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The tower built in the plain of Shinar whose construction ended in the confusion of languages and the scattering of the nations.

A general term for the oversized clans and warriors of the ancient world tied to the Nephilim bloodline.

The vision of wheels and living creatures in Ezekiel 1, often discussed in connection with modern sightings.

Are alien abductions caused by fallen angels? No one can prove it, but the Bible offers reasons to be cautious. See what the reports describe, what Scripture warns about, and what skeptics say.

A state between sleep and waking, marked by immobility and a sense of presence, examined alongside historical accounts of spiritual encounter.

Goat-form spirit beings named in four passages of the Hebrew Bible. Israel was forbidden to sacrifice to them, and they are described as inhabiting wilderness and ruins.

The most widely used statement of Christian faith, written at the Council of Nicaea (AD 325) and expanded at the Council of Constantinople (AD 381). It affirms the full deity of Christ and the Trinity.

Inanna, the ancient Sumerian "Queen of Heaven," was later syncretised as the Akkadian Ishtar, the Canaanite Astarte/Ashtart, and finally appeared in the Hebrew Bible as the deity Ashtoreth.

Rahab is both a Canaanite woman who aided Israelite spies in Jericho and a poetic biblical term for a proud, defeated power often interpreted as a sea monster or Egypt.

The Bible never uses the word “vampire.” It never describes an undead creature that drinks blood. It does contain two things people connect to the legend. The first is the Alukah of Proverbs 30:15, Alukah is a Hebrew word meaning “leech” that appears once in Proverbs 30:15 and is sometimes linked by scholars to a blood‑drinking demon, while Rephaim are giants and dead spirits associated with Sheol.

Shedim are spirit beings mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible to whom Israel offered sacrifices, including child sacrifice; the biblical text treats them as demonic.

The Nephilim are the powerful, giant figures mentioned in Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33, whose name is linked to the Hebrew verb “to fall” and has been interpreted as “giants” in ancient texts.

Penemue is a fallen angel mentioned in 1 Enoch 69 who taught humanity writing with ink and paper, as well as secret wisdom, and is listed among the leaders who led the sons of God astray.

Bene ha’Elohim: Hebrew for “sons of God,” a title the Old Testament uses for heavenly beings in God’s court and in Genesis 6:1-4 for the group who took human women as wives.

Augustine of Hippo: the fifth-century theologian whose rejection of the angelic reading in The City of God moved Western Christianity toward the Sethite view.

The divine council is the biblical assembly of heavenly beings that surround God’s throne, as described in passages such as Psalm 82, 1 Kings 22 and Daniel 7.

The entry examines whether fallen angels will assume physical bodies, analyzing Revelation 12 and related biblical passages, noting that Scripture records angelic appearances in flesh but does not state a forced embodiment.

The image of God (imago Dei) is the likeness and likeness (tselem and demuth) that Genesis 1:26‑27 attributes to humanity, encompassing moral, functional, relational, and sometimes bodily aspects.

The Ziggurat and the Second Incursion: the stepped temple tower of Babel in Shinar, built to lift a shrine toward heaven, and the place where the second incursion of fallen angels is understood to have begun.

Polydactyly: the condition of having extra fingers or toes. First Chronicles 20:6 describes a man of the giant lineage with six digits on each hand and each foot.

A portal in the Bible refers to a gate, doorway, ladder, or opened heaven where angels and divine glory pass between heaven and earth, though the word itself never appears in Scripture.

Ruin‑reconstruction, also called the gap theory, teaches that God created a perfect heaven and earth in Genesis 1:1, a catastrophe ruined it, and Genesis 1:2‑7 records a six‑day restoration of the ruined world.

Second Incursion: the return of fallen angels to earth after the Flood, understood as the source of the Nephilim in Canaan.

Tamim: the Hebrew word in Genesis 6:9 meaning complete, whole, or without blemish, used of Noah as “perfect in his generations.”

Jude 1:14-15 cites Enoch by name. What that tells us about how the earliest believers regarded the text.

The Greek Septuagint adds a note calling Job “Jobab” and listing him among the Edomite kings, but the Hebrew text is silent, making the claim a tradition rather than proven fact.

A concise lexical study of the Hebrew terms ‘Alukah’ and ‘Rephaim’, covering their biblical occurrences, meanings, and later folklore.

Explore the shadowy “Hat Man” seen during sleep paralysis, the biblical case for demonic oppression, skeptic explanations, and practical steps for believers.

The Bible speaks of demons, and it speaks of the fall of Lucifer and the co-rebellion of a third of the angels, but no verses actually link the two and define demons as fallen angels.

Why are we told specifically that the builders had brick for stone? And why they needed a binding agent? It’s the Holy Spirit’s way of telling us that the builders needed to prepare their own building material. Instead of using natural stone, they had to make their own bricks.

This post explains the biblical differences between the Hebrew terms se’irim and shedim, showing they are distinct spirit beings and how later tradition connects them.

The article shows that the “Son of Man” title Jesus used matches a pre‑existent heavenly judge described in the Similitudes of 1 Enoch, predating Jesus by decades.

Two ancient Jewish texts, 1 Enoch and Jubilees, explain that demons are the lingering spirits of the giant offspring of the Watchers, bound after the flood.

The article argues that Jesus’s use of the title “Son of Man” validates the Book of Enoch as Scripture, showing how Jude, Peter, and the Gospels reference it.

Discover how apostles Jude and Peter directly cite the Book of Enoch, linking New Testament passages to the ancient Watcher and Nephilim narrative.

The Anakim giants survived Joshua’s conquest, retreating to Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod, where later Aegean Greek settlers built the Philistine cities, linking biblical giants to Greek culture.

The Nicene Creed, crafted at the Councils of Nicaea (AD 325) and Constantinople (AD 381), defines core Christian belief in the deity of Christ and the Trinity.

Explore why Jesus descended into Hades during the silent period between His crucifixion and resurrection, with Scripture from Acts, Matthew and Ephesians.

Explore the Hebrew meaning of “sin lieth at the door” in Genesis 4:7, seeing it as a sin offering that God offered Cain before the Mosaic Law.

Jesus claimed divinity by saying “Before Abraham was, I am,” echoing the I AM name God gave Moses; the article shows how John’s Logos and the Angel of the LORD support this claim.

The word “Trinity” never appears in Scripture, but the Bible reveals one God who exists eternally as three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—through Old and New Testament teachings.

The article explains what being slain in the Spirit means, offers biblical examples, personal testimonies, and warns against counterfeit practices in prayer lines.

The se’irim are goat-form spirit beings named in Leviticus 17:7, 2 Chronicles 11:15, Isaiah 13:21, and Isaiah 34:14. Israel was forbidden to sacrifice to them.

Possibly, but no one can prove it. The Hebrew book of Job never calls Job a king.

Ancient gods and modern aliens share more than a passing resemblance. Both are described as coming from the sky, both take an interest in humanity, both sometimes produce offspring with humans, and both leave behind fear, awe, and illness in the people who encounter them.

Some researchers argue that beings from the sky shaped major moments in ancient human history, including religion, kingship, and mythology. Ancient rulers in Egypt, Mesoamerica, and elsewhere claimed descent from sky gods.

Many people who report close UFO encounters describe more than a strange sighting. They describe a sense of dread, awe, or being in the presence of something far beyond an ordinary aircraft.

Genesis 6:1 to 4 says that as people multiplied on the earth, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and took wives for themselves. Their offspring were the Nephilim, described as mighty men of old, men of renown.

Many people who report UFO or abduction encounters describe years of fear, nightmares, and anxiety, and their distress is real. A 2004 Harvard study found that people who said they had been abducted reacted physically to their abduction stories about as strongly as trauma patients react to theirs.

Some witnesses say yes. The best-known case is the Cash-Landrum incident of December 29, 1980.

A breakdown of the four Greek terms Paul uses in Ephesians 6:12, drawing on named Catholic and Protestant commentators, the medieval angelic hierarchy tradition, and the occult and imperial context of ancient Ephesus.

On October 13, 1917, a very large crowd gathered near Fátima, Portugal, because three shepherd children said the Virgin Mary would appear and perform a miracle that day.

J. Allen Hynek was an American astronomer who served as the Air Force’s scientific consultant on UFOs from 1948 until Project Blue Book closed in 1969.

Some Christian researchers say yes, and I am one of them. The Bible does not say UFOs are demons.

The Bible never mentions UFOs. It does describe spiritual beings who appear in the heavens, deceive people, and work signs and wonders.

Did you know Goliath wasn't the only giant in Gath? Second Samuel 21 reveals a family of giants, including Goliath's brother Lahmi, who faced David’s men in battle.

A scripture-based walk through who Satan is, where the name Lucifer comes from, and how the Bible describes his fall from heaven.

A viral claim says the Ethiopian Bible teaches that tattoos mark you at judgment. Here is what the Book of Enoch actually says, and where the claim really comes from.

Dinosaurs never get mentioned by name in scripture, but that doesn't mean the Bible has nothing to say about them. Here are the main ways this question actually gets approached.

Enoch isn't part of the biblical canon, but Jude quotes it by name as prophecy and Peter borrows its vocabulary directly. Here's what that means.

In this passage, Jude is quoting from the ancient Book of Enoch (specifically 1 Enoch 1:9), an apocryphal Jewish religious work. It describes a prophecy of the Lord's coming with holy ones (angels or saints) to bring final judgment upon the ungodly.

The KJV's "dead things" translates the Hebrew Rephaim. Many modern translations render it "the dead" or "the departed spirits," who tremble in the waters beneath. The same word used for the giant clans also names the shades of the dead in the underworld.

Israel sacrificed to shedim, not to God, indicating idolatry. The shedim are spirit beings that Israel worshiped with sacrifice.

Belial appears extensively in the Dead Sea Scrolls as the chief demonic figure opposing God's elect. He rules over a hierarchy of evil spirits and is described as the father of lies, lawlessness, and spiritual blindness. Paul references 'Beliar' in 2 Corinthians as the direct antithesis of Christ.

The Pharisees' accusation that Jesus cast out demons 'by Beelzebul, the prince of demons' reveals Beelzebub's position in the demonic hierarchy — second only to Satan himself in many ancient frameworks. He is described as organizing and directing demonic activity, holding dominion over unclean spirits.

The accuser in the divine council in Job 1–2, the tempter in the wilderness in Matthew 4, and the serpent identified with him in Revelation 12:9. Not a rival god but a subordinate being who overreaches his role.

A primeval sea monster representing chaos itself, described in Job as a creature no man can subdue, destined to be slain in the final judgment.