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not understand one another, they became suspicious o f one another. Troubles arose. Wars ensued. Today we are reaping in the wars among the nations the results o f the ideology o f that civilization o f Babel. The interesting fact is that while all o f these civilizations are dead, God is not! In the book o f Exodus we read the story o f the Pharaoh who knew not Joseph. The Egyptian dynasty which was reigning at that time had the Jews in total subjection. God raised up Moses to be the great deliverer o f the Jewish nation. Boldly he con fronted Pharaoh, demanding in the name o f Almighty God that the Egyptian monarch let the children o f Israel go. Whereupon Pharaoh scornfully said, "Who is the Lord? . . . I know not the Lord” (Ex. 5 :2). Centuries passed. Pharaoh and his successors have been dust for thousands o f years, but God is still alive! The Jews became a mighty nation. Their power waxed and waned under the various kings who ruled over them. Finally, because o f their idolatry, they were taken into captivity. One o f the powerful kings o f Babylon, under which the Jews were held as captives, was Belshazzar. He made a great feast to glorify himself. We read that he gave an order and the Babylonians "brought the golden vessels that were taken out o f the temple o f the house o f God. . . . They drank wine, and praised the gods o f gold and o f silver, o f brass, o f iron, o f wood, and o f stone” (Dan. 5:3, 4 ). Belshazzar knew about the God o f Daniel, but he had said to himself and his people that God was dead. Instead, Belschazzar and his empire are dead long since. God is not! More centuries went by. Under the inspiration o f the Holy Spirit, Paul wrote concerning the ancients and indeed regarding all who believed and lived as they did, that they had "changed the truth o f God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator” (Rom. 1:25). All o f those people and nations who have worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator are dead, gone and forgotten. God is not! "Fools?” Yes, the Apostle Paul wrote: "Their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools” (Romans 1:21-22). The book o f Jude describes perfect ly all those who deny God: "Certain men crept in unawares . . . denying the only Lord God. . . . These filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise authority, and speak evil o f dignities. . . woe unto them . . . they are spots on your feasts o f love . . . feeding them selves without fear; clouds they are without water, carried about o f winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; raging waves o f the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the black ness o f darkness forever” (Jude 4 -13 ). Thus, the Bible reveals the true nature o f all down to this day who are promoting this notion that God is dead. As a matter o f fact, we agree with them 100%. Their God is dead. Their God has always been dead. They know absolutely (continued on page 54)
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