To understand the “mystery of iniquity” that currently permeates our global systems and secret societies, one must look back to the plains of Shinar and the man who first dared to organize the world in open rebellion against the Most High. Nimrod was not merely a historical figure; he was the prototype for the Antichrist and the source from which every “Baal” of the ancient world was cast.
The Rebel of Shinar
The Bible introduces Nimrod as a grandson of Ham, emerging in the generations following the Great Flood. His name itself is derived from the Hebrew word marad, meaning “to rebel.”
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.” (Genesis 10:8-9, KJV)
The phrase “before the LORD” in the original context does not imply favor; it implies “in the face of” or “against” the LORD. Nimrod was a hunter of men’s souls, a tyrant who sought to corral humanity into a single collective. He was the first to establish a “Kingdom” (Genesis 10:10) in a world that God intended to be governed by families and tribes under His direct authority.
The Tower of Babel: The First Globalist Agenda
Nimrod’s crowning achievement was the city and tower of Babel. This was not merely a construction project; it was a religious and political manifesto.
“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4, KJV)
The goal was twofold: centralization (preventing the scattering God commanded) and deification (reaching unto heaven by human works). Nimrod sought to bridge the gap between the human and the divine through secret knowledge and masonry, bypassing the need for a Creator. This is the “Babylonian Spirit” that still drives the “Global Religion of Self” today.
From Man to Myth: The Birth of Baal
Jewish tradition and historical records, such as those by Josephus, suggest that Nimrod’s death led to his deification. His widow, Semiramis, in an effort to maintain her power, claimed that Nimrod had become the Sun God. When she later gave birth to an illegitimate son, Tammuz, she claimed he was Nimrod reborn.
This established the “Unholy Trinity” that would infect every culture after the languages were confounded:
- In Babylon, Nimrod became Bel or Marduk.
- In Canaan, he became Baal (“The Lord”).
- In Egypt, he became Osiris.
- In Greece, he became Zeus and his son Apollo.
Every time the Bible mentions “Baal,” it is referencing the deified ghost of Nimrod—the man who thought he could outbuild God.
The Antichrist Prototype
Nimrod serves as the perfect historical “type” of the coming Man of Sin. Just as Nimrod was a “mighty one” who unified the world through a single language and a single religious system, the Antichrist will arise to unify a fractured world under a banner of “Peace and Safety.”
The “All-Seeing Eye” found in the Lodge and on our currency is a nod to the “Sun God” Nimrod, watching over the completion of the work he started at Babel. He is the original “Grand Architect” of the rebellion.
The Theological Verdict
The spirit of Nimrod is the spirit of Humanism—the belief that man, through his own efforts, technology, and secret wisdom, can become as God. As we watch for the Lord’s Return, we must recognize that the world is currently rebuilding the “Tower.” The technology is different, but the architect is the same.
The Lord looked down at Babel and judged it. He will do so again. Our hope is not in the “mighty hunters” of this world, but in the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, who alone is worthy of the name “King of Kings.”