Subject: The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 |
Bible Note: Hello, What is so difficult to understand about Job, 2 Peter, and Jude? All 2 Peter says is that the angels left their natural dwelling. From other places in Scripture, we know that some of the angels left with Satan when he rebelled against God. The Passage in 2 Peter elludes to nothing about Angels marrying humans. As for Jude, I have provided an analysis of the Greek language in Jude. It clearly says that the angels left their dwelling, confirming 2 Peter, and that the cities followed in the sexual immorality actions that Sodom and Gamorrah acted. To say that it says that the angels were sexually immoral would disrupt the context of the passage and go against the standard rules of Greek grammer. As for Job, it's largely a toss up. It either says "sons of God" or "Angels of God", depending upon which early manuscript is referred to. It doesn't say both. As for Genesis 6:4 and the phrase "in those days and also afterward...", I have explained this so many times, it isn't funny. This is in reference to the Niphillim. They existed up until the time when the sons and daughters married each other, and they existed afterwards. Obviously they would have ceased to exist when the Flood came because the only land life to survive the Flood were those inside the Ark. Therefore, the Niphillim are given as a time reference only. This phrase is only limited to the Niphillim. It does not refer to the lines of Cain and Seth. True, I may not have responded to every point you have made. However, there is one question that I have asked time and time again, and no one has been able to answer it. "WHERE DOES IT CLEARLY SAY IN THE BIBLE THAT THE ANGELS ARE THE SONS OF GOD?" I have asked this question over and over, and no one has been able to give a reference. I'll tell you why. Because the Bible never makes the claim that angels are the sons of God. In fact, it refutes the notion in Hebrews 1:5. That little fact alone blows a giant gaping hole the size of Texas right into the middle of the angel idea of Genesis 6:1-4. The only "groups" identified as "The Sons of God" are Jesus Christ himself, and human believers, such as Christians and Israel. No other group is ever identified as being "the Sons of God" The only explaination that fits in Genesis 6:1-4 is that the lines of Seth and Cain ultimately married into each other. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |