Creation Curriculum: The Origins of the Universe by Ryan M. Marks - HTML preview

Addressing False Doctrines and the Nephilim

Genesis 6:1-8 is an extremely debated passage in the Bible. In this class I want to give you some tools so you are aware of things you may encounter here. IF you talk to someone who has really studied their Bible, they will probably try to cite this passage to “prove” some crazy things.

Who were the Nephilim? Some say giants….others the spawn of demons.

The Scripture is not 100% clear here. Let’s look at some cross references 2 Peter 2:4-10 & Jude 6  ALWAYS LOOK AT THE CONTEXT OF THE VERSE

When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. 5  The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

Gen 6:1-8 (ESV)

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; 5 if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7 and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked 8 (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); 9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, 10 and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious one

2 Peter 2:4-10 (ESV)

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. 7 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.

Jude 1:6-7 (KJV)

Genesis 6:2   The Sons of God is almost always a reference to Angels in light of the whole context of Scripture.

Estimate I found—that there were 1 Billion people on the planet by the Time of Noah

• Live 120 days---false doctrine is being taught that mankind can only live 120 years now. FALSE why? B/c the Bible says in the Psalms that a long life is 70 or 80 years…plus there is an example in the Old Testament of a priest who lived 130+ years not to mention the long life spans of those following the Flood

FALSE DOCTRINES

• Demons are aliens
• Demon “aliens” come through dimensional portals today
• That demons taught mankind to create Centaur like creatures (no Biblical evidence)
• That the Nephilim are being recreated today (only Scripture referenced is the days prior to Christ’s coming will be like those of Noah)
• That Greek demi-gods were real/satanic Nephilim beings (no Bible on it)
• That Jesus is a Star Child (alien)—the Catholic Church has a telescope called Lucifer that is more powerful than the Hubble. Reportedly, the Vatican is in communication with other dimensions and is going to be the welcome party for a bunch of aliens who are coming (crazy, no Scriptural support)
• That the “Book of Enoch” is Scripture and that Jesus quoted it (shady, ancient book supposedly authored by Enoch “God’s prophet”—these people claim that The Book of Enoch should be made Scripture-I’ve personally talked to some of these people and said NO, the Bible is done being written)
• That there were giants who were 30-400 ft. tall (no fossil record, false interpretation of Biblical analogies such as “they were as tall as cedars” well what about the “laughter of the trees” in Psalms—those are poetic expressions, not literalistic statements)

This week, we dealt with false doctrines. Most of these you’ve probably never heard, and yes they’re nuts. But realize that unless you are in the Word of God, you can be ensnared like so many.

BIBLICAL TRUTH

• Goliath and others in the Old Testament are called Nephilim
• Who was Hell Created for ORIGINALLY? Demons. Yet many are clearly like Satan roaming the earth today deceiving. Others are in chains even now because of their perversion.
• Be innocent of evil
• Don’t study evil. Be aware what’s wrong but don’t look into the Occult.
• The main point: God judged the pre-flood world because of their wickedness and perversion.

A Quote to Remember—God Wants us to Walk with Him

"We have received too much from God to allow ourselves opportunities for unbelief. We have received too many gifts and privileges to allow a grumbling, murmuring heart to disqualify us of our destiny. In contrast, the thankful heart sees the best part of every situation. It sees problems and weaknesses as opportunities, struggles as refining tools, and sinners as saints in progress." --Francis Frangipane

Question: How do you deal with False Doctrine?       Scripture’s clear teaching. Examine Greek & Hebrew roots. Don’t be afraid to ask for HELP from a mature Believer.

--Your Notes for This Week—

     What one or two things really stood out to you? Write this down—it is your takeaway:

      What needs to change in your heart?

       What small step can you take this week to align your life closer to God’s design?