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

Ixxx The Book of Enoch
must be dated later than the Book of the Secrets of Enoch (or
2 Enoch), as it continually betrays its dependence on that work.
A printed edition of the book is given by Jellinek, Bet lia-
Midrasch, 1873, v. 170-190, but in an incomplete form. It
describes the ascent into heaven of Eabbi Ishmael, who receives
a series of revelations from Metatron, who relates in chaps. 3-5
7-16 (ef, 1 En. 14^ 70^) that he is Enoch the son of Jared, trans-
lated to heaven in a chariot of fire at the time of the Deluge, to
bear eternal witness against his sinful contemporaries (1 En. 5*~^
141-''). He had there been instructed by the Angel of Wisdom
in all wisdom and knowledge, and all the mysteries of creation
(1 En. 93" 63"-2i), of heaven and earth, of past and future
things, and of the world to come. In chap. 6 it is said that
Adam and his generation beheld the heavenly glory, until in the
time of Enoch ' Aza and Azael led men to idolatry '. Cf. ' in
the days of Jared' (1 En. 6")—'Azazel' (1 En. » 10* 13i)— 'the
angels . . . spirits shall lead them astray into sacrificing to demons
as gods' (1 En. I91).
Chaps. 18-22 (not in Jellinek's edition) describe the seven
heavens with their hosts of angels, and the courses of the sun,
moon, and stars (1 En. 72-82). In chap. 23 Metatron describes
the fragrant odours and perfumes wafted into paradise to the
pious and just, for whom paradise and the'tree of life are pre-
pared as an eternal inheritance (1 En. 24*—25'). In 24-26 he
describes the chariot of God, and the many-eyed, radiant, God-
praising Ophannim and Seraphim (1 En. 61^° 71'). The latter
burn the accusations continually brought by Satan against
Israel (1 En. 40^"'), In 27 he tells of a heavenly registrar and
keeper of the archives (cf, 1 En. Sg^i"**- '"> " 98«-8 104').
Chaps. 35-40 relate how the heavenly hosts pass into God's
presence to praise and glorify Him with the song, ' Holy, Holy,
Holy is the Lord Sabaoth,' and how at that the Ophannim,
Cherubim, Chayyoth, and Seraphim prostrate themselves (cf.
1 En. 3910-" 61"-i2). In 4i_47 Metatron shows Ishmael the
repositories of the rain, snow, hail, thunder and lightning (cf.
1 En. 601^-21^^ tije spirits of those angels who were punished.