Enoch 104
Common Questions About Enoch 104
What assurance does Enoch give the righteous about how they are remembered in heaven in chapter 104?
He swears that the angels remember them for good before the glory of the Great One and that their names are written down before Him, promising that though they were once put to shame through affliction, they will one day shine like the lights of heaven with the portals of heaven opened to them.
What striking prediction does Enoch make about the future transmission of his own words?
He predicts that sinners will alter and pervert the words of righteousness and write false accounts, but promises that when his words are eventually written down truthfully in other languages without change or omission, they will become a genuine source of joy, uprightness, and wisdom for the righteous and the wise who receive them.
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Questions to Think About
- Enoch's confidence that his authentic words would eventually reach the righteous 'truthfully...without change' is remarkable given how many centuries and languages this book actually passed through before reaching us today. How does reflecting on the long, careful preservation of ancient texts like this one strengthen your confidence in the faithful transmission of Scripture as a whole?
- This chapter promises that being 'put to shame through ill and affliction' now is not the end of the story for the righteous. What current shame or affliction in your own life do you need to trust God to ultimately reverse and redeem?
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