Noah's Ark & The Tower of Babel

[@courtneypool78]

I always enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into them.

[@annaperez7308]

My institute teacher has a a doctorate in Old Testament studies and watching this video was Dejavú of his class !! SO good; thanks for sharing and for all your time and effort 🙏🏽

[@ronpalmer2u]

Thank You for this and all your lessons, your work is appreciated.

[@nowiknowhy]

Your videos are so insightful. I always look forward to Sunday's 'Gospel Lesson" video. Thank you!

[@debrafuggle5727]

i love this. i knew a lot of this but i love the in-depth and instructions of choice the Lord gave and their outcome. thank you.

[@johnmccullough4178]

Well done. I've read somewhere that the earliest Greek translation of Genesis (oldest translation we have) adds 100 years to each of Shem's descendants. The result is the generations lifespans make more sense. There was a reason for this regarding Christ's assertion to be the high priest according to Melchizedek. Not sure what to think about it.

[@millenialhymns]

I was going to mention this too. It isn't quite possible to have enough people inhabiting the earth only 150 years after Noah. But it makes more sense if there are a few hundred more years after.

[@TheRegimentalscot]

Right it's the difference between the text sources. Most modern Bible sources come from the masoretic text circa 1100 AD. The dead sea scrolls, the septugnant, and Josepheus texts add the 100 years for the first 6 generations post flood, and 50 years to Abrams father, so a total of 650 years added to the time between the flood and Abraham.

[@shirleylenz3088]

Thank you, Friend. My seminary-attending grandkids LISTENED! Valuable lessons for all of us.

[@bosslady2263]

THANK YOU!!!! I truly appreciate the knowledge & evidence you share with us. I love how you break it down and your explanations. It’s hard for me to understand a lot of doctrine/scriptures when reading them. Your videos has helped me comprehend deep doctrine. THANK YOU!!!

[@susanpixley4100]

Thank you so much for doing these videos. I love watching them.

[@JBaads]

I wonder if they could still see the City of Enoch hovering or floating above the earth. Love the video.

[@ephraimteller6437]

Wow, I'm grateful that I found this channel 🥺

[@crystaldawn9255]

Imagine being Noah and knowing these floods are going to come and kill your own daughters and begging them and begging them to repent and follow God but the floods come and wash them away while he is safe on a boat but he has to do that to save the Righteous branch of his family so the Lord's church can continue on. It's sad but a good lesson

[@BranTheArmenian2]

Thanks for helping break down this Bible History because I didn't really know how they were connected but it's really cool knowing that now

[@jeremydoyle5433]

I love your approach to explaining the gospel and not speculating on anything very important.

[@iwantcheesypuffs]

Very good. The comparison of the temple and Tower of Babel was spot on. Interesting to compare these insights with Temple and Cosmos by Hugh Nibley where the Egyptians also had this same knowledge but went about it differently.

[@emanuelosorio9610]

Well, we read in Abraham that Aegyptus' son Pharaoh, was a righteous leader and petitioned for the priesthood (Noah cursed them to not have it) but was rejected, and so he modeled his rulership after the manner of the priesthood.

[@cadescastings]

Question: If this was only 80 years after Noah and with only 4 couples to procreate, there couldn’t have been very many people on the whole earth??? Any thoughts?

[@Oboe149]

Other bible translations offer a different span of time. I believe the Septuagint to be more accurate in this area of the geneologies. I highly recommend a KZbin video by NathanH83 called "were the pyramids built before the flood?". kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHqUqoWKeJuefac

[@cadescastings]

@@Oboe149 I love to learn so thank you for sharing. I will definitely watch it.

[@ChristianAuditore14]

How many people do you think could have been born in that time?

[@cadescastings]

@@ChristianAuditore14 Just doing calculations of max one child a year, I figured between 300-400. But I watched that video he suggested and it makes total sense that it was longer than 80 years. More like 500.

[@sarahpat2323]

Jon Hansen, this has been my question I’ve been trying to work out since watching this video. I will watch the one shared above to see if I can make sense of this. After a quick Internet search, it says the Tower of Babel was 500 years after the flood. So not sure what is correct.

[@VincentNoot]

Another suggestion: he could have taken babies and infant animals into his arc, which would prevent predators from eating herbivores. More space, less need for giant food supplies, less trouble.

[@elbotoface]

I wonder if Noah had more children but the scriptures don't mention them. It's so weird to think he didn't have ANY children before age 450. If he did have more, how heart wrenching to think that some of your own children were to due in the flood. However, if the account is accurate, it would be a very tender mercy to have Noah wait until the people were ripe in wickedness to have his children so that they would NOT end up in the flood. Side note, it took me a while to figure out what the red part of the graph meant. Maybe go ahead and explain those things before you jump in on other videos for those of us who are slow, lol. 😄 Very good info! Thank you!

[@pfoxworth7]

Josephus, in his work "The Antiquities of the Jews" stated that the tower of Babel was so wide at the bottom that from a distance it did not look so tall, though it was. He also said the purpose of the tower was to save the people from another flood.

[@emmaguerramartinez9487]

Amen Thank you Almighy God ❤🙏🙌

[@kathyperrins8538]

I would love to watch and listen if I knew your name, gospel lessons does give enough information

[@millenialhymns]

Reminds.me.of.the UN or the One World Government. It is not good to have such a massive management of all people. We need sovereignty in order to worship God according to our agency and desire.

[@raymorgan2780]

Excellent Presentation! Fine Tuned Through Diligent Companionship With The Holy Ghost-

[@roberthone9769]

So the people build themselves a tower to avoid listening to the prophet at the time. So who weren't they listening to? Noah seems to have taken a backseat in the record and not said much. Was it Melchezidek? Was it Shem? Are they the same person? After all Melchezidek ended up creating a city of peace (Salem) and aspired to the city of Enoch. Some say that Melchezidek, as the priest-king of Salem actually established another Zion and that city fled as well. I agree with the notion that the people were scared after the flood. Does that also mean that fear was the real problem not following the right key holder? They wanted to make it to the top of the mountain without the process God had established to get them there. Since this is primarily an LDS audience I'd say look up 2 Ne 32:3-6 and D&C 93:1.

[@vanessarico7837]

Wow I learn so much today! Thanks a lot, most of all because of sharing the Joseph Smith's translation

[@05cesarleo]

Love all your videos brother!

[@zon3665]

There's a great book by an LDS author that shows that there's perfect harmony between the prophetic statements concerning the garden of Eden being in Missouri and the Old Testament account. It's called 'Canaan, Babylon, and Egypt A Comparative Theological Analysis on Creation' sold by Eborn Books.

[@reaper3516]

No. Just stop. You're behaving like a bot

[@vaughangarrick]

This was such an insightful video. Thank you

[@user-dr9kh4fq6l]

Great videos! a reminder: the magazine is pronounced ˈen-ˌsīn like en-sign (ˈen(t)-sən like en-zen is a rank in the navy).

[@purplekat5864]

Really great information!! ☺️

[@bencoombs7724]

That was a great video, with some amazing information. My only question with this timeframe is how after only 80yrs after the flood were there enough people to take on task of building the Tower of Babel. If anyone has had this question and done the math, or has any inputs in answering this question it would be appreciated.

[@squeakhawk01]

Because the whole thing is a work of fiction derived from different ancient myths such as the Epic of Gilgamesh. There was no literal flood and there was no literal Tower of Babel.

[@abrielmauerman7278]

I think that 1998 Ensign article sums up my thoughts on the tower. It's a false temple based closely upon doctrine, or at least the manual interpretation of it. We have temples today to gather scattered Israel, so it serves to reason that they might have understood that a temple would prevent them from being scattered. LIkewise, when the house of Israel and Jews were scattered, their temple was destroyed too. I wonder if this also serves as a cautionary tale to those who would try and accelerate the 2nd Coming? Bottom line would be to just follow the prophet when he speaks since he has the authority.

[@sallyfarb6151]

I think we need to be watchers of the second coming. I don’t think the prophet will make a general announcement. The spirit will come to us individually to gather. As much I’d like a leader to come take me by the hand, I don’t think it works that way.

[@thebalanceofgoddesssgods.1409]

I love this and I would love to hear more truth to these stories. There is so much information missing, rearranged/modified. Thank you for sharing.

[@vaughanwade479]

Hi Kevin Loved the video...any idea the lineage of the Brother of Jared from Noah ?

[@wendyfoster5579]

Great video it is always shocking how short humanities memory is.

[@derekhutchins5528]

Love your videos! Are you planning on doing one on the 144,000 referenced in Revelation? Or have you addressed that in one of your videos already?

[@naidakoelliker944]

Excellent!! Very informative!! Thank you !!!

[@dalekerby4375]

It seems that another aspect of the language confusion was to get the wicked to follow the first command to spread out and build smaller communities.

[@janicecole2722]

I find it interesting that the inhabitants of Babylon, who said that they wanted to build a tower to heaven to make a name for themselves lest they be scattered over all the earth, ended up reaping exactly what the had hoped to avoid...being scattered over all the earth!

[@DTM.]

It totally makes sense now.

[@leonnalu]

This is so great!!!! Thank you so much for the video!!!!

[@SecondLittlePig]

Thank you so much for your work on this video! Great insight.

[@htimsxela]

Can you provide the reference to the Tower occurring 80 years after the flood? The best that I am finding in my searches is between 100 and 130 years (or more often, between 100 and 300 years).

[@moronibreitbart6055]

I love your video’s. I wish I had the great insight and instructional ability you do. Thank you. Can I make a request? Would you do a lesson on the multiple scriptures we have that describe the illegal immigration problem we have today? Mica 5:8 3 Nephi 20:16 3 Nephi 21:12 Mormon 6:24

[@mjwells100]

Thank you for this comprehensive overview of the lessons we are now studying. Can you please prove the link to Amazon that you stated has the Joseph Smith inspired version of the Bible next to the limited version? THANK YOU so much.

[@GospelLessons1]

www.amazon.com/Joseph-Smiths-New-Translation-Bible/dp/0830900322/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2S2040DMQ5V8Q&keywords=joseph+smiths+new+translation+of+the+bible&qid=1643684863&sprefix=joseph+smiths%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-2

[@suehodgson5494]

there are several different versions of the JST available for sale on Amazon. Which one do you suggest? I'd prefer a side by side version (KJV/JST) in hardback but there are still several to choose from

[@GospelLessons1]

I only have the version I got which is the one I showed in the video. I like it but I can't say how it compares to others. Sorry.

[@joycezabriskie2500]

Where can one find the time line from Adam to Abraham. Thank you. I have made one off of information out of Genesis.

[@ladyseshiiria]

Man was I taught wrong. I was told the tower of babel was people trying to build a tower to kill God.

[@HR-le4gf]

Sounds like you read the Book of Jasher.

[@fernandoguerra875]

Amen🙏

[@catejayniemcnabbbarrett929]

Excellent.

[@davelower1041]

Great conclusions. We're they original or based on others ideas or both.

[@alexanderv7702]

Why does the Church use the KJV-when it knows that this English version is not accurate?

[@andreamiles9391]

I assumed that only the sons who were worth talking about were mentioned. Adam had hundreds of sons but I thought Cain and Abel were some of the first born, but they weren't. I think the same can be said of Noah. We don't know how many children he had that were not mentioned.

[@lilian_bergqvist]

The book you suggested us to buy in Amazon is out of stock...😔.

[@kevinwhitcomb8986]

Thank you.

[@dalex60]

Okay, God destroyed the Tower of Babel, because men attempted to reach god in heaven… but, for some reason god has no problem with the International Space Station and Hubble Telescope hovering in space… Hmmm???

[@rodmitchell8576]

Scholars estimate as little as 2000 to 37000.

[@dedomv11]

Your lessons are great. On a side note Ensign is pronounced just like stop sign. Stop sign is not pronounced stop zin. The proper pronunciation for Ensign is found on page 1 behind the cover of every published Ensign.

[@kristend344]

Noah may well have had children before "Ham, Shem, and Japheth." Just as Adam had many children before Cain and Able, and Seth. There were righteous people - but - they ended up in the City of Enoch/Zion, which was taken into Heaven. (Leaving the wicked upon the earth.)

[@daviddrysdale8882]

Great insights! By the way... Ensign (N-SIGN)

[@nathangreer8219]

Hahaha. I fought that battle for decades.... and lost. The publishers of the Ensign used to include a pronunciation guide on the inside cover of each issue ("en-SIGN"). I think they eventually gave up.

[@GospelLessons1]

I blame my mom

[@joepro66]

Makes me worry that there will be an apostate group in the not-to-distant future that will do the same thing... Build a temple just like ours perform the same covenants without authority and twist it into something abhorrent. 😳😬😬😬

[@squeakhawk01]

Other Mormon groups like the FLDS and RLDS have been doing this for generations. Why would this be a concern? How can "fake" temple ceremonies cause any harm if they don't have valid priesthood? Are you concerned that the very existence of these offshoot sects with their "counterfeit" temple ceremonies with somehow bring down the wrath of God? On who? The people practicing them or the country as a whole? And what do you propose should be done about these fake temple ceremonies? Curtail these other Mormon offshoots ability to practice their religion as they see fit?

[@sumguuy]

Don't forget to hit the like button!

[@brandiw752]

There’s another reason. We’re under a dome aka firmament, and Satan and his followers are desperate to escape bc he think if he can get out, he’ll somehow be able to avoid God’s judgment and his punishment. They’re still trying to escape today.

[@rconger384]

"It's party time for the guys in The Tower of Babel Sodom meet Gomorrah, Cain meet Abel. Have a ball y'all See the letches crawl, with the call girls under the table. Watch them dig their graves..." -Bernie Taupin

[@herbmason3204]

Hi. Long time watcher. Thank you for your time and efforts here. I have two things on my mind. Both perhaps a little silly I suppose, but I wonder if there's teachings either for, against, or opposing. First one is, does the devil ever tell the truth? Being the father of lies, how can one interpret his words when recorded in scripture, or quotes in the temple? Am I to abandon my knowledge that he is a lier, or do I listen with a grain of salt that perhaps he is not telling the truth? In a way this is perplexing and significant. As we know in the garden of eden, he convinces eve to sin by telling her there is no other way. He basically says that it is necessary to sin and only through sin can our eyes by opened and become wise, as thats what the father did. My argument is that is bullhonkey. If that were true then thered be no benefit in learning the commandments and keeping them, if the lesson can only be learned via actually committing the sin. Wisdom is to be conveyed and accepted. Also, God was returning to visit and teach them when He found them hiding with fig leaves and instead kicked them out; so unfortunately we do not know what was about to be taught. With the devils involvement, I would assume they were about to learn of ways to increase in wisdom and righteousness while still abstaining from sin? We don't know. Seeing that the devils main mistake here was giving them the fruit which had been done on other worlds, which was not his place to give, he was punished, for it was not his right to do so. Regardless, his statement that there is no other way bothers me and feels like a half truth. Number two. When God questioned them, He did not congratulate Adam and eve on being so smart and wise in sinning. Eve even admits that the servant beguiled her, meaning he irresistibly deceived her. However there seems to be a recent push in woman impowerment almost, to praise eve for her choice in being so wise in making the decision Adam would not. Her sin is presented in church meetings as some amazing brave thing.... but God didn't praise her, He humbled her that she is to listen to Adam as he listens to God. But instead its being presented nowadays as an act to be looked upon in admiration. This idea goes against everything else I know. So, is the devil a lier? Did eve sin? My traditional mind says that if its in the endowment then its true. However my skeptical mind says, yes it is true that the devil is saying it, and he's a lier..... and eve said he beguiled her, so.......? I do hope I haven't scared you away! I love this gospel and respect and reverence the Lord. I didn't get these ideas from some where else, but from myself while in the temple. Many many things became clearer to me when this came to me, but other question arose as well. Take care, Herb.

[@guardianangel9517]

When I was in young women's group as a teen, we were taught that the devil will tell 99 truths to cover ONE miserable engulfing lie. So yeah, he knows how to lull people into a false sense of security while using those familiar truths known to our spirits (which are "veiled" from our minds.) Also, Eve was beguiled, but if she hadn't been, we wouldn't be HAVING this conversation because she said "We would never have had seed." So she's not "hailed a hero for BREAKING the commandments," but for having the COURAGE to walk PAST her transgression, repent, and move forward in obedience to God our Father and Jesus Christ. THERE'S your context, and I hope you have a SUPER BLESSED day 🙏🏼🫂💞🕊🤍🕊

[@shilonlovett3427]

There is a difference in transgression and sin.

[@andreamiles9391]

I definitely think Satan can tell the truth. That's what makes lies sound true... it's a half truth. As for the sin, I recently read Jodi Stoddard saying that Eve wasn't ever told not to partake. I haven't looked into it, but that was an interesting thought.

[@Sablespartan]

I had this same thought also given to me during my endowment at the temple. I wrote it down and share it with you now. When Lucifer tempted Eve, she asked him if there was no other way. It was Lucifer who told her there was no other way but his way. For the longest time, I have struggled with the idea that Elohim gave two conflicting commandments. To replenish the earth and to not partake of the fruit. I think that there was another way. The spirit confirmed this to me, and it makes so much sense. Elohim said to Jehovah that if they eat, then they will need to be redeemed. If implies that there was another option. Throughout the whole session was the principle of line upon line, precept upon precept. This is God's way. Lucifer's way was to skip all the steps and just take the prize. God has backup plans. If we mess up, he has a plan to help us get back. Adam and Eve were tested in Eden, and I believe they would have received additional instructions had they not chosen to partake of the fruit.

[@Sablespartan]

Also, no. Satan can not tell the truth. Half truths, yes, but not full truth. That which entices and inviteth to do good is of God. Full truth can only come from God.

[@novawarren5074]

They have found a group of Native American Indians,Who said they come over here in What was able describes to them in Turtle shaped like boats and special stones that held light for each boat to see

[@Sablespartan]

Source?

[@danielcrosby1254]

could the age be exaggerated in order to show that "our ancestors are just as cool as yours"

[@danielcrosby1254]

kinda like how some tradisons had ppl that lived for 10k plus years

[@henriettaabeyta1457]

Of course this stuff related to ancient events was exaggerated it's negative to several ancient titles the majority of people refuse to relearn................ Annunaki Gods in the time of Mesopotamia Caucasus in the prehistoric facts of Europe's states Nephilim shining people Mazikeen little people doing stuff with Adam and Eve separately and feared today Adamah the astrologlical word many don't know the definition of today Eve and Lilith same old female Sumer which is where the Nephilim's location would be with it's fake name in the bible. Akadia Assyria which is Syria today Babylon Egypt Iran Iraq Tree of Life mandala related in the past before the plant photos existed

[@davelower1041]

Since all babylonians tongues were confounded how did Babylonian society become a unified nation and world power? Conquering Israel eventually

[@Roylamx]

Can you do a vid on the accuracy - or errors - in the Biblical vs the secular time line? Especially with the age of the Earth, as we know the Biblical dates are much more reliable, even if they aren't quite exact, as we know that Darwinian evolution is not true, and the Earth is not 3.4 Billion years old.

[@6164raw]

80 years doesnt give enough time to procreate enough to have enough people to build much of anything...perhaps a smallish temple, certainly not a large tower. something is off.

[@squeakhawk01]

Hmn. Almost like it is a made up fable cobbled together from a bunch of other traditional myths, huh?

[@jakesnyder4199]

@@squeakhawk01 lol. You sure are commenting a lot on a video made on myths and legends.

[@squeakhawk01]

@@jakesnyder4199 The irony is not lost on me.

[@henriettaabeyta1457]

People it wasn't truly a tower at all, in real life it was the ancient time's first few pyramids being made fun of in paper scenes.

[@Chanokh]

Nephilim Survived the flood. NOAH landed at Ararat China The Nephilim landed at Turkey. (they built there own ark 7 days prior to the flood (Book of ENKI)

[@PapaKryptoss]

Bwahaha

[@thenoseharps]

What is meant by clean and unclean animals?

[@HR-le4gf]

Edible, according to the law of Moses. Though this is clearly before that day. Interesting to realize they had a law of health from the very beginning.

[@josephdouglas9685]

You are careful to label these narratives as "stories" - literal or figurative?

[@stephaniec9320]

where was the tower of Babel? Where was Zion (the city of Enoch) before the Flood? Where was the ancient civilisation before the Great Flood? Where was the Garden of Eden?

[@squeakhawk01]

There is no official doctrine in the LDS church about the location of any of these places EXCEPT the Garden of Eden which, according to Joseph Smith, is located in Jackson County Missouri. In reality, however, none of these places ever existed. There may have been places that inspired the myths that became the biblical accounts of these places, such as a particularly large zigguraut in ancient Mesopotamia inspiring the idea of the Tower of Babel, but they are simply stories that came about by the syncretation of the Jewish tradition with Persian myth and other local legends. The jewish religion and Old Testament would have ended up a lot different if they hadn't borrowed a bunch of ideas from the Zoroastrian faith during the Babylonian captivity.

[@henriettaabeyta1457]

Follow your heart about who to trust rather than all of the words you read or hear. It's not true that these places have no locations, lots of the them are Iran and Iraq having their biggest cities renamed more than once unknownly along with Egypt's history. Babel= Babylonia / Babylon today...........................

[@rghanz]

Who are you ?

[@kimberlyolsen9416]

Noah had other children before the three how were in the ark with him...sons and daughters who did not live the gospel. Yes read the JST!!

[@alexanderv7702]

The English word "Earth' that is found in the KJV (and other English versions of the Old Testament) fails to translate the Hebrew word accurately, which word is: eretz. This Hebrew word eretz, means LAND. Moreover, we have been conditioned for over four hundred years to conclude that "Earth" means: an oblate spheriod in space; a planet 🌏 ; which is not what the Bible writers had in mind.

[@creativegenecircle]

Can you site the reference where you found when the Tower of Babel was built. It had to have been after peleg because the jaridites who left babel sailed across the ocean to the americas which the splitting of the Continents didn’t happen until the days of peleg. Unless you mean the tower was started where you placed your marker and then they worked on it for yrs gen 10:25… they will be brought backing together when Christ returns to his temple. D&C133:24

[@Terminatorguy34]

Modern day Iraq

[@MsRDH1988]

This is mormon teaching

[@steven3775]

Yep. He started talking of Joseph Smith's 'inspired" version and I was done. Might have been inspired, but not by Yahweh.

[@bradleysmith9431]

3:45 how is someone going to add to the bible

[@CMZIEBARTH]

En-syne

[@steverichens4242]

The word Ensign, has several meanings. Like when you put up a flag to make a statement. It is to represent a certain standard. And in the LDS faith the word Ensign means to me , A person who represents a standard or a standard bearer!

[@josephaney]

So what was it like before the Flood? Every depiction of Noah, I have ever seen of him has been that he was some kind of tribal shaman of primitive like people, cave men and hunter gatherers. That is so far from the truth. The truth is that Noah, being a direct descendant of Adam was like the king of the earth. He was the Patriarch and everybody knew who he was. Another true is that before the flood, the people were very highly advanced. They had anti gravity technology, electrical, and genetic technology and space technology. Now the government of God, is patriarchal but we read in the book of Ether about how the government of God had been replaced before the flood by secret combinations, a government inspired by the devil. From the time of Enoch until the flood, as many of the sons and daughters of Adam's lineage were sanctified, they were being taken up into heaven to the city of Enoch, so that by the time of the flood, the only people remaining on the earth were the godless people who followed the leaders of the new world order of the devil. So Noah was preaching about a flood and some godless scientists looked into his prediction and was there was a threat, and they built space ships, just in case, there should be a flood. When they saw an asteroid headed towards the earth, they took their cue to skidoo and left the earth to remain in space until the flood should be over and it was save to come back. Now contrary to what we read in the Bible, Noah and his family were not the only survivors. From Noah's point of view, they were the only survivors because he saw the mountain tops covered by water, but remember, Adam's land was in north America and the highest mountain were the Appalachians which are not very tall mountains. He built the ark on the Missouri river and it floated down the Missouri on down the Mississippi and out into the gulf and was probably well into the Atlantic before the wave created by the asteroid covered the mountain tops. Suffice it to say the flood was great enough to completely cover the northern Hemisphere to fill the Mediterranean basin and China. Noah's family were not the only survivors. The Africans have a tradition of going into the Sahara until the sands of the Sahara swallowed up the water. The Chinese have a tradition of going into the Himalayas until the water could not reach them any more. There are other flood traditions. Besides those who fled the earth in space ships, there were those who built submersible ships to survive on the ocean. When Noah was told to build the ark, he was told to take animals, but something that got edited out of the Bible was an important phrase, Animals that are useful to man, in other words, domestic animals. God had other ways to save the wild animals. Now going to the story of the tower of Babel, after the flood some of those people who had escaped into space came back down and just happened to come down near to Babel and met the People there. They came down as gods with their advance technology and convinced the king of Babel to follow their ways. They were called the Annunaki. When Noah found out about what was going on, he went and cursed the space people and told them to stay away or suffer the wrath of God. Unfortunately, the damage had been done and the king of Babel called upon the people to built launch towers to get into space, were there gods were. The Annunaki also taught the king the government like before the flood and taught them not to follow the ways of God. The new style of government created division among the people and so, in the days of Peleg, The fathers got together and divided the land. Japhath and his family were given the land north of the Mediterranean. Ham was given south of the Mediterranean and Shem would have all the land from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean to the mountains in the east.

[@robowilly51]

I like your videos very much. However 80 years between the flood & tower of Babel is mathematically IMPOSSIBLE. Watch the KZbin vid: Were the pyramids built before the flood? (Masoretic text vs original Hebrew). 80 years is simply not enough time for 8 people to have enough offspring to build the tower of Babel. Our biblical timeline is wrong. We date the jaredites to 2000 BC, but they are more likely to be closer to 2650 BC. We are basing that on an incorrect biblical timeline. "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly." Will you simply need to correct the biblical timeline.

[@tanyathatsit692]

Advertising Joseph Smith's book, are you trying to introduce Mormon's religions to the world. No thank you. I am baptist and My ex husband reads Mormon book, He was president of his church. He's tried to twist my head with his mormon bible, his bible sounded more like a cult than a man chasing after God.

[@ovelia636]

😀

[@clarestucki5151]

The Irish Rovers tell the story of the flood and Noah's ark a helluva lot more interesting than this guy!

[@mikemanners1069]

I will instantly become a Mormon if you show me archeological evidence (ruins) of the BOM Lands of Zarahemla and Bountiful. ALSO the archeological evidence (remains) of the tens of thousands of dead soldiers armed with metal spears and swords scattered around Hill Cummorah as described in the BOM would make me a convert as well. And The Gold Plates revealed by the Angel Moroni should be shared with the World and not hidden. As Jesus said: "I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing." John 18:20

[@herbmason3204]

I understand why you might approach joining the church in this way. Theres a fine line to be considered however. Although it is important to be well informed and educated, its more important to learn to hear the Spirit in discerning truth and direction. Becoming LDS is in no way an educated decision on its own without faith. Many believe and feel the peace associated with the truth taught here, knowing that its ok to not know all things, join, and embark on a life long journey of searching, learning, and honing their spiritual ears to gods teachings. They forget themselves for just a moment and ask God if this stuff is right. Thats one amazing thing about this gospel that I absolutely love, that we don't seek to convince through physical evidence or arguments, but rather spiritual evidence and enlightenment. We say, don't ask us, ask God, it has to be between you and Him that you obtain your answer to know if something is right or not. We believe with all our hearts from our own experiences that you can receive an answer, completely disconnected from any influence on our part. We don't need to entertain you or wow you ourselves, we don't need to talk you into it. We don't want to! We know the personal power that comes from having God be the one you get your answers from! I know, it may seem foreign at first, not the typical way most people do things or the way you expected. But this is the best way and the only way that lasts and matters. You want to know about God, learn all you can, then ask God if it right. He will answer, but you have to be listening without reservation. Personally, aside from my own personal testimony, this church honestly is the only one that actually makes sense to me. God hasn't left us, there's still a prophet today as in old, and he's still being rejected today just like they were in old times too. Same world. Same God. Same ways. Same stubborn people.

[@herbmason3204]

Also, in a very real way, what you are saying is the same thing as saying "show me the tablets of the 10 commandments before ill believe" "show me all the original manuscripts of the Bible written by the prophets own hands before ill believe" "show me Jesus cross and nails" "show me the coat of many colors" etc etc etc...... There will always be something lurking to instill physical doubt. Christ's gospel is one of the spirit, revelation and faith.

[@mikemanners1069]

@@herbmason3204 I admire the Mormon people immensely. Hard working, giving, charitable, devout, committed. And what I most find admirable is their commitment to their youth. They actually give time and resources to educate their youth - i.e. High School Seminary Training, Youth Summer Camps, Families sitting down together and reading scriptures. However I remember when I was in Turkey in the Fall of 1988. I visited the city of Tarsus where Paul was from. I got out my bible and I was awestruck that I was in the ACTUAL city where Paul the great Apostle actually lived and worked. I never forgot the feeling I had that Bible History is absolutely True and verifiable in a real world setting. I will not go on to bore you with the Tours of the Cities of Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation. Ephesus was amazing. Remember the Apostles encounter in the Book of Acts with the Silversmiths of Ephesus? I feel bad that Mormons cannot have that sort of experience with the BOM. I am from Kentucky and we have hundreds of Mounds built by Ancient Native peoples. I honestly wish that someone would bring forth with Authority PROOF that these structures were built by Pre-Columbian Ancient Israelite peoples. It would knock the Evolutionists on their backsides.

[@mikemanners1069]

@@herbmason3204 With all due respect I think you are making a fallacious analogy and building a very flimsy straw man argument. As Bible Believing Christians we HAVE Ancient Biblical manuscripts we can see, touch and read: Dead Sea Scrolls - Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek c. 150 BCE - 70 CE (fragments) There are over 5,800 complete or fragmented Greek manuscripts, 10,000 Latin manuscripts and 9,300 manuscripts in various other ancient languages, such as Syriac, Slavic, Gothic, Ethiopic, Coptic and Armenian. Along with Codex Vaticanus, the Codex Sinaiticus is considered one of the most valuable manuscripts available, as it is one of the oldest and likely closer to the original text of the Greek New Testament.

[@herbmason3204]

@@mikemanners1069 that does sound amazing! I've never been over there. I do agree, it would be so neat. For example we do visit and reverence historical church sites, and it would be so humbling to walk in so many areas described in the book of Mormon, to actually be there! I am not a good reference on the subject, perhaps our friend here on KZbin has light to shed, but I know theres certain things that have been found. Specific land constructions and layouts. But I know what you mean by having someone with authority actually declare it. For example if you want to go down an interesting rabbit hole, look into Hopi Indians, more specifically the story of their bow and arrow of peace. It represents a time when their ancestors made a commitment to no longer war, but be a peaceful people, the white handgrip representing this and their ancestors burying their weapons in their commitment. Hopi meaning peace. Now go and read in the book of Mormon about the people of ammon, the Anti-Nephi-Lehis (Joseph Smiths translation at the time of their name, which in simpler terms, means peace). Then read how they too, buried their weapons of war in a commitment of peace to God, and the impact it had on their enemies. Its quite amazing. Ruins, correlations, and examples exist, but its left to the spirit to be our guide in revelation, that when we hear it or see it, we know. I'm impressed by your commitment in searching and seeing through the fog so to speak. Few do.

[@jesuschristlives2724]

Satan has 6 colors to his flag. God has 7 colors in the rainbow. 7 in hebrew means perfection.

[@robi1885]

The Earth is flat

[@MetricButtload]

Great work. I learned a lot. Thanks for all of your work on this

[@dinocollins720]

Another fantastic video! Thank you!

[@catejayniemcnabbbarrett929]

Excellent.

[@johncumpton7198]

Really enjoyed this. Thank you for it. Joseph Smith Jr and Christ spoke about desires to translate in Joseph’s time the apocrypha. Jesus pretty much told Him don’t worry about it. There’s lots of truth and those who have the Holy Ghost will be able to Study the books and know what is the truth. Recently I’ve listened to audio apocrypha, book of Enoch, and now the books of Jasher. Dr Glenn Christopher is the one who reads the books. If you haven’t had a chance to review them, I highly encourage you to do so as time permits. There are many truths that fell many gaps from the Bible, and tie very well with our standard works. Although Babylon was physically destroyed, it is spiritually abounding. Soon though it we’ll fall, and our Savior will come back! Love the Parallels and things that you’re sharing thank you!

[@UltMyClone]

In genesis 6, when the “sons of God” saw the daughters of men and produced the nephilim (the giants), isn’t it talking about the elohim that rebelled against God and took human wives for themselves? That’s why the procreation produced giants instead of humans? These things coming from the Dead Sea scrolls.

[@janicecole2722]

OAK NORTON! DO YOU LIVE IN STATE COLLEGE??? I BELIEVE I KNOW YOUR FAMILY!!! I USED TO ATTEND THE STATE COLLEGE WARD AND KNEW A GAIL & OAK NORTON! THEY HAD A SON NAMED OAK ALSO. I'M SUPPOSING YOU ARE THAT SON???

[@mrsblackirish7]

I used to think that tower was just like the great prostitute being builded earlier. The whole thing about reaching to heaven, I was thinking about temple ceremony where maybe they were thinking to do their own thing to go to heaven. Just because we dont see any proof of it existence like the pyramids.

[@wayne2091]

You need to reference to Enoch.Why there were no righteous.

[@nathangreer8219]

Great video. I loved that 1998 article when it was published.

[@lablancjc]

First time through learned a ton. Look forward to a second time. Great job on the content.

[@mrsblackirish7]

I love your videos, helps me think deeper. * you dont wanna be on the bottom if you know what I mean🤣