¥It demonstrates human sinfulness.
–Pre-flood: Genesis 6:5 (NIV) The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on
the earth had become, and that every inclination
of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the
time.
–Babel: Genesis 11:4-7: God confuses their language and scatters them to hinder
their rebellion.
–Judges: Judges 17:6 (NIV) In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he
saw fit.
–World empires: Daniel 7: These empires are pictured as ravenous animals.