The Books of Enoch

by Joseph B. Lumpkin

astonishing solution The law of Moses required that the mother should present the son on the fortieth day after his birth, with an offering to the priest at the temple. The day of the birth was counted as day one, so the offering was made on his 39th day of life. That means that the day of presentation at the temple fell on Sunday, May 14, 1 B.C.. Because the Savior lived 33 years, that means the time from the presentation at the temple to his death was very close to 33 Enoch-fixed years. But, there is an exact match between his dedication and resurrection. It is exactly 33 years of 364 days from his presentation at the temple to his resurrection. That was an astounding amount of information, but it can be broken down and restated as follows: The time period being looked at begins in 458 B.C. and ends in 33 A.D. There is no year zero, so we must subtract for that. 458 + 33 = 491. 491 – 1 = 490. Now we are down to the days within the proper year. The Enochian calendar is adjusted so that each year begins around the Equinox in March.