So on this podcast, we’ve tackled the mysterious subject of Genesis 6 a few times when “the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.”

That’s actually a direct quotation from that chapter. And it’s come up a lot on this podcast because it’s a podcast about weird stuff in the Bible, and this is probably the weirdest thing. If you don’t understand why it’s so weird, it’s because of who the Sons of God are: they are spiritual or angelic beings.

The Sons of God are a collection of spiritual beings that God created and ordered to watch over mankind and report to Him on what mankind is up to. They were to be involved in the management of the earth. But a number of them descended from the heavens and, as the Scripture said, took wives from among women. The testimony of Genesis 6 is that the Sons of God mated with human women and produced children with them.

So this raises a whole lot of questions- mainly: how? How did spiritual beings interact sexually with women- and not only that, impregnate them?

Is this something any angel is capable of?

Could it happen again?

Does it even seem within the realm of possibility that angels have the abilities to manifest physical bodies and sexual organs like this?

So I call it mysterious not because I wonder IF it happened. The Bible is clear: it did happen.

I call it mysterious because I wonder HOW it happened.

Even those who accept what the Bible is saying about the Sons of God and the Nephilim still wonder how it happened.

I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.

Turn to Psalm 91, and let’s get weird.

0:00 - Introduction

2:10 - What Angels Can Do

19:00 - Mailbag

22:45 - Closing Thoughts

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There is a lot of controversy around this Book of Enoch: Should Christians read it or not? Some get confused about whether it should be considered scripture- and if it isn’t, whether Christians are allowed to read it.

So on the past few episodes, I’ve established that even though it’s not canonical scripture, the authors of the Bible did indeed read it and believe it. Peter did. Jude did. John did.

There’s actually a few places in Scripture where Jesus also might actually quote from Enoch as well. Seriously.

I was actually at a prayer meeting a few weeks ago when someone was talking to me- and totally out of the blue- says “Did you know Jesus quoted from the Book of Enoch? I was like, “no. But I’d find that very interesting.” This woman didn’t even know what I’ve been studying here on this podcast or anything like that. But I listened to her tell me why she thought that.

I found it to be weird, and I’d like to explore whether Jesus actually quotes from the Book of Enoch in the Bible.

Turn to Matthew 22, and let’s get weird.

0:00 - Introduction

1:30 - It Started with a Question about Marriage

11:10 - Like the Angels in Heaven

19:10 - Mailbag

21:15 - Did Jesus Refer to Enoch as Scripture?

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In Jude 14-16, he quotes from a prophecy of Enoch:

It says

14 It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.

What’s weird about this prophecy is: it’s not found anywhere in the Old Testament.

Enoch is. It specifically says which Enoch. There’s an Enoch in Genesis 4 and an Enoch in Genesis 5. This is the Genesis 5 Enoch; the one everybody knows about. It specifically says who he is. It quotes a prophecy that he gave. But this prophecy is recorded nowhere in the OT.

So where did this prophecy come from? I mean, it’s a true prophecy. If it wasn’t true, it wouldn’t be quoted here in Scripture. So it’s a real prophecy; but where was it recorded? It was recorded in an ancient document called The Book of Enoch. And the Book of Enoch is not a book in your Bible. And yet, the Bible quotes from it and says it’s true. Jude quotes from a prophecy that is NOT in the Bible.

I find all this to be weird, and I’d like to find out why it’s in the Bible. Or in this case, why it’s NOT in the Bible.

So turn to the book of Jude and let’s get weird.

0:00 - Introduction

2:00 - What is Canon?

8:20 - Pseudepigrapha. Apocrypha.

16:00 - The New Testament Authors Quote Enoch

20:35 - Mailbag & Closing

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