Ancient Book of Enoch

Ancient Book of Enoch by Ken Johnson, Th.D. Copyright 2012, by Ken Johnson, Th.D. Ancient Book of Enoch by Ken Johnson, Th.D. Printed in the United States of America ISBN 1480102768 EAN-13 978-1480102767 Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are from the KJV. Chapter and verse divisions are based on the R. H. Charles edition. Contents Introduction The Book of Enoch End-Time Outline 1-5 The Watchers 6-16 The Seventy Generations The Dream of the Two Houses Enoch’s Journeys 17-36 First Parable 38-44 Second Parable 45-57 Third Parable 58-71 The Astronomical Calendar 72-82 End Time Signs First Dream - The Flood 83-84 Second Dream 85-90 The Seventy Shepherds Apocalypse of Weeks 91-93 Woe to Sinners 94-105 Prophecy of Noah’s Birth 106-107 Enoch’s Last Word 108 Enoch’s Prophecies Appendix A The Sons of God (Genesis 6) Appendix B The History of the Nephilim Appendix C Book of Giants Appendix D Genetic Experiments as of 2012 Other Books by Ken Johnson, Th.D. Bibliography Introduction Enoch was the seventh generation from Adam, the first man God created (Genesis 5:1-24). From Scripture we know Enoch lived for 365 years and then was translated or raptured without dying, and that even though he was a sinner like every other human being, he pleased God with his lifestyle. And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Genesis 5:21-24 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:5-6 Enoch named his firstborn son Methuselah (Genesis 5:22). The name Methuselah is made up of two Hebrew words; “meth” meaning “death” and “selah” meaning “to send.” The way Genesis 5:22 puts these two words together is unique. The spelling suggests the name can be translated as a Hebrew sentence meaning “when he is dead, it will be sent.” If we add the years from creation to the birth of Methuselah as found in Genesis 5, and then add his age at death, we find he died the very same year the Flood came. If we look in the ancient book of Jasher 5:36, we see Methuselah died exactly one week before the Flood occurred. This is the same day Noah entered the Ark! (Genesis 7:1-4). The timing clearly shows Enoch knew of the prophecy of God’s judgment of the world and, apparently, God gave Enoch a prophecy that the day his son died would be the end of the world as he knew it! This would, indeed, keep Enoch centered on both his son and the teachings of God throughout his whole life, walking very closely with God. Theologian John Gill (AD 1697-1771) wrote about the Book of Enoch saying: “Enoch, the seventh from Adam, delivered out the prophecy referred to by the apostle Jude, (verses 14, 15) … the Jews make mention of a writing of his in their ancient book of Zohar; and in the Targum of Jonathan on Genesis 5:24, he is called the great scribe; and several of the Christian fathers speak of his book as authentic, as Tertullian and others; and the Arabic writers [Flavius Josephus] tell us of pyramids and pillars erected by him, on which he engraved the arts and the instruments of them; and some writers ascribe the invention of letters and writing of books to hi m” A Dissertation Concerning the Antiquity of the Hebrew Language, Letters, Vowel Points, and Accents, by John Gill, D.D., ch. 2, pg. 36 The Book of Enoch, 2800-200 BC If the legends are to be believed, Enoch passed his book and other books to Noah, who preserved them in the Ark. Noah then passed Enoch’s book on to Shem, who preserved it in the city of Salem. Eventually it was passed down to the Israeli tribe of Levi for safe keeping. Somewhere along the line a new Hebrew translation renamed some of the place names of the cities, rivers, and lands. This was most likely done around the time of Solomon. It was then preserved up to the time the Essenes buried it, along with other ancient texts, to be found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Ancient Church on Enoch, AD 32- 700 The Book of Enoch is quoted by church fathers and rabbis alike, all the way back to the first century. By the year AD 700 it was forgotten by the church as a whole. Here are a few quotes from the ancient church fathers that let us know that the Ethiopic version of Enoch (called 1 Enoch) was considered the real Book of Enoch and that it contained real prophecy. It was not, however, to be added to the canon of Scripture, but was considered recommend reading by Scripture much like the Ancient Book of Jasher. What we know today as 2 Enoch and 3 Enoch were never considered real by either the church or the ancient rabbis. Origen, Of First Principles 4.1.35, quotes Enoch 41 and 17. Origen, Against Celsus 5.48,54, shows that Celsus’ quote of Enoch’s prophecy of seventy angels is from 2 Enoch. Origen corrects him by stating that the books of Enoch he was using (2 and 3 Enoch) are not received by Jews or Christians. Irenaeus, Against Heresies 4.16, summarized the story of Enoch 6- 16. Tertullian, On Idolatry 4, said Enoch taught that the demons and spirits of the apostate angels turned everything pure into idolatry. Anatolius 5 says the Book of Enoch clearly shows the Hebrew New Year begins about the time of the equinox. Testament of Levi 10 teaches that the Book of Enoch says the Jews will be scattered among the heathen and the temple will be at Jerusalem. Theodotus 2 quotes Enoch as saying “I have seen all sorts of matter.” Tertullian, Apparel of Women 1.2 , summarized the errors taught by the fallen angels in Enoch 6-16. Tertullian, Apparel of Women 1.3 , says the Book of Enoch is genuine. The Book of Enoch was not received by some Christians because it was not part of the Jewish canon. The Jews [Pharisees] rejected it, like some portions of Scripture, because it testified of Christ. Its quotation from the epistle of Jude proves it is to be considered genuine prophecy. Tertullian, Treatise on the Soul 50, says Enoch and Elijah will return to earth (his interpretation of Enoch 90:31). Tertullian, Idolatry 1.4, 15, quotes the Book of Enoch. AD 1768-1948 A man named James Bruce heard that the only translation known to still exist of the lost Book of Enoch was preserved by the Ethiopian Christian Church. In AD 1768, Bruce travelled to Ethiopia to find the Book of Enoch. Six years later, in 1773, he brought three manuscripts back to London where they lay in the British Museum untranslated. One hundred and twenty years later, in 1893, a man named R. H. Charles translated the manuscripts from the Ethiopic language into English. Liberal Scholarship The Book of Enoch has been largely ignored by fundamentalist Christians. Most of the commentaries on the book have been liberal. The same people who declare the biblical book of Daniel to be a creation of the Maccabean period because its prophecy in chapter 11 is far too accurate to have been written in the fifth century BC, say the same thing concerning the Book of Enoch. Considering the Daniel 11 prophecy proves itself by predicting events beyond the Maccabean period up to the reestablishment of Israel in AD 1948, Bible-believing Christians need to take a second look at the Book of Enoch. Liberals theorized that the current Book of Enoch was a compilation of five separate works, or that there have been at least five separate scribes who translated the present version. Most scholars divided Enoch into five sections. Section Date Chapters Notes 200-150 Book of 1 1-36 BC Watchers 1-100 2 37-71 Book of Parables AD* Book of 3 200 BC 72-82 Astronomy 165-160 Book of Dreams 4 83-90 BC** and Visions 5 150 BC 91-108 Epistle of Enoch * Late date based only on the fact it was not found in the Dead Sea Scrolls ** Thought to be composed during the Maccabean revolt. The style of writing appears to be about 200 BC, which explains why some liberals would believe it is a collection of five separate fake works put together by non-intellectual people who still believe in prophecy like the biblical book of Daniel. Fundamentalist Scholarship Since we can see that editing was done, such as replacing the ancient names of cites and rivers (e.g. Dan and Mt. Hermon), then we know the current version of the Book of Enoch is a translation of the original. This means it may have errors in it; it may be wholly corrupted in some sections, but it may also contain real history and real prophecy relevant to our generation.

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