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1 Enoch - Ethiopian Translation
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This translation is done exclusively from the Ethiopian version by Warren F. Draper in 1882

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1 Enoch - Dead Sea Scroll Translation
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This translation is from the Dead Sea Scrolls by Ken Johnson Th.D. in 2012
(beware of the slightly dispensationalist footnotes)

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1 Enoch - Mixed Version
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All existing manuscripts are used during the translation with the older manuscripts given priority over the newer ones:
Ethiopian, Dead Sea Scroll, Latin and Greek fragments.
Translated by an anonymous team in 2016.
Here is a link to the audiobook:
http://www.biblicalaudio.com/enoch.htm

Biblical Cosmology
The Sun and Moon
What are the sun and moon according to the Biblical model of the universe?
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And God made two great lights; the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night...
- Genesis 1:16

...and the moon give her light...
- II Esdras 6:45

The course of the moon's path to the righteous is light, but to sinners it is darkness... He showed me the power of the moon's light...
- I Enoch 41:6; 59:5

These two luminaries (the sun and moon), whose orbs are the orbs of heaven; and the dimensions of both are equal.
- I Enoch 77:3

Both the sun and moon are orbs of plasma that give off their own light, and are the same size. The light from the sun is warm, while the light from the moon is cold.
According to 1 Enoch 77:1-2 the sun and moon go by different names.
The sun goes by Aryares and Tomas
The moon goes by Asonya, Ebla, Benase, and Erae

Aryares in the Hebrew is uncertain, but is speculated to mean "golden sunrise" and is very reminiscent of the word Aryan, which means "honorable; nobile; of good family."
Tomas in the Hebrew means "twin." The divine twins of ancient Aryan mythology come to mind.
Both of these names are masculine in nature.

Asonya in Hebrew means "gift of God."
Ebla in Hebrew means "black" or "dark." Could be describing the night or the new moon.
Benase in Hebrew means "pale; blonde; white." Could be a reference to the full moon. Again, the Aryans come to mind.
Eraea in Hebrew means "red/brown." Probably a reference to a blood moon.
These four names are feminine.
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The sun and moon are used as time instruments to calculate seasons, holidays, weeks, months, ect.
Ancient Israelites and the Essenes used the moon to calculate holidays and Sabbaths, a practice completely abandoned by the Pharisee and Sadducee. When using the moon to calculate Sabbaths, they don't always occur on our Saturday or Sunday, as they could land on really any day of the week. Jews, using their corrupt calendar system, always put the Sabbath on Saturday. Christians use Sunday as a reminder of the eternal Sabbath found in Christ.
In scripture the sun is used as an example of the Lord's glory, probably on account of its brightness and life-giving abilities.
During that great Day of the Lord, the sun will be darkened and the moon will be turned to blood. The sun was completely darkened when Yeshua Christ was upon the cross and will be darkened again.

The sun and moon could be looked at as twins, representing eternal opposites. Male and female, hot and cold, light and dark, constant and changing.
With this in mindset it is no wonder the sun was stopped over the battlefield in the book of Joshua, as its masculine energy was needed.
The moon being feminine and turning to blood makes sense as well, as it will be great pain and suffering for the unsaved during that great Day.
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The idea the moon has the map of the old world may not be backed by scripture, but may have ties to a disturbance of the sun that dates around the time of Noah's flood.
A man named George Dodwell used data form modern and ancient astronomers of the path the sun took. His studies seem to suggest the suns path is "recovering" from an unknown event, possibly the deluge or an event prior. This event could be the same thing that caused that image to be burned onto the moon... We can only speculate what this event could've been. I already have some ideas and answers, but I will continue to study the scriptures for answers.

God Bless

Apocryphal Books
II Enoch
Also known as the Secrets of Enoch or the Slavonic Book of Enoch is indeed very mysterious. Lets dive in.
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Only about twenty or so manuscripts and fragments of II Enoch have survived, with most of them being in Slavonic that date to around the 14th to 18th century. The only entire manuscript of II Enoch was found in the late 1800s and published in Slavonic by a man named M. Sokolov. This translation however was not finished due to the translators early death. The full manuscript was completely destroyed in WWII during the bombing of Belgrado National Library.
In 2009 four fragments from chapters 36–42 were found in Egypt that were written in Coptic. These Coptic fragments are dated to some time before the 11th century.

There is a lot of evidence the Slavonic texts were translated form a much earlier Greek manuscript, R. H. Charles in 1896 placed this unknown Greek text sometime before the destruction of the Second Temple in 70.AD, possibly before the birth of Christ around 3.BCE.
Words used in II Enoch like Ophanim, Raqia Arabot, and others have Semitic origin, leading people to believe there was once a Hebrew or Aramaic version out there but is now long gone.

The book has signs of multiple translations and possibly some later additions. Two distinct styles have been found: a shorter and longer. The Coptic and about half of the Slavonic fragments are from the shorter version, while the other Slavonic texts are form the longer.

Certain theology within the book conflicts with the Bible. For example on the fifth level of heaven, giants wait and wander in a state of limbo. Enoch talks to one of the giants and convinces him to repent, which then sends him up to heave. Obviously this cannot be true, as 1. Limbo or purgatory can be disproven with the Bible and 2. Giants do not go to heaven, as seen in I Enoch.

There are some problems with this and others, but the main ideas stand still: the idea of seven heavens from Talmudic and Islamic literature is detested. The cosmological discerptions of the firmament, stars, the eath, ect all agree with or complement the Bible and what is found within the Dead Sea Scrolls.

There are other stories in there as well, covering things such as the angels of "Satanail" and the seduction of Eva (Eve), as well as God giving Enoch his new body.
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Conclusion:
II Enoch is a blank filler, meant to be taken with a grain of salt. Because of its translations and additions, it is safe to say in its current state it is not inspired. I believe there is some truth found within the book, and much of it compliments already established Biblical history. Whatever can be disproven with texts that have a higher authority can be ignored completely, while the other ideas could be used to fill in the blanks.
In my opinion this book is at the same level as the Book of Jubilees; it conflicts with secondary sources in some areas but tell truthful history in others.

God Bless

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II Enoch
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English translation by W. R. Morfill, edited by R. H. Charles in 1896

Spiritual Authority
Intro and Overview
What do I mean by Spiritual Authority?
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Certain canonical and non-canonical books have spiritual authority over others when talking about their spiritual, physical and, historical truths.

If two books disagree with one another, which is right?
How did things actually pan out?

In comes Spiritual Authority.

For example: both Jasher and Jubilees were found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, but they disagree with each other in certain areas, e.g. how Cain died.

Which do we trust?
The Book of Jasher is actually referenced in the Bible. Does this mean Jasher should be in the Bible? No. This means Jasher has authority over Jubilees. Get the picture?

Some apocryphal texts have truth, some are only folklore and others are complete lies. For example, the 1 & 2 Books of Adam and Eve vs the Gnostic book Hypostasis of the Archons.
The former is historical fiction/folklore while the latter is a flat out fabrication and lie.

Some people do not know what to believe and others believe everything they read.This is why we need a solid Spiritual Authority chart and ranking system, solely for the pursuit of spiritual, physical, and historical truths, so we may sanctify truth and expose falsehoods.

The Catholic and Orthodox churches already do this to some extent, but in my opinion are flawed because they completely ignore books and/or have some exterior agenda behind it.

New books and translations come out all the time, so this chart must be always adding and comparing books that claim to be God's word or labeled as apocryphal. We must look at the background of all these books and have a solid understanding of what is within the books.

Until this chart is made, please be careful what you read and how you perceive it.
God Bless

Most "Christians" Are Not Christians!
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Here are 3 tests that pretty quickly eliminate almost, if not all, modern bible versions
1. Does Jesus tell a lie in John 7:8-10? We know Jesus never lied, so why would you use a Bible that says He did?
2. Does Hebrews 3:16 say that everyone that Moses led out of Egypt provoked God? We know this isn’t true because Joshua and Caleb remained faithful.
3. Who is credited with the OT quote in Mark 1:2? If it’s only Isaiah, then this is incorrect, since the first part of the quotation is found in Malachi, and not Isaiah.

"If you call a synagogue a brothel, a den of vice, the Devil's refuge, Satan's fortress, a place to deprave the soul, an abyss of every conceivable disaster or whatever you will, you are still saying less than it deserves."

𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞
Priest and theologian.

@Christianityandfascism2

False Doctrine
Serpent Seed pt 1
The Serpent Seed seems to be a core belief in many Christian Identity circles. What is it and is it really false doctrine?
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Serpent Seed Doctrine may be complex or completely new for some, but it is a topic that must be covered now before moving on with the history and doctrine.

According to the doctrine, Cain and Abel are twins with different fathers through a process called heteropaternal superfecundation, i.e. Eve slept with the serpent and with Adam around the same time. The line of Cain therefore is literally biologically related to Satan. The line of Cain somehow survives the deluge and continues up until today. This is why Christ says the father of the Jews is Satan in John 8:44.
This doctrine is used to justify why non-whites and Jews do not go to heaven no matter what.

This is just a brief explanation, as a better one will be posted in video form later on.
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The Serpent Seed doctrine really relies on two main things to be true:
1. Somehow Cain was not a giant
2. Somehow Cain's bloodline survived the flood
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1.
Satan, Lucifer, Gadrel, Satanail, ect. is a fallen angel. As you can read in I Enoch, Book of Giants, Jasher, Jubilees, Testament of Ruben, and even Genesis, that when fallen angels or the "Benei HaʼElōhīm" mate with human women, they create what is called the Nephilim giants.

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of which they chose. ... There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children unto them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 6:2 & 4

Two primary examples of this genetic freak-show is Azazyel and Semyaza, the two fallen angel leaders who mated with many human women and created empires of Nephilim giants.

Samyaza also has taught sorcery, to whom thou hast given authority over those who are associated with him They have gone together to the daughters of men; have lain with them; have become polluted; And have discovered crimes to them. The women likewise have brought forth giants.
I Enoch 9:6-8

Are they not fallen angels just as Satan? Why is Satan breeding with Eve somehow different than Semyaza breeding with is women? As you see here, this creates a hole in the Serpent Seed doctrine. If Satan did impregnate Eve, why did God change the rules after the fact?
Our God YHWH is an unchanging and constant God!
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I'm just going to say it, the flood was not a localized flood. All around the world pagan tribes have the same copy paste story of a world wide flood where only one man and his family survived with all the animals.
If the flood was local, why would God make Noah save the animals? Couldn't God just have made animals walk out of the danger zone? Those who claim the flood was localized are ignoring scripture!

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
- Genesis 6:17

Where in there does it say "only the area you live in" or "only part of the world" will be destroyed?
Some others will say there were some stowaways on the ship with Noah. I will not even entertain this idea, as it is mental gymnastics to the extreme.
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As you can see, two major plot holes dismantle the Serpent Seed Doctrine completely.

A video from 119 Ministries will be posted for a way more in depth study and debunk of Serpent Seed Doctrine.

God Bless.

False Doctrine
The Serpent Seed pt 2
It is nothing more than an attempt to justify pride and ignore clear Biblical teaching with theological gymnastics at its core. We as Christians should never undermine the plans of YHWH our all knowing God.

Everything I post should go in order, almost like a book from beginning to end save ones and twos

Hiraeth
(n.) a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past.

—A Cymraeg (Welsh) concept/ word.


Jeremiah 22:27
²⁰²¹ᐟᶜᴬᶠ ᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴇʀʀᴀᴍ, ᴀᴅ ǫᴠᴀᴍ ɪᴘꜱɪ ʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀᴍ ꜱᴠᴀᴍ ᴠᴛ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀᴛᴀɴᴛᴠʀ ɪʟʟᴠᴄ: ɴᴏɴ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀᴛᴇɴᴛᴠʀ.
¹⁹⁹²ᐟᴮᵂᴹ Ond i’r wlad y bydd arnynt hiraeth am ddychwelyd iddi, ni ddychwelant yno.
¹⁷⁶⁹ᐟᴷᴶⱽ But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.

The Latin phrase, "ǫᴠᴀᴍ ɪᴘꜱɪ ʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀᴍ", translated literally as "how they raise their soul", is a phrase to denote homesickness; comparable to the Welsh word hiraeth.