Without Excuse: Apologetics Blog

This is a commentary to "Were the Sons of God Fallen Angels?" by Don Stewart. Don does a good job at presenting both sides of the argument, tho he ultimately sides on the gross sins of humans and not angels caused the flood. I want to comment on his article and interject my own thoughts. The article itself is lengthy so I will only post snippets, you can read the full article here . My responses will be in blue. 1.Ancient View The angelic view fell into disrepute among Christian interpreters from the fourth to the eighteenth century. Saint Augustine's rejection of the angel interpretation ( De Civitate Dei 15, written between A.D. 413-426, had enormous influence. Those who rejected the supernatural angelic reading did so because of theological objections that arose to angels cohabiting with humans. Augustine was not perfect, some would argue he never fully converted from his pagan roots and introduced many heresies into the church. Agustine did not believe in ...

"for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done" (Isa 46:9-10) "He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end ." (Ecc 3:11) "And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end ." (Rev 21:6) History is circular in that the end will mirror the beginning and we will eventually come full circle. This is why God says he knows the end from the beginning and the beginning from the end. If we look at Genesis backwards we see it perfectly mirrors end time events, including the rapture. Outpouring of the Holy Spirit preceding the return of Christ Gen 8:8-12 "He also sent out from himself a dove, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground." Joel ...