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Does Jesus refer to aliens here? Is this a prediction that eventually we will take the Gospel to other planets?
It is unlikely that extraterrestrials as we generally imagine them are specifically referred to here. Indeed, in at least one other place when God defines who his sheep are, he specifically states they are men (Ezekiel 34:31; ESV quoted):
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Simply put, we don't know for sure, but we have clues!
We have three known facts about the Nephilim:
Their Name
The world "nephilim" comes from the Hebrew word nephiyl, which means "the fallen". What did they fall from? The Bible isn't clear about that.
It's possible that they fell from the sky (making them aliens) or from heaven (making them ...
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The Bible doesn't talk about aliens, specifically. However, interpreting John 10:16 as referring to aliens is not out of the picture.
While John 10:16 is clearly talking about people who are non-Jews, it could also be talking about non-humans. The Bible does not exclude that possibility.
A quote for C. S. Lewis explains this nicely:
It is, of course, ...
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The word that is translated as "God" in the phrase "Sons of God" can also mean can also mean leaders, judges, dictators etc.
It is also possible that the Nefilim and the "Sons of ..." are two different, but possibly connected groups. When the Nefilim were present, such and such happened.
The word Nefilim also means miscarried or aborted fetuses. Some ...
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