A STUDY IN GENESIS
Last time we were in our Genesis study, we examined chapter five and how it is as important as any other chapter in the Bible. We learned the valuable lesson of not skipping anything. Remember, if it is in the Bible it has purpose! Proverbs 25:2 states, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.” We are the body of Christ, we have a calling to search out the matters of God that He has given to us for searching. Now with this in mind, we now come to a chapter in Genesis that is by far one of the most controversial topics in the Bible. This chapter alone is both more ignored and yet focused upon than any other chapter in Genesis. Sounds strange right? Well this chapter has been virtually ignored by many evangelical pulpits, or transformed to fit into a reality that does not coincide with the Bible. While others have spent years focused on this chapter and what has come out of these events. Like previous chapters, this chapter brings answers to several questions. Today we are going to read verses one through eight for contextual information. However, we will only be getting through verse one through four.
Genesis 6:1-8, “Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. 3 And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” 4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. 5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”
When is this happening? This happened during the Antediluvian period. Examine verse one and two.
“Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.”
Let’s identify the groups of people. Humans: “men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them.” During chapter five, men began to multiply, communities started, villages were made, towns were established, and cities were thriving. Examine chapters four and five to understand what scientific breakthroughs are happening during this time. I will say, that during this time, we see no remark or statement regarding nations or ethnic groups. It is not until chapters 10-11, where we find nations and ethnic groups emerging. In Chapter 6, we see a whole new species arrive.
Angels: “that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.” Any time you see Sons of God, you should be thinking those that are created by God Himself; Adam, and Angels. Examine Job 38:6-7, “To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?”
Angels have been around longer than mankind. They were created prior to us, but within the same week. As we stated in previous lessons, we do not hold to an old earth ideology. Scripture, we believe, points very candidly to a six-day creation and God rested. Everything was made, and there is no time gap. Please go back to our other studies for a more detailed answer on the subject of old earth vs new earth. Nevertheless, angels are older than mankind only by a few days max. Fallen angels are still angels, but have decided to stand with Lucifer rather than God. So what happens when fallen angels decide to breed with mankind?
Now, before we get there, I need to address something very important. Virtually every religion, cult, and/or culture has references to demons. Some worship them and others fear them, but not one group can explain their origins but God’s Word in the Bible.
Ironically, a demon is not the same as a fallen angel. Many pastors would argue differently, but the Hebrew and the plethora of scripture backing up the idea says otherwise.
The Theory of Demonic Origins: Demons are the spirits of dead Nephilim, created from the forbidden sexual relations of fallen angels with women. Collectively, demons are younger than mankind in creation, but individually sustain a longer presence on earth.
The Law of Demonic Creation: When a fallen angel has relations with a human, the result is a Nephilim; when the Nephilim dies, its spirit is a demon. When a Nephilim breeds, whether with a human or with other Nephilim, only Nephilim are born. The sovereignty, wisdom, and understanding by Creator God declares such offspring to be without choice condemned.
Examine God’s Word and see for yourself. They are not the sons of Cain and the daughters of Seth. This interpretation is rather new compared to the original and Biblical answer. Demons are the product of two types of spiritual beings (man and angels) having sexual relations. Examine 1 Peter 3:19-20, 2 Peter 2:4, Jude 6, Job 1:6, and Job 2:1. Apparently, as fringe and science fiction as it sounds, this is the correct answer.
Now you might be asking me, what does this have to do with us? Well, two things. Demons are very real, older individually than you and me, and characteristically always bad. Demons recognize who Jesus is (examine the gospels), demons recognize their final destination, (examine the gospels). Humans have a very real fascination with demons and frankly it is not surprising, they tempt us and try to draw us away from the righteous One, Jesus Christ. God went to war with Satan in Genesis 3:15, “and I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” Satan takes God’s word seriously, so why don’t we? Satan immediately tries to kill Adam’s offspring, that fails so he than attempts to poison the gene pool in order to destroy the seed lineage another way. This is why God recognizes this manuver and declares in verse three and the following, “Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not remain with man forever, because he is also flesh; nevertheless his days shall be 120 years.” Moses, who is writing the events told to him by the Lord, puts in a summary verse (verse four) to explain what just happened in verse three. “The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of mankind, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.” When Nephilim and mankind are intertwined, only evil can come about from it, “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.”
What does this mean for you and I? It means stay away from demonic stuff, stay away from demons, and remember that God is much stronger than demons. Next week we will talk about the person of God and how the English portrays something that is not what the original language tells us.
Hold until relieved, our Blessed Hope is coming,
JL