Because of the consummate sin emanating from this unholy union, all of mankind is affected and cursed. The spiritual virus is so virulent and pervasive that only an “every creature” cleansing can heal the land. The flood was God’s course of action to cleanse the earth and prepare it for new life. It is difficult to accept that natural man, especially in the presence of Enoch and Noah, could sink so low in such a short span of time. What are some of the facts that contributed to this condition? Just associating with the fallen angels would certainly be a primary reason. When the “daughters of men” married the “sons of God,” their character was subsumed by a higher and more powerful life form. The sin and rebellion of the fallen angels dominated their wives and their giant children. These nephilim were “mighty men… men of renown,” thereby drawing people, men and women, into their circle of conspiracy and libidinous concupiscence. Also, it would be logical for the natural men who were rejected by the “choice” daughters in marriage, to harbor a deep resentment.
The boils of hatred swelling forth from the infection of this resentment would be mountainous indeed! Another facet of consideration is the sexual response of some of the natural men toward the luminous angelic creatures that lived among them. These men, suffering rejection from their own kind and at the same time feeling an attraction towards the “sons of God,” were ripe for unnatural perversity.
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.