The Real Story of Noah (Part 2)

In my last post I wrote about how Satan polluted the gene pool (Genesis 6:4) to prevent the birth of Jesus Christ, which is the real reason God caused the flood.  I saw Aronofsky’s version of the Noah story today and the way that God, Noah, and the Nephilim are depicted in the film is very disturbing.  

Aside from the title, the ark, and the flood, the rest of the film bears little resemblance to the Genesis account. I fear that it will mislead millions of people, but will only focus on the depiction of the Nephilim.  You can read about some of the other serious problems stemming from the filmmaker's atheistic worldview here and here.

In Aronofsky's film, the Nephilim are benevolent Watchers who "help mankind" by providing them with gifts of technology, which man uses for evil purposes. These Nephilim say that they "fear men" and have "lost everything" by helping mankind, gently play with Noah's son, help Noah build the ark, and fight to the death to protect it. After dying, these selfless Nephilim even ascend to heaven!  One even cries out, "My creator, forgive me."

If we look at what was really happening during the days of Noah, I believe it is happening again today. Researchers are already capable of altering man's genetics, have combined animal and human DNA, are hoping to create super humans with artificial intelligence, and much more.

What lies did Satan say to deceive man in the Garden of Eden?

1. You will not die. (Genesis 3:4)
2. You will be like God. (Genesis 4:4)

In the words of Ray Kurzweil: “The “killer app” of nanotechnology is “nanobots,” which are blood-cell sized robots that can travel in the bloodstream destroying pathogens, removing debris, correcting DNA errors, and reversing aging processes.” (You will not die.)

Dr. Hugo de Garis writes: “The rise of artilects (artificial intellects, i.e., godlike massively intelligent machines with intellectual capacities trillions of trillions of times above the human level) in this century makes the existence of a deity (a massively intelligent entity capable of creating a universe) seem much more plausible.” (You will be like God.)

Researchers argue that these advanced technologies will help mankind (sound familiar?). But will they ultimately be used for evil?  I am reminded of what God said in Isaiah 29:16 in relation to His judgment on Jerusalem and its enemies:

“Shall the potter be considered as equal with the clay,
 That what is made would say to its maker, “He did not make me”;
 Or what is formed say to him who formed it, “He has no understanding”?

For believers, at least we can take comfort in knowing that living in the days of Noah means the imminent return of our Lord Christ Jesus, who told us:

As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. (Matthew 24:37)