Before I drag you into his Satanic Majestic Mess Dear Reader, there is another book. A book that did not make the Biblical cut. Now it´s not for us humans to judge why this book was excluded, but after a bit of digging, I might have an idea or two, let me fill you in on those in a bit.
Sunday School
My Posts are not meant to replace Sunday school and I don´t want to step on any toes that have a different opinion, hence all that follows is just my research and my opinion....oh, and my selection of fitting songs.
But it does begin to feel a lot like Sunday school these dives into these old sort-of-biblical books. Still, I am enjoying myself and I hope you are too Dear Reader, so let´s go.
The Book That Did Not Make The Cut
The book I am referencing is of course the Book of Enoch and like The Book Of Revelations it has several pretty apocalyptic texts, and you know that I love those!
After taking a look at Enochs's work it seems as if the guy saw things pretty black & white.
He was a big fan of the so-called Son of Man, which is widely accepted as a reference to Jesus.... but in his book he has God refer to him as the Son of Man, this might be one of the reasons it was not in line with the rest of the series.
He also writes about heavenly beings and a divine chariot. The description includes details like wheels within wheels, strange creatures, and him being picked up and dropped off somewhere far from where he was picked up. Now that my friends is called Angelic Abduction if you ask me.
The black and white I picked up on when he mentions there is no rest for the wicked as his righteous are depicted as shining with the light of wisdom, while the wicked face darkness and destruction.
Who The Hell Was This Guy?
The writings are attributed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah (the guy who filled his boat with animals). Reading more of
But as the writing of the book seems to have taken three centuries there are two options:
- Enoch got extremely old (not uncommon for biblical figures)
- The book was written by a multitude of authors (pseudepigraphal).
This is another reason why it did not make the cut, but I still don´t think it was the main reason.
The Main Reason
The thing that did not go down well in early Christian communities were those fallen Angels Enoch mentioned in his writings.
Before I touch on the most famous of fallen angels next post I wanted to share that Morgenstern was not the only one, and that his fallen brothers also did naughty things.
Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch 1-36)
In the Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch 1-36) Enoch writes about the Watchers or Grigori, who descended to Earth, had sex with human women, and produced hybrid offspring better known as the Nephilim. Now that rings a bell in my Goth ear.
Fallen Malakim (angels) bred with human women, producing the deformed Nephilim creatures. Today these Malakim are masquerading as aliens from other planets to deceive the world into thinking they don't exist (and aliens do). They flood our minds with horrible, depressing, evil thoughts and mankind is dumb enough to believe it's themselves. Torah tells us to check every thought, so we know who is whispering to us.
These Fallen Angels used to be part of Lucifer's army. But instead of accepting their faith after losing the battle in heaven, they took a different route. Now this might not be in agreement with all, but trust me there were no two wars in heaven.
God makes mistakes just like humans, but unlike humans, he makes them only once.
The Scenic Route To Earth
Lead by another famous angel known as Semjaza or Azazel. They came to earth and they watched. They were attracted to the beauty of human women and took them as wives, producing hybrid offspring known as the Nephilim.
A little fun fact Azazel was the first scapegoat.
In the Hebrew Bible, Azazel appears in Leviticus 16 during the ritual of the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). Azazel is mentioned as part of the ritual where two goats are selected—one for the Lord as a sin offering, and the other as the scapegoat (the goat "for Azazel"). The high priest would confess the sins of the people over the scapegoat, which was then sent into the wilderness, symbolically carrying away the sins of the community.
Now the reason that I like these Watching Angels is not because of their horrific offspring. But because of their violation of divine laws. They have been accused of teaching forbidden knowledge, such as the secrets of magic, metallurgy, and cosmetics, to humanity.
It is said that these Watchers played a significant role in corrupting the Earth and leading humanity astray. Their actions are portrayed as contributing to the increase of wickedness and violence on the Earth.
But isn´t that what the Christians always tried to shovel in the shoes of witches, mages, and warlocks? Those who have a bit more insight into the so-called divine knowledge.....
Are Magic and Metallurgy, not skills that often are contributed to certain secret societies?
Enoch got his intel on The Nephhilim from Archangel Uriel, who is an Angel with loose lips as he told Enoch a lot more heavenly secrets because there is more than just the ugly angelic offspring.
Uriel
It´s not that strange that Uriel was the one spilling those heavenly beans as Uriel is considered the Angel of Wisdom.
That became very clear when Uriel imparted knowledge to Enoch about the cosmos. He was the one who took Enoch on a trip through the celestial realms.
Uriel tells Enoch about the movements and functions of the heavenly bodies, including the sun, moon, and stars. The archangel provides Enoch with insights into the cosmic order, the divisions of time, and the symbolic and spiritual significance of the celestial phenomena.
Still, Enoch considers the earth as a flat Dome-like place, now that would be playing into the hands of the Flat-Earthers but come on. If an Angel takes you on a celestial trip....you would see round planets and when returning it would be strange that the earth is the only pancake in the cosmos.
Btw it seems that Enoch got lots of his info from Archangels, in the Book of the Watchers, Enoch receives revelations from Raphael.
It was Raphie who told him about the "Elect One" or the "Son of Man," a messianic figure who plays a crucial role in the divine plan.
Raphael also lets Enoch in on some heavenly secrets, revealing cosmic mysteries, divine plans, and the nature of the heavenly realms.
One of those mysteries was Judgement Day and the events that will unfold in the end times. Raphael talks about cosmic disturbances (the relentless war between good and evil), the resurrection of the dead, and the final judgment.
Schools Out
I guess Enoch told too many divine secrets as he called himself the Son of Man, talked about a trip through the cosmos, and a ride on a flying chariot. Altogether just a bit too much, even for an epic book like the Bible.
At the same time that might make it a very interesting read because I always want to learn about that what they are trying to hide. Especially if it involves tripping through the cosmos or meeting up with creatures that have flying machines before any industrial revolution ever took place.
More Sunday School Sessions
My Book of Revelations Soundtrack - Part 1 - The Ladies of Revelation
My Book of Revelations Soundtrack - Part 2 - The Biblical Bad Guys
Encore
Thank goodness you made it till the end Pees, Love and I am out of here!
