On another note, are the Nephilim coming or not?
Jesus tells us what he means by "as in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the coming of the Son of Man." Of course, the nephelim obsessed will twist that, but it's (IMHO) a very strained interpretation.
There is a lot of silly stuff and wild speculation out there on this topic, but it’s interesting to consider.
Here's an alternative: The Sons of God and Daughters of Man in Genesis 6
Throughout history, Genesis 6 has puzzled Bible interpreters. Who are the sons of God? Are they human royalty? Angelic beings? Demons? And who are the daughters of men? Did the union of these two produce demigod offspring who would plague the land? Rita F. Cefalu joins us to bring clarity to this discussion. Ms. Cefalu has written an excellent article, “Royal Priestly Heirs to the Restoration Promise of Genesis 3:15: A Biblical Theological Perspective on the Sons of God in Genesis 6″ published in the Westminster Theological Journal. Building upon Meredith Kline, but offering her own interpretation on the matter, Ms. Cefalu provides a thorough and compelling treatment of this difficult passage.
I'll need to review this myself. I was driving when I listened, and couldn't give it the sustained attention it needed.
The nutty stuff we see these days makes the Genesis flood about corrupted genetics and not human sin.
“The nutty stuff we see these days makes the Genesis flood about corrupted genetics and not human sin.”
I was shocked when I realized people believe that. There seem to be a number of people teaching it and talking about it. Many of them probably couldn’t explain substitutionary atonement or imputation, but they’ve got the Sons of God and the rapture down.
***The nutty stuff we see these days makes the Genesis flood about corrupted genetics and not human sin.***
Really? That’s kooky talk!
It gives them a reason they can understand. They don't understand that when the Bible says "And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" it is not speaking of people not tipping their hat to their neighbor.
It was one big ISIS everywhere.
People can't grasp that level of corruption so they try to make it about something else.