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the simplicity of the narrative. We need not complicate it.

The Bible does not tell us why Yahweh chose for men to have a sexual counterpart, but He did not
provide the angels with the same. Angels exist in vast numbers. Each one was brought into being by
a creative act of Yahshua. In contrast, God created only two men.

I Corinthians 15:45-49
“The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. However,
the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. The first man is from the earth, earthy; the
second man is from heaven. As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly,
so also are those who are heavenly. And just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also
bear the image of the heavenly.”

Paul refers to Adam as “the first man” and Yahshua as “the second man.” Both of these sons of God
are able to have myriads of other sons through the act of reproduction. The first man “is from the
earth, earthy,” therefore the reproduction of this first man is carnal, or physical. The second man “is
from heaven,” and His sons are born through means of spiritual reproduction.

John 3:5-8
Yahshua answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot
enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it
wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so
is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

We cannot observe the spiritual union that leads to the reproduction of the Spirit of Christ within us,
but we can tell it has occurred as we look at the results. Even as the wind is invisible, yet it produces
an effect upon all it touches, so too does the Spirit of Christ animate and bring new life to all whom
He moves upon.

The angels have a different calling than the first and second man. Their number was established when
they were created.

Revelation 5:11
And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the
elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands...

At this time, I will endeavor to dispel some common misconceptions regarding angels. These false
ideas about the nature of angels result from a lack of carefulness in studying the Scriptures. The first
misconception is that angels are sexless, and therefore incapable of reproduction. This doctrine is
largely the result of a misinterpretation of the following words of Christ.

Matthew 22:30
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.