No 11

(Enoch)

We see the name of Enoch for the first time in Genesis 4:17 where he is shown as the son of Cain. But this Enoch is not the only one in Scripture; there is another one. In Genesis 5:18, Jared also had a son named Enoch; this is the one we will be concentrating on in our study. The Bible talks about many things regarding this Enoch. In the Old Testament, we read “he walked with God” (Gen 5:22); and after 364 years of his life, “God took him” (Gen 5:24); he did not see death. Some scholars say that he will be one of the two witnesses in Revelation 11 who will prophesy during the Great Tribulation; the other witness will be Elijah because neither of these two men experienced death.

In the New Testament, we see Enoch given prominent place:

First, as a descendant of Jesus Christ through the posterity of Mary in Luke 3:37 “Which was the son of Methuselah, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared”.

Next, we see his name in Hebrews 11:5 “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.” Enoch was a man of faith and this earned him a place alongside all the other great men of faith in Scripture.

Lastly, his name shows up in the book of Jude vs 14,15 “And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” To avoid any confusion about which Enoch Jude speaks about, we see the words “…the seventh from Adam.” This is precisely where Enoch is situated. In Jude 14 & 15, we also read the words “…prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints…..” Where did Jude get this prophesy from? It’s not in the Bible. It comes from the book of Enoch which is a non-canonical, non-inspired book that contains 105 chapters. In chapter 1 verse 9, these very words are there. This book is not in the Bible; it’s not even in the Apocryphal books of the Roman Catholic Bible but because part of it was used by Jude in Scripture, it has been historically authenticated but is not divinely inspired; however Enoch was a man of God.