The Book of Enoch Described in Detail

The Book of Enoch Described in Detail

By Rick Renner

What the Sons of God Pledged To Do

As we noted at the beginning of this lesson, The Book of Enoch — some- times referred to 1 Enoch — is understood to have been written by Enoch, the son of Jared and great-great-grandfather of Noah. Although The Book of Enoch is not a book of the Bible, it was highly influential and widely read by Early Believers. In fact, it was so venerated that it was quoted by

Jesus, Paul, Peter, Jude, and John.

In this pre-Flood text, Enoch recorded a conversation that took place between the chief rebellious angel and the other angels that he led in mutiny against God. Enoch documented that there were 200 in all who abandoned the assigned posts God gave them. Here is First Enoch 6:1-8:

And it came to pass, after the children of men had increased in

those days, beautiful and comely daughters were born to them.

And the angels, the sons of the heavens, saw and lusted after

them, and said one to another: "Behold, we will choose for

ourselves wives from among the children of men, and will beget

for ourselves children."

And Semjâzâ, who was their leader, said to them: "I fear that

perhaps ye will not be willing to do this deed, and I alone shall

suffer for this great sin."

Then all answered him and said: "We all will swear an oath,

and bind ourselves mutually by a curse, that we will not give

up this plan, but will make this plan a deed." Then they all

swore together, and bound themselves mutually by a curse; and together they were two hundred.

And they descended on Ardîs, which is the summit of Mount

Hermon; and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had

sworn on it and bound themselves mutually by a curse.

And these are the names of their leaders: Semjâzâ, who was

their leader, Urâkibarâmêêl, Akibêêl, Tâmiêl, Râmuêl, Dânêl,

Ezêqêêl, Sarâqujâl, Asâêl, Armers, Batraal, Anânî, Zaqêbê,

Samsâvêêl, Sartaêl, Turêl, Jomjâêl, Arâzjâl. These are the leaders of the two hundred angels, and the others all were with them.

Notice The Book of Enoch says these mutinous angels descended on the summit of Mount Hermon. This event and the location it took place is highly probable, as Enoch's account of the fallen angels seems to be the

source for the Olympian gods in Greek mythology that descended on Mount Olympus. These fallen angels also seem to fit the description of the mythological gods that are worshiped by many other ancient civilizations.

One thing is sure: Greek and Roman mythology portrayed their gods philandering with mortal women just like we see the angels doing in Genesis 6:1,2:

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face

of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, that the sons

of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they

took them wives of all which they chose.

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