The Return of the Nephilim
Part 3 in As in the Days of Noah Series
Sirach 16:7 “He [the Lord] was not pacified toward the old giants, who fell away in the strength of their foolishness.” (KJVA)
Welcome to part 3 of the As in the Days of Noah Series!
In part 1, we explored what extra-biblical books reveal about angels. We were introduced to a specific type of angel: watchers.
In part 2, we saw that some watchers sinned by taking human wives. The watchers’ children were giants, called Nephilim. Watchers introduced many evils to humanity, causing YHWH (the Lord) to destroy creation with a flood.
Today, we’ll tack a deeper look at the Nephilim and their prophesied return.
What are the Nephilim?
Genesis 6:4 “The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of Elohim came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, the men of name.” (TS2009)
From Genesis, we learn that the Nephilim were half human and half angelic, part mortal and part immortal. They were mighty, well-known men. According to tradition, Nephilim were extremely intelligent and had tremendous physical abilities.
Remains of major Nephilim civilizations have been found in Peru and the Ohio Valley. Their skeletons have surfaced all over the world! They had enormous skulls and reached heights of anywhere from 8 to 36 feet. Some had 6 fingers and toes and even 2 sets of teeth.
We learn from extra-biblical writings that these were not nice guys. The Nephilim continued the evils their fathers taught. (see part 2) They entirely consumed human resources until the Earth could not support them. With a growing population of Nephilim, the human population declined.
The Bible says all that breathed died during the Flood. (Genesis 7:21-23) This included the Nephilim.
Genesis 6:4 “The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of Elohim came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, the men of name.” (TS2009)
Nephilim returned in Numbers 13:33 when the children of Israel spied out the land of Canaan.
Numbers 13:33 “We saw there [Canaan] the Nephilim, sons of Anaq, of the Nephilim. And we were like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and so we were in their eyes.” (TS2009)
The spies’ testimony presents the questions: What happened to the Nephilim during the Flood? And how did they return?
Nephilim Spirits Became Demons
Although the watchers’ children died, the Nephilim were still active, immortal spirits. YHWH did not create these spirits. So, unlike man, Nephilim spirits did not return to YHWH. (Ecclesiastes 3:21)
Satan was given authority over 1/10 of these hybrid spirits. Like the Devil, they were forced to wander to and fro on the Earth. They sought hosts, preferably human hosts, and did their best to torture and mislead humanity. They became known as evil spirits or demons. (1 Enoch 15:8-12, Jubilees 10:1-9)
The spirits of the Nephilim are what we call demons.
Demons are the spirits of the deceased Nephilim.
Today, Satan and his demons are roaming the Earth, wreaking havoc wherever they can. (1 Peter 5:8) But their time is short. Satan knows it and is making the most of the time he has left. (Revelation. 12:12)
Nephilim in the End Days
When Satan was given 1/10 of the demons, the other 9/10 were imprisoned in a place called “the pit of the deep.” In the Book of Revelation, John saw these spirits unleashed in the End Days.
Revelation 9:1 “The fifth messenger sounded, and I saw a star from the heaven which had fallen to the earth. And the key to the pit of the deep was given to him.” (TS2009)
This star is likely Satan. (See Isaiah 14:12-14)
Revelation 9:2 “And he opened the pit of the deep, and smoke went up out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun was darkened, also the air, because of the smoke of the pit.” (TS2009)
Revelation 9:3 “And out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth, and authority was given to them as the scorpions of the earth possess authority.” (TS2009)
Revelation 9:7-8 described the “locusts” as having faces of men, women’s hair and lions’ teeth. Sounds like angelic-human hybrids to me.
Revelation 9:11 “And they have over them a sovereign, the messenger of the pit of the deep, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apolluon.” (TS2009)
Abaddon is Hebrew for Destruction. Apolluon is Greek for Destroyer. Who is known as the Destroyer? Satan is the ruler of these locusts.
As in the Days of Noah
Matthew 24:37 “For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.” (ESV)
The days before Yahushua’s (Jesus’) return, the End Days, will be days of the Nephilim. This time, demons will be unleashed from the pit of the deep. With 10x as many demons than ever before, it will surely be a very dark time.
Joel 2:1b-2 “Let all the inhabitants of the earth tremble, for the day of יהוה is coming, for it is near: a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, like the morning clouds spread over the mountains – a people many and strong, the like of whom has never been, nor shall there ever be again after them, to the years of many generations.” (TS2009)
Jeremiah 30:7 “Oh! For great is that day, there is none like it. And it is the time of Ya‛aqoḇ’s [Jacob’s] distress, but he shall be saved out of it.” (TS2009)
The Plan of Salvation
The Scriptures teach that YHWH once again intends to destroy all the evil from the Earth, but He has a plan of salvation for His people.
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Some great thoughts, Sarah!
I have also noticed that after "all that breathed" died at the Flood (Gen.7:21-23), including the Nephilim, the Nephilim still appear in other passages later on, such as Num. 13:33 as you pointed out. This means they returned, or roamed the Earth, and it's important to know the same spirits roam the Earth today: "as in the days of Noah...".
I appreciate your findings on the sprits of the Nephilim being the demons, because that thougth process resonates with me. The Nephilim are a real problem. Praise YHWH for the defeat Satan once and for all, at the end of the ages!
Wonderful! I too agree with this study and sentiment about the Nephilim. I pray many of us believers see this post to help u gain understanding of evil & of spiritual warfare.
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