Gilbert House Fellowship #484: 1 Enoch 57–60

About this episode

The episode discusses the visions in 1 Enoch, particularly focusing on chaos monsters and messianic prophecies related to Noah.

A VISION of Noah's was inserted into the Book of 1 Enoch, with interesting references to Leviathan and Behemoth. These are chaos monsters. Leviathan, described as female and from the sea, and Behemoth, male and occupying the wilderness—possibly the same one into which the Watcher Azazel was thrown as punishment for his role in corrupting humanity. We discussed the "already but not yet" prophecies of 1 Enoch 57–59 and the end times fulfillment of the vision ascribed to Noah in chapter 60. As a reminder, this month's study comes from the Book of Parables, the prophetic section of 1 Enoch written just before the birth of Jesus. The importance of this section of the book is in its prophecies of a coming messianic figure called the Chosen One, the Anointed One, and, most frequently, the Son of Man, a title not found in any prior Jewish writing. Jesus referred to himself as the Son of Man 78 times in the New Testament. The high regard for 1 Enoch held by Jesus, the apostles, and the early church suggests that it's worth our while to study this book for ourselves. It's not in the Bible, nor should it be, but there are teachings in the New Testament that come straight from the book of 1…

People in this episode

Hosts: Derek Gilbert, Sharon Gilbert

Topics covered

• 1 Enoch
• prophecy
• Noah
• chaos monsters
• messianic figure
• spirituality

Keywords

• Leviathan
• Behemoth
• prophecies
• Son of Man
• stage 4 bowel cancer
• medical bills
• Book of Parables

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 1 Enoch, The Gates of Hell

Places: New Testament

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