Recently I was reading some of the writings of a Christian writer named Steve Quayle, and was wondering if what he teaches is supported by the Bible. From what I understand he teaches that the Nephiliim mentioned in Genesis 6 were fallen angels, and that their offspring were literal giants. Then, as time progressed, these giants somehow ended up becoming the modern day bigfoots. Along with their large size he also teaches that they can use 'stargates' to travel around, and that they can move objects with their voices. My question I suppose, is whether or not any of this is biblical. (Here's the link to his website, he used to have another website called genesis6giants but I cant seem to find it. https://www.stevequayle.com/

I'm not Catholic, but I want to know the opinion and how Catholics who study the Word of God understand and interpret this passage of Genesis 6:1-4 that talks about a humanoid race of giants and if they went or can go to Purgatory. Purgatory is said to be a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in "the grace of God," are not wholly exempt from venial faults, or have not fully paid the due satisfaction for their transgressions. Do Nephilim have or had a chance to repent? Are they children of angels or mere mortal humans?

There is no doubt that angels (both the Holy and the Fallen) had a strong influence in the antediluvian world. Satan was the serpent of Eden. But, during Noah's Flood, where was he, what was he and his angels doing. Are the apostate angels trapped in Hell of 2 Peter 2:4-5 and Jude 1:6 the parents of the Nephilim of Genesis 6:1-4?

Michael S. Heiser has a podcast and a number of books mostly on heavenly beings, and makes a number of extraordinary claims. Among them: - In Psalm 82, the psalmist writes that God renders judgement among the gods - and Heiser claims these are other heavenly beings, probably the gods of the surrounding nations. - Heiser supports the historicity of 1st Enoch (at least, in broad strokes. I don't recall him endorsing it explicitly, but he mentions it a lot). Demons are thus the disembodied spirits of the Nephilim which don't have anywhere to go. - Heiser claims that the world is overseen by heavenly beings, each with their own nation to look after - and that all of them are doing a poor job (apart from God Himself). I might have some of it wrong - I've only started listening to/reading his works. My question, therefore, is: Who disagrees with Heiser and has published a reputable rebuttal? His conclusions seem unobjectionable from what he brings up, so I want to make sure it's not just a matter of him skipping over things that disagree or misrepresenting the solidity of his premises. Is he merely revealing the obvious when we actually look at everything the Bible says about heavenly beings? I want to be clear that I neither support Heiser (though some of his conclusions mesh well with my previous convictions) nor oppose him at this juncture; I merely want to understand better.

**Some preliminary notes:** 1. No, this is not a hermeneutical question, as what I’m interested in are answers from theological perspectives who advance/defend the notion which states that the Nephilim mentioned in Genesis 6:4 are in fact the offspring of the sons of God mentioned in the same verse. 2. Separate is the question of the identity of the aforementioned “sons of God.” Instead, my inquiry is strictly about how the ancestry and origin of the Nephilim have been deduced from scripture according to any and every denomination who espouses such knowledge. **The verse** Here is the verse in question, from various English translations: > The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when > the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children > to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. > **ESV** > The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when > the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by > them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. **NIV** > The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after this) > when the sons of God were having sexual relations with the daughters > of humankind, who gave birth to their children. They were the mighty > heroes of old, the famous men. **NET** > 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. **KJV** **The question** It seems clear to me from a plain, common sense reading of the verse that the Nephilim preexist the event in which the sons of God have offspring with the daughters of men. How can anyone claim that they originate from said relations? Simple question, hoping for a simple answer. God bless!

I have recently learned about certain Christians who teach about demonic "spiritual spouses" (usually a succubus/incubus) and "marine spirits ” (also demonic, and spiritual spouses may be from them). Which denominations teach this exactly (it seems it are certain Protestants, probably Evangelicals) and what is Catholic exorcists' stance on this? Are spiritual spouses and marine spirits real? Are the Nephilim offspring of these beings?

The Bible speaks of the Nephilim as the offspring of the “sons of God and daughters of men” in books such as: Genesis, Enoch, and a couple others. It does explain that they bred from evil beings, but it doesn’t specify if they themselves were evil or not, and even if they were supposed to be “evil”. Were they **all** evil?

Have there been respected theologians that offer the possibility that dinosaurs were on the earth at about the same time as Nephelim and were the offspring of demon angels defiling the other species and causing mutations in for example reptiles just as occured with the mutated Nephilim? One such theory I found intriguing is found at this link. http://the-end-time.blogspot.com/2010/08/genetic-modification-of-humans-animals.html?m=1

What was the general opinion of the Early Church Fathers concerning the giants/nephilims, described in the following verses? > **Genesis 6:4** > > 4 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. > > **Numbers 13:33** > >33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which > come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and > so we were in their sight. > > **Deuteronomy 9:1–3** > >1 Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this > day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, > cities great and fenced up to heaven, > > 2 A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou > knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the > children of Anak! > > 3 Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which > goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and > he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them > out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee.

This is similar to this and this other question about the subject, but here I am interested in the LDS church point of view. It's about this passage in Genesis 6:2 (here according to KJV ): > That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and > they took them wives of all which they chose. Note that above is the same text as the Genesis 6:2 in the KJV here at lds.org . According to one interpretation that I have read is that the "sons of God" were spirit beings who materialized (similar to the ones who visited Abraham in Genesis 18, and Lot in Genesis 19). Another one is that they were part of some group of humankind that married the daughters from the line of Cain. What is the Mormon interpretation on who these "sons of God" were?

Did the Nephilim that are mentioned in [Genesis 6:4](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%206&version=NIV) do anything beyond just existing?

> The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. *(Genesis 6:4)* The way I understand it is that the Nephilim were around in the days before the flood?