Unlocking Enoch’s Lost Visions: How Ancient Fragments Reveal God’s Plan for Modern Believers

Enoch, early in life, developed a strict understanding of what was righteous and what was not, with a strong revulsion toward that which was incorrect. This was shown in his travels to various cities and in confronting their erroneous ways. His viewpoint seems to correspond with God’s view of the unrighteous, as he is allowed to judge their wickedness, and is indicative of a long relationship with God’s word before his travels.  However, Enoch seems to have missed the mercy aspect of God and only learned that as he progressed in teaching others.

In some ways, this mirrors most human life: we are more judgmental in early life and learn tolerance and wisdom later.

Much as faithful people of God have learned that evil hates their nature, Enoch was nearly killed twice but was delivered by Angels.

In later travels, Enoch sees that even when people have a worthy goal, they diverge from the true path in various ways.  Such diversions become central to later events in his world as he struggles, early on, to guide mankind from these divergent directions. Teaching rather than confrontation becomes his preferred tool to combat error.

Spiritual disconnect was rampant in Enoch’s day. When we remember that these people were in the process of discovering how to manage their affairs in their own way, it becomes clear that they had lost their connection with Father Adam early on. Cain’s descendants are the earliest example.

One can see that Enoch tries to focus on the Patriarchal order or the teachings of Adam as the clear way, particularly as he addresses King Shem and the error of the 4 corners of the law.

Overall, we see that the natural man almost universally deviates from the ways of God, with various reasons or excuses.

But hope is not lost as the transformation of the Wicked city of Enoch into a righteous city, a Zion, shows that forgiveness is possible, repentance works, and the taking of the righteous city of Zion (Enoch) forms a complete metaphor for the salvation of man.

If you want to learn more about the nature of the man Enoch, read The Book of Enoch: The Visions and Teachings of a Man of God by Jeffery O. Brown.