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Dating the Book of Job 35
to their Lord, the King, “You are Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings. The throne of your glory is for ever
and ever, and for ever and ever is your name sanctified and glorified. You are blessed and glorified. You have
made all things; you possess power over all things; and all things are open and manifest before you. You behold
all things, and nothing can be concealed from you. You have seen what Azazyel has done, how he has taught
every species of iniquity upon earth, and has disclosed to the world all the secret things which are done in the
heavens. Samyaza also has taught sorcery, to whom you have given authority over those who are associated
with him. They have gone together to the daughters of men; have lain with them; have become polluted; And
have discovered crimes to them. The women likewise have brought forth giants. Thus has the whole earth been
filled with blood and with iniquity. And now behold the souls of those who are dead, cry out. And complain
even to the gate of heaven. Their groaning ascends; nor can they escape from the unrighteousness which is
committed on earth. You know all things, before they exist. You know these things, and what has been done
by them; yet you do not speak to us. What on account of these things ought we to do to them?” (I Enoch 9)
There is a great deal going on in I Enoch that requires a great deal of explanation. It is a bit too
much to go into at this point in this article however. To summarize, the miracles that are detailed
in the canonical Bible and the things of the third heaven that are described in I Enoch both suggest
our reality is but a limited dimension of a much greater reality. At this point in time, I am planning
on writing another article titled “Miracles that Matter” which will list and explain, in light of what
is known in modern quantum physics, the many miracles that are detailed throughout the canonical
Bible and the things that Enoch was shown when he visited the third heaven. Both the miracles
that are described in the Bible and the great things that Enoch saw in the third heaven are possible.
To its credit, I Enoch appears to distinguish between the first (88:86-87) and second (89:26-33)
advents of Christ.
– But these the sheep began to kill. And when one of them was saved from slaughter he leaped, and cried out
against those who were desirous of killing him. But the Lord of the sheep delivered him from their hands, and
made him ascend to him, and remain with him. (I Enoch 88:86-87)
– I saw also that the Lord of the sheep came to them, and taking in his hand the sceptre of his wrath seized the
earth, which became rent asunder; while all the beasts and birds of heaven fell from the sheep, and sunk into
the earth, which closed over them. I saw, too, that a large sword was given to the sheep, who went forth against
all the beasts of the field to slay them. But all the beasts and birds of heaven fled away from before their face.
And I saw a throne erected in a delectable land; Upon this sat the Lord of the sheep, who received all the sealed
books; Which were open before him. Then the Lord called the first seven white ones, and commanded them
to bring before him the first of the first stars, which preceded the stars whose form partly resembled that of
horses; the first star, which fell down first; and they brought them all before him. And he spoke to the man who
wrote in his presence, who was one of the seven white ones, saying, “Take those seventy shepherds, to whom I
delivered up the sheep, and who receiving them killed more of them than I commanded”. Behold, I saw them
all bound, and standing before him. First came on the trial of the stars, which, being judged, and found guilty,
went to the place of punishment. They thrust them into a place, deep, and full of flaming fire, and full of pillars
of fire. Then the seventy shepherds were judged, and being found guilty, were thrust into the flaming abyss.
(I Enoch 89:26-33)
It is evident that the latter reference in the above excerpts is to the second advent of Christ. The
earlier, however, is sometimes confused with the story of Elijah. The earlier reference appears to be
to the first advent of Christ because things change so drastically after the event. It is after this earlier
event that “shepherds” begin to be appointed over the sheep. According to the prophecy, there are
seventy of these shepherds who rule over the “sheep” between the first and second advents of Christ.
The prophecy that is detailed between the two references given above is a bit vague and perhaps a
bit counter-intuitive in the sense that it portrays םיהלֹ ִ א ֱ “rejoicing that [the sheep] were devoured”.
םיהלֹ ִ אֱ rejoicing that the saints are willing even to lay down their lives in trust/faith that He will