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NASB | Genesis 6:2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 6:2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and desirable; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose and desired. |
Bible Question:
Greetings Mark, How do you feel about my post #182845 on this subject? (It's found just above under "hlavie's" question.) Russ |
Bible Answer: Hi Russ, This is a response concerning your previous post. What happens in the future concerning faithful angels or faithful resurrected humanity does not determine what may or may not have happened concerning unfaithful angels in the past. The argument that angels procreating with humans is outside of the natural order agrees with Scripture, and that is why they are punished. The “biology” or workmanship of angels is not explained in Scripture. I disagree that the Book of Enoch is required to show this understanding. I believe that it is fully supported by Scripture alone, and I never referrence the Book of Enoch as substantiation of any teaching, aside from the small portion quoted by Jude. Satan is said to be able to “transform himself into an angel of light.” Angels have often appeared as men, sometimes eating our food with us. The Bible does not specifiy what powers or abilities angels do or don’t have, beyond certain limited referrences that are not presented as exhaustive. Fallen angels have deceived mankind in the past, and will continue to do so in the future. Jesus prophesied that many false christs shall appear and will deceive many. But Jesus died, and rose again, and that is presented in the Bible as something only He will do. He fulfilled prophecies that were not able to be fulfilled by anyone other than the Messiah. Jesus was attested to in ways that no other man or spirit can be. Many agree with your view concerning this incident. But none (that I am aware of) agreed with it prior to around 300 AD, when the historical-grammatical literal interpretation of Scripture began to be abandoned for a more interpretive, allegorical style. This incident in particular was deemed difficult to defend to the scoffers, and so it’s defense was discarded. There is not, again, to my knowledge, any record prior to this time that these “sons of God” were any other than fallen angels, and were actually the “sons of Seth.” I hope this will serve as an adequate answer for you. Thank you for asking! Love in Christ, Mark |