Genesis Chapter 6 Under Attack
It is incredible how many are perverting the text of Genesis 6 with their assumptions, lies, and mythology. Modern preachers have pushed the Gospel aside and jumped on the bandwagon of strange teachings about the Nephilim and fallen angels. Our ministry hopes to restore the correct biblical understanding of Genesis 6 for our readers, and to point out the errors often taught about Genesis 6.
Let's Begin With Biblical Definitions
Who is involved in Genesis 6? What is their part in the events? What does the context of the Bible say? Let us allow the Bible to interpret and define the Bible to better understand this controversial chapter.
Men - "men began to multiply on the face of the earth." In Genesis 6:1, some claim these men are from the line of Cain, but it is more likely all men on the earth displaying an ungodly character qualify for this label. We can say this because of the division between "men" and "sons of God," with the sons of God being God's covenant people (Gen. 6:9,18), which implies they are followers of God. Noah was called a "preacher of righteousness" (2 Peter 2:5). Every man or woman on earth at that time could be a son or daughter of God, even from the line of Cain. The Sethite view is wrong because it implies a relationship with God comes from being born in the right family.
The Daughters of Men - "and daughters were born unto them [Men]" Genesis 6:1 introduces a new term "Daughters of," which is frequently used in the Bible to show an association to something. 2 Samuel 1:20 says, “daughters of the uncircumcised,” and Genesis 24:3 says, “daughters of the Canaanites.” Since Moses wrote the Book of Genesis, Genesis 6 was likely a historical example to the Israelites of what could happen if they intermarry with the pagan nations surrounding them. Genesis 6 is a warning to godly men and women not to mingle with the ungodly or they would face God's wrath.
“Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.” Deuteronomy 7:3-4 KJV
The command and admonishment to avoid intermarriage with the ungodly are throughout the Bible:
“Then you will accept their daughters, who sacrifice to other gods, as wives for your sons. And they will seduce your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.” Exodus 34:16 NLT
“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.” Ezra 9:2 KJV
As we can see in Ezra 9:2, there was a difference between the “holy seed” compared to the people of those lands [pagan]. So too, in Genesis 6, there was a difference between the daughters of men and the Sons of God. It is a message repeated throughout the Bible.
"And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell." Genesis 24:3 KJV
"And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan." Genesis 28:1 KJV
"Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you." Joshua 23:12-13 KJV
"But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites: Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love." 1 Kings 11:2 KJV
"And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons." Nehemiah 9:2, 10:29-30 KJV
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." 1 Corinthians 6:14-18 KJV
Sons of God - No angelic being at any time was ever called "son of God." according to Hebrews 1:5, which says: "For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?" Therefore, no angelic being, fallen or otherwise, can ever be called "son(s) of God." The Sons of God in the Bible are godly men because they follow and serve God. See our study which proves angels are not sons of God, especially fallen angels. Click Here.
Moses, the writer of Genesis, by divine instruction calls Israel God's son:
"And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn." Exodus 4:22-23 KJV. No angelic being is ever called a "son" in any writings attributed to Moses, only humans in covenant with God.
"Ye are the children of the LORD your God..." Deuteronomy 14:1 KJV
Moses would not identify fallen angels with the title "son of God." Moses would not give fallen angels the title "sons of God," which would corrupt that title, a title later given to Christ and to all believers.
Nephilim - "There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown." Genesis 6:4 KJV. The King James Version translates the word Nephilim into "giants," but a better definition may be a mighty warrior, "mighty men which were of old, men of renown." (Genesis 6:4). See: Strong's H1368
Noah - "Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God." Genesis 6:9 KJV. He and his family were the last of the godly people to exist on earth. He walked with God, and was righteous, "And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation." Genesis 7:1 KJV, see also (Ezekiel 14:14, Hebrews 11:7, and 2 Peter 2:5).
Men - "men began to multiply on the face of the earth." In Genesis 6:1, some claim these men are from the line of Cain, but it is more likely all men on the earth displaying an ungodly character qualify for this label. We can say this because of the division between "men" and "sons of God," with the sons of God being God's covenant people (Gen. 6:9,18), which implies they are followers of God. Noah was called a "preacher of righteousness" (2 Peter 2:5). Every man or woman on earth at that time could be a son or daughter of God, even from the line of Cain. The Sethite view is wrong because it implies a relationship with God comes from being born in the right family.
The Daughters of Men - "and daughters were born unto them [Men]" Genesis 6:1 introduces a new term "Daughters of," which is frequently used in the Bible to show an association to something. 2 Samuel 1:20 says, “daughters of the uncircumcised,” and Genesis 24:3 says, “daughters of the Canaanites.” Since Moses wrote the Book of Genesis, Genesis 6 was likely a historical example to the Israelites of what could happen if they intermarry with the pagan nations surrounding them. Genesis 6 is a warning to godly men and women not to mingle with the ungodly or they would face God's wrath.
“Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.” Deuteronomy 7:3-4 KJV
The command and admonishment to avoid intermarriage with the ungodly are throughout the Bible:
“Then you will accept their daughters, who sacrifice to other gods, as wives for your sons. And they will seduce your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.” Exodus 34:16 NLT
“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.” Ezra 9:2 KJV
As we can see in Ezra 9:2, there was a difference between the “holy seed” compared to the people of those lands [pagan]. So too, in Genesis 6, there was a difference between the daughters of men and the Sons of God. It is a message repeated throughout the Bible.
"And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell." Genesis 24:3 KJV
"And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan." Genesis 28:1 KJV
"Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you." Joshua 23:12-13 KJV
"But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites: Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love." 1 Kings 11:2 KJV
"And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons." Nehemiah 9:2, 10:29-30 KJV
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." 1 Corinthians 6:14-18 KJV
Sons of God - No angelic being at any time was ever called "son of God." according to Hebrews 1:5, which says: "For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?" Therefore, no angelic being, fallen or otherwise, can ever be called "son(s) of God." The Sons of God in the Bible are godly men because they follow and serve God. See our study which proves angels are not sons of God, especially fallen angels. Click Here.
Moses, the writer of Genesis, by divine instruction calls Israel God's son:
"And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn." Exodus 4:22-23 KJV. No angelic being is ever called a "son" in any writings attributed to Moses, only humans in covenant with God.
"Ye are the children of the LORD your God..." Deuteronomy 14:1 KJV
Moses would not identify fallen angels with the title "son of God." Moses would not give fallen angels the title "sons of God," which would corrupt that title, a title later given to Christ and to all believers.
Nephilim - "There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown." Genesis 6:4 KJV. The King James Version translates the word Nephilim into "giants," but a better definition may be a mighty warrior, "mighty men which were of old, men of renown." (Genesis 6:4). See: Strong's H1368
Noah - "Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God." Genesis 6:9 KJV. He and his family were the last of the godly people to exist on earth. He walked with God, and was righteous, "And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation." Genesis 7:1 KJV, see also (Ezekiel 14:14, Hebrews 11:7, and 2 Peter 2:5).
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STOP USING THE BOOK OF ENOCH TO INTERPRET GENESIS 6
Whenever people defend the claim that Genesis 6 is about angels mating with human women, they usually run to the Book of Enoch as their evidence. Even those who deny the Book of Enoch is inspired, will still use the Book of Enoch only after they preface their statements by letting their audience know the Book of Enoch is not equal to scripture. However, after giving their preface, they immediately quote and elevate the Book of Enoch as an authority of truth as if they were quoting Bible. The Book of Enoch is not scripture! The Book of Enoch is not even valuable as a commentary on Genesis 6, because The Book of Enoch is full of lies. The Book of Enoch is nothing more than folklore, fables, and mythology. The Apostle Paul warned us to avoid this type of literature. Look at what he said about the matter:
"Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth." Titus 1:13-14 KJV - The Book of Enoch is Jewish Fable, which Paul told us to avoid.
"Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith" 1 Timothy 1:4 KJV
- We are instructed to pay no attention to fables, and the Book of Enoch is filled with fables.
"But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness." 1 Timothy 4:7 KJV - Refuse to listen to old wives' fables, folklore, and myths like the Book of Enoch.
"Hold fast the form of sound words..." 2 Timothy 1:13 KJV - The Book of Enoch is not considered "sound words."
"But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 3:13-15 KJV -- We are to continue with what we have learned through the Bible alone. We don't need myth to explain the scriptures because legends like to Book of Enoch only causes confusion and deception.
"Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers." Titus 1:9 KJV
Genesis 6 is all we need to understand what occurred before the flood. We don't need mythology to fill in what people think are gaps of information left out from the Bible. The Book of Enoch does not explain Genesis 6, the Book of Enoch only changes the narrative of Genesis 6 and creates an alternative explanation that strays far from the word of God. Believers should listen to the Apostle Paul and avoid the mythology of the Book of Enoch or any other extra-biblical text that strays from the truth.
Whenever people defend the claim that Genesis 6 is about angels mating with human women, they usually run to the Book of Enoch as their evidence. Even those who deny the Book of Enoch is inspired, will still use the Book of Enoch only after they preface their statements by letting their audience know the Book of Enoch is not equal to scripture. However, after giving their preface, they immediately quote and elevate the Book of Enoch as an authority of truth as if they were quoting Bible. The Book of Enoch is not scripture! The Book of Enoch is not even valuable as a commentary on Genesis 6, because The Book of Enoch is full of lies. The Book of Enoch is nothing more than folklore, fables, and mythology. The Apostle Paul warned us to avoid this type of literature. Look at what he said about the matter:
"Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth." Titus 1:13-14 KJV - The Book of Enoch is Jewish Fable, which Paul told us to avoid.
"Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith" 1 Timothy 1:4 KJV
- We are instructed to pay no attention to fables, and the Book of Enoch is filled with fables.
"But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness." 1 Timothy 4:7 KJV - Refuse to listen to old wives' fables, folklore, and myths like the Book of Enoch.
"Hold fast the form of sound words..." 2 Timothy 1:13 KJV - The Book of Enoch is not considered "sound words."
"But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 3:13-15 KJV -- We are to continue with what we have learned through the Bible alone. We don't need myth to explain the scriptures because legends like to Book of Enoch only causes confusion and deception.
"Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers." Titus 1:9 KJV
Genesis 6 is all we need to understand what occurred before the flood. We don't need mythology to fill in what people think are gaps of information left out from the Bible. The Book of Enoch does not explain Genesis 6, the Book of Enoch only changes the narrative of Genesis 6 and creates an alternative explanation that strays far from the word of God. Believers should listen to the Apostle Paul and avoid the mythology of the Book of Enoch or any other extra-biblical text that strays from the truth.
Proving Fallen Angels Had Nothing to Do With Giants or The Flood
1. Angels Can't Marry
"That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose." Genesis 6:2 KJV
Jesus said: "For in the resurrection they (men and women) neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven." Matthew 22:30 KJV. The sons of God can't be angels because angels can't have marital relationships. Genesis 6 states that the sons of God took wives. Why would a rebel against God (a fallen angel) care about taking a wife? Would a demonic horde care about having a wife and kids? A fallen angel filled with wickedness would more likely be with as many human women as possible regardless if they were single women or married and would careless about settling down to start a family. Let us be realistic about the topic. Therefore, it should be obvious that this passage is about godly men marrying (wanting to do the right thing) but with wicked women, which produced wicked children, because the husband and the children were both corrupted by the sinful spouse.
2. Angels Can't Have Children
"And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" Hebrews 1:7,14. Angels are spirits, and Jesus said: "...spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have." Luke 24:39 KJV. To claim angels have or can produce a body of flesh is to call Christ a liar. Angels may appear as men, but they are still spirits and cannot create a body of flesh. If spirits could create a body of flesh, then Christ could not say "spirit hath no flesh." Therefore, if angels are only spiritual beings, they would not be able to procreate with women and seed the birth of a human child. Besides, there is no biblical record of women angels or angel children so there would be no need for an angel (spirit being) needing reproductive parts to have spirit children in heaven.
3. Giants Are Not The Result of Fallen Angels and Women Having Children
"There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children..." Genesis 6:4 KJV.
Verse 4 shows that before the sons of God and daughters of men came together to procreate children, the Nephilim/giants already existed on the earth. Therefore, the idea that Nephilim/giants are only through angels and humans mating is false. Giants/Nephilim also appeared during the time of Moses, which are not offspring of fallen angels but are sons of a human man, the sons of Anak (Numbers 13: 32-33).
4. Sons of God Are Not Angels
As we stated earlier, at no time are angels called sons of God. "For God never said to any of his angels, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father." Nor did God say about any angel, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son." Hebrews 1:5 GNT
5. The Flood Wasn't About Fallen Angels or What Fallen Angels Did
People that believe fallen angels mated with humans also think fallen angels corrupted the DNA of all human flesh, which forced God to flood the earth. False! The flood was about humanity being wicked and violent, and men didn't need help from angels to corrupt the world with their wicked imagination and actions.
6. To Teach Angels and Humans Can Create Children Together is Unscriptural
"And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:24-25 KJV
God created various kinds of creatures to mate within the boundary of their kind. A horse cannot mate with an elephant and create an Elephaorse, and a kangaroo can't mate with a dingo and create a Kangdingo. God created life to breed within its own created kind, and this is a law God established on the earth. We see this truth reflected when God called all the various kinds of creatures to the ark. "Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth." Genesis 7:2 KJV Notice it says male and his female. Every creature was to mate with its own kind. They were on the ark to keep their seed alive. "Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive." Genesis 6:20 KJV
Now when it comes to humans, they were created in the image of God, "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Genesis 1:27 KJV "This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created." Genesis 5:1-2 KJV
The Bible never says angels were created in the image of God. Angels and humans are not the same "Kind." Therefore, it would be impossible for angels to mate and produce offspring with human women. Various kinds are designed to stay within their created kind. It would not be biologically possible for angels to create offspring from humans even if they did have a physical body, which they don't -- Angels are spirits.
If anyone is teaching or preaching that two different created kinds can produce a new hybrid kind, then they are contradicting God's word, attempting to change a law God established, and they're sinning by adding to God's word. "Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." Proverbs 30:6 KJV also, "...all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." Revelation 21:8 KJV
7. In Genesis, God's Heavenly Beings Are Called Angels and Cherubim - Not Sons of God.
The word "angel" is used in Genesis 16:7, 9, 10, 11, 19:1, 19:15, 21:17, 22:11, 22:15, 24:7, 24:40, 28:12, 31:11, 32:1, and 48:16.
The word "Cherubim" is used in Genesis 3:24
Even Satan is mentioned before Genesis chapter six in Genesis 3:1,2, 4, 13, and 14.
There is no reason for Moses to call fallen angels "sons of God" in two verses of Genesis (Genesis 6:2,4) when the word angel is used multiple times in Genesis to describe heavenly beings.
"That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose." Genesis 6:2 KJV
Jesus said: "For in the resurrection they (men and women) neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven." Matthew 22:30 KJV. The sons of God can't be angels because angels can't have marital relationships. Genesis 6 states that the sons of God took wives. Why would a rebel against God (a fallen angel) care about taking a wife? Would a demonic horde care about having a wife and kids? A fallen angel filled with wickedness would more likely be with as many human women as possible regardless if they were single women or married and would careless about settling down to start a family. Let us be realistic about the topic. Therefore, it should be obvious that this passage is about godly men marrying (wanting to do the right thing) but with wicked women, which produced wicked children, because the husband and the children were both corrupted by the sinful spouse.
2. Angels Can't Have Children
"And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" Hebrews 1:7,14. Angels are spirits, and Jesus said: "...spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have." Luke 24:39 KJV. To claim angels have or can produce a body of flesh is to call Christ a liar. Angels may appear as men, but they are still spirits and cannot create a body of flesh. If spirits could create a body of flesh, then Christ could not say "spirit hath no flesh." Therefore, if angels are only spiritual beings, they would not be able to procreate with women and seed the birth of a human child. Besides, there is no biblical record of women angels or angel children so there would be no need for an angel (spirit being) needing reproductive parts to have spirit children in heaven.
3. Giants Are Not The Result of Fallen Angels and Women Having Children
"There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children..." Genesis 6:4 KJV.
Verse 4 shows that before the sons of God and daughters of men came together to procreate children, the Nephilim/giants already existed on the earth. Therefore, the idea that Nephilim/giants are only through angels and humans mating is false. Giants/Nephilim also appeared during the time of Moses, which are not offspring of fallen angels but are sons of a human man, the sons of Anak (Numbers 13: 32-33).
4. Sons of God Are Not Angels
As we stated earlier, at no time are angels called sons of God. "For God never said to any of his angels, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father." Nor did God say about any angel, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son." Hebrews 1:5 GNT
5. The Flood Wasn't About Fallen Angels or What Fallen Angels Did
People that believe fallen angels mated with humans also think fallen angels corrupted the DNA of all human flesh, which forced God to flood the earth. False! The flood was about humanity being wicked and violent, and men didn't need help from angels to corrupt the world with their wicked imagination and actions.
6. To Teach Angels and Humans Can Create Children Together is Unscriptural
"And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:24-25 KJV
God created various kinds of creatures to mate within the boundary of their kind. A horse cannot mate with an elephant and create an Elephaorse, and a kangaroo can't mate with a dingo and create a Kangdingo. God created life to breed within its own created kind, and this is a law God established on the earth. We see this truth reflected when God called all the various kinds of creatures to the ark. "Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth." Genesis 7:2 KJV Notice it says male and his female. Every creature was to mate with its own kind. They were on the ark to keep their seed alive. "Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive." Genesis 6:20 KJV
Now when it comes to humans, they were created in the image of God, "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Genesis 1:27 KJV "This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created." Genesis 5:1-2 KJV
The Bible never says angels were created in the image of God. Angels and humans are not the same "Kind." Therefore, it would be impossible for angels to mate and produce offspring with human women. Various kinds are designed to stay within their created kind. It would not be biologically possible for angels to create offspring from humans even if they did have a physical body, which they don't -- Angels are spirits.
If anyone is teaching or preaching that two different created kinds can produce a new hybrid kind, then they are contradicting God's word, attempting to change a law God established, and they're sinning by adding to God's word. "Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." Proverbs 30:6 KJV also, "...all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." Revelation 21:8 KJV
7. In Genesis, God's Heavenly Beings Are Called Angels and Cherubim - Not Sons of God.
The word "angel" is used in Genesis 16:7, 9, 10, 11, 19:1, 19:15, 21:17, 22:11, 22:15, 24:7, 24:40, 28:12, 31:11, 32:1, and 48:16.
The word "Cherubim" is used in Genesis 3:24
Even Satan is mentioned before Genesis chapter six in Genesis 3:1,2, 4, 13, and 14.
There is no reason for Moses to call fallen angels "sons of God" in two verses of Genesis (Genesis 6:2,4) when the word angel is used multiple times in Genesis to describe heavenly beings.
Conclusion
Let's put it all together.
The myth of angels mating with human women likely originated from Jewish fables (folklore) written during the second temple period (530 BC to 70 AD), in literature like the Book of Enoch. Some take the Book of Enoch as scripture and others as an accurate historical or religious text, but that's giving the Book of Enoch more credit than it deserves. The Book of Enoch is far from biblically accurate and is full of lies and mythology. To put any faith in the accuracy of the Book of Enoch would be the same as trusting in Gulliver's Travels to explain the world we live in.
The Apostle Paul tells us multiple times to avoid and give no regard to fables like the Book of Enoch or similar second temple literature (Titus 1:13-14, 1 Timothy 1:4, and 1 Timothy 4:7). So every believer should take heed of Paul's inspired instruction and disregard what the Book of Enoch has to say about Genesis 6 or anything else about the Bible. Do a search online for the Book of Enoch and you will find countless occult website promoting the text of that book. It appears Satan want's to promote the message contained in the Book of Enoch.
The claim that the "sons of God" are fallen angels is not only false but also a demonic attack against the meaning of the title "son of God," which is a title given to God's covenant people and Christ. No angel was ever called a son of God (Hebrews 1:5). See our teaching on why the sons of God cannot be angels for more information. Click Here.
The message of Genesis chapter six is not about angels mating with human women. There is no biblical support for angels mating with women before the flood, and if it were true, it would have no bearing on future generations because the flood would have destroyed their progeny. What would be the moral of that false story to teach future generations? Nothing! The Bible never reports angels mating with women before or after the flood and does not warn us of the possibility that angels will lust after women and mate with them because that never happened and will never happen in human history. If it was true that angels can mate with human women then why isn't the Anti-Christ half Satan and half human? Of all people in prophetic and human history, wouldn't it be the highest priority that the Anti-Christ be half Satan and half human? However, you won't find a passage of scripture that proves Satan will mate with a human woman to give birth to the Anti-Christ.
The real message of Genesis chapter six is a warning of what can happen when godly people intermarry with ungodly people. Moses repeats this warning over and over again in the Torah, and it's a message repeated throughout the Bible. Genesis 6 is an example to Israel and to future generations of believers of what happened when daughters of men (ungodly women) married sons of God (godly men). Therefore, Moses gives us both instruction and an example of why we should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.
See: Genesis 24:3, Genesis 28:1, Exodus 34:16, Deuteronomy 7:34, Joshua 23:12-13, 1 Kings 11:2, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 9:2, Nehemiah 10:29-30, 1 Corinthians 6:14-18.
Too many have strayed from the simple message of Genesis 6 by complicating it with bizarre events and false narratives. We can't add to God's word and rewrite the text or interpret it through the lens of Jewish fables and the mythology of pagan cultures. God's word is about truth, not fables. If anyone promotes a false Genesis 6 narratives and teaches about angels mating with women, or teaches from the Book of Enoch, then it might be time to search for a new teacher or pastor.
The myth of angels mating with human women likely originated from Jewish fables (folklore) written during the second temple period (530 BC to 70 AD), in literature like the Book of Enoch. Some take the Book of Enoch as scripture and others as an accurate historical or religious text, but that's giving the Book of Enoch more credit than it deserves. The Book of Enoch is far from biblically accurate and is full of lies and mythology. To put any faith in the accuracy of the Book of Enoch would be the same as trusting in Gulliver's Travels to explain the world we live in.
The Apostle Paul tells us multiple times to avoid and give no regard to fables like the Book of Enoch or similar second temple literature (Titus 1:13-14, 1 Timothy 1:4, and 1 Timothy 4:7). So every believer should take heed of Paul's inspired instruction and disregard what the Book of Enoch has to say about Genesis 6 or anything else about the Bible. Do a search online for the Book of Enoch and you will find countless occult website promoting the text of that book. It appears Satan want's to promote the message contained in the Book of Enoch.
The claim that the "sons of God" are fallen angels is not only false but also a demonic attack against the meaning of the title "son of God," which is a title given to God's covenant people and Christ. No angel was ever called a son of God (Hebrews 1:5). See our teaching on why the sons of God cannot be angels for more information. Click Here.
The message of Genesis chapter six is not about angels mating with human women. There is no biblical support for angels mating with women before the flood, and if it were true, it would have no bearing on future generations because the flood would have destroyed their progeny. What would be the moral of that false story to teach future generations? Nothing! The Bible never reports angels mating with women before or after the flood and does not warn us of the possibility that angels will lust after women and mate with them because that never happened and will never happen in human history. If it was true that angels can mate with human women then why isn't the Anti-Christ half Satan and half human? Of all people in prophetic and human history, wouldn't it be the highest priority that the Anti-Christ be half Satan and half human? However, you won't find a passage of scripture that proves Satan will mate with a human woman to give birth to the Anti-Christ.
The real message of Genesis chapter six is a warning of what can happen when godly people intermarry with ungodly people. Moses repeats this warning over and over again in the Torah, and it's a message repeated throughout the Bible. Genesis 6 is an example to Israel and to future generations of believers of what happened when daughters of men (ungodly women) married sons of God (godly men). Therefore, Moses gives us both instruction and an example of why we should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.
See: Genesis 24:3, Genesis 28:1, Exodus 34:16, Deuteronomy 7:34, Joshua 23:12-13, 1 Kings 11:2, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 9:2, Nehemiah 10:29-30, 1 Corinthians 6:14-18.
Too many have strayed from the simple message of Genesis 6 by complicating it with bizarre events and false narratives. We can't add to God's word and rewrite the text or interpret it through the lens of Jewish fables and the mythology of pagan cultures. God's word is about truth, not fables. If anyone promotes a false Genesis 6 narratives and teaches about angels mating with women, or teaches from the Book of Enoch, then it might be time to search for a new teacher or pastor.
Q & A
Question: Doesn't Jude 1:6-7 prove the angels mated with human women?
"And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh..." Jude 1:6-7 KJV
Answer: The simple answer is no. Where does it say in the context that angels mated with women? To come up with that interpretation, one must make assumptions regarding the text. Look at Jude 1:6 (highlighted in red) and see what it says:
"I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves." Jude 1:5-10 KJV
People who attempt to defend the faulty teaching of angels mating with women will try to link Jude 1:6 with verse 7 about Sodom and Gomorrha and claim angels went after "strange flesh" as Sodom and Gomorrha did. Before we correct this faulty interpretation, it's important to note that the context of Jude is about God's judgment on the wicked and rebellious. Verse five is about Israel being brought out of Egypt, and some of the Israelites were destroyed. Why were they destroyed? Jude says because they "believed not," so no lustful activity was involved. So why do people assume verse 6 about the angels must be related to sexual sins like Sodom and Gomorrha? The clear message is that the angels "kept not their first estate, but left their habitation..." nothing is mentioned about the angels mating with human women.
When the Bible says they "kept not their first estate, but left their habitation...," this means they left their "arché" in the Greek, which is their dominion, their rule, assignment, and the purpose for what they were created. They refused to obey God and tried to rise up to a higher domain then that which they were assigned. Revelation chapter 12 describes this battle of rebel angels and their fall from heaven (their former habitation). Read the entire chapter of Revelation 12 and you will see the fall took place before the birth of Christ because Satan waited for the woman to give birth to Christ. Also, Christ said he saw Satan fall from heaven, which would have occurred before he came to earth in the flesh.
"And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven." Luke 10:17-18 KJV
The battle of rebellious angels took place perhaps just after God completed the creation of all things because we know Satan was already in a fallen state in the Garden of Eden.
The only sin recorded in the Bible connected to angels is rebellion and pride -- Not Lust!
Now some will attempt to claim the Greek grammar found in Jude 1:6-7 implicates the angels as being sexually perverse like the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, but this is an incorrect interpretation of the Greek grammar.
Defenders of the angel-human marriage doctrine will claim the gender usage of words in the Greek text of Jude 1:6-7 points to the angels "giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh." However, this is an incorrect understanding of the original Greek grammar, and many scholars have debunked this error, here are a few:
Albert Barnes
“In a manner like to these,” ( τὸν ὅμοιον τούτοις τρόπον ton homoion toutois troponThe Greek word “these,” is in the plural number. There has been much diversity in interpreting this clause. Some refer it to the angels, as if it meant that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah committed sin in a way similar to the angels; some suppose that it refers to the wicked teachers about whom Jude was discoursing, meaning that Sodom and Gomorrah committed the same kind of sins which they did; some that the meaning is, that “the cities round about Sodom and Gomorrah” sinned in the same way as those cities; and some that they were punished in the same manner, and were set forth like them as an example. I see no evidence that it refers to the angels, and if it did, it would not prove, as some have supposed, that their sin was of the same kind as that of Sodom, since there might have been a resemblance in some respects, though not in all. I see no reason to believe, as Macknight holds, that it refers to “false teachers,” since that would be to suppose that the inhabitants of Sodom copied their example long “before” the example was set. It seems to me, therefore, that the reference is to the cities round about Sodom; and that the sense is, that they committed iniquity in the same manner as the inhabitants of Sodom did, and were set forth in the same way as an example." [4]
John Calvin
"When he says, the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, I do not apply these words to the Israelites and the angels, but to Sodom and Gomorrha. It is no objection that the pronounτούτοις is masculine, for Jude refers to the inhabitants and not to the places." [5]
Thomas Coke
"Jude 1:7. And the cities about them in like manner, &c.-- That is, "In like manner with their neighbours in Sodom and Gomorrha." Dr. Heylin gives the passage a very just turn: and the adjacent cities who were guilty of the same prostitution, in following unnatural lusts." [6]
A. R. Faussett
"It seems to me more natural to take "sons of God" (Ge 6:2) of the Sethites, than of angels, who, as "spirits," do not seem capable of carnal connection. The parallel, 2Pe 2:4, plainly refers to the fall of the apostate angels. And "in like manner to these," Jude 7, refers to the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, "the cities about them" sinning "in like manner" as "they" did [Estius and Calvin]." [7]
So, we need to understand Jude 1:7 is not referring to the angels in the previous verse but to the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities when it mentions the sins these cities participated in. The angels were not involved in the same sins as Sodom and Gomorrah or the surrounding cities. Angels fell because of their pride and rebellion alone.
"And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh..." Jude 1:6-7 KJV
Answer: The simple answer is no. Where does it say in the context that angels mated with women? To come up with that interpretation, one must make assumptions regarding the text. Look at Jude 1:6 (highlighted in red) and see what it says:
"I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves." Jude 1:5-10 KJV
People who attempt to defend the faulty teaching of angels mating with women will try to link Jude 1:6 with verse 7 about Sodom and Gomorrha and claim angels went after "strange flesh" as Sodom and Gomorrha did. Before we correct this faulty interpretation, it's important to note that the context of Jude is about God's judgment on the wicked and rebellious. Verse five is about Israel being brought out of Egypt, and some of the Israelites were destroyed. Why were they destroyed? Jude says because they "believed not," so no lustful activity was involved. So why do people assume verse 6 about the angels must be related to sexual sins like Sodom and Gomorrha? The clear message is that the angels "kept not their first estate, but left their habitation..." nothing is mentioned about the angels mating with human women.
When the Bible says they "kept not their first estate, but left their habitation...," this means they left their "arché" in the Greek, which is their dominion, their rule, assignment, and the purpose for what they were created. They refused to obey God and tried to rise up to a higher domain then that which they were assigned. Revelation chapter 12 describes this battle of rebel angels and their fall from heaven (their former habitation). Read the entire chapter of Revelation 12 and you will see the fall took place before the birth of Christ because Satan waited for the woman to give birth to Christ. Also, Christ said he saw Satan fall from heaven, which would have occurred before he came to earth in the flesh.
"And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven." Luke 10:17-18 KJV
The battle of rebellious angels took place perhaps just after God completed the creation of all things because we know Satan was already in a fallen state in the Garden of Eden.
The only sin recorded in the Bible connected to angels is rebellion and pride -- Not Lust!
Now some will attempt to claim the Greek grammar found in Jude 1:6-7 implicates the angels as being sexually perverse like the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, but this is an incorrect interpretation of the Greek grammar.
Defenders of the angel-human marriage doctrine will claim the gender usage of words in the Greek text of Jude 1:6-7 points to the angels "giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh." However, this is an incorrect understanding of the original Greek grammar, and many scholars have debunked this error, here are a few:
Albert Barnes
“In a manner like to these,” ( τὸν ὅμοιον τούτοις τρόπον ton homoion toutois troponThe Greek word “these,” is in the plural number. There has been much diversity in interpreting this clause. Some refer it to the angels, as if it meant that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah committed sin in a way similar to the angels; some suppose that it refers to the wicked teachers about whom Jude was discoursing, meaning that Sodom and Gomorrah committed the same kind of sins which they did; some that the meaning is, that “the cities round about Sodom and Gomorrah” sinned in the same way as those cities; and some that they were punished in the same manner, and were set forth like them as an example. I see no evidence that it refers to the angels, and if it did, it would not prove, as some have supposed, that their sin was of the same kind as that of Sodom, since there might have been a resemblance in some respects, though not in all. I see no reason to believe, as Macknight holds, that it refers to “false teachers,” since that would be to suppose that the inhabitants of Sodom copied their example long “before” the example was set. It seems to me, therefore, that the reference is to the cities round about Sodom; and that the sense is, that they committed iniquity in the same manner as the inhabitants of Sodom did, and were set forth in the same way as an example." [4]
John Calvin
"When he says, the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, I do not apply these words to the Israelites and the angels, but to Sodom and Gomorrha. It is no objection that the pronounτούτοις is masculine, for Jude refers to the inhabitants and not to the places." [5]
Thomas Coke
"Jude 1:7. And the cities about them in like manner, &c.-- That is, "In like manner with their neighbours in Sodom and Gomorrha." Dr. Heylin gives the passage a very just turn: and the adjacent cities who were guilty of the same prostitution, in following unnatural lusts." [6]
A. R. Faussett
"It seems to me more natural to take "sons of God" (Ge 6:2) of the Sethites, than of angels, who, as "spirits," do not seem capable of carnal connection. The parallel, 2Pe 2:4, plainly refers to the fall of the apostate angels. And "in like manner to these," Jude 7, refers to the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, "the cities about them" sinning "in like manner" as "they" did [Estius and Calvin]." [7]
So, we need to understand Jude 1:7 is not referring to the angels in the previous verse but to the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities when it mentions the sins these cities participated in. The angels were not involved in the same sins as Sodom and Gomorrah or the surrounding cities. Angels fell because of their pride and rebellion alone.
References
[1] https://answersingenesis.org/geology/plate-tectonics/noahs-lost-world/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ell
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(mythology)
[4] Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Jude 1:7". "Barnes' Notes on the New Testament".
https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/jude-1.html. 1870.
[5] Calvin, John. "Commentary on Jude 1:7". "Calvin's Commentary on the Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/jude-1.html. 1840-57.
[6] Coke, Thomas. "Commentary on Jude 1:7". Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tcc/jude-1.html. 1801-1803.
[7] Faussett, A.R. "THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JUDE Commentary." "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible." http://www.ccel.org/ccel/jamieson/jfb.txt. 1871.
Translations used
King James Version (KJV)
(GNT) Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
NLT - Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
[1] https://answersingenesis.org/geology/plate-tectonics/noahs-lost-world/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ell
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(mythology)
[4] Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Jude 1:7". "Barnes' Notes on the New Testament".
https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/jude-1.html. 1870.
[5] Calvin, John. "Commentary on Jude 1:7". "Calvin's Commentary on the Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/jude-1.html. 1840-57.
[6] Coke, Thomas. "Commentary on Jude 1:7". Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tcc/jude-1.html. 1801-1803.
[7] Faussett, A.R. "THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JUDE Commentary." "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible." http://www.ccel.org/ccel/jamieson/jfb.txt. 1871.
Translations used
King James Version (KJV)
(GNT) Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
NLT - Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.