人第三次的堕落，这是记载在创世记六章。人是一步又一步，一层又一层的堕落。创世记的记载启示，人的堕落至少有四步。我们可以把这四步称作人的四次堕落。在每一次的堕落中，人比前一次落得更低。
首先我们还是要看看人第三次堕落的原因。人第三次堕落的原因并不简单。甚至第一次的堕落，原因也不简单，因为那次的堕落不仅是由人引起的，更是由人以外的源头－蛇，就是魔鬼，撒但，神的仇敌－引起的。我们看过，那进到堕落之人里面神的仇敌，成了第二次堕落的主观原因。所以，在每一次的堕落里，除了人自己，还有另一个原因。每一次的堕落当然都是人的堕落，但每一次的原因都不仅是人自己，也是神的仇敌。在第一次堕落中，神的仇敌是在人的外面。在第二次堕落中，这仇敌已进到人的里面。现今在第三次堕落的事例中，仇敌采取了另一步，使人更进一步堕落。
邪灵与人调和－堕落的天使藉着不法的婚姻与人联合
在第一次的堕落中，撒但引诱人有分于神以外的东西。在第二次的堕落中，撒但在人的性情里引人岔离神救恩的路。在第三次的堕落中，撒但使邪灵，就是堕落的天使，藉着不法的婚姻与人调和，与人联合。早在现今世界受造之前，当撒但堕落的时候，他曾掳去许多天使。根据启示录十二章四节，该有三分之一的天使跟随了撒但的背叛。因此，以弗所六章十二节说到空中执政的和掌权的。主耶稣甚至告诉我们，撒但有一个国（太十二26）。在这宇宙中，神狡猾的仇敌有一个邪恶的国度，就是撒但的国。撒但有一个国，意思就是在他的权下有一大批执政的、主治的和掌权的。
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The Third Fall of Men (1) – Gen. 6:1-3
The third fall of man is recorded in Genesis chapter 6. Humanity fell step by step, descending layer after layer. The record in Genesis reveals that mankind’s fall occurred in at least four stages. We can refer to these as the four great falls of man. In each fall, man sank lower than in the previous one.
First, let us look at the cause of man’s third fall. The cause of the third fall of man is not simple. Even the cause of the first fall was not simple, because that fall was not only brought about by man himself but also by a source outside of man — the serpent, that is, the devil, Satan, the enemy of God. As we have seen, this enemy of God entered into fallen man and became the inward cause of the second fall. Thus, in every fall there was not only man himself but also another cause. Each fall, of course, was man’s fall, but the cause of each was not merely man — it was also God’s enemy. In the first fall, God’s enemy was outside of man. In the second fall, this enemy had already entered into man. Now, in the case of the third fall, the enemy took another step, bringing man into an even deeper fall.
Evil Spirits Mingled with Man — The Fallen Angels United with Men Through Unlawful Marriages
In the first fall, Satan tempted man to partake of something outside of God. In the second fall, Satan caused man, in his nature, to deviate from the way of God’s salvation. In the third fall, Satan caused evil spirits — that is, the fallen angels — to mingle with mankind through unlawful marriages. Long before the present world was created, when Satan fell, he captured many angels. According to Revelation 12:4, one-third of the angels followed Satan in his rebellion. Therefore, Ephesians 6:12 speaks of the rulers and authorities in the air. The Lord Jesus even told us that Satan has a kingdom (Matt. 12:26). In this universe, God’s cunning enemy has an evil kingdom — the kingdom of Satan. The fact that Satan has a kingdom means that under his authority there is a vast host of rulers, dominions and powers.