Children Quote by Graham Hancock
““Regardless of the fact that the express purpose of God's Deluge is to kill off most of mankind--apart, of course, from Noah and his descendants--there is talk of the need to: 'heal the earth which the angels have corrupted ... that all the children of men may not perish through all the secret things which the Watchers have disclosed and have taught their sons.' [...] From such admonishments we may reasonably deduce a number of things about the Watchers, most particularly that they must be about the right size and shape, and equipped, moreover, with the necessary organs and impulses to want, to have and to enjoy sex with human women. To me, the obvious conclusion from this is that the Watchers are in fact human, or at any rate extremely closely related at the genetic level to anatomically modern human beings--close enough, indeed, to make human women pregnant and to have "children of fornication" with them. These offspring are not sickly as one might expect from an even slightly mismatched genetic makeup. On the contrary, they thrive so vigorously that Enoch, or the "good" angels speaking through him, want not only to destroy the Watchers but also to 'destroy the children of the Watchers.' [...] So now further clarity begins to emerge. A group of bad angels, "Watchers of the heaven," have come to earth--"descended," specifically, on Mount Hermon in Lebanon--transferred some technology, mated with human females, and produced offspring who are in some way gigantic and are called Nephilim.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Sign and the Seal by Graham Hancock, 1992
The passage suggests that the Watchers were angelic beings who mated with human women, creating a hybrid race called the Nephilim, and that their existence prompted divine intervention to prevent their proliferation.
In simple terms: Angelic beings mated with humans, creating a powerful hybrid race that threatened humanity.
Beware of mixing divine or supernatural forces with humanity.
Themes
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When to use this quote
- religious texts
- theological study
- ancient history
- fiction writing
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What evidence supports the literal existence of Watchers?
- How do cultural myths shape our view of humanity?
The claim relies on speculative interpretation of ancient texts and lacks empirical evidence.