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Angels Mating with Humans?

Okay, I have seen the need in this forum to discuss more openly those subjects we want to find out more about or share our knowledge with each other rather than just post small messages without any effect. There is a subject that I'm wondering about for the past weeks. Angels mating with humans.

In Genesis 6 (depending what version of the Bible you have) it reads:

It's interesting to notice that in other versions of the Bible (this one I quoted was JKV version) instead to say 'Angels' says 'Sons of God'. In the Book of Enoch (even though is NOT part of Bible, some scholars consider it scripture because it has been lost for so long time) it reads in chapter 6:

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In Second Peter chapter two it reads:

In Jude chapter 6 reads:

What kind of angels are these?. Did in fact real angels came down to earth and mate with humans and conceive children? why we don't talk about this so openly? why it was changed the word 'angels' and replaced with Sons of God?
Anyone who would like to give inputs on this are more than welcome.

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I wish I had like many others to type long answers to questions like these, maybe someone will be willing to take the time to tell you the principles of heaven and that Angels do not descend to earth and mate with humans, but I will go through some quick points:

1. The 'angels' that were cast from heaven are in fact Lucifer and those that followed him. They are only referred to as angels, but because they never had a body - they can really be seen as spirits and not capable of procreation or having a body 'legally'

2. About the scriptures that you quoted. You may want to refer to the JS translation. Some notes I have on that are; Genesis 6 uses the term 'Sons of God' meaning that the men that had this plan were probably under a covenant with God. Actually, being a son of God is used quite a lot through the scriptures. We are all children of God thus we are literally sons and daughters of God. Notice that to refer to THE SON meaning Christ often Heavenly Father will use 'Only Begotten Son' which distinguishes Christ from His brothers and sisters. (note the baptism, first vision, etc)

3. The woman taken in marriage were probably 'outside' women or women not under the same covenant and thus, as in olden times, it was considered a sin to marry outside the covenant.

4. Lastly, just to note. In the olden days, Goliath (slain by David) was not an unusual warrior, he actually came from a race of giants that walked the earth. We are made to understand that most of these giants were put first into battle and eventually became extinct.

Summary - so basically these scriptures are all talking about various things, the fall, some covenant boys who wanted to marry outside the covenant and as for the Book of Enoch - it is not yet realted to the standard works as 'official scripture' most likely because of the way it was translated, therefore cannot say much there except for what the Lord says in D&C 91:1-2. Note the Lord says it was not needful for Joseph to translate all the scriptures not part of what they had then or what we have now.... I guess the Lord feels we have enough for salvation and wanted us to focus on the Book of Mormon.

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Thanks for the answer JB, I will go to some of your points:

You said that the fallen angels don't have body and because they don't have one it's impossible for them to mate with the humans. I totally agree with you on that.
About the JST I know it reads different to the other bibles, I was expecting you to give me an answer not in the JS translation ;D because most of the people have other versions of the scriptures. Anyhow, I read before about this but for some reason, I'm not totally convinced in that point (just an interfaith marriage)
You said also that Goliath and the giants on those times were in fact a race...okay...but for a person to be a giant it must have parents who are giants too how they were born? what we know about them? because in the scriptures besides Goliath there is not more references than that. A person doesn't born 7 feet tall just like that!
I think most of the religions are afraid to leave the word 'angels' in the scriptures because it would mean they have to accept this concept of them mating with women from the earth and it's shocking.! :o

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It does not make sense for me to use a mistranslated scripture to explain something. there are many scriptures in the Bible like that. There is even one in the old Testament that says God repented of the evil which he hath done... which of course is a direct mistranslation sice God does no evil and thus does not repent.

With regards to Goliath - yes they exsisted. From institute and other research there are some historical recordings of 'giants' that fought in battle. I do not have notes in front of me right now, but maybe someone who has the time will post something for you.

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Don't take me wrong. I believe Goliath existed and he is part of a race...I just want to know more about it because since he was a giant it's pretty much sure his parents were giants also. What do we know about them??? what kind of relationship they had with 'humans' ? did they mate with normal people or they only were allowed to be with people of their own 'race?"

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The story of angels mating with mortal females is found in the Book of Enoch

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Brian, nice to see ya here.  Tell me, what's are your views on this subject? is this a mistranslation or real angels mate with humans?

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My feeling is that I don't know, but maybe yes, and the angels are not the ones that followed Satan to earth.  Angels and humans are all basically of the same race and I would not hesitate to think that the reproductive process is somewhat the same, but for right now I would not teach that as a doctrine, but as an opinion of mine.

What it would suggest to me is the possibility that Adam was the first of the human race (which is essentially the same race as angels) and perhaps God created more after Adam like he created Adam.  I don't know but I have fun thinking about this.  A lot of the legends and myths of old are easily understood as being prior to the flood, stories of Titans etc can all be demonstated as being issues of a predeluvian society.  The Greeks have a myth about the world flood as well.