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Another Problem with SDA Basic Belief 27: Earth Given to Satan’s Angels

Daniel Marsh

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SB: “Angels can’t procreate so there would be no purpose God would give them to have sex, nor is this stated anywhere in scripture. There is also no mention of any female angels in scriptures, I don’t think its wise to assume anything that is not written.”


You’re jumping to conclusions. You say that there are no female angels in scripture, which appears to be true. The Bible doesn’t tell us that angels are genderless, either. No angel is ever described as a genderless thing. It makes no sense to have male angels without female angels. On whether angels can procreate, I have no desire to push the idea, but the Bible doesn’t say. You assume that gender has no purpose except procreation, but that’s just your assumption.

Ellen White believed that the Garden of Eden was a physical reality, and that Satan had a physical body when he tempted Eve in the Garden. At the judgment, Satan is destroyed when his physical body is destroyed. To EW, that’s all there is to it. The conclusions I reached from her assumptions are unavoidable.

The angels mentioned in the Bible are clearly seen to be male. This includes Gabriel at the Annunciation.

Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the
right side of the altar of incense.
When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped
with fear.
Luke 1:11-12 NIV

Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am
an old man and my wife is well on in years.”
The angel answered, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of
God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this
good news.
Luke 1:18-19 NIV

Several of the angels in Revelation are said to be male.

Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having
the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the
four angels who had been given power to harm the land and
the sea …
Revelation 7:2 NIV

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven.
He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his
face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars.
Revelation 10:1 NIV

Informational only: I am not sure if I agree or disagree with it.

"Lilith’s character has evolved throughout the years. She began as a female demon common to many Middle Eastern cultures, appearing in the book of Isaiah, Babylonian Talmud, and incantation bowls from ancient Iraq and Iran. "

The Scripture it is based on is Isaiah 43:14–15
Wildcats shall meet hyenas,
Goat-demons shall greet each other;
There too the lilithh A kind of demon. shall repose
And find herself a resting place.


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