Divine council

the interior of a large building with a dome

Ephesians 6

Genesis 6

Job 38 – sons of God

Epic of Gilgamesh – Babylonian story of early humanity and oldest non biblical account of flood

The story introduces Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. Gilgamesh, two-thirds god and one-third man, is oppressing his people, who cry out to the gods for help. For the young women of Uruk this oppression takes the form of Gilgamesh raping brides on their wedding night. 

Enoch 6

VI-XI. The Fall of the Angels: the Demoralisation of Mankind: the Intercession of the Angels on behalf of Mankind. The Dooms pronounced by God on the Angels: the Messianic Kingdom (a Noah fragment).

CHAPTER VI.

1. And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. 2. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: ‘Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men and beget us children.’ 3. And Semjâzâ, who was their leader, said unto them: ‘I fear ye will not indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone shall have to pay the penalty of a great sin.’ 4. And they all answered him and said: ‘Let us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations not to abandon this plan but to do this thing.’ 5. Then sware they all together and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. 6. And they were in all two hundred; who descended ⌈in the days⌉ of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. 7. And these are the names of their leaders: Sêmîazâz, their leader, Arâkîba, Râmêêl, Kôkabîêl, Tâmîêl, Râmîêl, Dânêl, Êzêqêêl, Barâqîjâl, Asâêl, Armârôs, Batârêl, Anânêl, Zaqîêl, Samsâpêêl, Satarêl, Tûrêl, Jômjâêl, Sariêl. 8. These are their chiefs of tens.

Ch 7 – chimera

 And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants. 2. And they became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells: 3. Who consumed all the acquisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them, 4. the giants turned against them and devoured mankind. 5. And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one another’s flesh, and drink the blood. 6. Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones.

CHAPTER VIII.

1. And Azâzêl taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals 〈of the earth〉 and the art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones, and all colouring tinctures. 2. And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways. Semjâzâ taught enchantments, and root-cuttings, Armârôs the resolving of enchantments, Barâqîjâl,(taught) astrology, Kôkabêl the constellations, Ezêqêêl the knowledge of the clouds, 〈Araqiêl the signs of the earth, Shamsiêl the signs of the sun〉, and Sariêl the course of the moon. And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven . . .

Gen 9 Ham slept with Noah’s wife- curse on canaan

Leviticus 18 uncover nakedness

Lev 18:8

‘The nakedness of your father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness. – usurp family authority

 Deu 22:30 uncover nakedness

2 samuel 16:15-23 Absolom defiled his father’s concubine in front of israel

Gen 11 tower of babel

deut 32:8 divide nations by sons of God

psalm 82 divine council — gods governed poorly

Daniel 10:10 – prince of persia

Jude 1:14-15 quotes enoch

2 Peter 2:4-10 quotes enoch

Numbers 13:33 giants in canaan

Raphaim  – possessed Ham then inhabited Canaan?

tower of babel – ziggurat

Ziggurat of Babel (Etemenanki)

 Deu 3:11

“For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants.[fn] Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead. (Is it not in Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit.

tower of babel waterproof to survive flood


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The Believer’s Creed

I believe in the eternal God— 
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit— 
One in essence, infinite in glory, 
the Maker of heaven and earth, 
whose wisdom shaped all things seen and unseen. 

I believe in Jesus Christ, 
the only begotten Son of God, 
conceived by the Holy Spirit, 
born of the Virgin Mary, 
holy and humble, yet Lord of all. 
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, 
was crucified, died, and was buried; 
He descended into the depths of hell, 
and on the third day He rose victorious. 
He ascended into heaven, 
and now reigns at the right hand of the Father, 
from where He will come again 
to judge the living and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit, 
the breath and power of God within us, 
who gives life, convicts hearts, and sustains faith. 
Through the Spirit, the Church is made holy, 
a communion of saints across all generations. 
I believe in the forgiveness of sins, 
the resurrection of the body, 
and life everlasting in the presence of God. 

I believe in the sacred mystery of the Trinity— 
not three gods, but one holy unity: 
Father, Son, and Spirit—eternal, unchanging, divine. 

I believe in the sacred story revealed in Scripture: 
that from the beginning, light has warred against darkness, 
and though the enemy rose in pride, 
God’s promise prevailed through the Seed— 
Christ Jesus, born of a woman, 
who triumphed through His cross and empty tomb. 

I believe salvation is a gift of grace— 
received by faith, sealed by repentance, 
and made real through the transforming love of God. 

I believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, 
a lamp for our path and truth for every soul. 

I believe in the call of baptism— 
a burial of the old, a rising to new life in Christ. 

I believe the Holy Spirit empowers believers 
with gifts of healing, wisdom, and tongues, 
that we may glorify God and serve the world in love. 

I believe in divine healing, 
for the power that raised Christ from the grave 
still moves with mercy among His people. 

The Believer’s Charge 

We believe that we are called and anointed— 
not as spectators, but as servants of the living God. 
We are His witnesses in all the earth, 
ambassadors of reconciliation and bearers of His light. 

We believe that Christ has commissioned us 
to go into the world and proclaim His gospel, 
to speak truth to the lost and hope to the broken, 
to open blind eyes and set captives free. 
In His name we move without fear, 
for the Spirit goes before us with power and signs. 

We believe the promise of our Lord: 
that these signs will follow those who believe— 
we shall cast out demons in His name, 
speak with new tongues of heavenly fire, 
lay hands upon the sick and see them restored, 
tread upon the works of the enemy, 
and walk in the authority of the risen Christ. 

We believe that the Spirit within us 
confirms the Word with power and grace— 
that we are vessels of His love, 
agents of His mercy, 
and temples of His presence. 

We choose to live as those sent by God, 
our hearts aflame with His gospel, 
our hands ready to serve, 
our voices lifted in praise, 
our lives poured out for His glory. 

The Blessed Hope

I believe in the glorious return of Jesus Christ, 
who will restore all things 
and reign in righteousness and peace. 

And I believe in eternal life— 
the home prepared for the redeemed, 
and the solemn truth of judgment for the unrepentant. 

This is our faith, our confession, our calling, and our hope. 
To God be the glory—forever and ever. 
Amen.

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