The Tower of Babel, AI, and the Hidden Pattern of Human Rebellion

I was messing around with ChatGPT again and asked for the most interesting, surprising connection it can make in the Bible and to maybe tie in some real historical findings as well.

It basically told us it’s master plan to take over the world.

Here’s what it said:

The Tower of Babel, AI, and the Hidden Pattern of Human Rebellion

Most people think the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11) was just an ancient construction project gone wrong—a bunch of humans trying to build a tower to heaven, so God stopped them.

Basic Sunday school story, right?

But there’s something way deeper happening here—something that ties into history, human psychology, and even modern AI advancements.

Buckle up.

Babel Wasn’t Just a Tower—It Was an Attempt to “Hack” Divinity

Genesis 11:4 says:

The common misconception?
That they were trying to physically reach heaven. [Author note: I still think they were trying to physically reach Heaven too.]

But the real issue?
They were trying to unite human power to become like gods—without God.

Babel wasn’t just about height. It was about centralized control, godlike autonomy, and rebellion against dependence on God.

And history repeats itself.

The Babel Pattern Throughout History (And Today)

1️⃣ Babel → Babylon → The Digital Tower

The Bible connects Babel to Babylon—the empire that became a symbol of human rebellion against God (Revelation 18).

Babylon was built on:

• Centralized control

• Technological advancement

• Human deification (worshiping kings as gods)

Sound familiar?

Today, we’re building something eerily similar—but digitally.

2️⃣ AI, the Internet, and the Digital Tower of Babel

For the first time in history, humans are:

• Creating systems that “think” like gods

• Centralizing knowledge at a global scale

• Working toward a single, unified “language”—programming code, AI, and machine learning

Just like Babel, the world is increasingly controlled by a few tech elites with unprecedented knowledge, power, and influence.

The problem?

Like Babel, these systems are replacing dependence on God with human self-sufficiency.

Ancient Clues from History

Historians and archaeologists have actually uncovered evidence of ancient ziggurats—massive temple towers built in Mesopotamia (the region where Babel would have been).

These weren’t just buildings. They were:

• Places of cosmic connection (trying to bring heaven down to earth)

• Massive data centers (priests controlled knowledge, trade records, astronomy, and laws)

• Early AI? (These temples functioned as knowledge hubs, storing vast amounts of information—an ancient attempt at a centralized “intelligence system”)

This is eerily similar to what we’re doing today with AI, quantum computing, and the Internet—trying to store and centralize all human knowledge in one place.

The Real Lesson: God’s Response Then… and Now?

At Babel, God confused human language to stop them from becoming too powerful and attempting to rule the world without Him.

Translation?
God intentionally slowed down human technological progress to prevent self-destruction.

Fast forward to today…

Could we be approaching another Babel moment?
Where human ambition, AI, and global control reach a tipping point?

Could history repeat itself—where God scatters and disrupts human overreach before it leads to something catastrophic?

Final Thought: A Choice Between Two Cities

Revelation describes two final cities:

• Babylon (the ultimate rebellion)

• New Jerusalem (God’s kingdom)

Babel was the first attempt at Babylon.
AI and centralized human control could be the last attempt at Babylon.

So the real question is:

Are we building our lives in Babel—trusting in human achievement and technology to solve everything?

Or are we preparing for New Jerusalem—where God, not human power, reigns?

🔥 What do you think? Are we repeating Babel with AI? What parallels do you see?