Before we move on, I need to talk about something that is bothering me. What became of the fallen angels?
Revelation 20 does NOT answer the question, although some think it does.
“Then
I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss
and a great chain in his hand. And
he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and
Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he threw him into the
abyss,
and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the
nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after
these things he must be released for a short time.”
(Revelation
20:1-3
NASB)
A thousand years later.
“When
the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his
prison, and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the
four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for
the war; the number of them is like the sand of the
seashore.”
(Revelation
20:7-8
NASB)
Pastor Don Stewart refers to Rev 20:10 when he says, “The lake of fire has been prepared for the devil and his evil angels.” The problem is, I see no reference to the fallen angels, unless you are foolish enough to think that the word “they” includes more than what is listed in the passage.
Just what exactly does verse 10 tell us?
And
the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they
will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
(Revelation
20:10 NASB)
It tells us that only three persons are indicated, the devil, the beast (which is the antichrist,) and the false prophet. To go beyond that without substantiating evidence is pure conjecture.
So, where then are the fallen angels?
The short book of Jude tells us in verse six.
“that those that did not keep their domain have been kept in eternal bonds under darkness, where they await judgment of the great day.”
There is only one great day, and that is the day on which the white throne judgment takes place. Unfortunately, many of us believe this verse only applies to those angels who somehow had sex with the women and produced the Nephalim.
Also, I have nothing to suggest that this indicates all the angels, and the word domain seems to cry out for definition.
If the statement applied to all the angels, what demon horde has been carrying out Satan's orders and manipulating the world since then?
Satan, being a solitary unit could not possibly torture everyone at the same time, only God can do that.
In the book of Job, chapter four tells us that God charges them with error.
“He puts no trust even in His servants; And against His angels He charges error. 'How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!” (Job 4:18-19 NASB)
Why would God charge the angels with an error unless an error was committed?
He wouldn't. We don't expect an angel to “sin.”
The apostle Peter validates what Jude conveys.
For
if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell
and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment;
(2
Peter 2:4 NASB)
Again,
this does not tell us that ALL of the fallen have been condemned to
hell, and since Satan has been dancing upon the heads of believers
all over the earth, we know that there are still an uncountable
number of angels following Satan’s lead.
In Matthew chapter
eight, there is an encounter with demons – fallen angels who had
possessed a man. The demons spoke to Jesus and said, “Have You come
here to torment us before the time?”
When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. And they cried out, saying, "What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?" (Matthew 8:28-29 NASB)
Torment is the Gk word basanizō and means torture, torment, to vex with grievous pains (of body or mind.)
Obviously, they were aware that their time was coming. The phrase, “the time?” is the Greek word kairos. It means a fixed and definite time, the time when things are brought to crisis, or the decisive epoch waited for.
These demons knew that there was an appointed time and were content to wait for it. One of the most significant issues we, as believers, face is when this appointed time will come. As I watch, not only are events unfolding, but I am hearing the globalists tell us that the time has come for their great reset and how they will make it happen.
If I wanted to do an adequate search for angels, I might have to expand my vocabulary because the phrase “the sons of God” also references angels. One of the prominent places we find this is in Genesis 6 where the chapter conveys the idea of angels breeding with humans. (There is much controversy over this, but maybe it is time for you to get over the shock.)
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. (Genesis 6:2 NASB)
Beautiful is the Hebrew word tob. It means pleasant, agreeable, good, and beneficial. Webster’s dictionary defines beneficial as: Advantageous; useful; profitable; contributing to a valuable end.
Ah, but what was that end?
The creation of a race of Hybrid humans that would destroy the gene pool and end God's plan of redemption through mankind.
Why do you think God had to have this conversation with us?
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. (Genesis 6:9 KJV)
It sounds so benign and innocent, but it is not.
We are told that they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
Took is the Hebrew word lâqach and means to fetch, lay hold of, seize, acquire, snatch, and take away.
There was no love, no romance, and these women were merely taken and used to propagate this new, corrupted breed. When you examine the words used to define Noah, you get,
Perfect. The mind conjures up images of Jesus, who never sinned, even when He intentionally made a whip and drove the sellers and money changers out of the temple courts. No other man stands up to Jesus' image. The truth is, we know little about Noah. He followed God's lead and built the ark, having no concept of rain and knowing that this vessel was much too far to move to the ocean. We have two things that are telling about the man, and that is the fact that he preached righteousness to those who would listen; no one received his message, and we are shown that he knew how to make a sacrifice to the Lord when the floodwaters receded.
In most translations, the Hebrew word used here and defined as perfect is tâmı̂ym. It conveys the idea that the generations of Noah were whole, sound, and unimpaired.
While we might want to brag about some descendant who signed a founding document or saved hundreds from invaders, these words don’t tell us that; they tell us his generations had no disability – they were not impaired. Ah, but by what?
The Word Study Dictionary tells us the word is “an adjective meaning blameless, complete; and, in over half of its occurrences, it describes an animal to be sacrificed to the Lord,”
Why would God use a word that describes a lamb that was to be intensely scrutinized for any flaw? Flaws, by the way, would EXCLUDE that lamb from being used as a sacrifice.
Was Noah sacrificed?
No, but his lineage was scrutinized by God to find out if these fallen angels had polluted Noah’s genetics or their wives. But, of course, the sad part of this conversation is the religious zealots who are screaming right now about how foolish my assertions are.
Really, what is the context of Genesis chapter six?
The context has everything to do with fallen angels and the arrival of the Nephalim through the rape of women.
The story's details in Genesis six tell us that almost every genetic line became infiltrated and polluted, except for Noah’s family and the families of these young ladies that Noah’s sons chose.
Genesis six also tells us that the attempt to corrupt the human lineage continued after the flood. That can mean only one thing, that the fallen angels were unaffected by the flood and that they tried it again with Noah’s descendants.
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. (Genesis 6:4 NASB)
According to the Word Study Dictionary, the word came reads in this manner. It is used with the preposition ’el and means to have intercourse. There are two examples of this, and Genesis 6:4 is one of them.
After what?
The flood wiped out all air-breathing land mammals on earth, except for Noah’s extended family. With no place to land, birds would have died from exhaustion.
So, what did I manage to determine about angels and the fate of the fallen?
With statements from the demons like this. “have you come here to torment us before the time,” I can ascertain that,
They already know their fate.
There is no book of life for them. The angels were created to be messengers for God and the followers of Christ. To break rank and do their own thing or follow after Satan was unthinkable. I can only assume these boundaries were set up when this relationship was initiated.
The NASB, like many others, used the term torment.
In actuality it leans toward torture or to vex with grievous pains; and they knew it was coming.
The Revelation does not tell us anything about the fate of the fallen angels.
It should not be that much trouble to include them in the narrative about being thrown into hell alongside Satan. Since the demons brought up the subject and demonstrated their knowledge and acceptance of said torment, then, as I said above, we can ascertain that the angels will stand before that same white throne, be judged, and cast into eternal torment. Consider that I have pointed out how Matthew 25 demonstrates mercy being given to some. The fact that the “demons” understand their fate tells us that NO mercy is available to them.
God will hold the fallen angels guilty for their foolish choices.
The religious assumption is that angels are merely robots that only do what God tells them. The problem with that thinking is; that first, you seem to forget that Lucifer is an angel and led a rebellion against God and His throne. Secondly, Lucifer/Satan was able to deceive one-third of the angels into following his madness. It is this, above all else, that tells us that angels have free will to serve with loyalty or not.
“... And against His angels He charges error.” (Job 4:18 NASB)
Jude tells us that those who participated in the Genesis 6 orgy are locked away,
“And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day,” (Jude 1:6 NASB)
Maybe it is not so much that an angel could turn their back on God, but more in how they committed such an act. Think about what they did, they seized humans, made in God's image, with the sole purpose of destroying those beings, all of them, and it almost worked.
If you are perplexed why I included the Nephalim narrative of Genesis 6, this is one of the worst and most apparent indiscretions that we are aware of when it comes to fallen angels – or demons, if you wish. Genesis 6:4 indicates that their efforts to destroy anything that looked like God continued after the flood. So, whether they are invading your physical human space or tormenting your life otherwise, they are real and active. If they don't control you, I can guarantee you that they control that other person who walks around without the protection of the Holy Spirit that lives inside of the believer. I am telling you, you need Jesus.
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