Gino (5
June 2016)
"disembodied giants?"
There seems to be a resurgence of the teaching that evil spirits
are disembodied giants, the offsprings of the sons of God and
the daughters of men.
There typically isn't a scriptural reason given for this
doctrine, but generally an appeal to an extra-biblical source,
i.e. the book of Enoch.
That is then usually followed up by how many people, two
thousand years ago, believed the book should be considered in
the canon of the scripture.
Then there is usually some name dropping, of early church
writers or rabbis, who treated the book of Enoch as scripture.
All that is often done to justify that the only source that they
have for their doctrine is the book of Enoch, and not from the
scriptures.
So, do the scriptures mention anything identifying the spirits?
Hebrews 1:7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels
spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on
my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to
minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
The angels are spirits, as seen in line 7 & 13, above.
Not all the angels are good:
Psalm 78:49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger,
wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels
among them.
There are such things as evil angels that are sent among people,
see above.
So if the angels are spirits, and there are evil angels, then
what about evil spirits?
Acts 19:12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick
handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them,
and the evil spirits went out of them.
Is it not easier to see that those evil spirits are actually
evil angels?
So, without going outside the scriptures for doctrine, how does
one then teach that evil spirits are disembodied giants, rather
than evil angels?
Evil angels seem to follow the devil:
Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for
the devil and his angels:
Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his
angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his
angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any
more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent,
called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he
was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with
him.
The book of Enoch ought not be the source for doctrine, that is
not found in the scriptures.
If things in that book back up and corroborate doctrines that
already are found in the scriptures, that's different.
However, it ought not be the source for doctrine.