THE NIMROD SPIRIT Part TWO
Bud Hancock continues his scholarly article about the spirit of Nimrod. Thank you Bud for sharing your wisdom with us.
Gibber! Gibber!
Chugley
The Nimrod Spirit – Part Two
BUD HANCOCK
Judging the Spirit
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.
The evil propagated by Nimrod brought serious judgment from God. Although God gave the authority over most of His creation to men, there is a point beyond which He will not allow evil men to go. Daniel 4:17 states: …“know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.” Even though some very wicked men have been placed in high positions, there always comes the time when God will require of each of them an answer for their deeds done in those high positions.
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 to distant parts of the earth after 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 power and authority to cause man to involuntarily fulfill His original plan for the replenishment of the earth.
Rebellion ALWAYS Brings Judgment
THE SPIRT OF JESUS SAYS COME TO ME
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.
Nimrod, as befits the Ecclesiastes Pattern, easily can be considered a forerunner of the Antichrist who will appear in the last days. Many men will join in the attempt to enslave all humanity and place all under one controlling government.
There is 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 “willing politicians”.
We see today, as we have since the times of Jesus, when the Caesars ruled the Roman Empire, the appearance of many powerful and strong men and women who desire nothing more than to rule over the entire planet and all its inhabitants. The methods they have always used and continue to use to accomplish their agenda are fear and deception. In the past, all such attempts have lasted for a while and then failed, usually having been judged by God. And 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
Just as 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, there have been several scatterings of men, especially the Jewish people who failed time and time again to follow God. First, it was the ten tribes of Israel, the northern kingdom, whose carrying away by the Assyrians began in 740 BC. More than 130 years later, the Babylonians invaded and captured the two tribes of the southern kingdom, Judah and Benjamin, taking them back to Babylon where they were enslaved for seventy years. God always has a way and the means to enforce His commands and scattering the rebellious to the winds seems to be one of those ways.
Born and raised in a small textile town in North Carolina, Bud’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 Metrologist (Science of high precision measurement), 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 began 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 emphasizing Biblical 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.