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Religion / Re: Why Was The Book Of Enoch Removed From The Bible? by Jereblingzy12: 2:33pm On Dec 27, 2015
If u read this down u wuld knw d reason y d book of enoch is not In d bible. In Genesis
5:21-24 we are told that Enoch
walked with God. In my research
I have found the book of Enoch.
I have read it over and over
and found it to be very moving
and very inspiring. It was the
very key to bring me back to our
Lord and Savior. It is a blue
print of all things past, present,
and future from Genesis to the
Son of Man (Jesus Christ) our
Messiah, to the secret day of
judgment. It is almost the whole
Bible in one book. My question is,
why isn't this wonderful book in
the Bible?
Bible Answer: The book of Enoch
is one of the Pseudepigrapha
books and was apparently
written during the first century
before Jesus Christ. The book
contains one hundred and eight
chapters divided into five
sections. The introductory
chapters, 1-5, provide a short
introduction of Enoch and speak
to the major themes of rewards,
punishment, the end of the
world and final judgment. Book
1 includes chapters 6-36 and is
primarily about angels, the Tree
of Life, Jerusalem, and the
universe. Book 2 includes
chapters 37-71 and deals with
the One, the Son of God, or the
Messiah, resurrection, the flood,
Noah, future judgment, and
paradise. Book 3 (chap. 72-82)
deals with stars, moon,
astronomy, the universe, and
Enoch's mission. Book IV (chap.
83-90) presents predictions
about the flood, a historical
sketch, the future of Israel,
and the messianic kingdom. Book
V (chap. 91-105) addresses a
variety of topics and the
concluding chapters 106-108
end the book.
While the book is
fascinating to read, it is
important to note that the book
is not scripture. That is, the book
is not inspired by God. The book
was quoted in the Apocryphal
book of Baruch, and in several
early church manuscripts:
Barnabas 16:5, Idolatry 15:6
(Tertullian), and Eccl. Proph 3
(Clement of Alexandria). Some
have speculated that Jude
14-15 is a quote from the book
of Enoch and concluded that
Jude regarded Enoch as
scripture. The following two
quotes compare Jude 14-15 to
the suspected passage in the
book of Enoch.
. . . Behold, the Lord
came with many
thousands of His holy
ones, to execute
judgment upon all,
and to convict all the
ungodly of all their
ungodly deeds which
they have done in an
ungodly way, and of
all the harsh things
which ungodly sinners
have spoken against
Him. (NASB) Jude
14-15
. . . Behold, he will
arrive with ten million
of the holy ones in
order to execute
judgment upon all. He
will destroy the wicked
ones and censure all
flesh on account of
everything that they
have done, that which
the sinners and the
wicked ones committed
against him. - Enoch
1:9
Careful examination of the two
passages reveals some significant
differences. First, Jude refers
to "thousands" of angels, but
Enoch refers to "millions." Jude
says that God will "convict" all
of the ungodly, but Enoch says
that they will be "destroyed."
The rest of the two passages
disagree in wording in minor
ways. Therefore, it is inaccurate
to conclude that Jude quoted
Enoch. Since the book of Jude
was written by Jude under the
influence of God the Holy Spirit,
we conclude that the book of
Jude is truth. Therefore Enoch
is wrong with regard to some
facts.
The book of Enoch was
never referred to by Jesus or
any of the New Testament
writers as scripture, and the
book was not included in the New
Testament by the apostles. It is
commonly misunderstood that
the content of the Bible evolved
over time. But the New
Testament clearly tells us that
the apostles were identifying
scripture as it was being written
( 1 Tim. 5:17-18 ; 2 Pet. 3:14-16 ).
The New Testament books were
being distributed by the apostles
to the various churches to be
read ( Gal. 6:11 ; Col. 4:16 ; 1
Thess. 5:27 ; 2 Thess. 2:2 ; 3:14).
By the time the apostles died,
the New Testament had been
written and its books were
known. The Muratorian Fragment
and several of the early fathers
have left us a list of books that
were identified as belonging to
the New Testament. The book of
Enoch was never included. Some
books were challenged later but
never with success.
Conclusion: You asked the
question, "Why isn't this
wonderful book included in the
Bible?" The answer is that Jesus
and the apostles never called it
scripture. It is important to note
that a few early church fathers
highly valued the book of Enoch
but they never referred to it as
scripture. Therefore, we cannot
view it as authorative since it is
not the Word of God.e
Celebrities / Re: DJ Cuppy's 23rd Birthday Cake (Photos) by Jereblingzy12: 8:01am On Nov 12, 2015
Happy bufday 2 u Lil princess many more years ahead. .....Nigerias best female DJ. ...

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