Some passages are just plain tough to understand and even tougher to teach. This is the second in a two-part Tough Texts series. So, is there a connection? Are these verses cobbled together but not related? Here are a few possible interpretations. So the Nephilim, then, are superhuman offspring of angels and humans.
This would explain their size and the reverence people have for them. Some people will also couple this with 1 Peter , where it may indicate that Jesus proclaimed judgment on the angels who committed this crime between his death and resurrection. Meet the people trying to help.
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Their offspring - hybrid half-human, half-angelic beings, were superhuman giants known as the Nephilim. With human DNA corrupted and humanity hanging in the balance, The Lord unleashed a punishment against the Nephilim so severe, only Noah and his family would survive. This is a comprehensive Biblical study of the Nephilim. Using a literal reading of Scripture, we are given a complete picture of the war between two bloodlines - the lineage of the Messiah and the seed of Satan.
Exploring passages rarely connected to the giants, you will discover new revelations regarding the Nephilim including: Why did Pharaoh order all male children to be thrown in the river and Herod execute all male children in Bethlehem? The Biblical location of the heavenly portal used by angels to enter the earthly realm.
How were angels able to reproduce with human women? Who was the first human woman to marry the fallen Sons of God and conceive a child? Who was the fallen angel who ruled the preflood world? The specific timing and description of God's punishment of the rebel Sons of God and the Nephilim.
How did the Nephilim return after the Flood and are there still Nephilim among us? Subject Term:.
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