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Monday, December
31, 2007
A Tall Tale
Genesis 1:11-12 And God said, Let the earth
bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding
fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was
so. (12) And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after
his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his
kind: and God saw that it was good. (KJV)
Have you ever sat around and heard
stories, versions of things that took place or those that claim they took
place and how sensationalized they would become the more the tales were
told. Whether it’s a fisherman, hunter, or even truck drivers they either
caught the biggest fish, or made the most impractical shot, or drove their
rigs through the most impossible situations; tales that are told to impress
others without much regard for truth. Hey let’s face it, we all have told
our own versions of things and added our own interpretations to make
ourselves look and sound better than what really took place. Sometimes this
mindset continues into the realm of the church or what man claims to be the
church, and the truth gets stretched, fabricated and told in a way to
impress or get the attention of others with little regard to truth. The
verses in Genesis above are specific in the fact that what God created and
how it continues to grow results from the seed; and only a certain seed
will produce a certain offspring. To say something grows from a different
seed is a fabrication and contrary to the word of God and is quite an
exaggeration to say the least.
Genesis 6:4-5 There were giants in the
earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto
the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became
mighty men which were of old, men of renown. (5) And GOD saw that the
wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the
thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (KJV)
Ever hear the one about fallen angels and
women procreating and then there were giants? Talk about a knee slapper.
That is as bad as any fishing story I have ever heard; talk about a whopper
of a tale. How this tale continues to grow and spread. So many are taken in
by this sensationalized version of something that sounds more like the
X-Files than anything that is Biblical. Fallen angels are no longer
considered the sons of God. Once they are expelled they are no longer a
part of the heavenly family. Only those that belong to His family are able
to partake of His name and inheritance. Before you choose to spread this
any further it may do you good to take the time and see what this really
refers to concerning giants.
Strong’s definition for giant:
5303
nephiyl (nef-eel'); or nephil (nef-eel'); from 5307; properly, a
feller, i.e. a bully or tyrant:
KJV-- giant.
As you can see from the definition a
giant is nothing more than a bully or tyrant and not some offspring of the
devil and women. Today we have the same issue within the Church realm also.
Godly people marry the wrong person for the wrong reason and end up with a
giant problem. Today we still have many bullies and tyrants. We see them in
the pulpits, those who preach fire and brimstone and demand that the
congregation live a rigid Biblical lifestyle which most of them are not
willing to live by themselves. We see it in the workplace also, the hearts
of many have waxed colder and colder; the love of God is drowned out by
bottom lines and corporate stockholders rather than what’s fair and just
for the employees. Our elected officials rule by force. Those that were
elected to serve the people are in reality only serving their own special
interests and desires.
1 Corinthians 15:38-40 But God giveth it
a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. (39) All
flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another
flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. (40) There are
also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the
celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. (KJV)
Paul also wrote of seeds and that only a
certain seed can produce a certain result or offspring. You don’t see fish
and birds cross breeding and producing a half and half offspring. Man and
animals don’t cross breed either, although man keeps trying to act like
them. So how did this simple truth get so stretched and farfetched? I see
absolutely no where in the word of God where fallen angels developed gender
between heaven and earth. Yet to this day, this doctrine has spread and is
preached whole heartedly as truth and not for the fabrication that it
really is.
Matthew 7:15-18 Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening
wolves. (16) Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles? (17) Even so every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. (18) A good tree
cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good
fruit. (KJV)
Again we see how simple and obvious the
word of God is concerning the seed and what it produces and how one seed
cannot produce a different crop or harvest. Do you want to hear a tall
tale? Then go get a tabloid magazine. But if you choose to be speaking on
behalf of the Lord and are sharing His precious word of life, be much
quicker to hear and slower to speak, especially when it comes to second
hand fabricated versions of the word of God.
Matthew 22:24-30 Saying, Master, Moses
said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife,
and raise up seed unto his brother. (25) Now there were with us seven brethren:
and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue,
left his wife unto his brother: (26) Likewise the second also, and the
third, unto the seventh. (27) And last of all the woman died also. (28) Therefore
in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had
her. (29) Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of God. (30) For in the resurrection they neither
marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
(KJV)
Mankind has been trying to equate the
physical into the spiritual realm and continues to miss the mark because of
their lower carnal thinking. If angels are not given in marriage in heaven,
then how could the fallen angels be when they supposedly landed here on
planet earth? By not taking the time in the word of God and rightly
dividing it, instead of standing on a rock solid foundation, you will end
up falling for any tall tale man comes up with and believing any gigantic
fabrication of simple truth. Don’t be bullied around with a bunch of
nonsense and sensationalized doctrines which produces more questions than
answers, which by the way someday those that spread this stuff will have to
answer for it.
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