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Nephilim : the Giants of Genesis : Part 1 NEPHILIM : THE GIANTS OF GENESIS : PART 1 Copyright 1994 - 2010 Endtime Prophecy Net Published On : April 23, 1997 Last Updated : December 7, 2010 Popular Images Of Giants, Giants Are In The Book Of Genesis, Theory - Descendants Of Seth Marry Daughters Descended From Cain, Questions About Sons Of Seth Daughters Of Cain Theory, Sons Of God = Irin = Watchers = Holy Ones = Morning Stars, Jesus Is The Bright And Morning Star, Every Knee Shall Bow, Sons Of God Are Angelic Beings, Manifestation Of Sons Of God, Apokalupsis, Jesus Revealed From Heaven With The Holy Angels, Glorious Transformation Of Our Bodies To Be Just Like Jesus, Book Of Enoch, Mastema, Azazel, Semjaza Et Al Lead Rebellion, Fallen Angels Mate With Earth's Women, Half-Human Half-Angel Giants Or Nephilim Are Created, Rape Or Willing Seduction? You Handsome Devil, You!, Nephilim Begin To Devour Humanity, Violent Blood-Thirsty Nephilim Rule, Wickedness Fills Earth, Imprisonment Of Watchers, God Sets A Timetable Of 120 Years, God Sends Great Flood In Noah's Day, All Life Is Destroyed The mere mention of the word "giants" probably results in a variety of reactions, and creates different images in each of our minds. For some of us, an image of young David and the Philistine giant, Goliath, of Biblical fame enters our minds, while others perhaps think of Jonathan Swift's 1726 tale called "Gulliver's Travels". Of course, in reality, it wasn't that Gulliver was actually a giant, it was that the Lilliputians were rather small in stature, being only one twelfth the size of normal men. Other people may think of one of their favorite classic sci-fi movies -- such as the "Fifty-Foot Woman" or 2005's "The Fallen Ones" -- or maybe of the tale of Apollo in one of the first generation "Star Trek" TV episodes. Then of course we also have the tales of "Jack And The Beanstalk" and "Paul Bunyan", as well as the Jolly Green Giant from the American television commercials. The figures from Roman and Greek mythology -- giant "gods" who allegedly descended from the halls of Mount Olympus -- was the central theme in the 2010 American movie, "Percy Jackson And the Olympians: The Lightning Thief". These are but a few of the many images which have been passed down to us from ancient times up to our current day. Of course, there are also those people who simply scoff and roll their eyes in disbelief at the mere mention of the word "giants". After all, everyone knows that giants never really existed, and that they are just the product of superstitious ancient cultures, fiction writers and people who have a good imagination, right? If this happens to be your personal view regarding this topic, then you probably won't want to read this series any further. However, if you have an open mind, and are willing to consider other possibilities, no matter how strange they may at first appear to be, then I invite you to continue reading. As you may possibly already know, the sixth chapter of the Book of Genesis in the Holy Bible offers us some startling proof that giants did in fact roam the Earth millennia ago, before the time of the Great Flood which engulfed our world during the days of the Patriarch Noah. Please consider the following intriguing verses: "And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown." Genesis 6:1-4, KJV The common interpretation of the previous verses, which has been accepted by many orthodox Christians -- at least those who are even aware of them -- is that the phrase "sons of God" is referring to the righteous descendants of Seth -- the third son of Adam and Eve -- who beheld the beauty of the daughters of the descendants of Cain, and thus chose to engage in sexual intercourse with them. According to this interpretation of the previous Scriptures, this sexual union somehow resulted in the birth of a race of great giants, who were known in ancient times as the Nephilim. However, is that what Moses was really describing in the verses from the Book of Genesis? Personally, I don't believe that it is; and I will now explain why I reject the "sons of Seth" doctrine. If we accept for a moment that the sons of Seth and daughters of Cain interpretation is correct, then the obvious question would be this: If the sons of Seth and the daughters of Cain were normal-sized human beings with normal human genes, then how in the world could their sexual union possibly result in the birth of giant offspring? If the birth of giants was a case of natural genetic mutation -- and on a very large scale no less -- then why haven't we seen any further occurrences of this in our current time? Even if the birth of giants was a sporadic, random event which occurred at widely-dispersed intervals in the historical and genetic timeline, doesn't it seem likely that we would have at least a few records which reveal that similar incidents have occurred over the past few millennia? Yet no such records exist. Well, to be fair about it, at least the public has no knowledge of such records. Thus, in my opinion, it seems that a more logical, and a more plausible position to embrace, is that some unknown, outside agent interfered with normal human fertilization; and this is what resulted in the birth of the giants which are mentioned in Genesis chapter six. Furthermore, I believe that this is precisely what the Bible is indicating, and that this outside agent really is not unknown to us; that is, if we have faith to believe in God's Word, and are willing to accept what it really says concerning these events instead of trying to make it conform to what we personally want to believe. As I point out in my 1997 article, "The Book Of Enoch: Truth Or Heresy?", it is my personal belief that this outside agent which directly intervened in the affairs of men, was nothing less than a group of rebellious Fallen Angels. In the Aramaic language, these spiritual beings are referred to as the "Ir", -- or "Irin" in its plural form -- which is translated as the "Watchers" in the Book of Daniel, as well as in the Book of Enoch. Please consider the following verse which deals with how it fell upon the Watchers to determine the fate of King Nebuchadnezzar, after the king foolishly became lifted up in his pride: "This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men." Daniel 4:17, KJV Contrary to the belief that these "sons of God" -- please notice the capital "G" -- were the descendants of Seth, the Scriptures offer some evidence, which in my view, strongly suggests that they were in fact Spiritual Entities who dwelt in the Heavenly Realm, precisely as I indicated a moment ago. It may surprise you to know that at one time -- and possibly in our current time as well, depending on your understanding of when Satan was, or will be, permanently cast out of Heaven -- it was permissible for Satan and his followers to enter the Heavenly Courts. In the following verses, it is evident to me that the phrase "sons of God" is referring to Angelic Beings, and not to human beings: "Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them." Job 1:6, KJV "Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD." Job 2:1, KJV "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?" Job 38:7, KJV As you can plainly see, these Spiritual Beings are referred to as the "sons of God" -- just as was mentioned earlier in the sixth chapter of Genesis. They are also referred to as "morning stars"; perhaps because God brought them into being at the very beginning of Creation. You may recall that in the Book of Revelation, Jesus likewise calls Himself the "bright and morning star", as we see here: "I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star." Revelation 22:16, KJV As I point out elsewhere, it is because Jesus was willing to make the Ultimate Sacrifice, by giving His life for the sins of the world, that God has highly exalted Him, and given Him a position above all of the other morning stars, or sons of God.
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