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The history of Babel ("confusion") strikingly parallels that of the professing Church.
(1) Unity Genesis 11:1 —the Apostolic Church Acts 4:32,33
(2) Ambition Genesis 11:4 using worldly, not spiritual means Genesis 11:3 ending in a man-made unity—the papacy;
(3) the confusion of tongues Genesis 11:7 —Protestantism, with its innumerable sects.
(See Scofield "Isaiah 13:1") .
Other Scofield entries containing Genesis 11:1:
Genesis 11:1
Genesis 11:9
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