Who are the angels who sinned according to literally every commentary I own?
Divine Council Worldview Anthony Delgado Divine Council Worldview Anthony Delgado

Who are the angels who sinned according to literally every commentary I own?

In my video Theopolis vs. Heiser: The Divine Council Debate Explained, I examined Christopher Kou's critique of Michael Heiser's Divine Council Worldview. One of their key disagreements concerns Genesis 6:1–4. Kou rejects the traditional angelic interpretation, arguing instead that the passage describes human cultic unions. I argued that the supernatural reading is the most natural interpretation of the text, fits the broader biblical and Second Temple context, and is reflected in the way Peter and Jude read Genesis 6. In response, a viewer commented, "angels who sinned is a reference to Genesis 6? Really? That's a stretch bro." Since this objection was not an argument from the text but an assertion that the connection is implausible or idiosyncratic, I decided to investigate how commentators from across a broad spectrum of Christian traditions understand 2 Peter 2:4 and whether they connect it to Genesis 6:1–4.

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What Happened to the Divine Council?
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What Happened to the Divine Council?

The Biblical authors portray God as ruling from his throne in heaven, surrounded by a council of heavenly beings. This ‘divine council’ appears in multiple Old Testament passages, functioning as God’s heavenly court intended to mediate his governance to all the nations. But by the time of the New Testament, this council was removed from power due to rebellion against God and was replaced by the sole authority of Christ. To ask what happened to the divine council is to trace the story from creation to the consummation of God’s kingdom in the end.

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