The Nephillim, Angels Or Aliens?

Question

Ok, I just watched this video on youtube about the Giants in the bible, supposedly "fallen angels" that came down and mated w/ human women. The ppl commenting exclaimed how could the Nephillim "however u spell it" couldn't have been Angels for the simple reason that if Angels are Spirits according to the Bible, they would have no means to pro create b/c they have no reproductive organs, simple as that. Is this true?? Were they aliens? That is a scary thought!!!!

Oh, so sorry for looking at things from a logical point of view!

Answer 1

NEPHILIM

(Neph´i·lim) [Fellers; Those Who Cause [Others] to Fall Down].

This is a transliteration of the Hebrew word nephi·lim´, plural in its three occurrences in the Bible. (Ge 6:4; Nu 13:33 [twice]) It evidently stems from the causative form of the Hebrew verb na·phal´ (fall) as found, for example, in 2 Kings 3:19; 19:7.

The Bible account describing Jehovah’s displeasure with men in the days of Noah before the Flood relates that “the sons of the true God” took for themselves wives from among the attractive daughters of men. It then mentions the presence of “Nephilim,” saying: “The Nephilim proved to be in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of the true God continued to have relations with the daughters of men and they bore sons to them, they were the mighty ones [Heb., hag·gib·bo·rim´] who were of old, the men of fame.”—Ge 6:1-4.

Identity. Bible commentators, considering verse 4, have offered several suggestions as to the identity of these Nephilim. Some have thought that the derivation of the name indicates that the Nephilim had fallen from heaven, that is, that they were ‘fallen angels’ who mated with women to produce “mighty ones . . . the men of fame.” Other scholars, focusing their attention particularly on the statement “and also after that” (vs 4), have said the Nephilim were not the ‘fallen angels’ or the “mighty ones,” since the Nephilim “proved to be in the earth in those days” before the sons of God had relations with women. These latter scholars hold the opinion that the Nephilim were simply wicked men like Cain—robbers, bullies, and tyrants who roamed the earth until they were destroyed by the Flood. Still another group, taking into consideration the context of verse 4, conclude that the Nephilim were not themselves angels, but were the hybrid offspring resulting from materialized angels having intercourse with the daughters of men.

Same as “gib·bo·rim´.” Certain Bible translations adjust the location of the phrase “and also after that,” placing it near the beginning of verse 4, thus identifying the Nephilim with the “mighty ones,” the gib·bo·rim´, mentioned in the latter part of the verse. For example: “In those days, as well as afterward, there were giants [Heb., han·nephi·lim´] on the earth, who were born to the sons of the gods whenever they had intercourse with the daughters of men; these were the heroes [Heb., hag·gib·bo·rim´] who were men of note in days of old.”—Ge 6:4, AT; see also Mo, NIV, and TEV.

The Greek Septuagint also suggests that both the “Nephilim” and “mighty ones” are identical by using the same word gi´gan·tes (giants) to translate both expressions.

Reviewing the account, we see that verses 1 to 3 tell of “the sons of the true God” taking wives and of Jehovah’s statement that he was going to end his patience with men after 120 years. Verse 4 then speaks of the Nephilim proving to be in the earth “in those days,” evidently the days when Jehovah made the statement. Then it shows that this situation continued “after that, when the sons of the true God continued to have relations with the daughters of men,” and describes in more detail the results of the union of “the sons of the true God” with women.

Who were the ‘sons of God’ that fathered the Nephilim?

Who were “the sons of the true God” that were involved? Were they men who were worshipers of Jehovah (as distinguished from the general run of wicked mankind), as some claim? Evidently not. The Bible implies that their marriage to the daughters of men resulted in whipping up the badness in the earth. Noah and his three sons, along with their wives, were the only ones in God’s favor and were the only ones preserved through the Deluge.—Ge 6:9; 8:15, 16; 1Pe 3:20.

Hence, if these “sons of the true God” were merely men, the question arises, Why were their offspring “men of fame” more than those of the wicked, or of faithful Noah? Also, the question might be asked, Why mention their marriage to the daughters of men as something special? Marriage and childbearing had been taking place for more than 1,500 years.

The sons of God mentioned at Genesis 6:2, therefore, must have been angels, spirit “sons of God.” This expression is applied to angels at Job 1:6; 38:7. This view is supported by Peter, who speaks of “the spirits in prison, who had once been disobedient when the patience of God was waiting in Noah’s days.” (1Pe 3:19, 20) Also Jude writes of “the angels that did not keep their original position but forsook their own proper dwelling place.” (Jude 6) Angels had the power to materialize in human form, and some angels did so to bring messages from God. (Ge 18:1, 2, 8, 20-22; 19:1-11; Jos 5:13-15) But heaven is the proper abode of spirit persons, and the angels there have positions of service under Jehovah. (Da 7:9, 10) To leave this abode to dwell on earth and to forsake their assigned service to have fleshly relations would be rebellion against God’s laws, and perversion.

The Bible states that the disobedient angels are now “spirits in prison,” having been ‘thrown into Tartarus’ and “reserved with eternal bonds under dense darkness for the judgment of the great day.” This seems to indicate that they are greatly restricted, unable again to materialize as they did prior to the Flood.—1Pe 3:19; 2Pe 2:4; Jude 6.

Increased Wickedness. “The mighty ones who were of old, the men of fame” that were produced by these marriages, were not men of fame with God, for they did not survive the Flood, as did Noah and his family. They were “Nephilim,” bullies, tyrants, who no doubt helped to make conditions worse. Their angelic fathers, knowing the construction of the human body and being able to materialize, were not creating life, but lived in these human bodies and, cohabiting with women, brought forth children. Their children, “mighty ones,” were therefore unauthorized hybrids. Apparently the Nephilim did not, in turn, have children.

In Mythology. The fame and dread of the Nephilim, it appears, gave rise to many mythologies of heathen people who, after the confusion of languages at Babel, were scattered throughout the earth. Though the historical forms of the Genesis account were greatly distorted and embellished, there was a remarkable resemblance in these ancient mythologies (those of the Greeks being only one example), in which gods and goddesses mated with humans to produce superhuman heroes and fearful demigods having god-man characteristics.—See GREECE, GREEKS (Greek Religion).

A Report Intended to Terrorize. The ten spies who brought back to the Israelites in the wilderness a false report on the land of Canaan declared: “All the people whom we saw in the midst of it are men of extraordinary size. And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who are from the Nephilim; so that we became in our own eyes like grasshoppers, and the same way we became in their eyes.” No doubt there were some large men in Canaan, as other scriptures show, but never except in this “bad report,” which was carefully couched in language designed to strike terror and cause panic among the Israelites, are they called Nephilim.—Nu 13:31-33; 14:36, 37.

Answer 2

Angels are spiritual beings but they can manifest themselves in a solid form.Remember when Abraham entertained A couple of angels(the ones that went down to Sodom)and (I believe,the pre-incarnate Jesus was with them)and he had a whole dinner prepared for them.They sat and ate and talked a while.These "Fallen Ones"(which is what Nephillim means) very well could of mated.Flavius Josephus says in his history book 'Antiquities',that these strange offspring,whom God had to wipe out with the flood,were the beings that the Greeks called their gods and demi-gods.Also became the Norse Gods as well.The word 'Titan' is just another word for Satan or adversary of man.People think God flooded the Earth to get rid of naughty men.It was much more than that.Another theory is ,once these 1/2 angel,1/2 humans were drowned,their spirits hang around and they are in fact the Demons we encounter,trying too get into another body.Thier fathers the fallen angels are ,as the bible says,chained at a place under the river Euphrates.
Creepy ,huh?

Answer 3

Ashley, when you think about it, God IS an alien in a sense. He and the angels certainly aren't from Earth. I mean, God never said where he came from. So it's likely he could be this head honcho Alien somewhere in a Galaxy far, far away. I believe it actually DOES state somewhere in the Bible.. (New Testament) that Heaven is a planet. The bible plainly points out possible UFO activity that was lost in the dead sea scrolls. They will never be incorporated into the bible however for fear of the reaction to it. But you can read them if you look them up on the web. Very fascinating, stuff!!

Answer 4

The nephilim are the offspring of the watchers, angels sent to watch over us, hence the name "watchers" and human women. The watchers got into heap big doo-doo by doing this, they were suppose to simply watch over humans, not marry them and have children. They also weren't suppose to teach the women things they were teaching them, stuff that we were suppose to evolve a bit before we learned. All in all, the watchers got in a lot of trouble, and ended up imprisoned. These guys were not the fallen angels that rebelled with satan against God. The fallen angels in the rebellion were kicked out because of their jealousy of humans. The watchers, on the other hand, fell by lust, and yes, they have real bodies, they aren't simply spiritual beings. The angels that appeared to Abraham and Lot weren't just spiritual beings either, they were physical beings.

The offspring of the watchers and women, the nephilim, were called giants and men of renown. They became very destructive, knew things they weren't suppose to know, and were destroying humanity. They are said to be one of the main reasons for the flood, to rid the world of nephilim.

Answer 5

Aliens

Answer 6

It seems to me the aliens came and had sex with attractive females and the children were not 100% human. Someone obviously was not happy about these mix breeds and its obviously not what they had in mind for earth so they flooded the earth to kill off any undesirables and start a new human race.

Answer 7

Aliens.

Answer 8

You need to put your trust in the Word of God and not some silly television program. Come on Girl?><>

Answer 9

The only true way to get to the truth is to find it for yourself!

Answer 10

Hearsay, hearsay read all about it. Word of mouth is a dangerous thing.

Answer 11

heh E.T. got his freak on with the human girl!