Liars, Lunatics & Demons – Part 3

Liars, Lunatics & Demons; Part 3.  As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith. But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion, wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions. I don’t trust occultists Westcott and Hort and their “New Testament in the Original Greek” published in 1881 because Westcott and Hort were Darwinian theologians who rejected the authority of scripture, Biblical salvation, the reality of hell, substitutionary atonement. Jere 8:8 Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. I DO trust the Textus Receptus because it’s based on the vast majority (over 95%) of the 5,300+ Greek manuscripts in existence. Enoch Enoch was written by the Essenes a pseudo pagan cult which explains why it was found among the DSS.  Today, only the Ethiopian Church, and—interestingly enough—the Mormon religion, consider the Enochic writings to be authoritative. You decide:  Enoch, a 3 Pronged POKE Who is set over the repentance of those who receive eternal life? a) the Bible; 1st Timothy 2:5 tells us Yahusha is the ONLY one set over the repentance of those who receive eternal life, ONE Mediator between יהוה and men, “For there is one Elohim, and one mediator between Elohim and men, the man Messiah Yahusha.”  Or b) Enoch? an angel called Phanuel is set over the repentance of those who inherit eternal life. 40:9 and the fourth angel, who is set over the repentance unto hope of those who inherit eternal life, is named Phanuel.’ Repentance is strictly between a man and Yahusha alone. Only Yahusha died for our sins, and shed His blood to pay for them (1st Peter 1:18-19) not some freaky angel called Phanuel.  The Parables of Enoch (1 Enoch 37-71) tell the tale where Enoch is taken into heaven and shown prophetic visions concerning the eschatological “Son of Man.”  The Parables of Enoch are in direct conflict with the teachings of the New Testament concerning the identity of the Messianic Son of Man. Enoch 71:13-14 And the Head of Days came with Michael and Raphael and Gabriel and Phanuel, and thousands and tens of thousands of angels without number. And he came to me and greeted me with his voice and said to me, “You (are) that Son of Man who was born for righteousness, and righteousness dwells on you, and the righteousness of the Head of Days will not forsake you.” (The Hermeneia Translation) It’s clear, 1 Enoch contradicts the teaching of the apostles concerning Yahusha as the Son of Man.  Was the Son of Man named? When was Yahusha named in Heaven? Rev 1:8, “I am Aleph – Tav, the beginning and the ending, saith יהוה (the Kurios), which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Shaddai.” Yahusha is Eternal, without beginning or end; BUT NOT according to ENOCH  48:2 And at that hour that Son of Man was named In the presence of the Lord of Spirits, And his name before the Head of Days.  Jude never actually mentions a book or scroll of Enoch. He doesn’t mention what is written, only what’s said, or what Enoch said. Just as I could quote a commentary, a journal, a news article to illustrate a point, so the biblical writers used external material to draw attention and make a statement too.  Jude and the Book of the Enoch are actually referencing the same oral tradition. In other words, Jude wasn’t relying on the Enochic writings for this saying of Enoch.  Jude and the author of that particular passage in the Book of Enoch were both relying on the widely held tradition of what the actual Enoch said t