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Adventistische Schriften über: "Were Babylon, Media‑Persia, Greece, and Rome atheist kingdoms?"
Answer
No, according to the provided documents these kingdoms were not atheist, but were characterized by various forms of religious belief, especially idolatry and paganism. While Babylon is described as the origin of a deceitful religious system and base idolatry, Media‑Persia is marked by despotic rule and Greece by intellectual philosophy.
Rome is primarily portrayed as a power that practiced pagan idolatry in its strongest form and later engaged in religious persecution, rather than rejecting belief in a higher power.
Babylon as the Origin of Idolatry
»Babylon was an example of Satan's power to establish a religion that mimicked heavenly worship. The result was the basest form of idolatry, a lewdness that makes it, among the biblical writers, the personification of all abomination.«
The Nature of Babylonian Paganism
»God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit. But paganism knows nothing of spiritual worship at all. If there is no form, no image before which they can bow, there is no worship for them. It was entirely consistent with the religion, education, and governance of Babylon that the king erected such an image.«
Idolatry in the Ancient World
»Although there is good reason to assume that idolatry originated in the pre‑Flood era... it arose again after that event among the Chaldeans of ancient Babylon... Although the gods and goddesses of the pagans were numerous, they are all ultimately one and the same person. Strictly speaking, they can be traced to one or another part of a trinity consisting of Father, Mother, and Son.«
Rome and Paganism
»This was paganism at its greatest strength. It was in its final throes, and in the agony of death it struck against the truth... The emerging generation was educated in the most careful manner, and Christianity took the place of paganism.«
Religious Change in the Roman Empire
»The gods of each nation lost their oracles when they were brought to Rome, just as the nations themselves had lost their freedom there. Placed opposite each other on the Capitol, they destroyed one another, and their divinity vanished. A great void arose in the world's religion.«
Original Sources (English)
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