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What are the Nephilim? The Promised Head-Crusher Prophecy was a sentence of doom for Satan: "The Seed of the Woman -- the Messiah -- will crush your head" (Genesis 3:15). In this episode with Mark Russak, we explore the possibility that fallen angels impregnated women in a vain attempt to corrupt the human bloodline and thwart the Messiah from coming. Admittedly, this is difficult to process for the Western mind. Dive deep with us. You decide. Part 2 of 2.

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

Welcome to episode 218 of Jesus Smart, the podcast. This is part two of my dialogue with Mark Russick exploring Genesis 6 and the Nephilim giants.

Brian: I believe that Jesus Christ knows how our lives work best in the now and that he is passionate about developing his followers as intimate friends and co-agents in his kingdom. I just took my shot of Linda's sweet honey Ohio Raw natural wildflower premium honey straight out of the bottle. By drinking out of the bottle, I ensure that none of my daughters or wife will access any of my honey. I don't watch sitcoms—I like to make my own sitcoms by giving shock value to the women around me. Penny and I with our daughters finally got together with my mom and sister for Christmas on January 23rd. My mom had Covid before Christmas, so we had to delay that gathering.

Understanding Your Promised Land

Brian: We have a new episode feature called Jesus Dynamics—applying the Jesus way to all dimensions of life. We all have a land we're designed to fight for and possess. David said in Psalm 16:5-6, "The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; you support my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places." The Lord himself is our inheritance. Then the Lord supports our lot in life. The Lord determines the dimensions of your life with your engagement. Not others, not your past, not even yourself apart from Christ.

Your view of the Lord and your view of yourself affects your ability to fight for and possess what the Lord has for you. Don't look at your land through the lens of your grasshopper self. David said, "I have set the Lord continually before me because he is at my right hand. I will not be shaken."

The promised head crusher prophecy was a sentence of doom for Satan in Genesis 3:15. In this episode we explore the probability that fallen angels impregnated women who bore these mysterious Nephilim. This is one of the most difficult passages in all of Scripture, but we're convinced by using solid historical, grammatical hermeneutics that this plain reading of Genesis 6:1-4 shows these were spiritual beings who engaged human daughters and produced the Nephilim.

The Book of Enoch and Dead Sea Scrolls

Brian: We see Enoch quoted in Jude and referenced in Hebrews 11:5: "Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death." It's not included in the Old Testament canon, but the early church was very familiar with his writings.

Mark: That's correct. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the mid-20th century included all the Old Testam