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To: Dartoid; BipolarBob
The New Testament does reference Enoch—Jude directly quotes 1 Enoch.

Jude 14–15:

“Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: 'See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.'”
This prophecy appears nowhere in the Old Testament; it is found almost word-for-word in 1 Enoch.

Enoch 1:9 (R.H. Charles translation):

“And behold! He comes with ten thousand holy ones to execute judgment upon them, and to destroy the impious, and to convict all flesh of all that the sinners and the impious have done and wrought against Him.”

Since the Old Testament records almost nothing of Enoch’s words, Jude’s quotation shows that early Christians were familiar with the Enochic writings circulating in their world.

And although the Book of Enoch wasn’t included in the Hebrew canon, fragments were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, demonstrating that it was read and respected by some Jewish groups during the time of Jesus.

26 posted on 11/26/2025 7:49:57 AM PST by RoosterRedux (“Critical thinking is hard; that’s why most people just jump to conclusions.”—Jung (paraphrased))
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To: RoosterRedux

Thank you for saying what I meant. Typing on a phone limits me.


29 posted on 11/26/2025 8:03:07 AM PST by BipolarBob (These violent delights have violent ends.)
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