The book of enoch, written during the second century b. Book of enoch international standard bible encyclopedia. He cometh with ten thousands of his saints to execute judgment upon all, and to destroy all the ungodly. So, though the book of enoch is interesting, it is full of theological holes and so we should never read this book except to satisfy our curiosity. The real reason the book of enoch isnt in the bible.
From the bible, we know that enoch was adams greatgreatgreatgreat grandson and noahs great grandfather who lived a holy and faithful life to the lord genesis 5. This is why the book of enoch was removed from scriptures. Book of enoch bible book of enoch bible comparison. What is the book of enoch and should it be in the bible. Throughout his threeplus centuries on earth, he has numerous other offspring. Listen to the book of enoch 1 the book written by enoch enoch indeed wrote this complete doctrine of wisdom. Many have questions about the book of enoch and the bible. Most commonly, the phrase book of enoch refers to 1 enoch, which is wholly extant only in the ethiopic language. He also becomes the father of methuselah, the longestliving man genesis 5. Enoch is also one of the two people in the bible taken up to heaven without dying the other being elijah, as the bible says and enoch walked with god, and he was not.
The book of enoch has too much information that can disrupt the deception of the prince of the power of the air, and that is why it was not included in the rest of what we have in our current. Inspiring philosophy has produced a video response attempting to. An explanation of the nephilim in genesis 6, enoch and the biblical belief in giants. The book of enoch index internet sacred text archive. Enoch contains unique material on the origins of demons and giants, why some angels fell from heaven, an explanation of why the great flood was morally necessary, and prophetic exposition of the. The book of enoch is a book that many believe to be an authentic prophecy for the end times. Enoch walked with god after he fathered methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Compare that to enochs version which, translated from geez, reads and behold. In chapter 10 verse 2, enoch allegedly wrote about noah, even though the bible teaches that enoch was taken up to heaven years before noah was born.
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