“The wickedness of man was great on the earth.” This reference to “man” refers to the natural men on the earth, and to the giants who were also men. This verse (verse 5) follows verse four immediately with “and” as the connecting (conjunction) word. Verse four tells us of the “giants,” and we must see that verse five does too. It is the same context with verse five continuing and expanding on verse four.
(Just a reminder that God didn’t divide and separate the Bible into sections; man did.) At this juncture, God is not blaming the fallen angels for man’s sin. The blame is placed squarely on man, both small size and supernormal giant size. Still, it is apparent that it was the infusion of the Nephilim that stained the character of natural man to such an extent that both could be represented by the one onerous word “man.” We must discern that the “giants” are a physical manifestation even though, in essence, they have a spiritual interconnection. This really is true of man too, don’t you think? It may be good at this point to insert a “glossary” definition for the word nephilim that would clarify its use; both now and in our further study. When we first ascertain that the Hebrew word that is translated “giant” in Genesis 6:4 is nephilim, and this means “cast down ones,” we quickly see a connection between the fallen angels and the “giants.” When we understand that these “giants” are the offspring of the “sons of God” and the “daughters of men,” we conclude that “giants” and Nephilim are the same. This doesn’t mean that the “giants” are themselves the “cast down ones.” The definition of nephilim merely points backward to the “giants’” angelic predecessors, the “sons of God.” The “giants” themselves were never “cast down” from heaven; they were born and bred on earth. We can define the Nephilim as: “The physical mutant manifestations resulting from the sexual copulation of fallen angels and natural female species of the earth.” In the discussion of the moment, the “natural female species” are women, “the daughters of men.” Later in our study, we will be surprised and shocked at what they will be.
James R. Spillman, in his masterful book, A Conspiracy of Angelsii, presents the persuasive possibility that the scapegoat is not actually a type of Christ. In English the goat is called scapegoat and in Hebrew he is called Azazel. Spillman describes this event and its meaning perfectly.