the-book-of-enoch-r-h-charles - Fallen Angels

Introduction cv
carried back one stage further in 37-71. Sin, as affecting man-
kind at large, did not originate with the Watchers, but with the
Satans, 40'', who appear to belong to a counter kingdom of evil
ruled by a chief called Satan 53^. They existed as evil
agencies before the fall of the Watchers; for the guilt of the
latter consisted in their becoming subject to Satan, and so sub-
sequently leading mankind astray 54^.
Angelology. The angelology appears in our book in a very
developed form. The subject is too large to enter on here. The
reader can consult the Index. We might, however, shortly
remark that the seven archangels SO^-^ 81= 872> ^ ggi 9021, 22 i^^^
the highest order, their names being given in 20^. In 40 only four
of these are mentioned as the angels of the presence. Then come
the Cherubim, Seraphim, Ophannim, the angel of peace, angels
of principalities and powers. Watchers, angels of punishment.
Demouologj/, Two classes can be clearly distinguished here.
[a) The fallen Watchers or the angels who kept not their first
estate 6 IS" 69^-3 86 lOSi^'-". These are referred to in Jude 6
and 1 Pet. 2*. From the time of their first judgement anterior
to the Deluge they were kept imprisoned in darkness. They
were subject to Satan 54". [b) The demons IS^. ". " IS^ 19 99^.
The demons are, according to 16\ the spirits which went forth
from the souls of the giants, who were the children of the fallen
angels and the daughters of men. These demons were to work
moral ruin on the earth without hindrance till the final judge-
ment as disembodied spirits.
So in the N.T. the demons are disembodied spirits, Matt. 12*^~*'
Luke 11^*"^". They are not punished till the final judgement.
This is clearly the explanation of Matt. 8^', 'Art thou come
hither to torment us before (he time ?' They are subject to
Satan, Matt. 122*-28.
Soul and Spirit. On this very complex problem see my
Escliatology, 231-233.
Salvation by works and yet by grace.
The moral ideal is summed up in terms of righteousness and