Chapter 463: A New Goal Has Emerged
At that time, the accents of the people of the world were the same. Mankind wants to build a city and a tower that reaches up to heaven in order to proclaim our name. Eventually, God found out about this, and he made everyone speak different languages overnight, and from then on, there was a barrier between human beings who could not communicate with each other.
Evenson begins with a brief introduction to the biblical legend of the Tower of Babel, and then says, "For a long time, the world has regarded this story as a borderless Christian attempt to explain why the various races do not understand each other, or as a fable that implies that man's arrogance inevitably leads to disaster." ”
"But," Evenson grinned in a sharply raised voice, "what I read from this story is, fear. ”
"Fear?" Stephani was a little puzzled, the family history was there, she was not a Christian, but she still knew a few of the more famous stories in the Bible, and her understanding of the Tower of Babel was similar to what Evenson said earlier, and she didn't see any fear in the story.
"That's right, it's fear. "God was afraid, and what man was doing at that time, frightened the being who was called omniscient and omnipotent, and it was only because of fear that he stopped the human race and divided them." ”
"There are many reasons to stop a person, and it can be out of fear, but why can't it be anger?" God would be afraid of mortals, which sounds a bit strange, so Stephani thinks that it should be humans who are angry with God, so it makes sense for God to be angry and punish.
"Anger?" Evenson shook his head disdainfully, "Do you think God's actions in the story seem to be a sign of anger?"
"If it was anger, God should rush down from heaven and kick the Tower of Babel down, and then take the leading group of people and tell them plainly, boy, you have a big deal, you have a big deal!"
"You shouldn't mess with me if you provoke the dragon and the tiger, I can't bear you anymore if I can't bear the and urine, today I, Jehovah, will make you the most miserable!"
Then he slapped them in 48,000 mouths, packed them and handed them to EMS for Mephisto. ”
"That's called anger and venting anger. Evenson concluded, "But at that time God did not choose a grand appearance of lightning and thunder, nor did he leave any oracle, but hid behind the clouds like a coward, and did not dare to show his head, and used intrigue to dismantle the great work of mankind at that time.
"God is afraid of man, just because man built a tower?" Malik said with some half-jokingness, "It seems that my daughter and I will not be able to go to the Burj Al Arab in the future, lest we encounter God's ... Fearful. ”
"Isn't it?" Stephanie exclaimed, exaggeratedly, "I've spent every birthday since I was ten years old at the Burj Al Arab, and I'm a little reluctant to go there." ”
Watching Stephen and Malik's performance, Evenson suddenly felt a heartache, you go to the Burj Al Arab for your birthday? I haven't even been to the Canvas Hotel for my birthday.
In fact, there are many stories in the Bible that are true. Evenson said with a heartache.
Malik, however, scoffs at this claim. I think that when my family was founded, the Jews had not yet flown out alone, and the things recorded in the Bible were true, so why didn't our family know?
"The Bible is considered a myth. Evenson slowly explained, "Because the things it describes are mostly metaphorical, so it seems absurd to those who don't know the truth." ”
"So the Tower of Babel, not the Tower. ”
"So what exactly is the Tower of Babel, and what does it symbolize?" asked Malik curiously.
"The Tower of Babel is also known as the Tower of Babel, and the top of the tower reaches to the sky. Now we know that the sky is the atmosphere, but in those days, the sky was the dwelling place of the gods, the realm of the gods, and in many civilizations the heavens and the gods had the same meaning. ”
Malik's father and daughter looked at each other in amazement, the sky is God, and the top of the tower is not a symbol...
"The Tower of Babel is the way to the gods!" said Evenson, solemnly, "what can make God fearful? The answer can only be God." ”
"Are you saying that people at that time found a way to become gods?" Malik was shocked, and if the person who said these words to him was not Evenson, he would probably have stood up and rebuked the other party for being insane.
"And it's not an easy way, it's a way to make God fear. Evenson's mouth tugged at the corners of his mouth with an inexplicable smile, "There are legends of man becoming gods in many parts of the world, but all of them emphasize the mystery of this person's chance and epiphany. ”
However, the road to godhood in the Tower of Babel is metaphorized by a tower, which is a physical object, a physical object built by human beings. Evenson said with a glaring eye, "So we think that the Tower of Babel is not a way of cultivation, but a real technique. ”
"That our name may be proclaimed, lest mankind be scattered throughout the land." "Evenson read another passage from the Bible" says that once the Tower of Babel is built, humanity will no longer be scattered and united. We think that this unity is also a metaphor, and that it does not mean that human beings will be more closely connected and form a collective, but that this unity should mean wholeness, that humanity will become whole, that they will become god-like beings. ”
"People... Can he really become a god?" Malik didn't know what to say now, but his heart was alive. His ultimate dream, or the ultimate dream of his entire family, was to get the whole world. But this goal will soon be achieved as it stands, which gives Malik a great sense of satisfaction, but also a great emptiness.
There is no pursuit, you have become the king of the world, what else do you want to pursue? But now, a greater goal has appeared in front of him, becoming a god! Emperor Wu is a good immortal who burns gold and purple smoke, and the first emperor of the ages cannot refuse this temptation, let alone him?
New goals have emerged, how can we stand still?! Malik watched expectantly, waiting for an answer.
"Absolutely. Without hesitation, Evenson gave an overjoyed answer: "The reason why the Tower of Babel project scared God was because he was able to succeed." It's like... I'll give you an analogy, now the bodyguard outside the door said that he wanted to kill you and occupy the throne of the king of the world, you probably won't be afraid to clean him up in seconds, but if Alexander Pierce has such thoughts, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep at night. ”