Babylon - Part 11 - The Law & the Serpent

[@kenbreidenbach27]

Good morning my friend. Again, I viewed the study twice. A thought hit me, if I may share. 2Pe 2:4 "For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;" and - Jde 1:6 "And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day-" Who are these rebels if not fallen angels? Weird how my mind works. Stay blessed Jack

[@grainofwheatpublishing]

Good point on both passages, but here's where the problem arises. The word rendered "angels" means "a messenger," earthly OR spiritual, so we must consider this point whenever we see such passages. Note that Peter is talking about "false prophets" in the context (2nd Peter 2:1) while Jude is talking about "ungodly men" (Jude 1:4). Does this not coincide with the "false apostles" who entered into the very first church in the message to Ephesus? Would these not be the "angels" or "messengers"? (2nd Cor. 11:13) One of the main problems I have with fallen angels is the idea that it allows us to "pass the buck" of our own stubbornness and rebellion. "The devil made me do it." I won't go any further at this point, but I will probably be doing a series on this sometime in the near future. We must also consider the Bible translation. Even though the King James is the worst, other translations have been influenced by the traditional views that have long preceded us. Example? The word "everlasting," which is wrongly interpreted in the King James and carried over into several other translations. Finally, we must also understand that I might be wrong in my perspective. Perhaps there are fallen angels, but knowing how deceptive our imagination can be, I am inclined to think not. More to come, my friend, and thanks for commenting!