The Books of Enoch

by Joseph B. Lumpkin

horn of the ram in pieces. 17 And I looked at that man, who wrote the book at the command of the Lord, until he opened that book of the destruction that those last twelve shepherds had done. And he showed, in front of the Lord of the sheep, that they had destroyed even more than those before them had. (Author’s note: The 12 shepherds are either the Apostles, if one interprets the sheep with the large horn as Jesus, or the 12 shepherds are the leaders of the Jews joining themselves in the revolt led by Judas Maccabeus. If one goes with the apostle theory, the books refer to the New Testament, but more specifically it refers to the path of “enlightenment.” I use this word since the text itself uses the terms “to be blinded” and “to have the eyes opened.” It should be noted that there are books attributed to most of the Apostles, but many are not included in the Bible. This ends past events. What remains from verse 17 on is prophetic. Following the idea that Enoch is one of the first apocalyptic books, we will see in figurative language a great battle and the judgment. The stars are judged. This is the judgment of the fallen angels. The 70 Jewish religious leaders, representing the Pharisee mind set and the religious oppression of the Jewish people are judged. Then the eyes of the faithful are opened and they are brought into the Lord’s house. The number of believers is so great the house overflows. ) 18 And I looked and the Lord of the sheep came