Under consideration is the article Giants of the Bible by Petri Paavola (note that I am quoting the English version of the article which contains very slightly broken English in places)—find all segments of this review here.
ANGELS AND DEMONS
Petri Paavola then seeks to review “fallen deceiving angels” and quotes a couple of texts about demonic possession such as Acts 19 and Luke 4. He comments, “The Bible clearly reveals that part of the fallen angels (evil spirits) are not yet tied to imprisonment in the darkness” but this is based on his view of demons as Angels.
1 Peter 3 is quoted to the effect that Jesus “preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah.” Paavola comments, “Through this place” meaning this text, “some try to defend that all fallen angels is already imprisoned. When you read the whole context, so you can see that the spirits in prison meant people who rebelled against God, in the days of Noah.” I am going to leave that as is for now as I deal with this issue in detail in my upcoming book—let us just say that Paavola’s view at this point may or may not be accurate, but you probably already knew that ;o)
Recall that I had noted that Genesis 6’s reference to “in those days” is contextually related to “when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them” which could have been as soon as when Adam and Eve’s offspring had offspring of their own. Paavola writes, “Fallen angels had fallen into sin long before when Noah lived.” Yet, he then asserts, “Fallen angels deceived man to make sin already in the garden of Eden” but offers no arguments, no quotations, no citations and for good reason as the Bible states no such thing. In fact, the Eden events include the “serpent” which is Satan who is not an Angels but a Cherub (Ezekiel 28:14) which is likely why Cherubim were stationed to guard the entrance into the garden.
Petri Paavola very rightly notes that “Some people teach that the angels don’t marry” yet, Matthew 22 states no such thing but “says, that the angels in the heaven don’t marry. The angels in the heaven are obedient and loyal to God.” It is astonishing how many people miss this basic point.
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