I'm grateful to R.I. Burns and for his contribution in bringing the text of Enoch back into discussion. It may not yet be mainstream, but I have a gut feeling that it will be. The Book of Enoch has suffered violence. Particularly at the hands of Augustine. I don't know a lot about the man. What I do […]
June 2024 (12)
Friday, June 28 2024
The Seventy Shepherds
Friday, June 28 2024.
Enoch's "seventy shepherds" and Asaph's "divine assembly" in Psalm 82. I believe that they're likely describing the same thing. Enoch, in his second vision, saw the invasion, destruction, and dispersion of the sheep (Israel). This scattering is recorded in multiple places - […]
Monday, June 24 2024
"Sola Scriptura" revisited again...
Monday, June 24 2024.
I love this statement by Jesus: You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, yet you refuse to come to Me to have life. John 5:39 I love it because He's alerting to something important and He's placing […]
Sunday, June 23 2024
Are You a Schismatic Christian?
Sunday, June 23 2024.
Are You a Schismatic or Sectarian Christian? When believers elevate a less-than-central doctrine to the level of being necessary for salvation, we become schismatic-- causing division to the body of Christ. There is no way around it, if one's view of a less-than-central subject-- like certain […]
Reception History of the Book of Enoch
Sunday, June 23 2024.
"Knowing what we do from the known history of the Book of Enoch, and what we see as the picture emerging from the Dead Sea Scrolls, it is now possible for the first time to take a stab at piecing together a "history of reception" for the Book of Enoch..." - R.I. Burns "1 The […]
Saturday, June 22 2024
"Azazel"
Saturday, June 22 2024.
The name "Azazel" is one of those things that would be very difficult to understand if you had to rely solely on our current canon of Scripture for an explanation. The name occurs only 4 times in our canon - in Leviticus 16. After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and […]
Friday, June 21 2024
Companion to the Book of Enoch
Friday, June 21 2024.
During my third go through I saw things I never really understood before. And now, I'm going through it again using this companion guide. I can see now that there are things touched on in the writ of our canon that would be hard to understand without "The Book of Enoch". The richness of […]
Thursday, June 20 2024
Just how big were the Nephilim?
Thursday, June 20 2024.
Another personal stumbling block for me about the Book of Enoch was this statement: And they became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells: Who consumed all the acquisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against them and […]
The Resurrection, Angels, and Marriage
Thursday, June 20 2024.
When the Sadducees asked a very specific question about marriage in the resurrection: Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in […]
Tuesday, June 18 2024
When Beast Like Nations Align
Tuesday, June 18 2024.
I believe North Korea will be included in a future round of BRICS expansion. The world is upside down when "beast" like nations align. There will be other infamous leaders added to this coalition of nations. "Your kingdom come..." Your kingdom is coming soon...
The Book of Enoch
Tuesday, June 18 2024.
The Book of Enoch has captured the attention of many scholars over the years. In some Eastern Christian communities, it's still considered part of the canon of Scripture. And snippets of the Book of Enoch do appear in our current Bible. This is my third time through the book. The first couple of […]
Saturday, June 1 2024
Personality Cults
Saturday, June 1 2024.
For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men? What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role. I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So […]
