ENOCH AND GOD Quotes

“Does absolutely everything that happens have a purpose?" "Not any meaningful one." "How many years ago was the world created?" "Why do you always question? Man will always fight his own theory. He argues among selves. Why is it necessary to think how long (ago) the world was created? I exist always and always, and creation is not..........." With a violent lurch, Rosalyn started to come out of her trance. She called out my name, and I took hold of her hand and tried to calm her. She awoke telling me about a "huge, huge ball of flame" that was fading away. At the end, the same thought struck me that had occurred to me many times before. How could all this, these messages, be nothing more than Rosalyn’s subconscious mind? She -‑ and don't get mad at me for saying this, Rosalyn ‑‑ just isn't smart enough to come up with answers to all my questions, many of which were rather deep, wise, and thought‑provoking – and on the spur of the moment. Neither was I. Neither of us possessed the breadth of knowledge needed to give many of the responses we'd gotten. It simply could not be her. Then what was the explanation? Had I really just argued with God? Just As I Cry”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“God created us," I continued. "How could he expect anything else?" "If one can be so holy and one can be so good, I did not influence that one as I did not influence the evil. You were created and given free will. It has caused much annihilation. If I prevent, then all will cease to exist." "Why?" "For if I shall interfere, then is no purpose." "Well, what about back in Egypt, when you took my people out of bondage with a 'strong hand' (by punishing Egypt with plagues and ultimately parting the Red Sea). That was sure interference." "That is My people. That was your beginnings. Did not examples of God need to be shown? They must have seen God for your history to recall ages of their.... happenings.” "Why was the Holocaust necessary?” "Holocaust was atrocious. It was evil personified. It showed throughout ensuing years... Destruction...... for the suffering people....... The personification of evil is manifested strongest that time." "And what about your Chosen People?" I said with more than a hint of irony in my voice. What was I trying to do, make God feel guilty? Yes. "And all the suffering and all the people have to show how they still have not banded to God. What stronger example..... Belief suffered. Their faith is still strongest.”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“Is the Jewish belief correct, that the devil is your faithful servant?" "How do you read that statement? Why is that view?" I said I didn't understand the question. "How do you believe that statement is meant. What is your theory?" I answered that, since God controls absolutely everything that happens, that whatever evil the devil did, it was God doing it. Or at least, it was God who was not preventing it. "As man has free will for good, the evil has free will. That is how it existed. I do not place My hand down to prevent what foolishness transpires. Creation was for.............. I do not condone evil. It is begun and it coexists. You may have to discontinue soon (Rosalyn was shivering, and occasionally wrenching herself to one side or the other. She was clearly uncomfortable). I will not abandon the session. Think." I went on the assumption that this was, indeed, somehow… God. "You do have an active hand in the world, in that you maintain its existence at every second. Why don't you prevent evil?" "That is of your own volition. I do not step in for the good as well. It is not that I could ever condone. You have been placed with free will, and it is because of this there is still suffering. Foolishness. Such ignorance.”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“Was not stated. Was not uttered, but specific moment.... You will find difficulty in answering for........." "What about what we call The Theory? That, if Rosalyn and I had hooked up back then and not been separated, the Apocalypse and the Salvation would have happened 2,000 years ago?" "How will that affect you?” (Very interesting. Once again, a thread that has run through all of our sessions: a very definite concern on the part of the various speakers for our emotional well‑being, of not wanting to give us more than we could cope with.) "Why do.... I hesitate to respond, but I state that I may not answer all questions. After the response I told you, yes." "Does that mean that yes, The Theory is correct?" "Yes." "Well, why was evil, or the force of darkness, allowed to prevent us from hooking up?" "What force tried to interfere when you and she were first banded? You recognized it (Fredericke, who though he was no longer threatening Rosalyn had come to embody the dark side, for want of a better term, or the forces of evil). I have placed evil within all creation, and to My dismay there were many instances where you turned from Me. You, as My creation, mankind, was given free will. You were told many have waited for this connection. You are to... Believe what has been said to you." "But the ‘forces of darkness’ exist, don't they?" "Yes.”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“They were highest expectation. They are special, and cannot tolerate. There is one.... not 20. They, as the Chosen, exhibit responsibility. Do you follow me?" "You mean, because they had to adhere to a stricter code of law, and they haven't?" "Of course. They first were mine (Mine?). They would have had the luxury of splendor, of fruitfulness. No struggle." "Haven't the Jews suffered because it was a way of purifying them?" "They will always become closer, for they are attempting what you state." "Did Jesus know that his coming would result in persecution and suffering of his own people?" "Yes." "Why was he selected?" "Why were you selected?" "…………….. I don't know," I said honestly. "There is much you must overcome. There is much inner strife. There are impurities. There are many consequences of what surrounds you. They will be overcome. Confidence is placed inside you." "Will I have to overcome them by suffering?" “Not entirely. You have altered many things. You will continue to...." "Did Jesus claim to be the messiah?”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“Shall they all be condemned?" I said. "What about the second commandment ‑‑ 'Thou shalt not bow down before graven images?" "Second commandment for Jews. They (Christians) are not the Chosen. They are not within His light. They are following belief of ancestors. They are, in their hearts, true believers. They have not seen, experienced, the true light. You carry that." "In other words," I said, trying to understand what I was being told and still not sure of who I was speaking to, "it's okay for anyone who's not Jewish to bow down before an idol?" "Does not your commandment, as you state, command that theirs is not as strong? They are relying upon some form to place before them. They, some, need the grasp of solid form, something to focus upon. Do you understand me?" "In other words you're saying that only the Jews are able to grasp the concept of an invisible God, while the others need something palpable to look at?" "True." I asked another question I'd been wondering about. "Why are there Christians at all? Why was that religion created?" "There was much conflict which would... mankind was.... experienced strife. We.... they were destined to suffer." "You mean the Jews?" "Yes." "Why?”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“the inner turmoil that she who is behind you (does). They will encounter some. You as a king and as a.... Speak. You are permitted." I asked a question that had been troubling me for some time. "What," I wanted to know, "is there in the New Testament that is valid, that's true?' "You would need hours. You have scholars who are trained to... They will point. There is confusion, but it is necessary to have such a belief...  Formulate. You will see the proper phases. Where do you feel most uneasy? Do you... you cannot... you cannot doubt your own words. Must not happen." I asked whether Christians could be considered idolaters for bowing in front of the cross. "If they commit this, all religions are committing this. They are believers in what they are doing. Much has been distorted. What should have been belief became distorted. There was a reason for religion to stem, but man caused symbols. Man created crosses. Man created the statues." I distinctly didn't like the statement that all religions were committing idolatry. What about Judaism, whose main tenet is to fight idolatry? "All are before the symbols, as you feel about Christians. Jews, your own, do not. There are many symbols, down to even primitive tribes. Their idols are worshiped, but they truly believe in what lies behind. Shall they all be condemned?”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“I could see Chandler Street back in Philadelphia, where I lived immediately after my divorce. “Your own road has led through some interesting places. That it (Philadelphia) saw the flowing of democracy and freedom (I could see the Declaration of Independence); it was where it started in your land, and it spread throughout the globe. Now it is darkened, it is endangered.” Speak. You Are Permitted. The permission to question. The openness. An unprecedented opportunity to plumb the depths of some of life’s most persistent and challenging questions. A frank conversation… with God… about free will, the need for Christianity, idolatry, Jewish suffering, the Holocaust, the devil, the messiah and the age of the world. It would prove an unforgettable night. October 16, 1987 … Later that night, Rosalyn felt once more that she had to write. Soon she began to speak. "Do you believe what has been written? Do you believe this is that which is penned by you is that which is truth?.... There shall be resistance. There shall be family versus family. There will be much dissension.”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“Pray for those who have allowed themselves to be whisked away/whittled away, their freedoms denied them, their hopes dashed. “Pray for those who have lost their voice amidst the clashing of ideologies. “Pray for everyone who has seen this season (riots in England, flash mobs here) of unrest and violence. “Pray for the children who will grow up with this fighting. “Pray for those who are tiny and weak. “Pray for those who do not know the heavens above their heads, who think this earth is the be all and end all of civilization. They aren’t following the right path; they are leaderless. “There are now burdens which must be carried, which must be lifted and carried. They are encumbered in the extreme, and it will only get worse and more wearisome. “Pray for the fathers who have seen their children taken away from them as you have. “Pray for the children living without a stable home, and what it will do to them. “Pray for the (I could see a fountain gushing up) outpouring of life that is stilled/corked. (I saw parched desert rocks). Moses of old could strike the rock and bring forth water; you can merely speak to the rock and produce the desired effect. Use your voice to water the land with freedom and dignity and hope, which springs eternal.”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“A loving father doesn’t just pick you up when you’re down. He trains you to think in terms of helping others up when they’re down, as well. This is the subtly overpowering impression that the following message taught me. When you’re feeling sorry for yourself, feel sorry for others, too. Sounds simple, but it isn’t always. Wed, August 17, 2011 At around 10 a.m. I wrote the words Hiram, Riell Truth, Rosalyn, the names of my wife and children, the question, What comes next, Father? and the phrase You are sent from Heaven. First, there was a sweeping sensation, a sort of drawing in. I could almost see a smoke-like vapor; I could feel it and see it. I bowed my head all the way to my chest. Some sort of ray of light passed over the top of my head and filled a human form in front of me with yellow light. I felt as if my face had been lowered into what I described at the time as “a small, timeless space; bluish, like outer space with nebula.” I typed: Dear God, Please talk to me. A moment later: “You are following the right path/course. You will arrive at the proper place at the appointed time.” I wrote, What should I request of you? What should I pray for now? “Pray for your brothers and sisters who are without hope.”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“Enoch and the Book of Comfort Enoch and ‘Those You Have Loved, and Who Love You No More’ Enoch and War Enoch and the Dark World Enoch and the Inventory of Miracles: Volume Two Enoch and God: Book One (Kindle only) * Riell Truth: Stay Angry! The Merciful Rebuke Satan: The Short Stories and Searing Vision of Howard Riell “God’s last words are those (H)e speaks to Job, the human being who dares to challenge not (H)is physical power but (H)is more authority… God never speaks again, and (H)e is decreasingly spoken of. In the Book of Esther… (H)e is never so much as mentioned… God does not die, but (H)e never again intervenes in human affairs.” – Jack Miles, God: A Biography Pray for…”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO

“ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO By Howard Michael Riell Author of the Enoch Chronicles And Host of the Riell Truth Radio Show Also by Howard Michael Riell Enoch and the Book of Coincidences Enoch and the Book of Coincidences II: Second Messiah Enoch and the Book of Coincidences III: Promise Enoch and the Book of Coincidences IV: Star and Cross Enoch and the Book of Coincidences V: Much Darkness Approaches Enoch and the Book of Coincidences VI: Suffering Servant Enoch and the Inventory of Miracles Enoch, Israel and America Enoch and the Price of Power”
― Howard Riell, ENOCH AND GOD: BOOK TWO