Gen. 6:12-13
All flesh had
corrupted its way
One reason some
speculate about the activity of Fallen Angels is because all flesh had
corrupted its way on the earth. This meant not only people but all animals,
which is not something one sees elsewhere in the Bible. When God must punish a
people for its sin - even sin as horrible as the Canaanites, who were
sacrificing children and other despicable things - God does not punish the
animals along with the people. Yes, He commanded that livestock be
destroyed, but not every creature in the area, wild included.
Whatever the
reason, we see that all flesh was corrupt. This may have been due to tampering,
similar to what people do now when they try to create crosses between people
and animals. It is only in the laboratory, and very very primitive, but there
could have been genetic engineering to create horrific things before the Flood.
As stated before, we don't know what the technology level was, and some of the
stories ancient Greeks told could be of actual creatures.
Whatever
happened, we see that God was very upset. The Bible says He looked upon this
corruption. Obviously, He had seen it before, but this was when he observed it
very deliberately, paying attention to every little detail.
Something caused
him to be much more upset than at regular sin. Even if that sin was just the
atrocious actions of all the creatures on the earth.
This leads to
the question of what is corruption? It is sin, breaking down of the perfec t
world God had made where there was none of the violence which had come. Sin has
a way of drawing people in and impacting everything. To avoid sin we must turn
to God, because only he can combat the evil which is in this world. We
see in the spiritual armor, Ephesians 6:12-18, that the only offensive weapon
God gives us is his word, and through it prayer.
Thankfully one
day we shall be free from sin. 1st Corinthians 15 promises that this
corruptible shall put on incorruption! What a wonderful day that will be when
we are free from the evil of this world; evil which Noah and his family were
also allowed to escape, through the ark, just like we shall through His
returning for us
