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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    Who is the adversary?
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    He is also referred to as the tempter and deceiver but never a heavenly angel. Who is your worst adversary, tempter and deceiver? Have you ever heard "we are our own worst enemy"?
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    John Gill commentary: Ver. 4. There were giants in the earth in those days, &c.] That is, in the days before the sons of God took the daughters of men for wives, in such a general manner as before declared, or before the declension and apostasy became so universal; even in the times of Jared, as...
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    Then that is what you should go with.
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    Have you heard of metaphors, figurative, hyperbolic and hundreds of other ways language is used in scripture?
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    Angels having sex with humans is a very popular doctrine so its probably the best way for you to go.
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    Satan being a fallen angel is a very popular doctrine so that is probably the one you should go with.
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    That is what the word satan means in Hebrew and Greek.
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    Ezek. 28 is speaking of the King of Tyre. Context. Jude is not saying angels mated with women, that is a conclusion you jumped to.
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    It is impossible to know all the ideas people had in the past. Context and word meaning are the clues.
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    Angel means messenger, human or spiritual. Context my friend.
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    At least you have the adversary part right.
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    It is my understanding the Hebrew word for giant has several meanings besides what we think of as giant, one being ferocious. Theory,s as well as theory,s about theory,s were and are a dime a dozen. Most would rather jump to a conclusion about angels having sex with humans than seek out the...
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    If you study carefully the sons of God were descendants of Seth, a godly man who was a messenger for God. Many jump to a wrong conclusion on this scripture just as they do others. Daughters of men were descendants of Cain. this is why the scripture is replete with warnings for believers not to...
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    Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

    And who is the adversary?
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    Your thoughts on original sin?

    At least you got the scripture references right : )
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    God, Job and Us

    We can make a legitimate decision to follow Christ at any age. Following through remains to be seen.
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    God, Job and Us

    Job was righteous in his own eyes and justified himself before God. Chapter 32
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    Your thoughts on original sin?

    I agree with redeemed, sinning makes one a sinner, not being born with the ability to sin, duh!