“ANGELS” OR “SONS OF GOD”

In this rotulus, we will be looking into a topic that has been generally misunderstood by people. Genesis 6:1-4Genesis 6:1-41 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 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. talks of a time that the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men. It is widely believed that these sons of God were Angels or Fallen Angels. Rightly dividing the word of truth, we will see if these were actual sons or Angels as commonly believed.

1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 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 6:1-4

Here, we will x-ray by the word of God the truth concerning the “sons of God” mentioned in Genesis 6:1-4 Genesis 6:1-4 1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 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. , Job 1:6 Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan came also among them.; Job 2:1 Job 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord . , Job 38:7 Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? .

The Age of Angels

12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

—Isaiah 14:12-15

13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

—Ezekiel 28:13-15

Genesis 1 does not talk about the creation of angels but the scriptures say God created all things by the word of His power (John 1:3 John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.; Ephesians 3:9 Ephesians 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: ). “Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God” and “Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth”. This points to the fact that Lucifer and other angels existed long before Adam was on earth, in what was called the garden of precious stones (Ezekiel 28:13 Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. ).

Adam’s garden was a garden of vegetation ( Genesis 2:8-9 Genesis 2:8-9 8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. ). Note that these two gardens are in the same location ( Jerusalem in the land of Israel ) (Ezekiel 28:14 Ezekiel 28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. , Isaiah 11:9 Isaiah 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord , as the waters cover the sea. , Zechariah 8:3 Zechariah 8:3 Thus saith the Lord ; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain. , Isaiah 14:13 Isaiah 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: , Psalms 48:2 Psalms 48:2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. ).

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

—Genesis 1:2

Why did the earth become void and formless? This was due to the fall of Lucifer and his host. (Revelation 12:4 Revelation 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. )

7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

—Revelation 12:7-9

Please note the following “cast out into the earth” and “neither was their place found any more in heaven” (Revelation 12:8-9 Revelation 12:8-9 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. ) The fall of Lucifer brought about the chaotic state of the earth. The moment he fell, he became Satan—the adversary of God. He instigated and caused the animals of the prehistoric age to began killing themselves. Remember he was a murderer from the beginning ( John 8:44 John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. ). Soon afterward, the atmosphere of the earth got corrupted and polluted.

God who created the earth to be inhabited ( Isaiah 45:18 Isaiah 45:18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord ; and there is none else. ) had to begin creation all over again. This is what we see in Genesis 1:3 Genesis 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. . The angels that fell were punished, they were bound up ( Jude: 6 Jude: 6 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. , 2Peter 2:4 2Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; ) awaiting judgment, and the saints shall be the ones to judge angels. ( 1 Corinthians 6:3 1 Corinthians 6:3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? )

The Age of Man

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

— Genesis 1:26-27

6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

— Genesis 2:6-7

Here, man is brought into the picture. Note that man was not in the period called the beginning. Man eventually fell (Genesis 3) and from our previous chapter, we understand that Cain was not the son of Adam ( Jude: 14 Jude: 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, , 1 John 3:8 1 John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. ). He was a beast-man being the son of the serpent. This explains why Adam and Cain had separate genealogies (Genesis 4, Genesis 5).

Note that Genesis 4:26 Genesis 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord . points to how men began to profanely call upon the name of The Lord (châlal). Men, as used in the context, isn’t necessarily the plural form of man but denotes frail, woeful, sorrow. This refers specifically to the genealogy of Cain—not being the sons of God it was difficult for them to have true worship as the Sethite did hence they profaned the name of God on idols. This reveals that there was a serious deviation from the true worship in that generation.

Putting the Pieces

Genesis 6 begins with the subject on men (verse 1 Genesis 6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, ). “The sons of God saw the daughters of men”. The sons of God are the sons (children) of Adam through Seth; the daughters of men are the children (daughters) of Cain. There was the Cainic line and the Adamic line and these two lines were never meant to mix (inter-marry). God hates intermarriage ( Deuteronomy 7: 3-4 Deuteronomy 7: 3-4 3 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.
4 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. ) and that was what was responsible for King Solomon’s distractions. When these lines met, there was destruction, the same way death would be produced if the church mixes with the state.

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?

— Hebrews 1:5

Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

— Luke 3:38

You who think angels are sons of God, you may have to answer God’s question in Hebrews 1:5 Hebrews 1:5 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? . The term “sons of God” shows the “Father-Son” relationship while angels are refeered to as “servants of God” ( Revelation 19:10 Revelation 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. , Hebrews 1:14 Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? ). When the angels fell, there was no talk of redemption, but when man fell, the talk of redemption arose because of the “Father-Son” relationship that exists between them. At this point, we can say by the scriptures that intermarriage between the two lines brought God’s wrath hence God did strive with mankind, not angels. They (angels) had no form of punishment but the days of man on earth were shortened and destruction came to mankind through the flood as a recompense of sin.

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

— Mark 12:25

35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

— Luke 20:35-36

Angels cannot marry, neither can they be given in marriage.

Giants (Nephilim)

The Hebrew word translated “giant” is “Nephilim” which means “the fallen earth-born men, with the animal and a devilish mind.” A “giant” does not always mean a big or enormous person; as today, we have intellectual giants as well as religious giants who are not more than 6-feet. Scriptures say that before the sons of God came unto the daughters of men, there were giants. Also, if giants referred to enormous big men, and they were destroyed in the flood, how do you explain the giants of the sons of Anak (Numbers 13:33 Numbers 13:33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. )?

Having established that sons of God always refer to mankind (lineage of Adam through Seth) and not angels, you that think otherwise, have only the book of Job as a stand. It might interest you to know that Job lived before Moses (Job 1:5 Job 1:5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. )

6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.
7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

— Job 1:6-7

We have to take note of key issues in this portion of scriptures

Sons of God: These are definitely children of God (John 1: 12 John 1: 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: )

Present Themselves Before The Lord:

Where do children of God gather to present themselves before God if not the Tabernacle. Like we, the children of God today gather, they also gathered in the days of Job. Unto God shall the gathering of the people be ( Genesis 49:10 Genesis 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. ).

How Did Satan Come Among Them?

Satan is a spirit and as such must look for a human vessel to operate. When believers gather, we ought to forgive one other; If there is any issue amongst ourselves, we ought to tarry for one another (1 Corinthians 11:33 1 Corinthians 11:33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. , Ephesians 4:32 Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. , Colossians 3:13 Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. ). The moment I have hatred, jealousy or something against a brother, I have given a foothold for the accuser of the brethren to accuse ( Revelation 12:10 Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. ). I have, in other words, brought Satan to the gathering.

Also, consider his response in verse 7Job 1:7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord , and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it., this shows that he was no longer heaven-bound, and had his dealings only in the earth. There are some that will argue, that the scene of the above events is heaven so as to force-fit their epileptic revelation that sons of God are angels. They have forgotten that the place of Lucifer was no longer found in heaven ( Revelation 12:8 Revelation 12:8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. ). This means that there is no way Satan could have ever appeared before God in heaven again. So you think that Satan being darkness, could still go back to heaven to appear before God. That means that scriptures would be broken (Read Revelation 21:27 Revelation 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. ).

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

— Job 38:7

There are two groups in this verse.

1. The stars which are the angels (Revelation 12: 4, 8 Revelation 12: 4, 8 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
   8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. )
2. The sons of God.

A proper reading of the context shows that God was speaking of things He did from eternity. Yes, the sons of God were with God as thought-form before he ever formed anything. That is why Jesus came to seek that which was lost (Luke 19:10 Luke 19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. ). God calls those things that be not as though they were (Romans 4: 17 Romans 4: 17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. ).

Warning

Satan has been cast out ( Revelation 12:8 Revelation 12:8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. ) but not yet cast down ( Revelation 12:10, 12 Revelation 12:10, 12 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. ). He will soon be cast down and tabernacle in the man of sin ( 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-4 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-4 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. ) and torment the whole world for three and a half years. ( Revelation 13:5 Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. , Daniel 7:25 Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. ).