Who Were the Watchers?

Who were the Watchers? This mysterious group of angels who defied God and demanded worship. The early church knew their story, why don't we?

The Watchers are mentioned in the Book of Enoch, the Book of Jubilees, and referenced in the canonical scriptures. They were a group of angels assigned to watch over humanity, but instead they descended to earth, took wives from among the daughters of men, and fathered the Nephilim — the giants of the ancient world.

The Book of Genesis records: "There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown." (Genesis 6:4)

The early church fathers wrote extensively about the Watchers. Tertullian, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and Clement of Alexandria all referenced the story of the fallen angels and their offspring. It was a foundational story for understanding the origins of evil in the world.

Over time, this story faded from mainstream Christian teaching. But the ancient texts remain, and the story they tell is stranger and more compelling than most people realize.

Paul J. Fowler's Thrones of the Watchers series brings this ancient narrative to life in an epic dark fantasy setting, exploring what the world might have looked like when these events unfolded.