But judgment is coming on the ungodly in our world. And if so, why isnt it in the Bible?S.P. However, I believe that the safest attitude is to use Apocryphal books such as Enoch with a great deal of caution. Thats why it's so important to continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel Let no one cheat you of your reward (Colossians 1:23, 2:18). The seventh from Adam If there was any doubt about the one who gave the prophecy, Jude eliminates it here. The prophecy he is about to quote came from Enoch, the seventh in chronology, starting with Adam. (NIV) Genesis 5:24. #1. And to destroy [all] the ungodly: And to convict all flesh Enoch spoke these words just seven generations after Adam. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jude makes no reference to a "book of Enoch" but rather a specific individual, known in Scripture. Answer: > Jude 1:14-15 reads, "It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, 'Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in. In the Enoch story, God judges the fallen angels. Had to tie on bandanas to go near the open door. Methuselah means when he is dead, it shall come.. Equally important, Jude may be using this quotation because it comes from ancient literature his opponents favor. John 5:24: I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned (krisis); he has crossed over from death to life. NIV. He cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones to execute judgment upon all, and to destroy all the ungodly: And to convict all flesh Of all the works of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.. No, the mere fact that copies of the book of Enoch were found among the " Dead Sea Scrolls " is not a reason to consider the book to be Scripture. As you study his life, look at your own. God just took him. 3:8, he alludes to ancient Jewish traditions. It is written by God, and not Enoch. Very ancient is the promise and knowledge of what we call "the second coming". ENOCH 1:9. Notice how Enoch uses the word ungodly four times in quick succession (Jude 1:15): [Enoch says] ungodly sinners have spoken [harsh things] against him. (Jude 1:15). View these maps of the Bible. (Note: the above information comes from our book, Fight for the Faith: A Study of the Letter from Jude), Your email address will not be published. 2237 Doubts about 1 Enoch were fueled in the church by the recognition that the Jews rejected the book from their authoritative writings. See the lesson? And the crisis began. In fact, Enoch's message predates the words of Moses, Samuel, and the Hebrew prophets by many centuries. jude 14-15 it was also about these that enoch, in the seventh generation from adam, prophesied, saying, "see, the lord is coming with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all, and to convict everyone of all the deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners Noah was one of those two men. He had a son. Both the Old Testament (Daniel 7:10) and the New Testament claim that Jesus will be accompanied at his 2nd coming by huge numbers of angels and by the saints (Matthew 25:31). We know from Genesis 5:23-24 that he lived to be 365 years old, that he walked with God, (whether you take that to be literal or figurative, it tells us that this was a righteous man) and that he was taken prematurely by God. The angel Uriel has taken Enoch to the very edge of the earth and beyond, in "a place which had no firmament of heaven above, and no firmly founded earth beneath it." Possibility #3: The Book of Enoch, though uninspired, contained an accurate quote of Enoch which was afterwards affirmed by God through Jude. He partnered with Intimate Life Ministries and also regularly teaches national leaders for CRU and various other mission organizations. When you walk with God and death comes, you don't look forward to it necessarily, but you don't fear it, either. And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. How did Jude know what Enoch prophesied? And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. So far as the Scriptures outside of Jude are concerned, this is basically all we know about Enoch. What we don't know for sure is exactly where this story comes from according to verse 9. which they have ungodly committed, Queen Elizabeth looked at her coldly and the following exchange occurred: If I give you mercy, what promise will you make for the future? While the sources from which Paul and Jude draw lack divine inspiration, they become part of inspired Scripture in the context of their epistles, written under the direction of the Holy Spirit. But people would ask him about the letters on his forehead. Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. According to the chronology of Genesis 5, it happened exactly as God prophesied. Enoch - We don't know a lot about Enoch. Well, Edgar, I hope this information is both informative and inspiring to you. Enoch was one of the two people recorded in the Bible who did not die but were taken up into heaven by God, the other being . It is clear they did not. Learn more about these popular topics below. Jude 1:14, CSB: It was about these that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied: "Look! He walked with God, so He would have known the things of God and how He would create a new creation by the union of God with Flesh producing the Righteous Jesus, and the First begotten Son of God from the dead, Christ Jesus our Lord. If Jude was quoting from the Book of Enochwritten no earlier than 200 BCthen the book of Jude cannot be inspired, for it would be speaking a lie as though it were truthproving it was not from God. What are your insights? Enoch said simply, all, but the Holy Spirit has enlarged upon this in scores of passages throughout the Bible. Enoch was the great-grandfather of Noah. It is the faith once for all delivered the gospel that now convinces people of sin and provides a way of forgiveness to those who obey. The Lord is coming with countless thousands of his holy ones. How? Judes quotation is similar but not identical. If you'd like to help us with our various research projects, we've got several books on our Amazon "Wish List" which can be accessed. Id better go home. And the Lord said, Enoch, weve been walking so long together, I believe were closer to my home than to yours. Christians settled their case out of court with God a long time ago. For it is written in the same book of Enoch, 'I beheld the whole of matter;' which is so understood as if he had said: 'I have clearly seen all the divisions of matter which are broken up from one into each individual species either of men, or animals, or of the sky, or of the sun, or of all other things in this world.'" If so, how can we have any confidence of what is inspired and what isnt? How to avoid the Krisis of Judgment at the Great White Throne. Observe further, by way of contrast, what is not contained in this text. When Methuselah died, judgment from God was sent. The name "Methuselah" means "when he dies, the flood will come." The Lord comes with thousands of His holy ones to execute judgment on all Possibility #1: There was an oral tradition that Enoch had given this prophecy, though it was not ever written down in the Old Testament Scriptures. Four times in this passage Jude quotes Enoch using the word ungodly. He says it so many times it becomes a rather awkward thing to read. 12:2, but instead He quotes from Exodus 3: Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, havent you read what was spoken to you by God: I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? Those of us who understand that the OT and NT are God's Word then have to take seriously Enoch, since the Bible does. The Bible just mentions the fact that Enoch walked with God and was no more, because God took . Julie and I on vacation and returned home to open the refrigerator door. This should not be a surprise, because the apostle Paul was given the names of two Egyptian magicians who withstood Moseseven though those two men were never named in the Old Testament (see 2Ti. Of the three, I am convinced that the second is the most likely, though the other two are possible. Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Simply click here to return to. Why trust this prophecy? We have already rehearsed this scene of horror. 14:5 envisions an advent of God along with His holy ones. So Jude did not consider Enoch inspired. The birth of the giants, according to 1 Enoch, is the reason for the Noah's Flood. May 10, 2009. 1:12). Enoch: The Walk of Faith. The Bible is full of fascinating stories, characters and mysteries! Enoch was the son of Cain and Ramona, and he led the Nodites. After all, the Bible never mentions one word that Enoch spoke. Jude actually quoted from 1 Enoch. 7:10 pictures God as surrounded by myriads of heavenly attendants at the time of judgment. However, this does not make 1 Enoch a Biblical book any more than Cyrus or Epimenides - see appendix 1. Or, I might say, a beautiful Christian life is like the fragrance of a juicy steak grilling on the barbecueor chicken breast. Why dont you come home with me tonight? So Enoch went on home with God., Why did God take him on to Heaven? Roger is an avid student of astrophysics, genetics, and neuroscience, which adds to the depth of his biblical knowledge and exposition. They are not in the Bible. English history records one of the assassination plots against the great Queen Elizabeth I was foiled when attendants discovered a woman dressed, as a boy page, hiding in the closet of the queens bedroom one night before she retired for the evening. Enoch is one of the few end-time prophets we never hear about. Dr. 17:28, Tit. when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don't know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:8). 3:8). Likewise, within the Enochic literature, the Book of Enoch or 1 Enoch is by far the most well-known document. Well, I know. The main reason why Enoch was removed hundreds of years ago was because preachers did not want to cause sinful people, to sin even more. Thus, he turns their venerated scriptures against them, much as Jesus does to the Sadducees, who think theyve wrestled Him to the ground on the issue of the resurrection with their hypothetical case of a woman married consecutively to seven brothers (Matt. The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith 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. Not one person at the Great White Throne has their name in the Book of Life. James VanderKam, a professor of Hebrew Scriptures and a noted expert on the literature of Enoch, writes that Enochs reference to the holy ones derives from Job 5:1 and 15:15, as well as from Daniel 4. As such, Noah was sort of like, the John the Baptist of the Old World. When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. with ten thousands of [His] holy ones What Do Jude and Enoch Tell Us about the End Times? [ivory-search id="86" title="Default Search Form"]. They confiscated the long, wicked-looking hair pins she had intended to plunge into queens heart. Home This lesson in our studies of Judes epistle looks at verses 14-16 where Jude quotes Enochs promise that the wicked will be judged by the Lord. By quoting Enoch, Jude indirectly quotes the passages to which the Book of Enoch alludes. 11:5). Sometimes just having a son will draw us closer to God. 3:6, 15-16). | Bible Topics "Jude proves that Enoch was a messenger of God, and yet that he warned his generation of the destruction of the world by the second advent of Christ when, in fact, the flood was the event which was to and subsequently did destroy the world of Enoch's time. To his surprise, Dad welcomed him with open arms and prepared a feast in his honor. The lake of fire is the second death. NIV, Revelation 20:15: If anyones name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.. The NT Book of Jude references the Book of Enoch and the Nephilim (which in Hebrew means "fallen ones"). This godly man was selected to pronounce the prophetic judgment upon the ungodly people. The putrid, decaying meat aroma was overpowering. Enoch pronounced this prophecy about 900 years before the worldwide flood came. Judgment had come. 1 The Day of Judgment is Coming. Their mouth speaks swelling words to flatter people for profits sake, Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.. He cometh 22:23-33). He was teaching on the book of Jude and I never read much about either one of them. Cainan was "the land of promise" named after the great-great-grandson of Adam ( Moses 6:17 ). A book which is actually quoted by Jude in the New Testament. Speaking to the angels he says, and you were spiritual holy living an eternal life. From the scriptures, we know that Enoch came east out of his homeland of Cainan to preach repentance unto the people. I grant mercy and pardon without conditions.. Is it possible that Jude is quoting something that truly happened, but just wasnt recorded for us? The Book of Life is the listing of all the persons who settled their cases with God before they died. Jude 14-15: Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.. Those who don't obey, must, at the judgment, be convicted as wrongdoers and bepunished. Nothing is said about a "book of Enoch." The Book of Enoch is any of the several falsely attributed texts whose claimed authorship is attributed to Enoch, who was the great-grandfather of Noah (Genesis 5:18).Enoch is one of only two people (Elijah being the other) in the Word of God who was taken up to heaven without dying (Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:25).The book of Enoch is quoted in Jude 14-15. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. This godly man was selected to pronounce the prophetic judgment upon the ungodly people. The good news is that Enoch walked with God on earth and, therefore, he was received by God in Heaven. How did Jude know what Enoch prophesied? And of all the hard things When we stand before God to be judged it will certainly be a crisis! Revelation 20:11-15 describes the judgment and conviction of the ungodly dead. "After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.". Nevertheless we cannot mistake his meaning. Jude 1:14-15: Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.NIV. No Christian will be judged here. This reference to Gods celestial band recalls Deut. See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone and convict them all of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him." Cy Kellett: Okay. So far as the Scriptures outside of Jude are concerned, this is basically all we know about Enoch. [Enoch says] The Lord comes to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly acts done in their ungodliness (Jude 1:15). Still, we might ask why Jude draws from this material in the first place. That is what happened before the Flood. However, there is good reason to accept the prophecy of Enoch as the very words of God. 17 How Jude learned about the prophecy of Enoch is not revealed. Out of the other side of their mouths they speak high sounding words that itching ears like to hear, rather than the truth from God. The problem with this is again that no one knows when Enoch was written (some guesses are as late as the second century ADlong after Jude was written). Since "God" is "Christ" of Course Enoch knew of Christ. But Jude makes it clear that the Enoch he is quoting is the seventh from Adam. Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) officials announced that the 2023 internship is a ten-week, paid opportunity to be trained and serve as a MODR volunteer throughout the months of June and July. Grace is when we receive what we dont deserve. The answer of course, is The Book of Enoch. Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Jude 1:14, NLT: Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. ( Source) We sense this prophecy was given to Enoch before Methuselah's birth. But given that no one can pinpoint the date in which it was written (with guesses ranging from 200 BC to AD 200), it is just as likely that whoever wrote the Book of Enoch was quoting from Jude. He received what he didnt deserve.. There are two figures named Enoch in Genesis, one from the line of Cain (4:17-18), and one from the line of Seth (5:18-24). God is attracted to a godly life and repulsed by an ungodly one. We understand this. There are numerous judgments mentioned in the Bible: Angels, fallen angels, the earth, the nations, cities, Christians, Non-Christianswhich occur at different times and places. 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. Join in and write your own page! And in 2 Tim. The second major point is that our God is the author of Jude. What must be kept in mind is that this does not mean that everything in the Book of Enoch is accurate. The issue is, have you ever done just one thing bad. The Barriers have two daughters, Brianna and Bronwyn. This was information given by inspiration without any reliance on an outside source. Join in and write your own page! 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