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'''Nimrodian aspirations''' is the term used to denote an endeavor of [[materialistic]] [[philosophy|philosophies]] to unite all society, nations, and/or humankind under one universal power in order to rebel against God and escape His just judgements. Nimrodian aspirations are characterized by efforts for unification, formalism, and regimental restriction and sacrificing of personal freedom of individuals in the name of common [[public interest]] and [[welfare]]. Nimrodian aspirations take place in the societies governed by partisans of [[totalitarian]] [[ideology|ideologies]]. They were i.a. discernable in the [[Nazi Germany]] where in the interest of future and unity of the so called [[Third Reich]] state authorities deprived individuals of their fundamental rights and were trampling even on the most sacred [[human]] values.<ref name="Prorok Daniel">{{cite book |title=Prorok Daniel |author=Jozef Ondrej Markuš |publisher=Matica slovenská |year=2001 |place=Martin, Slovakia |pages=39-48 |isbn=80-7090-600-6 |url=http://vydavatel.sk/produkt-detail/10383 |quote= |language=Slovak}}</ref>
==Historical background==
According to biblical book of Genesis (Gen. 10:8-10), [[Nimrod]] was the great grandson of [[Noah]] and “''a mighty warrior on the earth'',” “''a mighty hunter before the LORD''.” Among the first centers of his kingdom was [[Babylon]], a city that later became a symbol of power rebellious against God. Therein, the descendants of the [[Great Flood]] survivors according to account in [[Genesis]] 11, decided to start building the [[Tower of Babel]], "''whose top may reach unto heaven''."
== The Symbolic Significance==
Building the Tower of Babel had also a deeper meaning: [[Man]] living in a state of estrangement from God feels anxious and insecure, and looks for security. By means of erecting huge tower he aims to secure his future, escape and prevent God’s judgement, and accomplish his own fame (cf. ''“so that we may make a name for ourselves”''). Because he fell off from his natural place in God’s presence and emancipated himself from God, he strives for some replacement, the new focus of his attention. And Babylonian managed to find it: It is the man himself. Symbolically, people of [[Babylonia]] get trapped by self-adoration, self-deification and idolatrous worship of [[creation]] instead of [[Creator]]. Egocentric “Babylonians” attempt to save themselves by own effort and to ensure their future with regard to their enemies by their own power, that’s why they constantly have to rely on their own weaponry and are condemned to engage in permanent arms race.
In the last resort, their ultimate goal is the denial of God, getting rid of Him including His values and guidelines for created order, and the proclamation of self-sovereignty based on new set of values incompatible with creation thus necessarily leading over and over to catastrophic failures. In the history of humankind, the “Tower of Babel,” symbolically representing the utopians efforts to establish a permanent society without God, has never been completed.
==The basic characteristics of Nimrodian aspirations==
• Confusion
• Self-centeredness: self-adoration, self-obsession, self-deification
• Far-fetched unification
• Arms drive
• Mistrust towards the allies
• Subject to principle in which one predator (totalitarian ruler or society) is to be knocked down by another
• Active rebellion against biblical God
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Rethoric]][[Category:Christianity]][[Category:Theology]]
==Historical background==
According to biblical book of Genesis (Gen. 10:8-10), [[Nimrod]] was the great grandson of [[Noah]] and “''a mighty warrior on the earth'',” “''a mighty hunter before the LORD''.” Among the first centers of his kingdom was [[Babylon]], a city that later became a symbol of power rebellious against God. Therein, the descendants of the [[Great Flood]] survivors according to account in [[Genesis]] 11, decided to start building the [[Tower of Babel]], "''whose top may reach unto heaven''."
== The Symbolic Significance==
Building the Tower of Babel had also a deeper meaning: [[Man]] living in a state of estrangement from God feels anxious and insecure, and looks for security. By means of erecting huge tower he aims to secure his future, escape and prevent God’s judgement, and accomplish his own fame (cf. ''“so that we may make a name for ourselves”''). Because he fell off from his natural place in God’s presence and emancipated himself from God, he strives for some replacement, the new focus of his attention. And Babylonian managed to find it: It is the man himself. Symbolically, people of [[Babylonia]] get trapped by self-adoration, self-deification and idolatrous worship of [[creation]] instead of [[Creator]]. Egocentric “Babylonians” attempt to save themselves by own effort and to ensure their future with regard to their enemies by their own power, that’s why they constantly have to rely on their own weaponry and are condemned to engage in permanent arms race.
In the last resort, their ultimate goal is the denial of God, getting rid of Him including His values and guidelines for created order, and the proclamation of self-sovereignty based on new set of values incompatible with creation thus necessarily leading over and over to catastrophic failures. In the history of humankind, the “Tower of Babel,” symbolically representing the utopians efforts to establish a permanent society without God, has never been completed.
==The basic characteristics of Nimrodian aspirations==
• Confusion
• Self-centeredness: self-adoration, self-obsession, self-deification
• Far-fetched unification
• Arms drive
• Mistrust towards the allies
• Subject to principle in which one predator (totalitarian ruler or society) is to be knocked down by another
• Active rebellion against biblical God
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Rethoric]][[Category:Christianity]][[Category:Theology]]