Sep 26, 2017 the book of enoch and the ancient sumerians there is some crossover in the biblical texts of enoch and ancient sumerian texts, particularly when it comes to the watchers. Both versions, of which copied manuscripts have been found mostly in greek and latin translations. What is the book of enoch and should it be in the bible. They exemplify developments in many areas, such as beliefs about the end, that.
How angels became corrupt, and how god cleansed the earth. The book of enoch also referred to as ethiopian enoch or 1 enoch translated from the ethiopic by richard laurence, london, 1883 chapter 1 1the word of the blessing of enoch, how he blessed the elect and the righteous, who were to exist in the time of trouble. The book of enoch is a very dangerous book, because it contradicts scripture, lies about the biblical cosmology, it declares hate for gods temple and perverts gods mercy and plan of salvation. Then said the most high, the holy and great one spake, and sent uriel to the son of lamech, and said to him. Summary of the second book of enoch 200 years after the birth of his son methusela, enoch was resting on his bed when he became aware that two angels were standing at the head of his bed. Enoch, the initiator was preflood messenger and initiator. Does the book of enoch teach that the earth is flat.
Regarding the building of noahs ark, the bible tells us that it was, in fact, noah who built it. Several fragments of it, in aramaic, have been found among the dead sea scrolls. The prophecy is analyzed verse by verse and seems to fit very well into that framework. The original version was lost at the end of the fourth century, and only fragments remained, but bruce the traveler brought back a copy from abyssinia, in ethiopia, in 1773, probably copied from the version known to the early greek fathers. In 2 enoch methusela was born when enoch was 165 years and he walked 200 more years with god and then he was taken. School of oriental and african studies library at the university of london, printed and published by oxford university press.
By the late 1400s rumors began to spread that somewhere a copy of. The book of enoch is now usually designated 1 enoch, to distinguish it from the later apocalypse, the secrets of enoch, known as 2 enoch. Some say that the title son of man was inspired by the book of enoch. The book of enoch and the flat earth answers in genesis. The book of enoch should not be used to interpret scripture. May 12, 2009 since the theme of the book of enoch was present in a few posts, i thought id share with you a list of messianic prophecies i digged up from the book of enoch. The truth about the fall of the rebellious angels and their mating with mortal humans, the understanding and analysis of the end of time and the details of the relationship between enoch and extraterrestrial beings. The book of the watchers chapters 6, which includes enochs vision of. In either case, the book of enoch is an apocalyptic text which discusses the end of the world, angels, the nephilim, prophecies, and punishments for the wicked postflood. This section of the book and another section near the end describe the. And being under ban of the authorities, afterwards it gradually passed out of circulation. As formulated in the apocalypse of 4 ezra about the end of the first century. Also, jude makes reference to a group of angels that are bound with chains until the final judgement. Enoch said that his writings were to be sealed up and revealed in the last time.
Despairing, therefore, of the world around them, the apocalyptists centred their hope upon a world to come, where the righteous would come to their own and evil would find no place. The most used appear to be based upon the translations of the ethiopic book of enoch found at the s. See my previous articles did the prophet enoch write the book of enoch. The figure of enoch appears only briefly in the book of genesis. Fallen angels, nephilim and aliens forbidden book of enoch. Azazel appears in the bible as an obscure entity that receives a scapegoat of sin from aaron. The book of enoch 5 the history of the book of enoch the book was thought to have been lost, for over 2,000 years, with many ancient sources referring to it, and even quoting parts, but no complete copies were known.
This is fulfilled at the first and second coming of the son of man. Mentioned only a few times in the bible, we have to seek our answers about the watchers in book of enoch, one of the most important noncanonical apocryphal works. The book of enoch contains a prophecy dividing the history of the world into ten weeks. We have now started the last time and the book of enoch must and will be revealed as time goes on. The main reason why they were censored for the christian world was because they contain stories that describe. The fallen angeles and the endtime countdown to armageddon. And to these also, enoch, the seventh from adam, prophesied, saying, behold, the lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have ungodly wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against. In that parable i saw how a mighty quaking made the heaven of heavens to quake, and the host of the most high, and the angels, a thousand thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, were 2 disquieted with a great.
It is this thought which underlies the opening words of the book of enoch. King david was inspired to write many psalms based on the written words of enoch. The timing of the renewed interest of the book of enoch with the discovery of the dead sea scrolls in 1947 is significant. How angels became corrupt, and how god cleansed the earth corrupted angels, the nephilim, tremendous lifespans, a great deluge, and ancient and advanced knowledge are a few of the topics. At about the time of the protestant reformation, there came to be a renewed interest in the book of enoch which had long since been lost to the modern world. Book of enoch section i the book of watchers part 1 chapter 1 1the words of the blessing of enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be 2 living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be removed. And he took up his parable and said enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by god. The book of enoch is an ancient composition known from two sets of versions, an ethiopic one that scholars identify as 1 enoch, and a slavonic version that is identified as 2 enoch, and which is also known as the book of the secrets of enoch. The history of the world all the way through to the end into eternity. Enoch is told to declare everything to thy son methuselah to preserve it to deliver them to the generations of the world. The second book of enoch summary and explanation simona rich.
May 31, 2014 the book of enochknowing the end at the beginning may 31, 2014 devteam the word of the blessing of enoch, with which he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be removed. In spite of all the mysticism, sometimes of a rather fantastic kind, and of the frequently supra. And now instruct him that he may escape and his seed may be preserved for all the generations of the world. In fact, enoch is a collection of several books, written over. Mar 29, 2017 enoch the preflood prophet and end time witness posted on march 29, 2017 by don koenig april 1, 2017 some of the contents in the book of enoch 1 enoch requires that either the person giving the message was a prophet, or that much of the book of enoch was written after the new testament. You have to be very careful here because some people will use the book of enoch for actually proving that aliens exist alien resistance and other christian websites like them say that these beings will be nothing more than fallen angels setting the world. A few parts of the book of enoch teach that the earth is flat. Corrupted angels, the nephilim, tremendous lifespans, a great deluge, and ancient and advanced knowledge are a few of the topics. God shows enoch the age of this world, its existence of seven thousand years, and the eighth thousand is the end, neither years, nor months, nor weeks, nor days chapter 34. Including 1 the ethiopian book of enoch, 2 the slavonic secrets and 3 the hebrew book of enoch paperback may 20, 2012.
The book of enoch was forbidden in the bible it includes. Shortly before the christian era, enoch became the hero of a whole cycle of legends, which enjoyed immense popularity. I urge you to read my book as in the days of noah it is on this site and will reveal the world back in enochs. The book of enoch prophesies that the enochic calendar would be fully revealed at the end of the 7th cycle of seventy weeks. The book of the watchers chapters 6 dedicated to the last generation. I see this happening shortly after the 2nd coming, so of all the groups ive mentioned, i think, the church is the least likely to be the one enoch had in mind. The book of enoch was considered as scripture in the epistle of barnabas 16. Enoch is one of only two people elijah being the other in the word of god who was taking up to heaven without dying genesis 5. Its somewhat of a parallel text to what we see happening in revelation.
This article proposes that those weeks are based on the enoch calendar, suggests dates for each week, and interprets the prophecy. Book of enochsection i the book of watchers part 1 chapter 1 1the words of the blessing of enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be 2 living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be removed. The book of enochknowing the end at the beginning the word of the blessing of enoch, with which he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be removed. Fromthe apocrypha and pseudepigrapha of the old testament r. There are many bits and pieces, many supposed parts and chapters that comprise the book of enoch that is passing around today. The socalled angels take him away and this scene is described by the son of enoch in the last paragraphs of this incredible book. The prophets, yeshua and all the apostles quoted enoch. Many commentaries have been written giving the various perceived pros can cons of doing so.
Messianic prophecies in the book of enoch christian forums. The book of enoch the book of enoch, written during the second century b. In the end i was convinced that the book is really enochs true account of. Nephilim are the offspring that resulted from the mating of fallen angels with humans. The book of enoch charleschapter 10 wikisource, the free. Many details of the cosmology of the book of enoch contradict the modern flatearth model. Enoch also tells us that the world as we know it will end at the end of 7000 years of human history. Therefore enoch could have been referring to either or both of these groups. The book of enoch is one of those books that almost made it into the bible but was then rejected as apocryphal, even though enoch and the book itself are mentioned and referred to several times in the bible. Jul 14, 2018 the main reason why they were censored for the christian world was because they contain stories that describe. Astronomy chapter 72 1 the book of the courses of the luminaries of the heaven, the relations of each, according to their classes, their dominion and their seasons, according to their names and places of origin, and according to their months, which uriel, the holy angel, who was with. The book attributes itself to enoch chanoch, a direct descendant of adam and noahs greatgrandfather. Mar 11, 2018 the book of enoch is an important source for those who promote the notion that the earth is flat. It is a well documented fact that in 1st century judaism this book was quite popular.
The book of enoch is any of the several falsely attributed texts whose claimed authorship is attributed to enoch, who was the greatgrandfather of noah genesis 5. Flat earthers are selective about which portions of the book of enoch that they cite, because other passages clearly. Before we address enochs prophecy of the seven epochs of 490 years that span from creation to christ, first some words about why the book of enoch is important for today. From the apocrypha and pseudepigrapha of the old testament r. This and many other books became discredited after the council of laodicea. The generation of enoch scholarship from 1890 to world war i was. The church will return to the vicinity of earth when the new jerusalem comes down out of heaven rev. The book of enoch might tell a different story of the. The words of the blessing of enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and.
It is in the book of enoch we find the most interesting accounts of the watchers. The book of enoch comes up now and then in bible prophecy. The book of enoch claims to be written by enoch 7th from adam, but this is false. The book of enoch describes in more detail what the world was like. Most scholars believe that the book of enoch is really five different books that were written in different time periods and redacted together by editors until it became its current version before a. This is an apocryphal book of the old testament, written in hebrew about a century before christ. Some nt scripture actually appears to be referring to the book of enoch, and it was a book that the jews in jesus days were familiar with. When it comes to the book of enoch, i know many want to dispute whether or not we should consider it canon, or even a valid source for deriving, confirming andor elaborating on the canonized biblical truths. The book of enoch chapter 1 to 16 illuminati exposers. And the lord showed enoch all things, even unto the end of the world. The book of enoch is an ancient but nonsacred work, dating most likely from the second temple period. A few portions of this rather long book teach that the earth is flat, but other passages are ambiguous about the earths shape.
The book of enoch and the ancient sumerians there is some crossover in the biblical texts of enoch and ancient sumerian texts, particularly when it comes to the watchers. Then in 1773, james bruce brought three copies back from ethiopia, having spent some years exploring the country. They soon begin to lust for human women and, at the prodding of their leader samyaza, defect en masse to illicitly instruct humanity and procreate among them. Many verses in the bible are quotes or experiences taken from the book of enoch and noah. Chapters ixxxvi introduction chapter 1 1 the words of the blessing of enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be 2 living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be. However, in the book of enoch and other apocryphal texts, azazel was a. A fragment of the book of noah 1 in the year 500, in the seventh month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the life of enoch. So you might want to be aware of the arguments presented in and about this book. They were giants, often with six fingers, six toes, double rows of teeth and massive appetites for blood. The book of enochknowing the end at the beginning the word of the blessing of enoch, with which he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be removed concerning the elect i said, as i began my story concerning them.
He was greatgrandfather of noah and one of the first people, who. As well as my book of enoch in the early church articles part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4. Book 1 the watchers book 2 parables book 3 astronomy book 4 dreams epistle of enoch. The flesh of enoch was transformed into flames, his tendons into fire, his bones into embers, his eyes into torches, his hair into rays of light, and the storm, the whirlwind, the thunder and the lightning enveloped him until he disappeared. The 7000year prophecy we find in the book of 1 enoch introduces us to a week of centuries, which seems reasonable because it would then give us a total of seven different prophetic types of calendar weeks. Oct 27, 2017 enoch the initiator preflood messenger of god. Wherein the book of enoch contradicts the bible true. Known as the annunaki, or visitors from a planet called nibiru, the sumerians also looked upon these watchers as gods, showing a crossover between the two ancient cultures. It anticipates the repeat of the sin of the watchers. Jul 15, 2016 the book of enoch fable or true on july 15, 2016 may 10, 2017 by gina in the book of enoch, uncategorized there are many bits and pieces, many supposed parts and chapters that comprise the book of enoch that is passing around today. As christians, we live in an increasingly morally depraved world, which will come to an end.
A framework for interpreting the ten week prophecy in the book of enoch is proposed based on equal length weeks of 728 enoch years each, beginning in 4005 bc, using the enoch calendar described in that same book. Lets look at some quotes from the book of enoch and see how this can possibly connect to the endtime period. Mystery of the watchers and book of enoch fallen angels. Mystery of the watchers and book of enoch fallen angels and. The former is also called the ethiopic enoch, the latter the slavonic enoch, after the languages of the earliest versions extant of each respectively. The only people who accept the book as an official part of their holy scriptures are ethiopian jews and the ethiopian orthodox church and a few more obscure religious groups around the. The book of enoch is an ancient hebrew apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to.
As the book of enoch is, in some respects, the most notable extant apocalyptic work outside the. The book of enoch fable or true shredding the veil. And i enoch alone saw the vision, the ends of all things. The book of enoch was forbidden in the bible it includes giants, fallen angels and a warning for mankind 5 months ago 6,006 views there are many topics discussed in the book of enoch, some of them include things such as nephilim, corrupted angels, a huge flood, and an extremely advanced knowledge and a warning to humanity.