"Monotheism" in Ancient Cultures is virtually non-existent

"Monotheism" in Ancient Cultures is virtually non-existent by Sandy Simpson, 7/22/13 In what the Bible calls the "Ancient World" which was the world before the Flood we can assume that many knew of Elohim (God). This was evidenced by the line of Adam to Noah by notable characters such as Enoch (Gen. 5:22). However, the Ancient World, by in large, rejected God as evidenced by the following: (1) Many had sexual relations with demons and spawned the Nephilim. Gen. 6:1-4 When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.” The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. So the Nephilim are said to have been the spawn of the "sons of God" which is referring to fallen angels whom God created (Gen. 6:4). The Nephilim were the part demonic, part human spawn of those demons and the "daughters of humans". So humans had already rejected God, starting with Adam and Eve, and only a few in the line of Adam were faithful to Him, though they did pass down the knowledge of Elohim. (2) The ancient world was characterized by violence and perversion such as will not be seen again till the end times (the times we are living in). Gen. 6:5-7 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” Luke 17:26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have been blessed by the free videos we have provided on the ACT TV Youtube Channel, please consider helping us with a donation. You can donate on PayPal by clicking on the following link: http://paypal.me/ssipson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apologetics Coordination Team FAIR USE DISCLAIMER This video is for educational purposes. 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