Genesis 6:1-4 – Many believe that the sons of God are fallen angels and the daughters of men
are human women. Whoever they are, there is no doubt that they married and had sexual
intercourse resulting in children.
4 – The phrase “came in to” is oft repeated representing intercourse − Genesis 16:4 – Abram
went in unto Hagar, and she conceived; Genesis 30:3-5 – Jacob went in unto Bilhah, and she
conceived.
Genesis 1:11-12, 20-21, 24-25 – Celestial and terrestrial beings cannot mate and have children
for there is a clear and unmistakable law of life and reproduction in the terrestrial realm − that
is everything after its kind.
Genesis 6:7 – The flood destroyed everything that was created, and there was no mention of a
celestial/terrestrial hybrid. Nowhere in Scripture is there any reference to such a thing.
“Daughters of men” (adam) represent humans.
“Sons of” in Hebrew often denotes membership of a class as “sons of Israel” for Israelite. At
first it referred to Jacob and his 12 sons but is used hundreds of times as the people of Israel.
“Son of man” occurs 195 times: 93 of Ezekiel and 91 of Jesus.
“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He
said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”
Numbers 23:19
The Hebraism is used with reference to origin, destination, or characteristic. So, in Numbers
God is not a man nor is His origin from man or His destination or characteristic; whereas,
Scriptures say of Ezekiel and Jesus they are men from human origin, destination, and with
human characteristics.
John 17:12 – Judas is the “son of perdition;” Ephesians 2:2 – unbelievers are sons of
disobedience; 1Thessalonians 5:5 – sons of light and sons of darkness
Genesis 6 – The word used for God is Elohim. To understand this word, we will compare two
verses: Psalm 8:4-6 and Hebrews 26-8.
The same word is translated as “god” and “angels.” Elohim occurs some 2,600 times in the Old
Testament most often referring to Almighty God. However, it is also used of false gods,
supernatural beings (angels), and human leaders (kings, judges, and the Messiah). Elohim is a
plural noun, but it has both singular and plural usages. Most of the time when used for the true
God, it has singular masculine verbs, which is contrary to the normal rules of Hebrew grammar.
For the LORD [Yahweh] your God [Elohim] is the God [Elohim] of gods [elohim] and the
Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God [El] who does not show
partiality nor take a bribe. Deuteronomy 10:17
Give thanks to the God [Elohim] of gods [elohim], For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Psalm 136:2
“Now I know that the LORD [Yahweh] is greater than all the gods [elohim]; indeed, it
was proven when they dealt proudly against the people.” Exodus 18:11
For I know that the LORD [Yahweh] is great and that our Lord [Adonay] is above all
gods [elohim]. Psalm 135:5
You shall have no other gods [elohim] before Me.
You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or
on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.
You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD [Yahweh] your God
[Elohim], am a jealous God [El], visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on
the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, Exodus 20:3-5
For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are
many gods and many lords,
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for
Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.
1Corinthians 8:5-6
Psalms 8:4-6 – When this verse is quoted in Hebrews, it is to prove that Jesus was once lower
than the angels but now in his ascended heavenly position he is much higher than they are.
Therefore, in Psalm 8, elohim should have been translated angels. The way Yahweh originally
established the order of authority was God – angels – mankind. Now with Jesus, the order is God
– Jesus – angels – mankind.
Who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities
and powers had been subjected to Him. 1Peter 3:22
Genesis 1:26 – Angels were already created before this event according to Job 38:1-7; therefore,
the “us” in 1:26 speaks of Yahweh and angels.
Genesis 3:22 – They knew good and evil, although they may not have when they were created.
Genesis 3:1-5
Genesis 3:5 KJV
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and
ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Adam and Eve were lower in status than the gods and thus knowing of good and evil would
place them upon a higher status, making them equal to the gods. The lie was you will not die.
The evidence for the lie was that the gods know good and evil and they have not died. Angels
are gods.
Job1:6 and 7; 2:1 and 2 – This is clearly a gathering of celestial beings in a celestial setting and
would therefore exclude the sons of God from being human.
Job 38:7 – During creation, sons of god (angels) were present, not people.
Daniel 3:25 and 28 – The son of god is an angel.
Genesis 6:1-4 – Daughters of men are humans, and sons of God are angels.
2 Peter2:4 and 5 – These angels sinned during the Genesis time and were cast into Tartarus.
1 Peter 3:18-20 – The spirits of 1Peter are the angels of 2 Peter.
Jude 1:6 and 7 – the angels in Jude are the same as those in 1 and 2 Peter. In verse 7, they are
likened to people of Sodom and Gomorrha who went after strange (heteros) flesh. Heteros
means another of a different kind. The celestial angels wanted the terrestrial beings, the
daughters of men; yet, this would not be possible because everything is after its kind.
The Greek word for the “first estate” is arche which is most often translated as beginning (as in
origin). The first two occurrences are as follows:
Matthew 19:4 – And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which
made them at the beginning [arche] made them male and female,
Matthew 19:8 – He said unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts
suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning [arche] it was not so.
Jude 1:6 – The angels left their beginning or origin for something else.
The Greek word for “habitation” is oiketerion from the root word oikeo meaning home, house,
to dwell, dwelling, etc. Oiketerion is used only one other time.
1Corinthians 5:1-5 – The earthy house and the heavenly house are talking about bodies. In Jude,
oiketerion should be thought of as bodies also.
1Corinthians 15:35-44 – There are celestial and terrestrial bodies, natural bodies, and there are
spiritual bodies.
Jude 1:6 – They left their celestial bodies. Jesus was resurrected with a celestial body.
Luke 24:36-40 – They, unlike us, can leave and live outside their bodies, and, it is only here that
they become spirits. Angels have celestial bodies, and those of Jude left their bodies to take on
a human body.
Matthew 12:43-45 – In this record, the man’s body is the house and home of the spirit.
The sons of God or angels of Genesis 6:1-4 left their own houses (celestial bodies) to live in
another house (human bodies) for the purpose of having sexual relations with the daughters of
men and in essence, having children by them. This may very well have been the origin of spirit
possession. They had human babies, but their fathers were possessed with evil spirits who
trained them to be like the spirit that was within them.
According to Peter and Jude, these angels (disembodied angels, henceforth spirits) were sent to
prison (Tartarus) and are still there, kept in chains and under darkness until their judgment.
1Peter 3:18 and 19 – Jesus in spirit went and preached to the disembodied angels, now spirits in
prison.
Genesis 6:4 – “Nephilim” means fallen ones and not giants as it is oft understood as. It comes
from the root “napal” that means to fall, fallen by a violent or an accidental circumstance or
event. See Judges 20:44; 2 Kings 1:2; and Lamentations 1:7. The Nephilim are fallen ones with
violence behind their fall.
Revelation 12:3 and 4 – Satan cast them down.
Revelation 1:13, 16, and 20; Job 38:7 – Stars can represent angels of celestial beings.
Genesis 6:1-4 – The fallen ones are not the same as the sons of gods. The sons of god are
currently locked in chains. The fallen ones were there during this time, and they also remain
after this time and are the ones who possess people. They are called demons and unclean
spirits.
Four separate groups of evil ones:
1) Sons of god are angels who became disembodied from their beginning or first bodies,
their celestial bodies, in order to have sex with humans by way of inhabiting male
humans.
2) Nephilim are celestial beings cast down by Satan called fallen ones here and in the NT
unclean spirits and demons.
3) The children of the sons of god (angels) and women are called mighty men, men of
renown.
4) Revelation 12:7-12 speaks of another grouping, not the fallen ones (demons), but those
who have kept their first estate in heaven.
The spirits of Genesis 6 are now locked in chains until their judgment day when they will be cast
into the lake of fire. The fallen ones are now the demons who harass humanity, and their
destiny is the lake of fire. The mighty ones of old were destroyed with the flood. Satan’s angels
remain in the celestial realm but in the future during the last 3 1/2 years will be cast down to
the earth and eventually (after 1,000 years in chains) will be cast into the lake of fire.
1 Peter 3:18-22 – We, like Christ, will be honored if we remain faithful during our time of
persecution.
