Giants: Sons of the God

by Douglas Van Dorn

Goliath. You know the story. But why is it in the Bible? Is it just to give us a little moral pick-me-up as we seek to emulate a small shepherd boy who defeated a giant? Have you ever wondered where Goliath came from? Did you know he had brothers, one with 24 fingers and toes? Did you know their ancestry is steeped in unimaginable horror?

Genesis 6. The nephilim. The first few verses of this chapter have long been the speculation of supernatural events that produced demigods and a flood that God used to destroy the whole world. The whole world remembers them. Once upon a time, all Christians knew them. But for many centuries this view was mocked, though it was the only known view at the time of the writing of the New Testament. Today, it is making a resurgence among Bible-believing scholars, and for good reason. The nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward...

This book delves deep into the dark and ancient recesses of our past to bring you rich treasures long buried. It is a carefully researched, heavily footnoted, and selectively illustrated story of the giants of the Bible. There is more here than meets the eye, much more. Here you will learn the invisible, supernatural storyline of the Bible that is always just beneath the surface, lurking like the spawn of the ancient leviathan. It is a storyline no person can afford to ignore any longer.

Unlike other more sensational books on the topic, there is no undue speculation to be found here. The author is a Bible-believing Christian who refuses to use such ideas to tell you the end of the world is drawing nigh. Once you discover the truth about these fantastic creatures, you will come to see the ministry and work of Jesus Christ in a very new and exalting light. Come. Learn the fascinating, sobering, yet true story of real giants who played a significant role in the bible … and still do so today.

Genres: Theology, Nonfiction, Christian, Biblical, History, Biblical Studies

377 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 21, 2013

Reviews

[Jeff McCormack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Years ago I had done some study in the Gen. 6 issue about the "sons of god" and have thought to writing a book of my findings. Well, I am glad to say I can remove that idea from my to-do list, because this book far exceeds a anything I could imagine writing. This is my first Kindle book ever read, so I was not able to feel the end of the book coming, and when I thought there was nothing else he could possibly say, I would look to see I wasn't even halfway done.

When the main section did finally come to an end, I still found I was only half done. The amount of extra appendices as well as the endnotes added even more information of great importance to the study.

If you're looking for a book that pretty much seals the deal of proving the angels angle, and one that deals with every contrary argument, then this is for you. On top of that there is just so much more, making this a major tool in the discussion.

A great amount of information is provided about everything from giants in mythology and folklore, to stories passed down from all over the globe of historic dealings with giants. A wealth of information on the topic all in one place. Excellent.

[Joshua Arnold · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would be considered a ‘Reformed’ Christian. I have heard of other books written about Nephilim, and due to so many people with terrible theology writing books about demons and Giants, and things of that nature, I was turned off from reading any of the books I came across.

I stumbled upon this book somehow on Amazon, and I ended up finding out that the author is Reformed, too. I was immediately interested in what a reformed brother had to say about this topic. I say this, because reformed Christians hold firmly to the 5 solas, and have a great reputation of expounding the scriptures exegetically (interpreting scripture with scripture, letting the Bible speak for itself) instead of eisogetically (reading your own views into the scripture, and making the scriptures say what you already decided want it to say before even studying the text thoroughly).

Coming into this book, I had barely any knowledge about Giants, and I didn’t really know what to expect. Although the author is reformed, I was very cautious and critical. I wasn’t ready to just accept whatever was said. I took it very seriously.

I was pleasantly surprised.
There were some moments where I actually rolled my eyes, because the thing the author was explaining seemed so clearly to me like a grasping or far reaching. There were some moments where it seemed to me like the author was trying to make some things say certain things, just to suit his view.
But there were many times when I was blown away. There were many times when I was enriched, and very glad to finally have some answers on things that I never really grasped before. There were many times where my worldview was challenged.

I can honestly say that this book has made a significant on my worldview. I now have a better understanding of the Old Testament, New Testament, the history of redemption, demons, giants, the book of Jude and first and second Peter, apocrypha, mythology, world history, and other things.

Despite the little bit of eye rolling I did, I still give this book 5 stars. I recommend it. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised like I was. Just remember to be cautious and critical. Pray every time before you sit down to read it, asking for understanding, wisdom, and to glorify God.

[Scott Head · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-thought out book that tackles a subject that is often taboo in Christian and Atheist circles alike. It makes a powerful exegetical case for nature and identity of the Genesis 6 Nephelim, and races the giants through the scripture. Van Dorn is careful to draw out from the scripture alone when establishing the chief point, but also brings in loads of exceptional non-Biblical testimony to support the book's main thrust. I enjoyed the book, it was truly fascinating, and I have been persuaded to a new position on Genesis 6, one that was the established and accepted position for centuries. I highly recommend this if you are interested in the deep past. My only critique would be that the book needs a new cover and light editing in the appendices. The cover seems to be sensational and, as a designer, it has the kind of typography that you would expect on less academic books or self-published sensationalism. But inside, the work is exhaustively researched and the end note section is a rich treasure of further reading.

[Noah Kellum · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comprehensive and thorough. Fun read!

[Samuel Markoulis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Van Dorn has been gifted with wisdom on this topic and uses the bible to interpret the origins of the giants. He has researched this topic extensively and provides hundreds of sources to validate his findings 👏

This book uncovers so much depth to the OT in particular that is otherwise left hidden if not sought after. An essential read for christians who are not afraid of confronting truths.


⭐️⭐️Final rating: 5 ⭐️⭐️

[Max Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr. Van Dorn’s well researched analysis of the unseen story within the Bible is well worth the time and should be read and loved by any Christian seeking to explore the world’s darker past and brighter future. His humble and honest approach to the topic reflects the God of our salvation.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very edifying read. It was still unhinged in places, but overall it is far more biblical than Dr. Heiser. I would recommend this over Heiser.

[Liv · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the ideas could have been communicated a bit more clearly for the average reader like me—someone with no theology background or previous understanding of some of the concepts discussed in the book. But overall good info and a wealth of resources for further study. It’s a great book to keep as a reference too.

[Dogeared Wanderer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read the book with an open mind as someone who’d always thought Genesis 6:1-4 was referring to “sons of God” as believers mixing with “daughters of men” unbelievers. I’ve always been of the conviction that God’s word is the final authority, even in things that are hard to understand, and I would rather believe something strange from Scripture because that’s what it says (so long as it is supported by the rest of Scripture) than refuse to believe it because it doesn’t seem humanly or logically possible. When I finished the book, I changed my mind on the issue and believe that Genesis 6 seems to be speaking of fallen angels mixing with human women. I didn’t come to this conclusion because of the author’s authority but because the rest of Scripture seems to support this in various strong passages.

The main things that made me uncomfortable were some of the author’s speculations and a few times he seemed to mishandle verses to support his position rather than according to biblical hermeneutics. There were times when he seemed to go too far by explaining less-clear passages with extra-Biblical texts rather than according to more clear passages. I’m not opposed to using extra-Biblical documents such as 1 Enoch or Maccabees and such. They can provide backdrop or helpful comparison of thought, but Scripture is the ultimate interpreter of itself. Where Scripture is vague or silent, we must be careful what we speculate or what our sources are.

The author emphasizes in the Introduction that mankind knew that fallen angels were obviously angels by their height and Greek god-like similarities of power. I would argue that this doesn’t seem as “obvious” as the author claims. Satan came to Eve as a serpent, not a powerful god-like being; the Angel of the Lord throughout the Old Testament often appeared as a man to human beings until after His departure when they realized they’d been in the presence of the Lord not a tall, god-like being. Obviously, the Angel of the Lord is unique in that He is the preincarnate Son of God, not a mere angel, but He is still described as the Angel of the Lord which would assume some similarity to angelic beings. The angels (i.e., seraphim and cherubim) mentioned in prophetic literature (i.e., Ezekiel, Isaiah, tabernacle blueprint, etc.) are described with the face of a man but the body of a creature, perhaps literally, perhaps figuratively, but described as such just the same. Would the author say this means that only bad angels came as tall, god-like beings? Or are all angels as such? This statement by the author was not “obvious” and didn’t have proof texts beyond the arrival of the Nephilim and future giants who were obviously tall and powerful creatures.

The author also states in the Introduction that the demons during Jesus’ time were the spirits of slain giants who were the offspring of angels from long ago, which would make sense if this were true, but the Bible seems largely silent on this point and there were no proof texts in the book to confirm this.

The author also extends the curse of sin to animals and argues that their destruction in the Flood was because of their sin since the Bible says, “all flesh” (p. 38-39), but this would be unbiblical. Yes, the curse includes animals, including their now-natural prey-predator instincts after the Fall that wouldn’t have existed beforehand. But animals don’t have the capacity to sin because they aren’t made in the image of God and don’t possess souls (see Gen. 2:7, 20). Their destruction in the flood was a natural part of the curse on creation (see Rom. 8:19-21) and their salvation on the ark was God’s grace toward a cursed creation in a plan to restore it afterwards. God never condemns animals for their natural behavior in Scripture, never calls them to account as sinners, and never includes them in the plan of salvation. If Jesus came to “save sinners”, wouldn’t we have seen some evidence of His salvation toward animals in His earthly ministry since they are “sinners”? Actually, the only mention I could find of animals in the New Testament referred to in a spiritual fulfillment was in Acts 10 where they were a picture of the Gentiles’ salvation.

Author seems to focus excessively on fallen angels and demi-gods as the reason for the Flood, and seems to ignore the fact that man’s longevity, genius, and depravity should also be considered. When man lives for hundreds of years, he can get into all sorts of mischief, especially with fallen angels in the mix. Also, pre-flood geography would have been quite different than post-Flood geography especially with recent evidence of the Pangea; hence although Mount Hermon was an actual location before and after the Flood, it would have looked quite different both times (see page 60).

Author writes that mixing of fabric kinds/mixing of “kinds” argument from Mosaic law is connected to the Creation pattern “of its kind” (Gen. 1) and to those who entered the ark “of its kind” (Gen. 7). He compares the mixing of angelic beings and mankind as a “between the lines” reference within the Mosaic law. But in the Mosaic law, it would seem like God is more focused on Israel’s separation from pagan nations, of their holiness, sanctification, etc., even their uniqueness as a theocracy, than reference back to the mixing of “kinds” with angels and men before the Flood. Certainly, that mixing was condemned (and referred to again in 2 Cor. 6:15 in a spiritual sense for Christians), but the text doesn’t clearly refer to the situations of Gen. 1 or 6, though mixing of kinds is certainly covered in the Law of Moses.

On p. 66-67, the author draws connections between the symbolic snake around the pole as ancient insight into a DNA strand/caduceus and connects this to Hermes, god of healing, and giant/angel combos who developed the symbol. On p. 66, the term rapha is merely connected to Rephaim and its cult at Mt. Hermon. But he makes absolutely no mention of the Lord who calls Himself “Jehovah Rapha” or “the Lord who heals” in Ex. 15:26, nor of Moses’ bronze serpent which was another situation of the Lord’s healing, both with the Israelites in the wilderness and as a shadow of Jesus Christ on the cross (see also John 3:14-15). The author goes on to connect the serpent on the staff of Hermes to DNA similarities and pagan art, while ignoring biblical imagery of Satan (“the serpent”) and the curse of sin from Gen. 3 which is directly connected to illness, disease, and death and the need for healing, which is imagery used in ancient cultures just like the flood stories. Perhaps Greek mythology used this biblical idea in their Hermes story.

On p. 71, the author argues that since Noah was imperfect spiritually (a sinner like the rest of mankind), the verse must mean that he was “perfect” physically like an unblemished lamb which doesn’t make sense in the context. The author follows through with his reasoning by saying that Noah was chosen because of his “physical purity” because he was “fully human, the untainted seed of the woman”. But this is not the emphasis given in Hebrews 11:7 which says he “became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith”. If Noah was chosen for anything apart from faith, it destroys grace and the shadows that point to the need for a Savior. This passage in Genesis 6 is directly after the section regarding the Nephilim and crossbreeding of angels with men, but even here, God’s anger is against the spiritual impact of such wickedness (see v. 5). The author’s argument doesn’t line up the three-fold Hebrew emphasis of Noah’s spiritual state in Genesis 6:9 which says, “a righteous man, blameless in his time, walked with God” and says nothing about his physical attributes.

On page 105, the author interprets the meaning of the name Zoar which means “bringing low” to refer to giants without even mentioning the fact that this is also where Lot was “brought low” by his daughters who committed incest with him.

On page 113, the author explains why Abimelech and his son were so intent on taking Abram’s and Isaac’s wives and it seems to fit with the explanation of giants, but I thought the author went too far when he said, “the key point … is that God doesn’t want the line to be contaminated” (p. 113). Is this truly the key point even though it’s not mentioned as such in Scripture but assumed by the author? Or was it the fact that Sarah and Rebekah belonged to Abraham and Isaac, these women were also part of the promise, and God was protecting them from being kidnapped by a wicked king? Is there not value in women of the promise also, even when they are “contaminated”, as shown by Jesus’ inclusion of foreign women grafted into his genealogy (i.e., Tamar a Canaanite; Rahab from Jericho, a city of giants; Ruth the Moabite)?

Also, sexual immorality by Shechem with Dinah is explained as giants forcing intercourse with “seed of the woman”. That’s an interesting thought, but this doesn’t seem to be the main point of the passage when there is a three-fold emphasis that the prince had fallen in love with her (Gen. 34:3), rather than a demonic intent to corrupt the seed of the woman.

On page 150, the author argues that the reason God emphasizes “be courageous” four times to Joshua in the first chapter has to do with his fear of giants (p. 150). Though there were indeed giants in Canaan, this chapter immediately follows the death of Moses and precedes the conquest of Canaan. It would seem more likely that Joshua’s fear was connected to the fact that Moses, the powerful leader who’d led the nation out of slavery, would not be accompanying him, and that he, a young man and a servant of Moses who was originally rejected 40 years earlier as one of the spies, was now in charge of bringing over a million people into the Promised Land. Joshua wasn’t afraid of giants! He was one of the spies who were willing to go in, in spite of the Nephilim, and Caleb says as much in Numbers 14:9!

On page 162, the author states, “It was their mixing with the older giants that aroused the wrath of God” in reference to the Philistines during the time of David and Saul. I’d like to see a proof text here because this mixing with giants doesn’t seem to be the main reason for Israel’s hostility, but rather repeated failed attempts to take the land that God had promised them.

I thought the mention of Azazel on page 192 (the goat demon mentioned in connection to the Day of Atonement) was interesting to find in Scripture, but how it’s mentioned in Lev. 16:10 is also important. The author says the goat was led “to” Azazel and then expounds it according to Jewish extrabiblical texts and traditions that offering goats to this goat demon in the wilderness could be referring to a chimera. But if the wording in my Bible is correct, the goat was sent into the wilderness “as” the scapegoat, “as” Azazel. This would seem to line up with the prophecy in Isaiah 53:4-10 which points to Jesus who would be the fulfillment of the scapegoat, as He carries our sin on His shoulders and is crucified outside the camp. This is also seen in the New Testament reference to Jesus as our propitiation. The fact that the author spends more time expounding the paganism surrounding Azazel using extrabiblical Jewish literature is strange when there’s so much typology in the scapegoat connected to Christ.

On page 196, the author’s literal translation of Psalm 91 seems helpful to understand the context of these verses, and it definitely made the passage more vivid than an average translation. But why is it not translated as such word-for-word in translations such as the NASB, which generally takes such things seriously? I’m not questioning the author’s Hebrew knowledge; I don’t know Hebrew myself. But to trust an author’s translation of the LXX when I’ve never heard of such things hidden within Psalms and prophecies rings too close to “secret knowledge” to me. Does that mean this is something that is usually overlooked but still there nonetheless? This wouldn’t line up with the seriousness placed upon Bible translation by translators.

The author makes a distinction between demons and angels (p. 202) in which demons have a compulsive desire to possess, whereas angels have a different sort of flesh (citing 1 Cor. 15:38-49). This would make sense, except that the 1 Corinthians 15 passage doesn’t mention angels specifically. It mentions “earthly” (v. 39) flesh as related to mankind, beasts, birds, and fish, and “heavenly” is compared to our resurrected body (see context of the chapter and v. 42-49) and connected to union with Christ (i.e., imperishable, glory, power, spiritual body, life-giving, heavenly). The context of 1 Corinthians 15 is comparing our temporal body to Christ’s resurrected body, not the physical body of mankind with the physical body of angels.

Also, the author explains “angels abandoning their proper abode” from Jude 6 as why Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because it says, “since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh” (v. 7). Sodom and Gomorrah weren’t destroyed because they were intentionally trying to mate with angels. Rather, the city, which may have included descendants of Nephilim, were desirous of homosexual flings with newcomers whom they did not necessarily realize were angels (the text in Gen. 19 says specifically “the men” several times even though we as the reader can see otherwise by the context). The reason that Jude 6 compares sin of Sodom and Gomorrah with the sin of the angels in Gen. 6 is that both went after “strange flesh”, but the “strange flesh” was not angels in both situations. “Abandoning their proper abode” applies to both situations because angels procreating with human women was never God’s design, and homosexuality is also contrary to God’s design (Romans 1:26-27). The Sodom men desiring sex with “angels” is never mentioned in the Genesis text nor is it ever revealed that the angels revealed themselves as more than men to the city, even though Lot and Abraham realized who they were at some point. Sodom and Gomorrah doesn’t seem to be a repeat of Genesis 6 with the arrival of the angels, but rather, compares with similar depravity.

On page 274, the author presents an interesting theme of horned men/giants from many cultures and their artwork which seems similar to angel/human experimentation. There’s also a theme of half animal/demigod-like creatures in mythology in ancient cultures, and I don’t deny that the angels may have attempted to create half human/half animal creatures. But I would also argue that only man is most similar to angels (see Psalm 8:5) which explains the Nephilim. Perhaps though the angel-animal experimentation was unsuccessful, yet man’s depraved mind went further into fantasizing about creating these things in idolatry and artwork, much like people still do today with imaginative fiction. The author doesn’t conclude such creatures exist(ed), but he also seems to ignore man’s role in such widespread ideas.

I think the author should also consider the many cases throughout history of people with strange “beast-like” conditions that are connected to avoidable medical conditions today. The advancement of medicine has exploded in the past two hundred years, compared to medicine in the thousands of years before that. Some of these supposed human/animal mutations were actually misunderstood medical conditions and exploited as “freaks”, especially when there was a big push for evolution and creating super-soldiers in science in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Before this time, these “freaks” still existed, but were often killed or alienated and often didn’t survive long. Perhaps the connection to literal historic angelic attempts in Genesis 6 caused speculation in people’s minds that these god-beast creatures could exist, when in reality, these mutations may have never been successful.

[Garbanzo Beans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gee-Wiz. I really enjoyed this. Giants are a much bigger subject than I initially thought!

[Becky Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Doug Van Dorn's, "Giants: Sons of the Gods," is an insightful, biblical, and serious study of a classical Christian understanding of ancient times. You will not here find the kind of conspiracy theory laden, superstitious, and speculative works that might be expected from works on the subject matter of nephilim. In as much as it is a study of the biblical nephilim (giants), it is also a window into the interpretive trap modern Christians often fall into of denying uncomfortable supernaturalism in the scriptures. Author Van Dorn asks Christians why they are afraid of supernatural giants when they unashamedly accept the supernatural birth and resurrection of Christ (among many other supernatural events in the bible!). Readers will find themselves confronted with able exegesis of scripture, a cornucopia of references for further study, and a pastor's concern for accuracy and honesty on a journey to understanding how the nephilim and their monstrous offspring fit into the biblical narrative and shed light on passages that otherwise are one-dimensional and perplexing or have been ignored for their seeming inconsequence. Indeed, therein lies the true value of this study: it opens up the scriptures and offers a useful explanation of biblical themes that enriches appreciation for the work of God in history and the victory of Christ at Calvary. Any student of the ancient world of the Old Testament and how that world connects to the New Testament victory of Christ will appreciate this thought-provoking expedition into the ancient and intriguing world of giants.

[Philip Westover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cover up

Amazing and well documented book on what has been a concerted attempt by many to cover up the history of giants both in the Biblical accounts of Genesis and the Rephaim and Nephilim . The discovery of giant skeletons in America that predates the Indians and the fact that this again proves the veracity of God’s Word over man made lies which make up the evolution story taught as truth when in fact it’s unsupported and unsubstantiated. It’s just more from academia that is antichrist and anti God at its roots and is determined to lie about the history as long as it promotes its atheist agenda. Also shame on the church that de-emphasizes this because it’s just to lazy to study the facts. Thank you Douglas van Dorn for your hard effort at presenting this information to us layman.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating subject, one that I was interested in digging deeper into after reading in The Genesis Flood of discoveries of giant footprints in archaeological digs, sometimes side by side with dinosaur tracks. The author of this book does not delve into that particular story line (dinosaurs) but does go in depth on the biblical and nonbiblical stories of giants in history (from a Christian viewpoint). The book is well researched, heavily footnoted, and scholarly, though he could have used a proofreader in spots. Nonetheless, a very interesting read and, frankly, one I may go back to again in the future. Four stars.

[Wendi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book! I've been saved for 40 years!! And I have more answers and peace in my life since reading this book.

[Craig Hayes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was introduced to this book after listening to the Haunted Cosmos podcast because I had never dived into the topics of Giants in a serious manner. I only knew of vague conspiracies, Goliath from the Bible and the giants of folklore and Greek myth. It didn't seem to be anything feasible to be thoroughly knowledgeable about. This book changed that completely. Van Dorn brings into view just how detrimental Giants are to understanding the Bible and the Redemptive Narrative. They are utterly intertwined. This book is eye opening, thorough and genuinely lots of fun to read. Van Dorn does his due diligence to leave no stone unturned, discussing world religions, cultural practices, languages of the ancient world, structures, and even myths. He links all of it together in a comprehensive manner that is easy to understand for fresh readers. This is, so far my favorite book I've read so far this year.

P.S. - Bible nerds will love this. Also... Ziggurats & Sheol. (Two of the few topics that blew my mind). Get this book.

[Joshua Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Without doubt this is the best book I’ve read since the last Van Dorn book I’ve read. A thoroughly biblical and historical treatment of the subject of giants. Van Dorn does a great job of not fantasizing these creatures, but shows us the biblical themes resulting in the victory of Christ over all evil and darkness. This element of the biblical story is needed to be told clearly, so that Christ may all the more be glorified in what He has accomplished. The gospel is more epic that modern materialists know.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting book! I appreciate Douglas Van Dorn digging into this topic as we need to examine all things from a biblical worldview. He provides necessary caution to the reader while giving sufficient information to guide in thinking about related issues.

I recommend all Christians read as we need to be able to interact when people ask questions including giants. Not only do we see things connected to giants in various parts of the world but there are giants in Scripture. Even conversations on a topic as this provides an opportunity to share the Gospel!

1 Peter 3:15

[Lindsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fascinatingly thorough dive into Nephilim and the Giants of old (to be noted, they are one in the same). The author used original texts of the Bible, the book of Enoch and the book of Jasher to make his points. Honestly, it was a lot of what I've studied before, but it was all wrapped up nicely in one resource. The ideas discussed can be a heavy subject, so be warned! If you choose to read this, your eyes will be opened to so many rabbit holes...

[Greg & Luanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Deep Dive Into The Old Testament

This perspective on the OT scriptures is keenly insightful to the "men of renown". Van Dorn's research begs for an open minded approach to how God has always worked to provide and protect humanity in spite of our collective amnesia over the centuries.

[Edna M Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding biblical references

This book cites plenty of references and stays true to the Biblical boundaries of the study of the Nephilim. Pictures and maps bring the narrative to life. Will read again to catch up with the end notes.

[Kyle Grindberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic, a good pill against our endemic naturalism.

[Aaron Brymer · Rating 5 out of 5]

the single greatest tome on this subject matter. I could read, reread and repeat.

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

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I've wondered since my childhood Bible reading sessions just who the giants of the earth were as they are mentioned in all translations of the Bible and other biblically related literature. Pastors and teachers could never answer my questions. Now I know without a doubt the answer and I am convinced it is biblically correct. Nothing in VanDorn's book refutes The Bible and it clarifies much of Genesis. I recommend this book to Christians as well as doubtful atheists because it's an exciting mindset shifter.

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[Robert Mills · Rating 2 out of 5]

As an academic text...eh

Cherry picking ideas from other mythologies while proclaiming they are really based on Jewish bible. That along with spelling and grammar errors make this tome not so great. Its nice to see when someone tries to be straight foward about whether or not the whole bible should be history or maybe some of it was actually just hold overs from other peoples

[LWF · Rating 3 out of 5]

Deep, very deep into the Biblical verses on fallen angels, giants and demons. This book starts with a wealth of information which is supposed to get you ready to read the main part of the book, when in fact it was very confusing to me. I've never been to seminary or much of a Bible type of student or person yet I am Christian. I've wanted to know more about Angels who came to earth and had no idea they had anything to do with giants.

The author kept saying he would get to why all this mattered in modern days but really never did in the actual "book". it was in the appendix. Sounds to me that Celts and Gauls are most likely the closest related to fallen angels and giants. I'd like to know if ANY DNA studies have been done on the skeletons which have been discovered? If so, do they match any living peoples in any way? If I am from a TALL family of Celts/Gauls, does that make my ancestors possible giants and therefore fallen angels? Am I paying for the sins of my ancestors with bad health? Have my recent ancestors also with cancer, Parkinson's, etc? I have three cousins over 7 feet in height so what am I to think after reading this book?

Are all the fallen angels and giants dead or are there descendants still roaming among us? I never got this answer.

I did however get the idea that ancient man did learn a lot from these fallen angels and therefor the earth had to be flooded to kill all the wickedness that they brought upon the land. I have to wonder if the Egyptians still had some of this knowledge?

Borrowed from the Kindle lending library

[Bill Belk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! I was impressed with how through his research was. You can tell he was having fun doing this book. Anyway, this book opened up my understanding and perspective of the Old Testament. I am forever grateful to him for this. I agree with his conclusions for the most part, and when compared with some of Horn's books and other nephilim books, it opens up a whole world of information that is basically ignored by contemporary society. A real eye opener!

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of great material for those interested in learning about an under-the-radar Biblical topic: giants. Takes the "fallen angel" view of "the sons of God," which I agree with, but also addresses other views (such as the "Sethite" view) and why he disagrees with them.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally opened up a new track of thought for me...amazing!!!

[Joshua Cannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Compelling and fascinating research. Recommended for anyone who wants to recover or reframe the intended "mythological" interpretations of certain biblical texts.

[Kerestel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some amazing things in this book. Though the author does get deep into the theological side of things.