2006-12-26 04:49:28 · 7 answers · asked by gasp 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When Genesis says that "sons of God" fathered the Nephilim, it simply means that spirit creatures materialized as men (including genitalia), had intercourse with women, and impregnated the women with hybrid offspring. These spirit creatures had formerly been faithful angels, but they left their "proper dwelling place" in heaven and thus became rebellious demonic angels, albeit in materialized human form until the Flood of Noah's day.
(Genesis 5:32-6:2,4) Then the sons of the true God began to notice the daughters of men, that they were good-looking; and they went taking wives for themselves, namely, all whom they chose ...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 [Nephilim]
(2 Peter 2:4,5) God did not hold back from punishing the angels that sinned... and he did not hold back from punishing an ancient world, but kept Noah, a preacher of righteousness, safe
(Jude 6) And the angels that did not keep their original position but forsook their own proper dwelling place he has reserved with eternal bonds under dense darkness for the judgment of the great day
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2006-12-26 06:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Christian disciple Jude wrote about them when he mentioned “the angels that did not keep their original position but forsook their own proper dwelling place.” (Jude 6) Why did they come to the earth? What wrong desire did Satan put in their heart to get them to leave the fine positions they had in heaven?
The Bible lets us know when it says: “The sons of the true God began to notice the daughters of men, that they were good-looking; and they went taking wives for themselves, namely, all whom they chose.” (Genesis 6:2) Yes, the angels put on fleshly bodies, and they came to earth to have sexual relations with beautiful women. But such love affairs were wrong for angels. This was an act of disobedience. The Bible indicates that what they did was just as wrong as the homosexual acts of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. (Jude 6, 7) What resulted?
Well, babies were born to these angels and their wives. But the babies were different. They kept growing bigger until they became giants, wicked giants. The Bible calls them “mighty ones who were of old, the men of fame.” These giants tried to force everyone to be bad as they were. As a result, the Bible says that “the badness of man was abundant in the earth and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time.” (Genesis 6:4, 5) So Jehovah brought the Flood. The giants, or “Nephilim,” and all the wicked people were drowned. But what happened to the angels that had come to earth?
They did not drown. They put aside their fleshly bodies and returned to heaven as spirit persons. But they were not allowed to become part of God’s organization of holy angels again.
Since the time of the Flood, God has not permitted these demon angels to take on fleshly bodies, so they cannot directly satisfy their unnatural sexual desires. Yet they can still exercise dangerous power over men and women.
2006-12-26 08:38:07 · answer #2 · answered by BJ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do not think all the facts are in, about these guys. But, since we do not have much to go buy, I'll stick to what we know. They are a creation. They are mind-boggled by our existence. They can have children with human women....does this mean they are male, or that the males couldn't keep it in under their robes? They can fail.
Maybe, God created our program of creation, as a set of rules. We are made in His image. Maybe creation and conception are part of this.
2006-12-26 04:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by TCFKAYM 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who said they didn't?
If anyone claims to know then they are only fooling themselves.
Those were ancient times that are beyond our knowledge. The bible talks a little bit about it but there aren't too many details.
However, in terms of the nephilim and throughout other places in the bible, it seems angels can take on human form and apparently get someone knocked-up.
So I guess I they can.
2006-12-26 04:53:20 · answer #4 · answered by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Angels have all powers including genitals
2006-12-26 05:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't know...what verses in the Bible say that this happens? I'm curious too.
Thanks and have a great New Year!
2006-12-26 04:54:00 · answer #6 · answered by Buff 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Angels don't really exist. It's fiction. If you need an answer, make it up like everybody else does.
2006-12-26 04:51:54 · answer #7 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋