Bible Question: I was asked two questions and have looked in the Bible to no avail. Is there anything in the bible that speaks of unicorns? and also please don't think it crazy , my son asked me this question in the old testament is there fallen angels called Nephlim. Thank you |
Bible Answer: Nephilim The Bible says that there were nephilim on earth in the days prior to the flood (Gen. 6) Since in the same passage there is a reference to the "sons of God" marrying the "daughters of men", many have concluded that these nephilim were the offspring of demons mating with humans. However, this need not be the case. There are generally three interpretations to the sons of God marrying the daughters of men: 1) The sons of God (not the nephilim) were fallen angels, that is, demons, who mated with human females to create these monstrous offspring. There are variations on this view, such as, the view that demons possessed the men or women and they mated, then raised their children in an ungodly manner. 2) The sons of God were the Godly descendants of Seth and the daughters of men were the ungodly line of Cain. They marry and raise their chidlren in an ungodly manner (Note: the Scripture does not say clearly that the nephilim were the byproduct of the union of the sons of God and daughters of men, so this view is possible). 3) The sons of God were a dynasty of kings in the line of Cain. The children they had were mighty men, in the sense that they had great accomplishments. Were these nephilim giant offspring of demons cohabiting with women? The problem is that the word is also used in twice in Numbers 13:33 to indicate giants that were in no way (as far as we can tell) related to the nephilim of Genesis 6. However the root of Nephilim means "to fall", so that leaves room, albeit not much, for the Nephilim to be classified as the fallen ones (the demons). Most commentators have included that it is impossible to know which of these views is correct at this time. Personally I go with the second view for a number of reasons that I will share if requested. I recommend the book Paradise to Prison by John Davis. He gives an excellent and brief treatment of the subject. In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability, and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |