We are made in the image of God. And were made a little lower than the angels. I don't see as to how that equates us to apes compared to angels. When we are in heaven, we will have glorified bodies. Which will make us like angels. After the resurrection Jesus had a glorified body. He could be touched and ate a piece of fish. But He could also either appear out of nowhere or pass through walls, as he suddenly appeared to the apostles inside a locked room. So I think the difference between humans and angels is considerably less than you make it out to be. Also as you pointed out, humans were much different up to the time of Noah. They were greater in stature and had very long lifespans. And at the time of Noah, God changed humans to be of less stature and have much shorter lifespans. So if there were fallen angels living upon the earth at that time, they would have been among super-humans. Just as humans in heaven are like angels, perhaps angels on earth are like humans. How is it that Jacob could hold his own wrestling an angel all night if the angel wasn't like a human? The angel seemed to be having a difficult time constraining Jacob, and finally after a long struggle had to perform a maneuver that dislocated Jacob's hip. I don't think creation can get any higher than the image of God. Therefore I think both angels and humans were created in the image of God and therefore are much alike. Angels just have abilities we won't have until we get our new bodies which will make us exactly like both the resurrected Jesus and the angels. If as you say angels come less equipped than us, that would make them inferior to us. Likewise that would mean our new bodies in heaven (which will be like the angels) would be missing parts and therefore incomplete.
OH, for heavens sake!! "I don't see as to how that equates us to apes compared to angels." I said WE ARE AS FAR FROM ANGELS AS APES ARE FROM US----And what does Gen 6 have to do with what we will be after the resurrection??!! Name one verse that says angels were created in the image of God---
-should be simple for you! All I see is that we are created in the image of God---never the less---We are also created lower than the angels! But Jesus will be greater than the angels because He is God! We are not! The bible does not say that God changed man after the flood!! And I did not say that! You can see that the length of their life decreased slowly over time after the flood and why not their height also? Animals were changed after the fall, and also after the flood man was allowed meat which they had not had until after the flood. It is eating meat that decreased their lifespan.
Not much differ3nt than the angels? Hah! God had to destroy us for our evil hearts---yah---we were much different from the angels that had not fallen---we were led into every sin that the fallen angels could point us to---they didn't have to marry us---and by the way---marriage is a religious ceremony. Centered around God. Fallen angels had no love for the authority of God much less the authority of the religious inclinations of man! Why would they "marry" anyone??!! Seriously???
Heb 2:6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Heb 2:7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
Heb 2:6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Heb 2:7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
Heb 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Heb 2:16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Heb 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Heb 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
They are higher than us---that is difference enough to prevent conception between us! There is a clear indication of what Gen 6 says and the Targum of Onkelos proves it. The translation is not angels having sex with human women!
"Giants were in the earth in those days; and also when, after that the sons of the mighty had gone in unto the daughters of men, there were born from them giants who from of old were men of name."
Men---not angel-man hybrids!
Gen6:4..."and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown."
Not halfmen/half angels of renown!!