Friday, August 03, 2012

The Nephilim - and other supernatural beings among us

(I'm not sure that beings in dreams count as being among us - but for now I'm including them.  I'm not including them when only in prophecies, or in parables, etc)

Angels - Old Testament


Angels - New Testament (I note that an angel was significantly involved at the beginning of Matthew, and at the end)
  
    Unspecified:  Matthew 1:20 - But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

    Unspecified: Matthew 2:13 - When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.  "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt.  Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."

   Unspecified: Matthew 2:19 - After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead."  (Question - how long later was this?  How old was Christ by this time?  Insight - I notice Christ thus parallels the Jews in a backwards kind of way way - escaping to Egypt - then going to Israel.)  

   Unspecified/Plural:  Matthew 4:11 - Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.  (this was after the devil tested Jesus in the wilderness)

   Unspecified: Matthew 28:2-3 - There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down         from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.  His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

   Unspecified/Plural: Mark 1:13 - and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan.  He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.




Demons:


Sorceress -- Exodus 22:18


Genesis 6:1-7

Hebrews 13:2



(work in progress - but comments welcome any time)

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