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whose bodies were like mountains". (The word Watchers is used in Daniel 4:13,17 & 23 and clearly refers to heavenly beings) It may be mentioned here that there is no doubt quite a variety of beings in the heavenly sphere. Angels are not necessarily all identical and there may well be other beings. As well as angels, Scripture speaks of watchers, cherubim and seraphim, while in the New Testament we have principalities and powers spoken of as well as angels and an archangel.

Some may object that angels are not sexual beings and quote Christ's statement that in the resurrection there will be no marriages because those raised will be like angels (Matthew 22:30). Certainly angels are not generally spoken of as having sons or daughters and when a pronoun is used of them it is always the masculine one. However, angels appear in Scripture as men (e.g. Genesis 18:22 [compare 19:1] and Judges 13) and it may be that they have the ability to copulate even if they do not normally do so. No scripture says that they cannot sire offspring. In any case we should beware of setting one scripture up against another and, in effect, doing the infidels' work for them. Angels were able to eat human food (Genesis 18:6-8), so they could probably perform

other human functions.

Finally, it may be said that Psalm 29:1 and 89:6/7 both refer to sons which are clearly mighty beings and in the second passage they are said to surround God. The progeny of the sons of God were clearly mighty beings, being spoken of as giants and heroes, that is, mighty men (Genesis 6). Angels are greater in might and power than men (2 Peter 2:10/11) so that it is not surprising that if they produced offspring the offspring would also be more mighty than ordinary men.

November 2000

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