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Sons Of God

The question, "who were the sons of God" mentioned in Genesis 6:2 has been the topic of much speculation among Christian circles. Does the Bible teach in this verse that angels had sexual relations with humans and produced giants? The Scripture contains enough information for us to reach a logical conclusion on this matter.
The view that the "sons of God" were fallen angels is an ancient view that dates back to the last two centuries B.C. There are two main arguments for those who hold to this view. First, the phrase "sons of God" is used exclusively in the Old Testament in regards to angels. Second, two New Testament passages appear to identify angels with the incident described in Genesis 6:1-4. In II Peter the sin of the angels is mentioned before the judgment of the world and in Jude the sins of the angels is identified with the sexual sins of Sodom and Gomorrah (Davis 111).
J. Vernon McGee makes a very logical point to show that this verse is not......


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