Textual Controversy: Mischievous Angels or Sethites? - Chuck Missler - Koinonia House
Why did God send the judgment of the Flood in the days of Noah? Far
more than simply a historical issue, the unique events leading to the
Flood are a prerequisite to understanding the prophetic implications of
our Lord's predictions regarding His Second Coming.1
The strange events recorded in Genesis 6 were understood by the
ancient rabbinical sources, as well as the Septuagint translators, as
referring to fallen angels procreating weird hybrid offspring with human women-known as the "Nephilim." So it was also understood by the early church fathers. These bizarre events are also echoed in the legends and myths of every
ancient culture upon the earth: the ancient Greeks, the Egyptians, the
Hindus, the South Sea Islanders, the American Indians, and virtually all
the others.
However, many students of the Bible have been taught that this
passage in Genesis 6 actually refers to a failure to keep the "faithful"
lines of Seth separate from the "worldly" line of Cain. The
idea has been advanced that after Cain killed Abel, the line of Seth
remained separate and faithful, but the line of Cain turned ungodly and
rebellious. The "Sons of God" are deemed to refer to leadership in the
line of Seth; the "daughters of men" is deemed restricted to the line of
Cain. The resulting marriages ostensibly blurred an inferred separation
between them. (Why the resulting offspring are called the "Nephilim" remains without any clear explanation.)
Since Jesus prophesied, "As the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be,"2 it becomes essential to understand what these days included.
Origin of the Sethite View
It was in the 5th century a.d. that the "angel" interpretation of
Genesis 6 was increasingly viewed as an embarrassment when attacked by
critics. (Furthermore, the worship of angels had begun within the
church. Also, celibacy had also become an institution of the church. The
"angel" view of Genesis 6 was feared as impacting these views.)
Celsus and Julian the Apostate used the traditional "angel" belief to
attack Christianity. Julius Africanus resorted to the Sethite
interpretation as a more comfortable ground. Cyril of Alexandria also
repudiated the orthodox "angel" position with the "line of Seth"
interpretation. Augustine also embraced the Sethite theory and thus it
prevailed into the Middle Ages. It is still widely taught today among
many churches who find the literal "angel" view a bit disturbing. There
are many outstanding Bible teachers who still defend this view.
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Hidden message in the genealogy in Genesis from Adam to Noah
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Adam
Adam's name means man. As the first man, that seems straight forward enough.
Adam
Adam's name means man. As the first man, that seems straight forward enough.
Seth
Adam's son was named Seth, which means appointed. Eve said, "For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew."4
Enosh
Seth's son was called Enosh, which means mortal, frail, or miserable. It is from the root anash, to be incurable, used of a wound, grief, woe, sickness, or wickedness.
It was in the days of Enosh that men began to defile the name of the Living God.5
Kenan
Enosh's son was named Kenan, which can mean sorrow, dirge, or elegy. (The precise denotation is somewhat elusive; some study aids unfortunately presume that Kenan is synonymous with Cainan.)
Balaam, looking down from the heights of Moab, uses a pun upon the name of the Kenites when he prophesies their destruction.6
We have no real idea as to why these names were chosen for their children. Often they may have referred to circumstances at birth, and so on.
Mahalalel
Kenan's son was Mahalalel, from Mahalal which means blessed or praise; and El, the name for God. Thus, Mahalalel means the Blessed God. Often Hebrew names include El, the name of God, as Dan-i-el, "God is my Judge", etc.
Jared
Mahalalel's son was named Jared, from the verb yaradh, meaning shall come down.7
Enoch
Jared's son was named Enoch, which means teaching, or commencement. He was the first of four generations of preachers. In fact, the earliest recorded prophecy was by Enoch, which amazingly enough deals with the Second Coming of Christ (although it is quoted in the Book of Jude in the New Testament):
Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, "Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against."
Jude 14, 15
Methuselah
Enoch was the father of Methuselah, who we have already mentioned. Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah.8 Apparently, Enoch received the prophecy of the Great Flood, and was told that as long as his son was alive, the judgment of the flood would be withheld. The year that Methuselah died, the flood came.
Enoch, of course, never died: he was translated 9 (or, if you'll excuse the expression, raptured ). That's how Methuselah can be the oldest man in the Bible, yet he died before his father!
Lamech
Methuselah's son was named Lamech, a root still evident today in our own English word, lament or lamentation. Lamech suggests despairing.
(This name is also linked to the Lamech in Cain's line who inadvertently killed his son Tubal-Cain in a hunting incident.10)
Noah
Lamech, of course, is the father of Noah, which is derived from nacham, to bring relief or comfort, as Lamech himself explains in Genesis 5:29.
The Composite List
Now let's put it all together:
| Hebrew | English |
| Adam | Man |
| Seth | Appointed |
| Enosh | Mortal |
| Kenan | Sorrow; |
| Mahalalel | The Blessed God |
| Jared | Shall come down |
| Enoch | Teaching |
| Methuselah | His death shall bring |
| Lamech | The Despairing |
| Noah | Rest, or comfort. |
That's rather remarkable:
Man (is) appointed mortal sorrow; (but) the Blessed God shall come down teaching (that) His death shall bring (the) despairing rest.
Read More: http://www.khouse.org/articles/1996/44/
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Subtle discoveries of hidden messages found in the Biblical text- You are doing yourself an injustice if you DO NOT listen to this!
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Hidden Treasures
Drawing upon over forty years of collecting, Chuck highlights in this study many of the precious nuggets that have become characteristic of his popular Bible studies around the world. |
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For the novice as well as the sophisticate, this DVD is full of surprises. It includes subtle discoveries lying just “beneath” the text—hidden messages, encryptions, deliberate misspellings and other amendments to the text—that present implications beyond the immediate context, demonstrating a skillful design that has its origin from outside our space and time. Drawing upon over forty years of collecting, Chuck highlights in this study many of the precious nuggets that have become characteristic of his popular Bible studies around the world. It is guaranteed to stimulate, prove, and, hopefully, disturb. It will confound the skeptic and encourage the believer. It is a "must" for every thinking seeker of truth and serious inquirer of reality.
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