Nimrodian aspirations

Nimrodian aspirations is the term used to denote an endeavor of materialistic 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 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.

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, interest group or society) is to be knocked down by another • Active rebellion against biblical God

See Also

Cultural Marxism