The Book of Enoch

“Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all the ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”  Jude 14-15

This quotation has intrigued Bible scholars for centuries, probably ever since Jude penned them at the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.  That Jude could quote Enoch three thousand years after he had made this prophecy seems spectacular.  Yet some claim to have the solution.  These words are found in a book called “The Book of Enoch,” and many Bible scholars have adopted the idea that these verses in Jude are quoting from this book.  So, when I recently came upon a copy of “The Book of Enoch” loaned to me by a friend, I was most interested to read it and find out what it had to say.