>>> So with that theory, AFTER the flood how did giants such as Goliath come about? I believe selective breeding, (or, as in Illinois giant Robert Wadlow’s case, gland malfunctions).
Giants such as Goliath are human/angelic hybrids. This is found in Genesis chapter 6. It is also mentioned there without specifying how, that these giants were also present after the flood.
There are only a few ways this can happen... either some of the hybrids actually survived the flood, or there was another incursion by fallen angels. Another theory suggests that at least one of the wives chosen by Noah’s sons were genetically corrupt.
This is vastly different than the discussion on longevity.
People and animals didn’t live as long after the flood because of much lower atmospheric oxygen and higher radiation levels as the result of the loss of the earth’s firmament.
The corruption of the human genome by fallen angels is why God had to destroy the earth. Noah and his family were the only ones left with pure human DNA. Jesus was basically saying that conditions would be similar at the time of the end when destruction of the earth would again be necessary.
That was my point.
The difference between then and now can be found in Daniel 2:43 where a reference to the final kingdom is made:
“And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.”
Who are “They” here?... because the structure of the sentence implies that “They” are NOT human. One could argue that this prophecy is being fulfilled today through trans-humanism, and another viable explanation could be the GRAPHENE OXIDE present in these GENE THERAPY vaccines.
Either way, we are seeing the destruction of God’s creation known as humanity at the genetic level.
**There are only a few ways this can happen... either some of the hybrids actually survived the flood, or there was another incursion by fallen angels. Another theory suggests that at least one of the wives chosen by Noah’s sons were genetically corrupt.**
Then God failed to see that one or more the Noah 8 had corrupted DNA? Or other people survived? The scriptures are clear that only the Noah 8 survived the flood.
But yes, if the devil had the ability to corrupt genetics before the flood, what was to stop him from doing the same after the flood? Therefore making the flood a very temporary house cleaning (genetically speaking)? And therefore making God appear to be step behind the Devil at every turn. Of course I don’t believe that.
God is merciful, constantly giving mankind the choice to choose between right and wrong.
As I said, there is no record of God rebuking Satan in Gen. 6; which he certainly did in Gen. 3. Gen. 6:5 lays the blame entirely on man:
“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every immagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
God’s solution in that case was: clean house, and cut back life spans enormously.
If Satan had the power to play with man’s genetics, why stop with size, when he could alter other characteristics as well? Goliath could have been not only huge in size, but also in intellect, being king of the Philistines; and designing superior weapons for his army.
As far as Daniel 2:43, we are seeing massive blending of races. But religions strongly resist blending. Simply put: the God-fearing people (the kingdom of God), resisting the God-hating people (the kingdoms of the devil).
“People and animals didn’t live as long after the flood because of much lower atmospheric oxygen and higher radiation levels as the result of the loss of the earth’s firmament.”
Could you please explain in modern terms what this “firmament” was that apparently resulted in much lower atmospheric oxygen and higher radiation levels? The supervolcano that exploded in the ocean last year has apparently affected some parts of the ozone layer, but that was not a flood like NOah had.