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NASB | Jude 1:14 ¶ It was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jude 1:14 ¶ It was about these people that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, when he said, "Look, the Lord came with myriads of His holy ones |
Bible Question: Can anyone explain where we in the OT learn of Enoch prophesying the things Jude says he did in Jude 1:14? The closest reference I can find is Moses--not Enoch--mentioning ten thousand holy ones in Deut 33:2. I read somewhere about a "Book of Enoch" that is noncanonical, but haven't seen it. Does this prophecy appear in it? If so, why would Jude mention prophecies from a non-canonical source or why would that book not be included in the Bible? |
Bible Answer: I'm pretty confident that there is no such quotation directed to Enoch in the OT. This is most likely from the Apocryphal book of Enoch. I believe there are several quotations from apocryphal books in the New Testament. If Enoch is among those books added to the extended Roman Catholic canon (and I must plead ignorance as to exactly which books are included in this extended canon), this is probably part of the reason. However, one or two quotations do not necessarily create credibility for the entire book of Enoch. Paul also quoted a Greek philosopher in reaffirming the general stereotype of the people of Crete as "liars, evil brutes and lazy gluttons," but this doesn't validate the philosopher's writings as inspired by God. Jude seems to identify this as an actual prophecy, but that doesn't mean the entire book is inspired by God or even factual in its accounts of Enoch. The Book of Enoch was probably circulated widely among the Israelites, but they never accepted it (in entirety) as authoritative to the degree of canon. Neither did the councils that set forth our present canon, as they followed the nation of Israel regarding Old Testament canon. |