The Book of Enoch was written over 5,000 years ago by Adam’s great-great-great-great-grandson Enoch. Moses described him as someone who walked with GOD (Genesis 5:22), and the apostles described him as a prophet (Jude 1:14).

The Book contains prophecies about YASHUA that are so elaborate and in line with our Savior’s ministry, scholars were once convinced that the book must have been written by Christians after YASHUA’s crucifixion. That theory has now been laid to rest since copies of the Book of Enoch were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls and it’s obvious to scholars that those copies were made long before the coming of CHRIST or the advent of Christianity.

It’s common knowledge these days that the Book of Enoch was in wide circulation at the time of YASHUA and the apostles, and that the apostles’ writings were influenced by Enoch’s writings. And, we have plenty of evidence that the Book of Enoch was treated as Scripture by many of the early “church fathers” and by the ancient Jewish scribes whose work is preserved in the Dead Sea Scrolls.   

The Book of Enoch that we study is also known as “1 Enoch.” It’s an unfortunate nickname since it implies that Enoch wrote another book, which he did not. The books known as “2 Enoch” and “3 Enoch” are falsely attributed to the patriarch Enoch. 

“2 Enoch” was written after the time of YASHUA and we can be assured it’s not authentic since it contradicts both the Book of Enoch and the Bible. 

A few notable examples of contradictions in “2 Enoch” include: 

• It says Enoch told his sons before he was taken that he would be taken and gave them instructions, whereas the Book of Enoch 12:1 (1 Enoch 12:1) says “no one of the children of men knew where he was hidden, and where he abode, and what had become of him.”
• It contains a false prophecy about Melchizedek that would place him around 750BC instead of in the days of Abraham (circa 2180 BC).
• Its number for how many days Noah spent in the ark contradicts Genesis.
• Its number for how many days are in a year contradicts the Book of Enoch.
• It was clearly written long after the days of Judah’s exile to Babylon as evidenced by the use of the term Jews and Nisan (the Babylonian name for the first month of the year). Examples: “In agreement with this numeral the Jews keep their measurements of Noe’s ark… even up to the present” and “he went out from the ark in the month Farmout according to the Egyptians, but according to the Hebrews Nisan.”

“3 Enoch” is likewise not a true book of Enoch since it was authored by a rabbi named Ishmael who was very up front about the fact that he was not the biblical patriarch – Ishmael states his authorship several times in “3 Enoch.”

Based on all of that, the only Book of Enoch we study is the one known as 1 Enoch. You can read it for free with no ads here on the website. 

Copies of the Book of Enoch were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls and those copies date back to hundreds of years before the writers of the New Testament were born. One New Testament writer is Jude and he quotes from the ancient Book of Enoch and attributes that quote to “Enoch, the seventh from Adam (Jude 1:14).”

It’s clear from Jude that he was not merely quoting a book of interest that was circulating at his time – he was quoting what he believed to be Scripture since Jude says Enoch prophesied (Jude 1:14).

As a way of drawing people away from the Book of Enoch, some teach that it was written by Enoch the descendant of Cain. However, that Enoch was Cain’s son and therefore is not the “seventh from Adam” that Jude quoted.

Most scholars today, believing or not, recognize the influence of the Book of Enoch on the New Testament, and Father wouldn’t have let that happen if the book was false in any way. Certainly YASHUA knows His own prophets. And HE Himself alluded to Enoch being Scripture as discussed in Episode 8 of our Book of Enoch Bible Study series.

20 years ago, Father gave me and my friends a word to let us know that the Book of Enoch is true Scripture, and since then we have learned for ourselves that everything in the book aligns with the words of the Old Testament prophets, the apostles, and YASHUA our Messiah.

If HE hasn’t spoken to you about it and you’re wondering if you should read the book, why not ask Him? Our Father is living and HE speaks to His children, and HE sent His Spirit to guide us in all things.

On this topic, all we can do for now is speculate.

It’s worth noting that what we call the Old Testament today was a list of books selected by Jewish leaders decades after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70AD. Prior to this, Israel didn’t have a defined list of which books were considered to be Scripture. We believe simply that since the rabbis who produced the Old Testament list didn’t include the Book of Enoch, and the Protestant church later adopted the exact same rabbinical list, Enoch was therefore excluded from the Bible.

But why the rabbis excluded it is up for debate.

Some say it was excluded because the men who determined the list only considered writings that were in Hebrew, and we haven’t yet found a Hebrew copy of the Book of Enoch. Many Aramaic-language fragments of the book have been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the book is fully preserved in Ge’ez, the ancient Semitic language of the Ethiopians, but as of yet, there is no Hebrew scroll available for public viewing.

The Book of Enoch, 16^th Century Ge’ez Manuscript. Ge’ez is a Semitic writing system derived from the original Hebrew script.

Another view held by a prominent Jewish scholar is that Enoch was left out because of the calendar it contains.

Enoch speaks of a 364-day-year and evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls (and the Bible) shows that the 364-day year calendar had been in use by Levitical priests in the tabernacle and the temple of GOD since the days of Moses. However, after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70AD, the rabbis felt the need to reinvent any parts of their religion that had to do with temple life.

Part of this well-known reinvention of Judaism involved creating a new calendar that they had more control over. For example, the modern Jewish calendar is often adjusted so that certain days never fall on a Sabbath. In the ancient 364-day calendar however, dates for feasts are set forever and never change, according to the command of THE LORD.

For our video on Enoch’s calendar, click here. For our article on the calendar, click here.

Since the modern Jewish calendar is very much at odds with the calendar described in the Book of Enoch, the rabbis excluded the Book of Enoch from their list, as the theory goes.

Those are just a few of the theories out there on why Enoch was excluded, but no matter the reason, it’s fair to say that since the day the rabbis excluded it, Enoch has suffered nearly 2,000 years of bad press. Today, a lot of people who have never actually read the book nevertheless make videos upon videos about why others should not read it either. However well-meaning they may be, they’re telling lies about a prophet of GOD, which is not a place we would want to be in.

In any case, Enoch prophesied this would happen.

He wrote:

“And now, I know this mystery; that many sinners will alter and distort the words of truth, and speak evil words, and lie, and concoct great fabrications, and write books in their own words.

But, when they write out all my words exactly, in their languages, and do not alter or omit anything from my words, but write out everything exactly, everything which I testified about them before, then I know another mystery: That books will be given to the righteous and wise, which will be a source of joy, and truth, and much wisdom.

And books will be given to them, and they will believe in them and rejoice over them, and all the righteous, who have learnt from them all the ways of truth, will be glad.”

– 1 Enoch, chapter 104

We believe the books that will be given to the righteous which Enoch mentions here are books of understanding. Because if you’ve studied Enoch in detail, your house no doubt has at least a few notes on the understanding you’ve gained from it. And we, His children who HE declares in His mercy to be righteous, we rejoice over the knowledge our Father has given us – over knowing things like GOD has a SON and that HE made it so clear for us, and that even if they removed those words from our Bibles, His sheep hear His voice, and we know the truth when we hear it.

20 years ago when Father told us the Book of Enoch was true, we were in a very narrow minority of believers who considered Enoch to be Scripture. But thankfully, more of our Shepherd’s sheep are now tuning in. As just one example of Enoch’s message becoming more widespread and well-received, an audio version of the Book of Enoch that was recently posted to Youtube, read by the well-known Bible narrator Alexander Scourby, received over 1.5 million hits in the last 15 months.  

No, Enoch never says that. His book specifically says, “sin has not been sent upon the earth, but man of himself has created it.” What Enoch does say is that Father ascribed the sins of man to the angel named Azazel. HE ascribed man’s sin to Azazel because it was through the teachings of Azazel that violence became widespread on the earth. Azazel taught men how to make weapons, how to value money, and how to beautify themselves, and it was through these things that Father said the earth was ruined.

The act of ascribing man’s sins to Azazel explains the origins of a ritual that Father commanded Israel to perform on Yom Kippur. Moses tells us that on Yom Kippur, the priest was to put the sins of Israel onto an animal called the “scapegoat.” The word for scapegoat in Hebrew is actually Azazel. Father used this ritual as a sign for Israel to remember His mercy, and as a sign to Himself that HE would judge the angel, and forgive those who love Him, even though we sin.

YASHUA said angels in heaven don’t marry. Jude explains in the New Testament that the lawless and rebellious angels who fell before the Flood are not considered “angels in heaven” – they are those who left their estate in heaven. Father’s holy angels who listen to Him do not marry. The sinful ones who left heaven did marry.

In our video “Angels (in Heaven) Don’t Marry” we discuss how YASHUA’s words actually prove Enoch is Scripture. You can watch it commercial-free by clicking here. 

No, that’s not true. “Son of man” is a term used for the sons of Adam. Father called Ezekiel “son of man” many times, and like Ezekiel, Enoch was a son of man, but not THE SON OF MAN who is to sit on the throne of His glory and judge the world. The SON OF MAN is YASHUA and Enoch speaks of Him numerous times as being someone completely separate from himself.

On the one occasion where Enoch is called “son of man” by the angels, the angels tell him that Father’s righteousness will never leave him, that all the righteous will walk according to his ways, and that the lot (inheritance) of the righteous will be with Enoch. This is true of all the righteous sons of Adam. We all walk according to the same Way, Father’s righteousness will never leave us, and we will all live together forever with GOD our Father and share in the inheritance that HE promised (eternal life in the City of GOD).

As YASHUA said, one day we will sit with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom. Enoch will be there as well. Praise GOD.

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