9The spirit likewise of the sea is potent and strong; and as a strong power causes it to ebb, so is it driven forwards, and scattered against the mountains of the earth. The spirit of the frost has its angel; in the spirit of hail there is a good angel; the spirit of snow ceases in its strength, and a solitary spirit is in it, which ascends from it like vapour, and is called refrigeration.
10The spirit also of mist dwells with them in their receptacle; but it has a receptacle to itself; for its progress is in splendour.
11In light, and in darkness, in winter and in summer. Its receptacle is bright, and an angel is in it.
12The spirit of dew has its abode in the extremities of heaven, in connection with the receptacle of rain; and its progress is in winter and in summer. The cloud produced by it, and the cloud of the mist, become united; one gives to the other; and when the spirit of rain is in motion from its receptacle, angels come, and opening its receptacle, bring it forth.
This is just one of the many passages that didn't add up for me. At what point did God create "spirits" for creation? I don't remember that being taught anywhere in the bible. Spirit of the wind, dew, mist, etc? Really?
The thing is, the "where in the bible" argument should be restated as "where in the biblical canon..." There are books that predate some books in the canon of the bible - many are apocryphal. Many explain the scores of questions Christians have within the accepted canon. But, some of us have accepted the actions of men to determine what is inspired for us. That is unacceptable, to me. I am responsible for my own soul, and God will admonish me if I come to Him saying, "well, the [insert] Church said that was not inspired, so I never investigated the book for myself."
In other words, the "where in the bible" argument is incomplete; it assumes the 66 books of the protestant canon are the "end-all-be-all" authority of the Word of God - again, determined by men. Enoch is canon in the Ethiopian bible. It was canon in the Jewish canon, but was discarded. It was canon in the Catholic canon; it was discarded. Question the validity of humans removing books and claiming they are not inspired - on what basis do they do this (is it political, psychological, spiritual, dogmatic, ecumenical, etc.?) As I said before, the book of Revelation was previously not considered canon. That book is reminiscent of Enoch (2.0).
Moreover, in terms of poetic language, everything has a context. Don't fret over the language of Enoch when the Church cannot even agree on the canon (which is why we have a trillion denominations) [/hyperbole].
Well I wasn't basing my view on "where in the bible does it say xyz" as to why I don't believe it's inspired.
Do you believe it is, if so, why?
Book of Enoch has direct prophecies con earning Christ and His sacrifice for remission of sin.
BoE labels Christ as the Ancient One - acknowledging His fit in the trinity, and His existence from the beginning.
BoE explains in full detail the events of Gen. 6.
The BoE praises the Father - the Most High - over all other magistrates.
The BoE gives detailed account into where souls go after death. It lines up with Lazerus parable, and the parable of the sower from Christ.
Christ admonishes people for not reading and remberring an Enochian prophecy.
BoE explains how - given that human history can be traced through genealogies - we advanced thousands of years into the future in only a few hundred.
There are many other things. Inspired texts has become a subjective measuring rod of the Church. If a bunch of people don't think it should be in a canon it won't be. That is whether or not the people DISCERN for themselves. There was a time when the book of Revelation was not considered canon. I think everyone should be able to discern for themselves - I would rather all books be "canonical" and I get back my God-given responsibility of discerning lies from Truth.
Bro, I am not trying to argue; I don't know about you, but I am exhausted with arguing with my brothers in sisters in faith. I wasn't necessarily calling you out, I was just trying to highlight how the mentality of "not seeing it in the canon = double you tee eff" is incomplete. The same argument could be applied to apocryphal books depending on the century you are in (which accentuated my point, I believe, about human determination of inspiration from God.) It wasn't really a dig at you.
I'm beyond tired of arguing lol. I was just asking. I've only skimmed through some of the replies, and hadn't noticed yours from earlier. That's the only reason why I was asking.
Book of Enoch has direct prophecies con earning Christ and His sacrifice for remission of sin.
BoE labels Christ as the Ancient One - acknowledging His fit in the trinity, and His existence from the beginning.
BoE explains in full detail the events of Gen. 6.
The BoE praises the Father - the Most High - over all other magistrates.
The BoE gives detailed account into where souls go after death. It lines up with Lazerus parable, and the parable of the sower from Christ.
Christ admonishes people for not reading and remberring an Enochian prophecy.
BoE explains how - given that human history can be traced through genealogies - we advanced thousands of years into the future in only a few hundred.
There are many other things. Inspired texts has become a subjective measuring rod of the Church. If a bunch of people don't think it should be in a canon it won't be. That is whether or not the people DISCERN for themselves. There was a time when the book of Revelation was not considered canon. I think everyone should be able to discern for themselves - I would rather all books be "canonical" and I get back my God-given responsibility of discerning lies from Truth.
9The spirit likewise of the sea is potent and strong; and as a strong power causes it to ebb, so is it driven forwards, and scattered against the mountains of the earth. The spirit of the frost has its angel; in the spirit of hail there is a good angel; the spirit of snow ceases in its strength, and a solitary spirit is in it, which ascends from it like vapour, and is called refrigeration.
10The spirit also of mist dwells with them in their receptacle; but it has a receptacle to itself; for its progress is in splendour.
11In light, and in darkness, in winter and in summer. Its receptacle is bright, and an angel is in it.
12The spirit of dew has its abode in the extremities of heaven, in connection with the receptacle of rain; and its progress is in winter and in summer. The cloud produced by it, and the cloud of the mist, become united; one gives to the other; and when the spirit of rain is in motion from its receptacle, angels come, and opening its receptacle, bring it forth.
The foundation for things mentioned and remarked upon as truth but not laid down in the Torah and the prophets are all laid down foundational-ly in Enoch. Enoch saw everything on a tour given to him by the angels, of the creation, and Enoch read the tablets written in heaven on which God the Word wrote the things that would be, from the beginning, so that the angels could read them and know what would befall the children of Adam.
So when he comes to Daniel in chapter 10, verse 21, He says to Daniel: "but I will show you what is written/inscribed/noted in the Scripture of Truth, and one binds with me in these things, Michael, your prince". He then proceeds to show Daniel the things concerning his people til the end, which Daniel wrote in chapters 11, 12; but those things were already written in the Scripture of Truth, and nowhere on earth were they written, but in heaven.
So there is a Scripture of Truth written in heaven, and Enoch read it, and Daniel wrote two chapters which were revealed to him of things to come concerning his people in the last days.
As Christians we are not to argue...To me, the fact that Enoch is mentioned in the bible Jude, Heb., 2 peter, gives it a greater validity than just as an apocryphal book..
Too many parts of the book don't add up for me. Despite the angels leaving heaven to get married...There were other parts of the book that bothered me. I posted it earlier, but I'll share it again so you can see:
What spirits exist within nature? Spirit of mist? Of dew? And one should note that "hail" didn't exist before rain, so I'm having a problem with hail having it's own angel.
That said, I feel like there are too many parts that steal (yes, steal) from the prophetic books of Isaiah and Daniel. And Jesus wasn't the Son of man until after His incarnation. Calling Him the Son of Man pre-incarnation is totally incorrect.
There are other things as well that bother me, but like we've established, I'm not interested in arguing
look in this chapter - CHAPTER IX.
1. And then Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel looked down from heaven and saw much blood being shed upon the earth, and all lawlessness being wrought upon the earth. 2. And they said one to another: 'The earth made without inhabitant cries the voice of their crying up to the gates of heaven. 3 ⌈⌈And now to you, the holy ones of heaven⌉⌉, the souls of men make their suit, saying, "Bring our cause before the Most High.".' 4. And they said to the Lord of the ages: 'Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings, 〈and God of the ages〉, the throne of Thy glory (standeth) unto all the generations of the ages, and Thy name holy and glorious and blessed unto all the ages! 5. Thou hast made all things, and power over all things hast Thou: and all things are naked and open in Thy sight, and Thou seest all things, and nothing can hide itself from Thee. 6. Thou seest what Azâzêl hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which were (preserved) in heaven, which men were striving to learn: 7. And Semjâzâ, to whom Thou hast given authority to bear rule over his associates. 8. And they have gone to the daughters of men upon the earth, and have slept with the women, and have defiled themselves, and revealed to them all kinds of sins. 9. And the women have borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness. 10. And now, behold, the souls of those who have died are crying and making their suit to the gates of heaven, and their lamentations have ascended: and cannot cease because of the lawless deeds which are wrought on the earth. 11. And Thou knowest all things before they come to pass, and
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[paragraph continues] Thou seest these things and Thou dost suffer them, and Thou dost not say to us what we are to do to them in regard to these.'
Does God of heaven, creator of life, need the Angels to advise, to point out? No
look in this chapter - CHAPTER IX.
1. And then Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel looked down from heaven and saw much blood being shed upon the earth, and all lawlessness being wrought upon the earth. 2. And they said one to another: 'The earth made without inhabitant cries the voice of their crying up to the gates of heaven. 3 ⌈⌈And now to you, the holy ones of heaven⌉⌉, the souls of men make their suit, saying, "Bring our cause before the Most High.".' 4. And they said to the Lord of the ages: 'Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings, 〈and God of the ages〉, the throne of Thy glory (standeth) unto all the generations of the ages, and Thy name holy and glorious and blessed unto all the ages! 5. Thou hast made all things, and power over all things hast Thou: and all things are naked and open in Thy sight, and Thou seest all things, and nothing can hide itself from Thee. 6. Thou seest what Azâzêl hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which were (preserved) in heaven, which men were striving to learn: 7. And Semjâzâ, to whom Thou hast given authority to bear rule over his associates. 8. And they have gone to the daughters of men upon the earth, and have slept with the women, and have defiled themselves, and revealed to them all kinds of sins. 9. And the women have borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness. 10. And now, behold, the souls of those who have died are crying and making their suit to the gates of heaven, and their lamentations have ascended: and cannot cease because of the lawless deeds which are wrought on the earth. 11. And Thou knowest all things before they come to pass, and
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[paragraph continues] Thou seest these things and Thou dost suffer them, and Thou dost not say to us what we are to do to them in regard to these.'
4. And they said to the Lord of the ages: 'Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings, 〈and God of the ages〉...
5. Thou hast made all things, and power over all things hast Thou: and all things are naked and open in Thy sight, and Thou seest all things, and nothing can hide itself from Thee.
Thou seest what Azâzêl hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which were (preserved) in heaven, which men were striving to learn:
Then Micaiah said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by, on His right hand and on His left. 20 And the Lord said, Who will persuade Ahab to go up, that he may fall at Ramoth Gilead? So one spoke in this manner, and another spoke in that manner. 21 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. 22 The Lord said to him, In what way? So he said, I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, You shall persuade him, and also prevail. Go out and do so. 23 Therefore look! The Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and the Lord has declared disaster against you. 1 Kings 22:19-23
How is that Enoch passage any different from this one?
The main reason is because it IS included in the Word of God.
This verse shows God as giving permission, not issuing a command, a specific command at that.
Luther did not recognize the canon list made by men over a thousand years before his day, so the debate was not settled even in his day.Book of Enoch has direct prophecies con earning Christ and His sacrifice for remission of sin.
BoE labels Christ as the Ancient One - acknowledging His fit in the trinity, and His existence from the beginning.
BoE explains in full detail the events of Gen. 6.
The BoE praises the Father - the Most High - over all other magistrates.
The BoE gives detailed account into where souls go after death. It lines up with Lazerus parable, and the parable of the sower from Christ.
Christ admonishes people for not reading and remberring an Enochian prophecy.
BoE explains how - given that human history can be traced through genealogies - we advanced thousands of years into the future in only a few hundred.
There are many other things. Inspired texts has become a subjective measuring rod of the Church. If a bunch of people don't think it should be in a canon it won't be. That is whether or not the people DISCERN for themselves. There was a time when the book of Revelation was not considered canon. I think everyone should be able to discern for themselves - I would rather all books be "canonical" and I get back my God-given responsibility of discerning lies from Truth.
Shall we point out some issues with this text? Sure, let's do it.
In Noah's day, men didn't worship false god's or have kings or lords over them. Calling the Most High "God of god's, King of kings, and Lord of Lords" would hold no meaning when He was the only God, King, and Lord.