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1 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 32698 | ||
Dear Tim, Thanks for your inquiry. When I said,"being led astray into satan's hands", the intent of this comment was in the context of all deception, not solely directed at Gen 6, sorry if I was not clear. I was trying to make a point that we need to "debate" preferrably according to the rules, to weed out the truth from the lies and Mr. Brown appeared to have no inclination to fight for the Truth, so I am hoping to have a better understanding of what he was trying to say. I have stated in this thread some things I believe regarding the fallen angels, but I don't think it was taken seriously. In Matt 24 Jesus tells us to watch the signs leading up to the end and one of the signs he says we will see is that there will be marrying and giving in marriage like in the days of Noah. Many believe this is merely in reference to men, which is true if you believe the sons of God were men in Gen 6. If you believe the sons of God were angels then Matt 24 would be saying the angels are going to be back doing the same things they did in the time of Noah. You laughed at what I said in referece to Rev 9, but I was serious. I don't think we have seen the last of them. If we had seen the last of them, why the book of Jude? And why in 1Cor 11 does the Bible teach, spiritually,that men are not to have a false spiritual veil(long hair) and women are not to remove their spiritual veil(long hair) because of the angels? The answer to "because of the angels", I feel lies within Rev 9. Articulation is not one of my strengths, thanks for your patience and questions. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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2 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Morant61 | 32703 | ||
Greetings Love Fountain! Thanks for clearing that up! It is extremely difficult to articulate much of anything well on a forum like this, simply because we don't have the time to put down everything we think or think we know! :-) Personally, I really don't think there is any present or future significance to either posisiton on Gen. 6:4. Allow me to touch upon your points. 1) Matt. 24: The point of this passage is not past sin, but past ignorance. Jesus is making the point that when He comes again, no one will be aware that the time of His coming is approaching, in the same way that no one knew the flood was coming. Therefore, v. 38 simply serves to show that people will be going about their normal daily activities when suddenly Christ will return. Notice that marriage is not the only item mentioned in the list. So, even if Angels are being mentioned in Gen. 6:4, I don't believe that it would have any relevance to this passage in Matthew 24. 2) Rev. 9: The problems with your suggestion about Rev. 9 are as follows: a) Jude 6 never says that these Angels are in the Abyss of Rev. 9. b) Rev. 9 never says that Angels came out of the Abyss, and c) Marriage is never mentioned in Rev. 9. :-) The point of Jude is not that Angels will come back and start marrying again. The point is simply that those who are disobedient will be punished, like the Angels, ect.... 3) 1 Cor. 11: This passage is very obscure. Three main suggestions have been made concerning the phrase "because of the Angels". a) The oldest interpretation is that "angels" here refers to pastors or elders in the church. The covering would be a sign of modesty in their presence. b) Some of have felt, like you, that it is a reference back to Gen. 6:4. However, the major problem with this view is that sex or marriage is not the topic of the passage. The topic is how one should worship in public. c) The newest view seems to be that there was a believe among those of the New Testament that Angels somehow were a part of the Christian worship experience - i.e. they were gathered together to watch the worship of God. Thus, the covering was meant to be proper in the presence of heavenly witnesses. Thus, I believe that Gen. 6:4 is an interesting historical note, but that it doesn't really matter either way. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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