The second reason for man's failure for global peace is found on the hands of the first murderer, Cain . When men are consumed by evil and filled with themselves, they lose respect for human lives. It is God's laws that place value on life . When evil men achieve absolute power, their subjects become pawns and blood flows in rivers.
The third reason is found in the first attempt at unifying man, the Tower of Babel . That reason is this: God is in control and will thwart any attempt of human sovereignty. There will be no world peace until the reign of Christ after the Great Tribulation. The story of Babel begins in maybe Genesis 11. The account is actually only 9 verses long. It seems that man had gathered together to build a tower which would reach to heaven. Perhaps they thought they could overthrow God when they got there, or maybe Nimrod , the probable leader, did not believe in God at all, but used the tower as a way to focus the people under his leadership. God however, stepped in and created a gap between men that we still struggle to bridge today: He confounded their language so they could not understand one another. With this division came distinction in culture, religion and geography. It is also interesting to note that God has miraculously and temporarily bridged the chasm between languages on only one occasion - the propagation of the gospel in Acts chapter 2 when every man heard them speak in their own tongue. Man can only be united when Christ is his head.
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