Hancock’s family moved to Michigan in the hope of finding better employment with General Motors.  After graduating from high school, Bud began an apprenticeship with General Motors to become a Metal Modelmaker.  Retiring after a 30 year career, which included an eight year stint as a Meteorologist, he and his wife moved back to North Carolina to be near his elderly parents.  Shortly thereafter, with both of his parents having passed, he started a new career in the bank security/ATM business, advancing from an entry level technician to one of two North Carolina customer service managers for his employer.  Retiring again after 13 years, he and his wife of 51 years relocated to Tennessee where Bud began writing articles specializing in Bible teaching and geopolitical issues.  At age 75, he and his wife relocated to South Carolina with their Miniature Schnauzer, Baxter.  Bud continues to study God’s word and write articles on Christian living and geopolitical issues from the Biblical end times perspective.

Chugley’s note:

Remember:

1 Thessalonians 5:9-10

⁹ For God hath not appointed us (believers) to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁰ Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.