Scriptures: John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. Jeremiah 9:5 Everyone will deceive his neighbor, And will not speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6 Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” says the Lord. Daniel 8:23 “And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes. Daniel 9:27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate.”
6021 years ago: the recorded first Man. This first Man lived to be 930 years old.
He however was not the oldest man on record. The oldest Men were:
Methuselah: 969 years old.
Jared: 962 years old.
Noah: 950 years old.
Adam (the first): 930 years old, after the Garden of Eden.
Seth: 912 years old.
Cainan: 910 years old.
Enos: 905 years old.
Mahalaeel: 895 years old.
Lamech: 777 years old.
Shem: 600 years old.
Genesis 6:3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Just before the Flood, God decreed that Man shall thereafter only live to be 120 years old. Coincidentally, this is the age that our system of Medicare bases the maximum age when estimating Medicare benefits of retired people.
After the Flood period, some men still lived very many years. Including Noah and his sons that were born before the great Flood, here are the record holders that were recorded:
Noah: 950 years old.
Shem: 600 years old.
Arphaxad: 483 years old.
Eber: 464 years old.
Selah: 433 years old.
Peleg and Reu: 239 years old.
Serug: 230 years old.
Terah: 205 years old.
ISAAC (son of Abraham): 180 years old.
ABRAHAM: 175 years old. Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born to Sarah. Sarah died at 127 years old.
Gilgamesh or Nimrod, is said to have ruled the city of Uruk for 126 years. (Gilgamesh epic)
Interestingly enough, the oldest Human recorded in modern history is a Woman: Jeanne Calment, a French woman who died in 1997 at age 122.
History of The World: chronological and condensed version of World History that started6000 years ago. Major events and developments are recounteduntil the end of the 18th Century.
Aside from animals and beasts, let's take a look at Beings created by God:
The Sons of God
The Angels
Man and Woman
The Sons of God
The term 'Sons of God' has been and still is a very controversial topic among believers. We all have an understanding of what we read in Scriptures. Some readers are more than readers, they can be said to be studying, others can even be called Scholars because of their extensive in-depth research.
And then, there is also the debate of what should be called Scriptures. Christians will consider the Bible to be the only viable Scripture. Not so, for most of our (notice I say 'our') divergent counterpart believers called the Jews. The Jews from my understanding are divided on The Messiah. Although there is a community of Jews who believe Jesus Christ is The Messiah, most not only do not, but even refute or rebuke Jesus Christ. The Jews Scriptures are the Torah (our Old Testament texts come from it), and for most, the books of The Talmud (or Jewish law).
So, depending on what we read, what we understand, what we cherish, what and if we have an agenda, our interpretation of 'The Sons of God' will vary. Now, we can't be all right, matter of fact, most of us are wrong. But here are the most accepted understandings of who are the Sons of God:
The descendants of Seth son of Adam.
The Fallen Angels. (As stated in the book of Enoch)
NOT the Fallen Angels (impossible assumption).
Another type of Beings (the Immortals, those with the same type of body as Jesus Christ). The video below looks at the texts of the Bible, to make light of the possibilities. The comments posted of the video contain much information and debate (a must read).
The controversy about the Sons of God lies in that Giants were then, and after that. How did those giants come be? The Bible certainly says they were born from the daughters of men, from the Sons of God. But then, Angels are not flesh and blood, and are not of the same kind as men. In the Bible, Angels did materialize in front of men. Jesus Christ put on the body of immortality after his resurrection, and as such he promises us the same at end times.
The Angels or Malach
Those are called by their names in the Bible: Abaddon or Apollyon (Revelation 9:11); Beelzebub (in New Testament); Gabriel (Old and New Testament); Michael (Old and New Testament); Satan.
There is however mention of Archangels in other books. The Catholic Church names seven Archangels. In the Kabbalah ten archangels are cited. Archangels the top hierarchy of Angels. Are Angels spirits or can they have a physical form? What or who are the morning Stars? Are the Sun and the Moon spiritual beings with a physical form? Are each star in heaven spiritual beings visible to our eyes? Didn't God send beings capable of sitting and eating with men? Lot, Abraham apparently did sit with them.
Angels are more than often cited as beings with a constant mission or work. They are laborers or managers of heaven. They are also cited as the Armies of incredible numbers.
Man and Woman
That we know of, from a Christian perspective, Adam was created by God from the Earth, Eve was created from Adam by God. There are however other views, in other religions, that other beings were created on Earth by God, prior to Adam, that those beings destroyed themselves and the Earth (Hindus, etc...)
Who or what is Melchizedek?
A King or priest Order?
Psalm 110:4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
