The Nephilim are interesting, thanks for covering this topic though I don't think Alexander was a Nephilim tbh. I suspect it was just a political tool for him to make the claim.
This makes a lot of Sense, when looking at the evil in the world a lot of people are dumbfounded at how it can exist because we as humans are good natured we don’t want to hurt anyone, we also don’t want to see anyone hurt, so how do politicians massacre millions and millions of people like it’s nothing, how do stand behind war, how do they enact laws that cause suffering in one end and easy consequence free living on the other? It makes perfect sense that we are dealing with a different species entirely or mixed that has an agenda, they are angry at there situation they hate us, this is their father satans plan, to destroy as many souls as possible to drag us into a place we can not escape with them, to build an army to fight in the end times. On the possession end, it looks very much like certain families are in direct contact with satan, because the level of lying, and deceit these families are capable of is in human. I believe families like the Roth Childs are willing hosts for nephilim spirits who can take orders directly from satan. This is why they inbreed to keep the nephilim blood inside them so they can be inhabited by these spirits. I think Hollywood has given us a false image of what possession actually is, like evil spirits trying to condemn just the individual they have hijacked, no they move in to willing hosts and work satans plan to hurt as many of gods children as possible. This is also why these evil ones are into eugenics, to change the dna to allow for nephilim possession. Am I on the right track here? Does anyone else agree or disagree?
Idk what your views are on extra biblical books, but gosh, I can’t remember it now, but there is one that explains the post-flood giants. The pre-flood giants came about through intercourse. And after the angelic fall, the angels taught mankind witchcraft (according to 1 Enoch) and root cuttings, root cuttings of which they manipulated genes from trees in order to make giants. They wrote these teachings on stone tablets and after the flood, Ham, i belive it was, found the tablets and started the root cutting, gene manipulation again.
In 1 Enoch, the fallen angels were locked up just before the flood, so they could not have interceded with the making of post-flood giants.
Just my thoughts. Cool that you found those words for demons in the NT! I hadn’t thought to look at that before!!! I will definitely enjoy researching more on this one!
Demons and demonic possession and children of Satan who impersonate humans are real. Why do so many doubt the Bible and rely on intellectuals to explain away the Truth of Our Lord?
What is your basis for this assertion, "In the context of Jesus’ ministry, the 1st century Judeans saw impure spirits in a particular way. They believed they were the spirits of the Nephilim who drowned in the Great Flood. After their human bodies were destroyed by the waters and their human souls had gone to the Underworld, their demonic spirits roamed the Earth."
I find it interesting, but I'd appreciate a source or two.
I was going to leave this until the 6th part of the series. The Book of Enoch had a significant impact upon 1st Century Jewish culture.
Here is Enoch 16
And now, the giants, produced from the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon the earth, and on the earth shall be their dwelling.… And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction and cause trouble: they take no food, but nevertheless hunger and thirst and cause offenses. … rise up against the children of men and against the women, because they had preceded from them." (Enoch 16)
I think demonology is a loose theology, along with angelogy. And both of which we shouldn’t worry about too much, as it’s above our pay grade.
I don’t get it. You cannot mix speculation about giants from the Old Testament with Greek myths. One is the bible so it is true. The second is myths and not true.
When I asked the Adventists why they interpret Joshua fighting with the Angel as him fighting with Christ and them teaching that Jesus is therefore Michael the ark Angel (!), you know what BOTH separate people replied: It depends how you interpret the word angel.
So I don’t fall for that one….
One can get lost in philosophy- all that logic. You can go down rabbit holes endlessly whichever way you choose and get stuck under the hill… and really get lost.
So no, it does not depend.
I’m saying the common understanding of both makes them very different things so they can’t be compared. Don’t go back and try to change accepted definitions of stuff.
That’s like saying there are no absolutes- another deception.
Because there are. You just have to find and accept them.
I had a friend who was a film editor and he was into myths. He was not religious and felt the myths could earn him income by being useful content for his film work. He also liked superhero comics years ago. Things not true.
I don’t accept that the Greek myths were true in any context.
They are myths about Zeus etc like the myths of Aboriginal people who say animals in the sky created stuff. It’s not true.
If you start using all this relativity you get into LIES. You will be stuck under a hill and lost.
You’re heading of Nephilim got my attention because I’ve just finished watching house of David on Prime Video, and when David flew the giant, the giant was from a family of Nephilim in living in caves because they had been banished. I think the video is made by lion which is a Christian company. The narrative about David’s youth and slaying the giant is pretty well done.
In that story, the Giants work that way because an angel falling from heaven after searching revealed, we’re on the Earth and slept with humans and produced Giants. And I know people who claim they have seen angels, and they have been 11 feet tall or taller. Yeah crazy I know. I know the person telling me about the 11 foot angel wasn’t lying because it was a child in their right mind.
A number of other people have reported seeing angels too. I think a person has to have a fair bit of contact themselves with experiencing spiritual phenomena before they believe other people genuinely have things happen to them and see things.
The Nephilim are interesting, thanks for covering this topic though I don't think Alexander was a Nephilim tbh. I suspect it was just a political tool for him to make the claim.
This makes a lot of Sense, when looking at the evil in the world a lot of people are dumbfounded at how it can exist because we as humans are good natured we don’t want to hurt anyone, we also don’t want to see anyone hurt, so how do politicians massacre millions and millions of people like it’s nothing, how do stand behind war, how do they enact laws that cause suffering in one end and easy consequence free living on the other? It makes perfect sense that we are dealing with a different species entirely or mixed that has an agenda, they are angry at there situation they hate us, this is their father satans plan, to destroy as many souls as possible to drag us into a place we can not escape with them, to build an army to fight in the end times. On the possession end, it looks very much like certain families are in direct contact with satan, because the level of lying, and deceit these families are capable of is in human. I believe families like the Roth Childs are willing hosts for nephilim spirits who can take orders directly from satan. This is why they inbreed to keep the nephilim blood inside them so they can be inhabited by these spirits. I think Hollywood has given us a false image of what possession actually is, like evil spirits trying to condemn just the individual they have hijacked, no they move in to willing hosts and work satans plan to hurt as many of gods children as possible. This is also why these evil ones are into eugenics, to change the dna to allow for nephilim possession. Am I on the right track here? Does anyone else agree or disagree?
Idk what your views are on extra biblical books, but gosh, I can’t remember it now, but there is one that explains the post-flood giants. The pre-flood giants came about through intercourse. And after the angelic fall, the angels taught mankind witchcraft (according to 1 Enoch) and root cuttings, root cuttings of which they manipulated genes from trees in order to make giants. They wrote these teachings on stone tablets and after the flood, Ham, i belive it was, found the tablets and started the root cutting, gene manipulation again.
In 1 Enoch, the fallen angels were locked up just before the flood, so they could not have interceded with the making of post-flood giants.
Just my thoughts. Cool that you found those words for demons in the NT! I hadn’t thought to look at that before!!! I will definitely enjoy researching more on this one!
i found this enlightening.
https://www.audible.com/pd/B087QMQWZS?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp
Demons and demonic possession and children of Satan who impersonate humans are real. Why do so many doubt the Bible and rely on intellectuals to explain away the Truth of Our Lord?
Fascinating!
Hello Alexander,
What is your basis for this assertion, "In the context of Jesus’ ministry, the 1st century Judeans saw impure spirits in a particular way. They believed they were the spirits of the Nephilim who drowned in the Great Flood. After their human bodies were destroyed by the waters and their human souls had gone to the Underworld, their demonic spirits roamed the Earth."
I find it interesting, but I'd appreciate a source or two.
Best,
Philip
I was going to leave this until the 6th part of the series. The Book of Enoch had a significant impact upon 1st Century Jewish culture.
Here is Enoch 16
And now, the giants, produced from the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon the earth, and on the earth shall be their dwelling.… And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction and cause trouble: they take no food, but nevertheless hunger and thirst and cause offenses. … rise up against the children of men and against the women, because they had preceded from them." (Enoch 16)
I think demonology is a loose theology, along with angelogy. And both of which we shouldn’t worry about too much, as it’s above our pay grade.
"... it’s above our pay grade..."
Good observation, IMO. We have no 'need to know' now. Maybe it will all be made clear to us someday. In the meantime, we have faith.
I don’t get it. You cannot mix speculation about giants from the Old Testament with Greek myths. One is the bible so it is true. The second is myths and not true.
It depends how we define ‘myths’.
I see myths represent the truths of a culture. Myths aren’t lies. They are highly developed stories which transmit cultural information.
The Bible does not exist in a cultural vacuum, the society which wrote it was influenced by and influenced the cultures around it.
I’d encourage engaging with Dr Michael Heiser’s work on the Divine Council and the Lord of Spirits podcast.
Finally, yes the Bible is true, and it is especially, mythically true.
When I asked the Adventists why they interpret Joshua fighting with the Angel as him fighting with Christ and them teaching that Jesus is therefore Michael the ark Angel (!), you know what BOTH separate people replied: It depends how you interpret the word angel.
So I don’t fall for that one….
One can get lost in philosophy- all that logic. You can go down rabbit holes endlessly whichever way you choose and get stuck under the hill… and really get lost.
So no, it does not depend.
I’m saying the common understanding of both makes them very different things so they can’t be compared. Don’t go back and try to change accepted definitions of stuff.
That’s like saying there are no absolutes- another deception.
Because there are. You just have to find and accept them.
I had a friend who was a film editor and he was into myths. He was not religious and felt the myths could earn him income by being useful content for his film work. He also liked superhero comics years ago. Things not true.
I don’t accept that the Greek myths were true in any context.
They are myths about Zeus etc like the myths of Aboriginal people who say animals in the sky created stuff. It’s not true.
If you start using all this relativity you get into LIES. You will be stuck under a hill and lost.
You’re heading of Nephilim got my attention because I’ve just finished watching house of David on Prime Video, and when David flew the giant, the giant was from a family of Nephilim in living in caves because they had been banished. I think the video is made by lion which is a Christian company. The narrative about David’s youth and slaying the giant is pretty well done.
In that story, the Giants work that way because an angel falling from heaven after searching revealed, we’re on the Earth and slept with humans and produced Giants. And I know people who claim they have seen angels, and they have been 11 feet tall or taller. Yeah crazy I know. I know the person telling me about the 11 foot angel wasn’t lying because it was a child in their right mind.
A number of other people have reported seeing angels too. I think a person has to have a fair bit of contact themselves with experiencing spiritual phenomena before they believe other people genuinely have things happen to them and see things.