The Fallen Angel Playbook
- Joe Hawkins
- Nov 19
- 8 min read
The Fallen Angel Playbook: 7 Ancient Tactics Resurfacing in the Last Days
Introduction: Ancient Patterns in a Modern World
Long before the Flood reshaped the world, humanity was caught in a cosmic crossfire. The Bible paints a world spiraling toward judgment—not because of primitive ignorance, but because of strategic, coordinated spiritual warfare carried out by fallen angels. What unfolded in those pre-Flood days was not myth or superstition, but a calculated assault on God’s design and the destiny of humanity.
Genesis 6 provides only a glimpse, but enough to reveal the enemy’s playbook. Jesus sharpened the warning by telling us:
“For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.”— Matthew 24:37
This wasn’t a poetic comparison. It was a prophetic alert. The same forces that engineered global corruption once before will rise again, influencing culture, governments, spirituality, and technology in ways most people will never recognize.
If the last days mirror the days of Noah, then the same tactics used by the fallen realm before the Flood will reappear—updated, modernized, and empowered by global technology and cultural rebellion. And as the world races toward the return of Christ, those ancient strategies are resurfacing with greater intensity and sophistication.
Below is an in-depth exploration of seven ancient tactics, how they operated before the Flood, and how they are manifesting again at the end of the age.
1. Corruption of God’s Order
Before the Flood: Angels abandoned their assigned domain
Today: Identity confusion and creation-order rebellion
God’s creation is built on boundaries—heaven and earth, male and female, humanity and angelic beings, species and kinds, marriage and sexuality. These boundaries aren’t arbitrary; they reflect God’s design, protection, and purpose.
Fallen angels began their rebellion by crossing a boundary God Himself established:
“The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves…”— Genesis 6:2
Jude clarifies the cosmic trespass:
“And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode…”— Jude 6
Their rebellion targeted God’s created order, aiming to distort humanity’s identity and role in His plan.
Today’s Parallels
What once required a supernatural incursion can now be achieved through psychological manipulation, social conditioning, and digital immersion. The enemy no longer needs to manifest physically when he can influence hearts, reshape worldviews, and rewrite truth from behind a screen.
Gender identity confusion that rejects God’s design in Genesis 1:27.
Self-definition over divine definition, elevating human autonomy above God’s authority.
Technological identity-shifting, where people reinvent themselves through digital avatars and virtual realities.
Family breakdown, redefining marriage and erasing the biblical model of father, mother, and children.
The tactic is ancient: undermine God’s order, and you destabilize the world. And just like before the Flood, the world is embracing these changes not as rebellion, but as liberation—proving how effective the deception has become.
2. Genetic Pollution
Before the Flood: The Nephilim—hybrid corruption of humanity
Today: Transhumanism, gene editing, and biotech “enhancement”
Genesis 6:4 reveals the shocking result of the fallen angels’ rebellion:
“The Nephilim were on the earth in those days…”
This was not merely immorality—it was genetic warfare, an attempt to corrupt the human bloodline and derail the promise of a coming Redeemer (Genesis 3:15). Ancient cultures across the world preserved legends of hybrid giants, a universal memory of an event that left deep scars on humanity.
Today’s Parallels
While modern science cannot reproduce a Nephilim scenario, it is engaging in its own form of genetic manipulation. What was once accomplished through supernatural rebellion is now pursued through laboratories, research institutions, and billionaire-funded biotech ventures. The language has changed—from “corruption” to “enhancement”—but the underlying ambition remains disturbingly familiar.
CRISPR and gene editing, rewriting human DNA.
Designer babies, selected for intelligence, height, or physical traits.
Human-animal chimeras, created for experimentation and organ harvesting.
Transhumanist ideology, promising “the next stage of evolution” beyond humanity.
AI-designed organisms, synthetic life created in a lab.
The tools have changed, but the objective is the same: alter humanity from what God created into something “other.” And just as in the days of Noah, society celebrates these breakthroughs as progress, unaware that they echo an ancient strategy aimed at undermining God’s original blueprint.
3. Forbidden Knowledge
Before the Flood: Occult instruction and accelerated corruption
Today: Digital mysticism, AI oracles, and false supernatural enlightenment
Ancient Jewish writings (used only as historical context) describe fallen angels teaching humanity forbidden knowledge—sorcery, divination, astrology, weapon-making, and occult practices. Scripture affirms the outcome: the world became consumed by violence, immorality, and idolatry.
The purpose of forbidden knowledge was not enlightenment—it was destruction.
Today’s Parallels
Knowledge is once again being weaponized spiritually. Instead of stone tablets and ancient rituals, today’s “revelations” arrive through glowing screens, algorithmic suggestions, and digital spirits masquerading as wisdom. A generation is being discipled—not by Scripture—but by an endless stream of voices promising enlightenment apart from God.
AI “spiritual advisors” generating messages that mimic revelation.
TikTok witchcraft, introducing the occult to children in seconds.
New Age channelers claiming messages from “angels” or “higher beings.”
NAR prophets offering new “downloads” and extrabiblical doctrines.
Psychedelic visions marketed as pathways to truth that often produce the same teachings seen in occult literature.
The enemy no longer needs to descend from Mount Hermon. He simply uses screens, algorithms, and influencers. And because these deceptions feel modern, scientific, or mystical, few recognize that they originate from the same ancient spirits that once corrupted the world before the Flood.
4. Influence Over Nations
Before the Flood: Global governmental corruption
Today: Spiritual principalities steering geopolitical systems
Daniel 10 reveals a stunning reality: behind earthly nations are spiritual rulers. The “prince of Persia” and “prince of Greece” were fallen angelic powers influencing empires and leaders.
Ephesians 6:12 confirms a hierarchy of evil:
Principalities
Powers
Rulers of darkness
Spiritual forces of wickedness
Before the Flood, humanity had rejected God’s authority, embracing a corrupted spiritual worldview that permeated governments and societies.
Today’s Parallels
We see the same influence reshaping the world. Decisions that once aligned with national interest, historical values, or common sense are now driven by unseen pressures that move leaders like pieces on a global chessboard. What the world perceives as political chaos is, in reality, spiritual strategy unfolding behind the scenes.
Global alliances forming in ways that defy logic.
Hostility toward Israel increasing worldwide, fulfilling Zechariah 12.
Global institutions pushing one-world governance models.
Technocratic elites shaping world policy outside democratic oversight.
Nations abandoning biblical morality with shocking speed.
Human actors believe they are in control. Scripture tells us otherwise. These geopolitical shifts aren’t random—they are the birth pangs of a coming global order that Scripture warned would rise in the final days.
5. Violence and Lawlessness
Before the Flood: A world filled with brutal violence
Today: Global rage, societal collapse, and demonic hatred
Violence defined the pre-Flood world:
“The earth was filled with violence.”— Genesis 6:11
This wasn’t random crime—it was the fruit of demonic influence permeating culture. The corruption led to a culture of death, brutality, and chaos.
Today’s Parallels
Violence has once again become global, normalized, and celebrated. What was once shocking is now expected, and what was once unthinkable is now livestreamed to millions without hesitation.
The world is witnessing not just human anger, but a spiritual fury being unleashed across societies that have rejected truth and hardened their hearts.
Mass shootings, riots, and civil unrest.
Murder and brutality glorified through entertainment.
Demonic rage visible in public outbursts and unpredictable violence.
Antisemitic hatred growing at an unprecedented rate.
Lawlessness expanding, fulfilling Jesus’ warning in Matthew 24:12.
A society disconnected from God will always collapse into violence—because the same entities that influenced violence before the Flood still influence humanity today. And as restraint crumbles and wickedness intensifies, the world is being quietly conditioned for the chaos and brutality that will define the Tribulation period.
6. Sexual Corruption
Before the Flood: Perversion of marriage and intimacy
Today: The sexual revolution, pornography, and the targeting of children
The Genesis 6 rebellion was fundamentally sexual. Fallen angels corrupted the most sacred human relationship—marriage—to achieve spiritual destruction.
All throughout Scripture, Satan targets sexuality because it is tied to:
Family
Identity
Covenant
Reproduction
Future generations
Today’s Parallels
We are witnessing the most aggressive sexual corruption in history. What used to hide in the shadows is now celebrated openly, defended legally, and marketed directly to children. Sexuality has become not only a moral battleground but a spiritual weapon aimed at dismantling God’s design from the inside out.
Pornography addictions destroying minds and marriages.
Radical sexual ideologies taught to children in schools.
Transgender ideology, which attacks God’s design at the biological level.
Normalization of pedophilia under rebranded names like “MAPs.”
Occult and sexuality intertwined once again, just as in ancient pagan cultures.
Nothing Satan does today is new—it is simply a digital upgrade of ancient rebellion. And as society descends further into confusion and moral inversion, we are watching in real time the same corruption that once provoked God’s judgment before the Flood.
7. A Massive Global Deception Campaign
Before the Flood: A blinded world rejecting Noah’s message
Today: Alien narratives, false prophets, AI spirituality, and interfaith unity
Jesus’ words are chilling:
“They did not understand until the flood came…”— Matthew 24:39
Humanity was deceived—utterly. They embraced a worldview crafted by the fallen realm and dismissed God’s warnings as foolishness.
Today’s Parallels
The world is being conditioned for deception on a global scale. Every major cultural, technological, and spiritual shift seems to be steering humanity toward a single, unified lie—one powerful enough to reshape belief systems overnight. What once required temples and idols can now be delivered through digital illusions, global narratives, and supernatural counterfeits that feel “scientific” or “progressive.”
Alien disclosure, preparing a narrative for the Rapture.
AI generating scripture-like texts, giving spiritual answers without truth.
Deepfake miracles and holographic “signs” that could deceive millions.
The interfaith movement, building a one-world religion.
New Age doctrines merging with Christianity through progressive theology.
NAR false signs and wonders, counterfeiting true spiritual power.
Revelation 13 warns that signs and wonders will deceive the nations. We are watching those categories take shape in real time. What felt impossible even two decades ago is now not only plausible—it is being actively constructed before our eyes.
Conclusion: The Ancient Threat Renewed
The seven tactics used by the fallen angels before the Flood were not erased in judgment—they were only interrupted. Jesus made it clear: the final generation would see them again.
We are witnessing:
Identity rebellion
Genetic manipulation
Occult instruction
National deception
Global violence
Sexual corruption
Worldwide spiritual delusion
These are not cultural coincidences. They are prophetic markers. And as the world races toward the culmination of all things, these ancient strategies will only intensify—reminding us that our hope is not in earthly solutions, but in the imminent return of the One who will bring all darkness to an end.
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