Brief: Demons aren’t Fallen angels; they’re their
kids.
Needed: nothing
Scripture: Genesis
6:1-4; Numbers 13:31-33; Matthew
8:28-29; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6
Note: In addition to the above, there is quite a bit of
ancient but non-Biblical reading in this lesson. I’ve included it for the sake
of interest, but you might want to summarize it for your group.
Read Genesis
6:1-4
Who are
these “sons of God” who are marrying “daughters of men”? What is that talking
about? And why is God not happy about the situation? He says He will limit
man’s years. And who are the Nephilim?
Enoch, whom
we were just talking about, might give us some clues. The Books of Enoch were
never chosen to be included in the Bible as Scripture, but they were quoted by
other books in the Bible and by early Christian teachers. Let’s read what the 1st
Book of Enoch has to say.
Read 1st
Enoch 7: It happened after the sons of men had multiplied in those days, that
daughters were born to them, elegant and beautiful. 2And when the
angels, the sons of heaven, beheld them, they became enamoured of them, saying to each other, Come, let us select for
ourselves wives from the progeny of men, and let us beget children.3Then
their leader Samyaza said to them; I fear that you may perhaps be indisposed to
the performance of this enterprise; 4And that I alone shall suffer
for so grievous a crime. 5But they answered him and said; We all
swear; 6And bind ourselves by mutual execrations, that we will not
change our intention, but execute our projected undertaking. 7Then
they swore all together, and all bound themselves by mutual execrations. Their
whole number was two hundred, who descended upon Ardis, which is the
top of mount Hermon. 8That
mountain therefore was called Hermon,
because they had sworn upon it, and bound themselves by mutual execrations. 9These
are the names of their chiefs: Samyaza, who was their leader, Urakabarameel, Akibeel,
Tamiel, Ramuel, Danel, Azkeel, Saraknyal, Asael, Armers, Batraal, Anane,
Zavebe, Samsaveel, Ertael, Turel, Yomyael, Arazyal. These were the prefects of
the two hundred angels, and the remainder were all with them. 10Then
they took wives, each choosing for himself; whom they began to approach, and
with whom they cohabited; teaching them sorcery, incantations, and the dividing
of roots and trees. 11And the women conceiving brought forth giants. The giants brought forth the Naphelim,
and the Naphelim brought forth the Elioud. And they existed, increasing in
power according to their greatness." 12The giant’s stature was
each three hundred cubits. These devoured all which the labor of men produced;
until it became impossible to feed them; 13When they turned
themselves against men, in order to devour them; 14And began to
injure birds, beasts, reptiles, and fishes, to eat their flesh one after
another, and to drink their blood. 15Then the earth reproved the
unrighteous.
Who was
having children with the daughters of men? (Angels.)
And when
the children of angels and women were born, what were they? (Giants.)
When Moses sent the twelve spies to Canaan, this is what they said.
Read Numbers
13:31-33
Read 1st Enoch 9: Then Michael and
Gabriel, Raphael, Suryal, and Uriel, looked down from heaven, and saw the quantity of blood which was shed on earth, and
all the iniquity which was done upon it, and said one to another, It is the voice of their cries; 2The
earth deprived of her children has
cried even to the gate of heaven. 3And now to you, O you holy one of
heaven, the souls of men complain, saying, Obtain Justice for us with the Most High. Then they said to their Lord, the
King, You are Lord of lords,
God of gods, King of kings. The throne of your glory is for ever and ever, and for ever
and ever is your name sanctified and glorified. You are blessed and glorified. 4You
have made all things; you possess power over all things; and all things are open and manifest before you. You behold all
things, and nothing can be concealed from you. 5You have seen what
Azazyel has done, how he has taught every species of iniquity upon earth, and has disclosed to the world all the
secret things which are done in the heavens. 6Samyaza also has taught
sorcery, to whom you have given authority over those who are associated with
him. They have gone together to the daughters of men; have lain with them; have
become polluted; 7And have discovered crimes to them. 8The
women likewise have brought forth giants. 9Thus has the whole earth
been filled with blood and with iniquity. 10And now behold the souls
of those who are dead, cry out. 11And complain even to the gate of
heaven. 12Their groaning ascends; nor can they escape from the
unrighteousness which is committed on earth. You know all things, before they exist. 13You
know these things, and what has been done by them; yet you do not speak to us. 14What
on account of these things ought we to do to them?
1st Enoch 10: Then the Most High, the Great and Holy One spoke, 2And
sent Arsayalalyur to the son of Lamech, 3Saying, Say to him in my
name, Conceal yourself. 4Then explain to him the consummation which
is about to take place; for all the earth shall perish; the waters of a deluge
shall come over the whole earth, and all things which are in it shall be
destroyed. 5And now teach him how he may escape, and how his seed
may remain in all the earth. 6Again the Lord said to Raphael, Bind
Azazyel hand and foot; cast him into darkness; and opening the desert which is
in Dudael, cast him in there. 7Throw upon him hurled and pointed
stones, covering him with darkness; 8There shall he remain forever; cover his face, that he may not see
the light. 9And in the great day of judgment let him be cast into
the fire. 10Restore the earth, which the angels have corrupted; and
announce life to it, that I may revive it. 11All the sons of men
shall not perish in consequence of every secret, by which the angels have
destroyed, and which they have
taught, their offspring. 12All the earth has been corrupted by the
effects of the teaching of Azazyel. To him therefore
ascribe the whole crime. 13To Gabriel also the Lord said, Go to the
biters, to the reprobates, to the children of fornication; and destroy the
children of fornication, the offspring of the angels, from among men; bring
them forth, and excite them one against another. Let them perish by mutual slaughter; for length of days shall not be theirs. 14They
shall all entreat you, but their fathers shall not obtain their wishes respecting them; for
they shall hope for eternal life, and that they may live, each of them, five
hundred years. 15To Michael likewise the Lord said, Go and announce his crime to Samyaza, and to the
others who are with him, who have been associated with women, that they might
be polluted with all their impurity. And when all their sons shall be slain,
when they shall see the perdition of their beloved, bind them for seventy
generations underneath the earth, even to the day of judgment, and of
consummation, until the judgment, the
effect of which will last forever, be completed. 16Then shall
they be taken away into the lowest depths of the fire in torments; and in
confinement shall they be shut up forever. 17Immediately after this
shall he, together with them, burn and perish; they shall be bound until the
consummation of many generations. 18Destroy all the souls addicted
to lust, and the offspring of the angels, for they have tyrannized over
mankind. 19Let every oppressor perish from the face of the earth; 20Let
every evil work be destroyed;
What is
going to happen to the angels who married the
human women? (verses 15-17)
They’re
going to be sent to Hell until the Judgment Day.
What’s
going to happen to the Giants? (verse 13)
They’re
going to fight each other and kill each other off.
Read 1st Enoch 15:8-10 - Now the giants, who have been born of spirit and of flesh, shall be
called upon earth evil spirits, and on earth shall be their habitation. Evil
spirits shall proceed from their flesh,
because they were created from above; from the holy angels was their beginning
and primary foundation. Evil spirits shall they be upon earth, and the spirits
of the wicked shall they be called. The habitation of the spirits of heaven
shall be in heaven; but upon earth shall be the habitation of terrestrial
spirits, who are born on earth. 9The spirits of the giants shall be like clouds, which shall
oppress, corrupt, fall, content, and bruise upon earth. 10They shall
cause lamentation. No food shall they
eat; and they shall be thirsty; they shall be concealed, and shall rise up
against the sons of men, and against women; for they come forth during the days
of slaughter and destruction.
When the giants die, what do they become?
(Evil spirits.)
What do we call those evil spirits today?
Read Matthew
8:28-29
The
spirits of the giants are evil spirits, demons.
Most
people think that fallen angels and demons are the same things. They’re not. Demons are the spirits of the giants,
half-angel/half-human. They roam the earth, causing trouble for people.
Fallen
angels are locked in Hell as we read
about the angels who married the women.
Read Jude
6
Read 2
Peter 2:4
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