1. Introduction: The Blueprint of Unity

The story of the Tower of Babel is one of the most misunderstood stories in Scripture. On the surface, it looks like God was simply being harsh, punishing humanity for wanting to build something tall. But if you look closer, it reveals the deepest secret about us as humans—our unity has divine consequences.

2. God’s Unity Tests Through History

This wasn’t the first or last time God tested humanity’s capacity to unite.

• Adam and Eve → In them, the whole of humanity existed “in their loins.” Their choice was our choice. Unity in sin led to a universal fall.
• Noah’s Flood → Humanity had united in wickedness. God reset the story, saving one family. Post-flood, they were few, and unity was easy—but again, it drifted.
• Babel → Fresh from seeing God’s power in the flood, mankind still chose pride. God’s reaction was confusion and scattering.
• The Exodus → God’s chosen people, freshly delivered, united to build a golden calf. Another unity test failed.
• History at Large → Every plague, every world war, every civil war tested our unity. Each time, we gathered briefly, then scattered back into division.

3. Covid: The Missed Second Take at Babel

Then came Covid-19—the first event in modern history that froze all eight billion of us. Planes grounded. Streets empty. Offices shut. Social media became our only marketplace of thought.

For a moment, the world was equalized. Rich or poor, powerful or powerless—everyone was under the same invisible threat: a simple protein. Non-living, yet powerful enough to humble humanity.

This was the perfect stage for unity. Imagine if, in that moment, world leaders, or even just one spiritual leader, had called for a 15-minute global prayer. A challenge like the Ice Bucket challenge—but directed to heaven. The whole world, united in one request to God.

Would heaven have ignored it? Based on Babel, I doubt it.

But instead, we missed it. Religious institutions worried about lost income from empty pews. Influencers trended dances. Politicians argued over lockdowns. And the greatest spiritual opportunity in history slipped away.

4. The Rare Alignments We Keep Ignoring

Covid wasn’t the only chance.

Do you remember in 2023, when Ramadan and Easter overlapped almost perfectly? Two of the largest faiths—Muslims and Christians—representing over 5 billion people, were simultaneously in “prayer mode.” For one month, fasting and reflection on one side; Holy Week prayers and Easter vigils on the other.

Imagine if, on the last day of Ramadan, the world agreed: “Today, we all pray together—Muslims, Christians, and everyone else who believes in a Higher Power.” Even governments declared public holidays. In heaven’s calendar, it would have been a true “holy day.”

Would God have failed to notice? And yet again… silence. We treat these alignments as coincidences, not divine setups.

Even the Papal election—one of the few times “God” trends globally in mainstream media—still centers around a man, not God Himself. Humanity mentions the servant more than the Master.

5. Why Unity Feels Impossible Today

Some might say: “But we are 8 billion people now. It’s harder to unite than it was in Noah’s or Babel’s time.” True and false.

True—because now we are divided not just by language, but by race, class, continents, religions, ideologies, and even algorithms.

False—because globalization and the internet have made us one village. During Covid, a single announcement could echo across the globe instantly. For the first time since Babel, mankind had the technical capacity to act in unison. But we squandered it.

6. AI: The New Tower of Babel

And now comes Artificial Intelligence—the next Babel test.

Notice the parallels:

• At Babel, people wanted one language. AI is literally creating it—translating, coding, interpreting instantly across tongues.
• At Babel, people wanted to reach the heavens. Today, with AI, we’re trying to play God—creating “thinking machines,” artificial creators.
• At Babel, pride was the driver. Today, it’s the same—pride in human brilliance, pride in technology.

Even the fathers of AI—people like Geoffrey Hinton (the “Godfather of AI”)—are warning that we may have unleashed something dangerous. Elon Musk has repeatedly said AI could endanger humanity. OpenAI leaders signed public letters warning of “existential risks.”

This is not random. This is another divine test. A new Babel. The question is: will we unite around AI in pride, or around God in humility?

7. A Proposal: Building Babel the Right Way

Imagine this instead: not uniting to glorify technology, but to glorify God.

What if we launched a Global Prayer Challenge? Just 15 minutes of synchronized prayer, once every few years. Every faith, every language, every corner of the earth.

If God once said, “Nothing will be impossible for them if they are united,” then what would happen if we united in prayer, in humility, in seeking His will?

It could surpass the moon landing, the internet, or even AI itself. It could be the one act that shifts history forever—our rightful “Tower of Babel,” rebuilt the right way.

8. Closing: The Test Before Us

History shows a pattern: Adam, Noah, Babel, Exodus, plagues, wars, Covid. Each was a test of unity. Each was a chance to either align with God or drift into pride.

Now AI has come. And with it, another chance. The only question is: Will humanity finally learn? Or will we build another Babel of silicon, only to be scattered once again?