http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v20/i2/ancient.asp
On our last set of notes we left off talking about the confusion at Babel. We will now conclude these notes from Creation Conference 2008.
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*** Babylon (Modern Day Iraq) -
- Saddam Hussein spent charity money to restore Babylon.
- He believed that he was in the direct line of Nebacunezzar and that he was rightful heir to his world.
- Hussein even had his image placed over Nebacunezzar's on a gold coin to signify that he was in this direct line.
***What is the story of the Tower of Babel?***
Now the whole earth had one language and few words. And as men migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, 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 sons of men had built. And the Lord said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the earth. - Genesis 11.
More Notes on the Tower of Babel
*** The Tower of Babel was built astronomical!
- Babylon was to bring (and stil is to bring) a one world order. - PreBabylonian men were far superior to us.
- They had far better memories (we use about 10% of our brain, men from Adam's time used 100%).
- They also had smarter brains.
- They spoke 1 language and they lived five times longer than we do today.
***The foundation of the Tower of Babel has possibly been found.
(From
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/babel.htm 's website)
Archaeologists examining the remains of the city of Babylon have found what appears to be the foundation of the tower: a square of earthen embankments some three-hundred feet on each side. The tower's most splendid incarnation was probably under King Nebuchadnezzar II who lived from 605-562 BC. The King rebuilt the tower to stand 295 feet high. According to an inscription made by the king the tower was constructed of "baked brick enameled in brilliant blue." The terraces of the tower may have also been planted with flowers and trees. ***The people took the science of astronomy and created astrology.
(From
http://artvam.com/Article/Astrology_A_Little_Background/187 's website)
Astrology goes back to about 2900 BC. During this time, the Sumerians built temples in the form of pyramids. They did this to observe the stars and planets. Some say that it is even possible that Astrology goes back even farther than this but there is little evidence to support this theory.It wasn't until about 2000 BC that the magi of Mesopotamia believed that there were indeed no accidents. He believed that everything in the universe including people, objects and all events, was connected. Not only did these magi, or priests study the stars but they also looked for omens in weather patterns. They would predict future events from the internal organs of many animals and even listened to the words of trees, dogs, cats and insects to hear what they had to say.
The main use of astrology, however, was to study the relationship between the position of the Earth and other bodies in the heavens such as planets, stars and even meteors and asteroids. They believed beyond any doubt that the position of each object in the universe has an effect on every person and even on our planet. It should be pointed out that with astrology, our Earth has no effect on these bodies themselves. This may or may not be true. Nobody knows for certain.
***WE DO KNOW FOR CERTAIN. ASTROLOGY ISN'T A SCIENCE, RATHER A PERVERSION OF THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY!
Random Note *** First century batteries have been found. These were found among the ruins of the Minoans.
Other Ziggurats as Copies of Babel: Other Places Folks Worshipped gods
STONEHENGE
- These stones are in astronomical alignment. They are so technologically advanced that we couldn't even figure out the alignment until computers came about.
- None of the stones have a foundation, so the folks who made Stone Henge had to figure out how much soil would compress. We didn't even start worrying about soil compression until about 75 years ago.
*** Eg. Myans : Cancun, Mexico
- Cancun means "nest of vipers"
- In one section, there was a stone ring sticking out of the wall. They placed a colored cloth about 12 ft off the ground and the object of the game was to take the cloth out of the ring while the other team tried to get it, too.
- The winner's prize was to get their heart ripped out and sacrificed.
- The ziggurrat contained a serpent head and during the Autumn and Spring equinox it appeared to look like a snake slithering
(From http://www.stevealten.com/Domain/professor.htm )
The Kukulcan pyramid in Chichen Itza is an example of the unexplainable Mayan ingenuity. The pyramid is a perfect ziggurat of stone, with 4 sides, each possessing 91 steps. With the platform at the top the count it equals 365--as in days of the year. What is far more amazing is that for over 1,000 years, on each Autumn and Spring Equinox, the afternoon sun creates the shadow of a giant serpent on the pyramid's northern balustrade. As the sun sets, the body of the serpent appears to descend the steps to meet with its stone head.
- Aztec/Myan Calendar was 365. (some decimal) days.
- They figured this out 4 places past the decimal. They were extremely smart people. They were right because we still consider 365 days/1 year.
Genealogy draws 4,000 years to Christ and 2,000 years from Christ to us.
- There is no problem with genealogy and the truth. The Bible lines it all up and shows us.
Bishop Usher calculated Oct. 4,004 B.C. was the year of Creation.
Ussher next turned his attention to identifying the precise date of Creation. Like many of his contemporary scholars, he assumed that God would choose to create the world on a date that corresponded with the sun being at one of its four cardinal points—either the winter or summer solstice or the vernal or autumnal equinox. This view sprang from the belief that God had a special interest in mathematical and astronomical harmony. The deciding factor for Ussher came from Genesis. When Adam and Eve found themselves in the Garden of Eden, the fruit was invitingly ripe. Ussher reasoned, therefore, that it must have been harvest time, which corresponded with the autumnal equinox: “I have observed that the Sunday, which in the year [4004 B.C.] aforesaid, came nearest the Autumnal Aequinox, by Astronomical Tables, happened upon the 23 day of the Julian October.” (FROM: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/ussher.html)
(Book: Animals of the World)
- The Mayans were the most accurate time keepers.
- Their calendar at year zero is within 50 years of the year Bishop Usher came up with.
- So you have a Biblical source and a very non Christian Source.
- Noah took the books already written on board to preserve the time line.
- Angkor Wat in CambodiaSoutheast Asia of a ziggurat set up to worship the sun, moon, and stars.
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Peru: Eldorado, city of gold Inca temple of the sun-
Machu Picchu built on rock, rapid running river, the base of
Machu Picchu mountain is a village where people worship evil spirits and Jesus.
"The Temple of the Sun is a round tapered tower. The stonework of this temple is some of the finest in the city, outlining its importance. In the center of the temple is a carved rock with a straight edge. During the Summer solstice, this edge will precisely align with the light falling through the only window of the temple.Observing the sun was very important to the Inca. During the winter solstice (when the Sun is furthest from the Earth), the Inca would hold a festival, which included sacrifice to bring the sun back.
Below the Sun Temple one can find the Royal Tomb, where it is said that Bingham found the remains of some important people. Unfortunately you cannot enter the Tomb, but you can have a peek inside.
Entrance into the Temple of the Sun is prohibited, but you can look inside from the structure above it.
Next to the Temple of the Sun stands a two-story building that got named Princess Palace. The stonework of this building with slightly inclining walls is better than that of most ordinary houses. This fact and the fact that it is bigger than most other housing structures suggest that someone important lived here (maybe even a Princess, who knows)." (From: http://www.opentravelinfo.com/travel_guide/south_america/peru/andean/machu_picchu_peru_inca_city_in_the_sky
- They built all houses they have 2 bulls with a basket between them and put a cross in the middle. They put their petition in the basket for the evil spirits, so they just added Jesus to the other gods.
"On the way up the hill you get a view of the grimy housing made out of Adobe bricks topped off with a corrugated iron roof and a Cross with at least one bull statue on every roof. " (From:
http://www.epinions.com/review/trvl-Dest-Latin_America-Peru-Machu_Picchu/content_212559761028)
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Cusco - like a bowl and the light blinds you
-Massive stone blocks put together so tightly cut perfectly
- When you look at the shapes in the wall, you can see how they put animals in them.
Eg. Platypus found in the stones
- According to Evolutionists it evolved in Australia, what is it doing in an Incan stone wall?
- Either Inca is sailing or it was from Inca instead of "evolving" from Australia
- Noah's Ark and the flood ... everything died.
- Coal, oil, gas are all from the vegetation buried in the worldwide flood.
* If we study Nimrod, it will show us the prophecies of 1 world government today.
- We are in a crisis and the devil will take full advantage of it.
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