This historical narrative provides the background to God’s decision to curse wicked mankind, the sons of God who rebelled, and the Nephilim with an earth-wide flood.
THE GROWTH OF SIN (Genesis 6:1–8)
Angelic Rebellion in the Spirit Realm of Heaven
When God first create the angels, they were all good, including the one we refer to now as Satan the Devil, as well as the demons. One angel, AKA Satan the Devil, thought too much of himself and started craving the worship God received. Likely, he reasoned, God already has an untold number of angels... Continue Reading →
Genesis 6:4 BDC: Who were the Nephilim?
In Genesis 6:4, the Nephilim are mentioned as being on the earth in the time of Noah. The passage reads: “The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.”