Fallen Angels and Their Impact
The Book of Enoch, while not included in the canon of the Bible, offers a rich and detailed narrative that expands upon biblical accounts of fallen angels, their transgressions, and the far-reaching consequences of their actions. The book serves as a secondary text that can provide valuable insights into the events leading up to the Flood, the corruption of God's creation, and the continuing rebellion against God into the end times.
Enoch's Account of the Fallen Angels
The Book of Enoch introduces the Watchers, a group of angels who descended to Earth, drawn by the beauty of human women. These angels1, led by figures like Semjaza, Azazel, and Gadreel, abandoned their heavenly posts and engaged in forbidden relationships with humans, sharing forbidden knowledge and corrupting the natural order.234
Semjaza, for instance, is credited with teaching humankind enchantments and the use of roots for magical purposes, while Azazel revealed celestial secrets and corrupted human morality.56 Gadreel, on the other hand, introduced humanity to the destructive power of weapons and warfare, forever altering the course of human history.7
The Consequences of Angelic Transgression
The consequences of the Watchers' transgressions were profound. Their union with human women resulted in the birth of giants, known as the Nephilim, who were characterized by their immense size, insatiable appetites, and violent nature.8 The Nephilim wreaked havoc upon the earth, consuming its resources and engaging in widespread bloodshed and depravity.9
The Book of Enoch also attributes the increase in human sin and wickedness to the knowledge imparted by the fallen angels.10 Humans, now privy to forbidden secrets, began to practice sorcery, witchcraft, and idolatry, further distancing themselves from God.11
The Flood and Divine Judgement
The rampant corruption and violence that resulted from the Watchers' actions ultimately led to God's decision to send the Flood, a catastrophic event that cleansed the earth and wiped out the Nephilim.1213 Noah, a righteous man, was chosen to survive the deluge and repopulate the world with his family.14 The fallen angels, meanwhile, were imprisoned in a fiery valley, awaiting their final judgement.15
Fallen Angels and the End Times
The Book of Enoch's narrative doesn't end with the Flood. It describes the fallen angels as continuing to exert their influence on the world, even in their imprisoned state. Their offspring, the Nephilim, transformed into evil spirits who continued to afflict humanity, tempting them to sin and leading them astray.16
The book also reveals the connection between the fallen angels and the end times. Enoch's visions depict a future where these rebellious angels will face final judgement, alongside those who followed their corrupt ways.17 The coming of the "Elect One," a messianic figure, is also prophesied, bringing with him divine justice and the restoration of God's order.1819
The Book of Giants: Further Insights
The Book of Giants, another apocryphal text associated with Enoch, sheds further light on the events surrounding the fallen angels and their offspring.20 This text details the lives of the Nephilim, their interactions with humans, and their eventual destruction, providing a more comprehensive understanding of their role in the pre-Flood world.
The Book of Enoch's Relevance to the Bible
While the Book of Enoch isn't considered canonical by most Christian denominations, it was clearly known to and respected by early Christians and Jewish communities. The New Testament contains numerous allusions to Enochian themes and language.21 Jude, for instance, directly quotes from the Book of Enoch, further suggesting its influence on early Christian thought.
Conclusion
The Book of Enoch, read alongside the Bible, offers a more comprehensive understanding of the role of fallen angels in both biblical history and eschatology. It delves into the motivations behind their rebellion, the devastating consequences of their actions, and their ongoing influence on humanity. The book serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of straying from God's path and the ultimate triumph of divine justice over evil.
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FOOTNOTES
23 And I Enoch was blessing the Lord of Majesty and the King of the ages, and lo! the Watchers called me, Enoch the scribe, and said to me: "Enoch, thou scribe of righteousness, go, declare to the Watchers of the heaven who have left the high heaven, the holy eternal place, and have defiled themselves with women, and have done as the children of earth do, and have taken unto themselves wives.
24 Say to them: 'Ye have wrought great destruction on the earth and ye shall have no peace nor forgiveness of sin.'
7 And these are the chiefs of their angels and their names, and their chief ones over hundreds and over fifties and over tens.
8 The name of the first Jeqon: that is, the one who led astray the sons of God, and brought them down to the earth, and led them astray through the daughters of men.
9 And the second was named Asbeel: he imparted to the holy sons of God evil counsel, and led them astray so that they defiled their bodies with the daughters of men.
10 And the third was named Gadreel: he it is who showed the children of men all the blows of death, and he led astray Eve, and showed the shield and the coat of mail, and the sword for battle, and all the weapons of death to the children of men. And from his hand they have proceeded against those who dwell on the earth from that day and for evermore.
5 Thou seest what Azazel hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which were in heaven, which men were striving to learn; and Samlazaz, to whom Thou hast given authority to bear rule over his associates.
6 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. And the women have borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness.
12 And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways.
13 Semjaza taught enchantments and root−cuttings, Armaros the resolving of enchantments, Baraqijal taught astrology, Kokabel the constellations, Ezeqeel the knowledge of the clouds, Araqiel the signs of the earth, Shamsiel the signs of the sun, and Sariel the course of the moon.
14 And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven.
12 And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways.
13 Semjaza taught enchantments and root−cuttings, Armaros the resolving of enchantments, Baraqijal taught astrology, Kokabel the constellations, Ezeqeel the knowledge of the clouds, Araqiel the signs of the earth, Shamsiel the signs of the sun, and Sariel the course of the moon.
14 And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven.
5 Thou seest what Azazel hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which were in heaven, which men were striving to learn; and Samlazaz, to whom Thou hast given authority to bear rule over his associates.
6 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. And the women have borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness.
7 And these are the chiefs of their angels and their names, and their chief ones over hundreds and over fifties and over tens.
8 The name of the first Jeqon: that is, the one who led astray the sons of God, and brought them down to the earth, and led them astray through the daughters of men.
9 And the second was named Asbeel: he imparted to the holy sons of God evil counsel, and led them astray so that they defiled their bodies with the daughters of men.
10 And the third was named Gadreel: he it is who showed the children of men all the blows of death, and he led astray Eve, and showed the shield and the coat of mail, and the sword for battle, and all the weapons of death to the children of men. And from his hand they have proceeded against those who dwell on the earth from that day and for evermore.
23 And He answered and said to me, and I heard His voice: "Fear not, Enoch, thou righteous man and scribe of righteousness. Approach hither and hear my voice.
24 And go, say to the Watchers of heaven, who have sent thee to intercede for them: 'You should intercede for men, and not men for you. Wherefore have ye left the high, holy, and eternal heaven, and lain with women, and defiled yourselves with the daughters of men and taken to yourselves wives, and done like the children of earth, and begotten giants as your sons.
CHAPTER TWO: The daughters of men lust after the attractive Watchers, and seduce them; Azazel, with Shemhazah's help, instigates the fall of the 200 Watchers and their followers. The Watchers fall from their glorious nature, and become bound to fleshly bodies as a consequence of their joining sexually to flesh. They begin to reveal to their wives heavenly and earthly secrets.
CHAPTER THREE: The Watchers have their own families with humans and also with animals, and those that were defiled by them give birth to Giants. These Giants begin to grow to massive sizes, and become full of greed and corruption. They kill many dragons and the sons of Cain worship them for protecting them. The children of Cain are no longer able to sustain the Giants with their offerings of vegtables and grain so the Giants turn on them and kill them and begin to eat them. The Giants develop a taste for blood and begin eating any moving thing including each other. The Watchers teach some of the secrets they were appointed over to keep from the sons of men. The Giants imitate the sins of their fathers, and take for themselves wives and animal mates, and they beget Naphil and Eliyo. God seeing all this wickedness, sends Enoch to declare to Shemhazah and the fallen Watchers that they will be soon punished for causing the earth to be corrupted.
31 And these spirits shall rise up against the children of men and against the women, because they have proceeded from them.
32 From the days of the slaughter and destruction and death of the giants, from the souls of whose flesh the spirits, having gone forth, shall destroy without incurring judgement, thus shall they destroy until the day of the consummation, the great judgement in which the age shall be consummated, over the Watchers and the godless, yea, shall be wholly consummated.
33 And now as to the Watchers who have sent thee to intercede for them, who had been aforetime in heaven, say to them: "You have been in heaven, but all the mysteries had not yet been revealed to you, and you knew worthless ones, and these in the hardness of your hearts you have made known to the women, and through these mysteries women and men work much evil on earth."
8 And all the power of those who practice sorcery, and the power of witchcraft, and the power of those who make molten images. For the whole earth: And how silver is produced from the dust of the earth, and how soft metal originates in the earth. For lead and tin are not produced from the earth like the first: it is a fountain that produces them, and an angel stands therein, and that angel is preeminent."
9 And after that my grandfather Enoch took hold of me by my hand and raised me up, and said unto me: "Go, for I have asked the Lord of Spirits as touching this commotion on the earth.
CHAPTER TWELVE: Noah goes into the Ark, and the flood comes, and begins to kill all life, but not all the Giants are killed by the flood. In order to fix this, Yehuweh sends the Leviathan, and the Leviathan begins to kill all the Giants and their sons who survived. Ohyah alone survives the attacks of the Leviathan, and kills the Leviathan. The archangel Raphael is sent by Yehuweh in order to punish Ohyah for killing the Leviathan, and to finally restore the earth to purity Ohyah is killed and bound in the dark prison of punishment with the fallen Watchers.
7 And now, behold, the souls of those who have died are crying out 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.
8 And Thou knowest all things before they come to pass, and 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."
9 Then said the Most High, the Holy and Great One spake, and sent Uriel to the son of Lamech and said to him, "Go to Noah and tell him in my name 'Hide thyself!' and reveal to him the end that is approaching, that the whole earth will be destroyed, and a deluge is about to come upon the whole earth, and will destroy all that is on it. And now instruct him that he may escape and his seed may be preserved for all the generations of the world."
15 In the year 500, in the seventh month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the life of Enoch.
16 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 disquieted with a great disquiet.
17 And the Head of Days sat on the throne of His glory, and the angels and the righteous stood around Him.
18 And a great trembling seized me, and fear took hold of me, and my loins gave way, and dissolved were my reins, and I fell upon my face.
12 Then said Uriel, one of the holy angels, who was with me, and was chief over them, and said: "Enoch, why dost thou ask, and why art thou eager for the truth? These are of the number of the stars of heaven, which have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and are bound here till ten thousand years, the time entailed by their sins, are consummated."
13 And from thence I went to another place, which was still more horrible than the former, and I saw a horrible thing. A great fire there which burnt and blazed, and the place was cleft as far as the abyss, being full of great descending columns of fire. Neither its extent or magnitude could I see, nor could I conjecture.
Enoch 5:30 And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth, and cause trouble. They take no food, but nevertheless hunger and thirst, and cause offences.
Not having souls, once the giants had died they became roaming spirits of the earth. Being able to inhabit the bodies of men and women, animals, and other "forms." Only when reading through the Testament of Solomon do we find evidence of these evil spirits residing on earth until the final judgement.
80 And other forms I saw hidden in that place. I heard the voice of the angel saying: "These are the angels who descended to the earth, and revealed what was hidden to the children of men and seduced the children of men into committing sin."
Book 3: The Book of Noah
Chapter 1 Birth of Noah
1 And after some days my son Methuselah took a wife for his son Lamech, and she became pregnant by him and bore a son.
2 And his body was white as snow and red as the blooming of a rose, and the hair of his head and his long locks were white as wool, and his eyes beautiful. And when he opened his eyes, he lighted up the whole house like the sun, and the whole house was very bright.
8 And the whole order of the stars shall be concealed from the sinners and the thoughts of those on the earth shall err concerning them. And they shall be altered from all their ways. Yea, they shall err and take them to be gods.
9 And evil shall be multiplied upon them, and punishment shall come upon them so as to destroy all."
10 And He said unto me: "Observe, Enoch, these heavenly tablets and read what is written thereon, and mark every individual fact."
11 And I observed the heavenly tablets, and read everything which was written and understood everything, and read the book of all the deeds of mankind, and of all the children of flesh that shall be upon the earth to the remotest generations.
27 All evil shall pass away before His face and the word of that Son of Man shall go forth and be strong before the Lord of Spirits.
Book 4: The Kingdom of Heaven
Chapter 1 Enoch is Taken
1 And it came to pass after this that his name during his lifetime was raised aloft to that Son of Man and to the Lord of Spirits from amongst those who dwell on the earth.
2 And he was raised aloft on the chariots of the spirit and his name vanished among them.
3 And from that day I was no longer numbered amongst them and He set me between the two winds, between the North and the West, where the angels took the cords to measure for me the place for the elect and righteous.
There is abundant proof that Christ approved of the Book of Enoch. Over a hundred phrases in the New Testament find precedents in the Book of Enoch. Another remarkable bit of evidence for the early Christians' acceptance of the Book of Enoch was for many years buried under the King James Bible's mistranslation of Luke 9:35, describing the transfiguration of Christ: "And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son: hear him." Apparently the translator here wished to make this verse agree with a similar verse in Matthew and Mark. But Luke's verse in the original Greek reads: "This is my Son, the Elect One (from the Greek ho eklelegmenos, lit., "the elect one"): hear him." The "Elect One" is a most significant term (found fourteen times) in the Book of Enoch. If the book was indeed known to the apostles of Christ, with its abundant descriptions of the Elect One who should "sit upon the throne of glory" and the Elect One who should "dwell in the midst of them," then the great scriptural authenticity is accorded to the Book of Enoch when the "voice out of the cloud" tells the apostles, "This is my Son, the Elect One" - the one promised in the Book of Enoch.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The chart showing a listing of what scrolls were found in the Qumran caves is important to note in regards to the texts found therein as they include an associated body of work that is one in the same. Parts of the Book of Giants were found regarding Enoch in the caves as well. It would appear that whoever the scribe or group of people who stored away these scrolls, intended them for safe keeping as they represent a body of knowledge that has, curiously enough, been largely fought since their inception. When a researcher gets to a certain point they tend to realize that some information and studies surpass the understanding of the intellect alone but rather sequesters the heart to comprehend such mysteries of which the mind is unwilling.
The Book of Jude tells us in verse 14 that "Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied..." Jude also, in verse 15, makes a direct reference to the Book of Enoch (2:1), where he writes, "to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly..." The time difference between Enoch and Jude is approximately 3400
years. Therefore, Jude's reference to the Enoch's prophesies strongly leans toward the conclusion that these written prophesies were available to him at that time.
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