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When Were Satan and His Angels Thrown Out of Heaven?

May 17, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Some say that Satan and his angels were ousted from heaven before humans were created, some say it was just before, or just after, Adam and Eve sinned, some say this event is yet future. The Jehovah’s Witnesses even claim it was in a specific year — 1914. What does the Bible really say? When were Satan and his angels thrown, or cast, out of heaven?

Prior to Jesus’ death, resurrection and exaltation, Satan & his angels still had access to heaven, as can be seen from Job 1:6; 2:1, and possibly Luke 22:31. read more

Trinity Questions in Hebrews

December 23, 2016 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

The Trinity is said to be the main doctrine of Christianity. Verses from Hebrews chapter 1 are often used to support the doctrine. However, there are some very valid and legitimate questions about what the verses in Hebrews actually say about the Trinity issue that need to be answered.

Hebrews 1:1 – “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways” (NIV). Who is the “God” mentioned here?

Hebrews 1:2 – “in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things and through whom he made the universe” (NIV).

· Who is “his Son” that God has spoken by?

· Who appointed Jesus to be “heir”?

· What does it mean that God made the universe through Jesus?

· If Jesus created the universe
, what did God do?

· What does Genesis 1:1 say God did?

· Who is the God of Genesis 1:1?

Hebrews 1:3 – How does being “the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being” make Jesus equal to God?

Hebrews 1:5 – Who made the Father-Son declaration? Who decided this relationship? Explain how this makes the Father and Jesus equal?

Hebrews 1:8 – Does “about the Son he says, ‘Your throne, God'” make Jesus equal to the Father? If so, then what does it make the human king about which it was originally said at Psalm 45:6?

Hebrews 1:9 –

“God, your God, has set you above your companions” (NIV). read more

Who Were the Nephilim?

February 23, 2015 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Is the Bible reliable? — Who were the Nephilim in Gensis 6:4?

There are only two Biblical references to the “Nephilm” (Genesis 6:4 NIV); Numbers 13:33 NIV). In Genesis 6:4, they are the “giants on earth in those days” before the flood, “the mighty =&0=&The Israelite spies’ “bad report about the land” of Canaan used the term “Nephilm” to describe “people . . . of great size” (Numbers 13:32,33 NIV), from whom the Anakites were claimed to have descended. Upon glimpsing these imposing inhabitants of Canaan, ten of the twelve spies became demoralized and terrified. The “Nephilim” the ten spies spoke of at Numbers 13:33 may have been similar in appearance to the Rephaites, a race of strong, tall people with whom the Anakites are compared in Deuteronomy 2:20,21.

The Nephilim are described in Genesis 6:4 as having been mighty men who lived before the great flood. The inspired writer of Genesis, Moses, linked them to “the sons of God” in terms of being of being their offspring. Three theories have been proposed regarding the parentage of these “Nephilim”::

Some Biblical historians argue that the “sons of God” were righteous men (descendants of Seth) who married worldly, female descendants of Cain and thus became defiled. Their progeny increased in sinfulness until God rectified the worsening situation with the flood. However, this theory does not explain why the word translated “men” in Genesis 6:1 describes all of humanity, while the same word in verse 2 designates only Cain’s line.

Other scholars argue that “the sons of God” (Genesis 6:2) were kings who took multiple wives in order to build dynasties from their numerous descendants. In several instances ancient Near Eastern documents refer to kings as being the sons of particular gods. Also, Akkadian texts indicate that the Hebrew word translated “men” in Genesis 6:4 could alternatively mean “commoners” in some contexts. This would suggest that the Nephilim were kings who acquired harems, using the daughters of commoners, and sired large families through them. But no other Biblical passages refer to kings in general as “sons of God,” and later kings (such as Solomon) who had many wives are not identified as being among the Nephilim.

Still other scholars believe that the “sons of God” were angels who impregnated human women and sired demigods (beings with more power than humans, but less than gods) who were able to do whatever they pleased on Earth (much like the mythical Greek Titans), prompting God’s determination to destroy humankind to root out the growing evil.