The Beings of the Bible

 The Angels

       Angels are the messengers and most physically present of the spiritual beings in the eternal world of the Elohiym.  The word used in the Old Testament is Malak, pronounced mal-awk' and means to dispatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God.  They serve the Elohiym, though obviously not in absolute perfection, as conveyors of thought and action.  They are not gods.  They are protectors of the Elohiym and mankind.  They are not described as having wings, halos, harps, or having the appearance of the orthodox portrayal as commonly seen in paintings and other representations. 
      Angels can appear in flying vehicles, or on terra firma and are often in some form of brilliant uniform.  There are at least 2 ranks of angels with the archangels being superior in rank.  Satan was, of course, an angel, apparently of very high rank though in earlier times he attempted to take over the throne of the Elohiym.   Angels appear almost 200 times in the Bible, so the entries in this section deal with those references that relate to appearances in the sky, vehicles, and close encounters.
      The concept that man was made "a little lower than the angels" as stated in Psalms 8:4 is based on a mistranslation.  The word angel is taken from the same word as Elohiym.  Therefore, this is properly rendered " a little lower than the Gods".  This is repeated in Hebrews 2:5 and in this case, 'angels' is properly translated.  However, a statement that shows the angels were not given the high level of responsibility bestowed upon man prefaces this.  This puts the ranking of angels in limbo until the true nature of man is clearly stated by Yhovah in Psalms:          
♦  Psalms 82: 6, I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. 
      Jesus quotes himself in emphasizing this fact in John:
♦  John 10:34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?" 
      In Luke he speaks on the nature of man after his spiritual change,
♦  Luke 20:36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection." 
♦  1 Corinthians 6:3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?" 
      It seems that the angels rank at least equal to man, but are not the children of God and will be judged by men after a spiritual change.  This, of course, is up to the opinion of the reader.  An interesting perspective on this can be found in Hebrews, chapters 1 and 2.
      Angels are never described with wings, halos, or harps. They are not gods.

Devils
 And Unclean, Evil Or Familiar Spirits

      Devils in the Bible are today known as demons, although the word 'demon' does not appear in Biblical text.  The one consistent characteristic trait is that they almost always possess a human body with less than desirable physical and mental consequences.  These devils are the Nephilim, the spirits of the giants that were progeny of the human / angelic union that resulted in the Flood.   The term fallen angels is not in the Bible although it is recorded that Satan is fallen and it would be presumed that it makes his cohorts fallen angels as well.  The question that this poses is whether or not the devils that possess humans and animals are the beings known as Satan's angels or the Nephilim of the flood?
     For an understanding of the origin of the  Nephilim see The Flood
     We have collected the verses in the dealing with these beings: Devils And Unclean, Evil Or Familiar Spirits Verses: See Appendix Q

The Giants

      The Bible speaks of giants as the offspring of a plot by angels to inbreed with mankind.  This first implies that angels had a direct, ongoing relationship with humans as is referred to in Genesis 6:3 when Yhovah says he will end this close association. In Genesis, the flood is pronounced immediately after the giants are mentioned, although not directly referred to as a direct result of the phenomenon of the giants.  The verses following this brief mention of giants would seem to indicate that the giants and the flood were seemingly unrelated and are dealt with as such by the pulpit. 
      The early Catholic Church found it necessary to eliminate the book written by Enoch. The Book of Enoch goes into great detail about the plot by certain angels and that plot's direct relation to the flood.  What Enoch relates is a story of deceit, mutant beings out of control, cannibalism, and a decision by Yhovah to end the carnage perpetrated by these mutants which was leading to the decimation of life on Earth.   It also shows that though the physical bodies of these mutants were destroyed, their eternal spirits remained intact and are directly connected to the demons encountered by Jesus.   

Two Giant Races 
      It is important to notice that within the first mention of giants in the Bible that this statement is made:
♦  Genesis 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that.
      The "also after that" is clearly represented as meaning "after the Flood" as the giants appear in scriptural narration after that event. They are described as very tall, up to 16 feet, having more fingers and toes than humans, and associated with war.  One is even described as a king and entire regional areas are recognized as their habitat.  The word Nephilim is the plural Hebrew pronunciation of the word from which giants and giant were taken and does not appear in the Bible.  The word Nephil comes from nphiyl, pronounced nef-eel', a bully or tyrant.
      Where the word 'Rephaim', 'Rapha' and, in some places, the word 'dead' is used in the verses presented here, they are all taken from the word rapha', pronounced raw-faw', meaning, in the sense of invigorating; a giant, lax, (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only): In the case of the word dead, it is generally accepted that this is referring to the spirits of the dead giants destroyed by the Flood. The Rephaim are believed to be a race of giants separate from the Nephilim of Genesis 6:4. In two verses the translators used the word 'Rephaim' where the word for the Nephilim appears and these verses are noted.

      There is much evidence in history that clearly show giants have been with us far beyond ancient times.  Here are the verses in the Bible that describe giants:
♦  Genesis 6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,  2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. 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.
♦  Genesis 14:5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
♦  Genesis 15:20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
♦  Numbers 13:33 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 1:28 Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there
♦  Deuteronomy 2:10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;  11 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites called them Emims.
♦  Deuteronomy 2:20  (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;  21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
♦  Deuteronomy 3:11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man. 12 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
      This bed is 6' feet wide 14 feet long and King Og's height is estimated at least 12 feet.
♦  Deuteronomy 9:2 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!
♦  Joshua 11:21 And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
♦  Joshua 12:4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
♦  Joshua 13:12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
♦  Joshua 14:12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said.
♦  Joshua 15:8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
♦  Joshua 15:13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. 14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
♦  Joshua 17:15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
♦  Joshua 18:16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,
♦  Joshua 21:11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.