3-7. Confederacy Born of Rebellion—This confederacy was born of rebellion against God. The dwellers on the plain of Shinar established their kingdom for self-exaltation, not for the glory of God. Had they succeeded, a mighty power would have borne sway, banishing righteousness, and inaugurating a new religion. The world would have been demoralized. The mixture of religious ideas with erroneous theories would have resulted in closing the door to peace, happiness, and security. These suppositions, erroneous theories, carried out and perfected, would have directed minds from allegiance to the divine statutes, and the law of Jehovah would have been ignored and forgotten. Determined men, inspired and urged on by the first great rebel, would have resisted any interference with their plans or their evil course. In the place of the divine precepts they would have substituted laws framed in accordance with the desires of their selfish hearts, in order that they might carry out their purposes (The Review and Herald, December 10, 1903).{1BC 1092.1}

(1092)3-7. Forbundet var affødt af oprør. - Dette forbund blev født i oprør imod Gud. Beboerne på Sinears sletter oprettede deres rige i selvophøjelse, og ikke til Guds ære. Var det lykkes for dem, ville en mægtig kraft have taget overherredømmet, forvist retfærdigheden, og indvarslet en ny religion. Verden ville være demoraliseret. Blandingen af religiøse ideer med fejlagtige teorier ville have resulteret i at lukke døren for fred, lykke og sikkerhed. Disse formodninger, fejlagtige teorier, blev udført og udviklet, ville have ledt tankerne fra forbundet med den guddommelige love, og Jehovas lov ville være blevet ignoreret og glemt. Beslutsomme mænd, inspirerede og tilskyndet af den første store oprører, ville have modstået ethvert indgreb med deres planer, eller deres onde handlemåde. I stedet for at sætte guddommelige forskrifter ville de have erstattet love der var dannet efter deres selviske hjerters ønsker, så at de kunne gennemføre deres hensigter (RH 10. dec., 1903).