The Book Of Enoch Explained _The 10 Heavens_

The Book of Enoch describes 10 different levels of heaven. Enoch was taken to each heaven by an archangel, and Enoch witnessed what each level of heaven had housed. Some of the beings in the higher realms in heaven frightened Enoch so much that he fell down in terror. In this video, I will be explaining every level of heaven described in the Book of Enoch. A quick disclaimer. My ultimate goal is to turn you all to the Most High. I do not want any of you praising angels or any other heavenly figure All right, now that that's over, it's time to get into the 10 levels of heaven. The beginning of 2 Enoch reads, This verse is explaining how the Lord viewed Enoch as such a great human that he took him to heaven while he was still alive. The only other person to go to heaven while they were still alive is the prophet Elijah. As we continue to go deeper into the Book of Enoch, Enoch himself explains the encounter he had with the angels that took him to heaven. He details how he first had a dream about these beings coming into his room, and when he opened his eyes they were actually standing there. Their faces were like the shining sun. Their eyes were like burning lamps. From their mouths, fire was coming forth. Their clothing was various singing. Their wings were more glistening than gold. Their hands were whiter than snow. And they stood at the head of my bed and called me by my name. Then I awoke from my sleep and saw those men standing in front of me in actuality. Then I bowed down to them, and I was terrified, and the appearance of my face was changed because of fear. Then those men said to me, Be brave, Enoch. In truth, do not fear. The eternal God has sent us to you. And behold, you will ascend with us to heaven today. The first heaven is directly above the firmament above the earth. The firmament is a dome-shaped structure that covers the earth according to the Bible. And we can also see this early depiction of the firmament in several ancient cultures, even the most advanced. Enoch describes seeing a huge body of water, far larger than any ocean on earth. God says in the Bible that there is water above the firmament. Genesis 1 verse 7 says, And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament, and it was so. Now let's take a look at how Enoch explains the first heaven in his own words. And they took me up onto their wings, and carried me up to the first heaven, and placed me on the clouds. And behold, they were moving. And there I perceived the air higher up, and higher still, I saw the ether. And they placed me on the first heaven, and they showed me a vast ocean, much bigger than the earthly ocean. Then Enoch goes on to explain seeing a mysterious group of figures known as the elders. Enoch also explains seeing 200 angels who govern the stars. Then Enoch describes the second heaven in a way that is eerily similar to hell, but for fallen angels known as the watchers. Enoch explains seeing a darkness greater than any earthy darkness. And he's seen prisoners in the second heaven awaiting judgment. He asks an angel why they were imprisoned. And the angel said this, I said to the men who were with me, Why are these ones being tormented unceasingly? Those men answered me, These are those who turned away from the Lord, who did not obey the Lord's commandments, but of their own will plotted together, and turned away with their prince, and with those who are under restraint in the fifth heaven. I will explain the emphasis on the fifth heaven when I describe that particular level, because it's a big part of the story. The third heaven Enoch saw was a heaven full of paradise for the righteous. The righteous people will inherit this heaven for their good deeds. However, there is also another side of this heaven very similar to hell. Let me describe what this heaven will look like in more depth, and also fill you in on who the righteous people are. Enoch 2 verse 8 goes on to say, And those men took me from there, and they brought me up to the third heaven, and set me down there. Then I looked downward, and I saw paradise. And that place is inconceivably pleasant. And I saw the trees in full flower, and their fruits were ripe and pleasant-smelling, with every food and yield, and giving off profusely a pleasant fragrance. And in the midst of them was the tree of life, at that place where the Lord takes a rest when He goes into paradise. And that tree is indescribable for pleasantness and fine fragrance, and more beautiful than any other created thing that exists. And from every direction it has an appearance which is good-looking and crimson, and with the form of fire. And it covers the whole of paradise. And it has something of every orchard tree and of every fruit. And its root is in paradise at the exit that leads to the earth. And paradise is in between the corruptible and the incorruptible. And two streams come forth, one a source of honey and milk, and a source which produces oil and wine. And it is divided into four parts, and they go around with a quiet movement. And they come out into the paradise of Edom, between the corruptible and the incorruptible. And from there they pass along and divide into forty parts. And it proceeds in descent along the earth. And they have a revolution in their cycle, just like the other atmospheric elements. And there is no unfruitful tree there, and every tree is well-fruited, and every place is blessed. And there are three hundred angels, very bright, who look after paradise. And with never-ceasing voice and pleasant singing, they worship the Lord every day and hour. And I said, How very pleasant is this place! And those men said to me, This place, Enoch, has been prepared for the righteous. The righteous are described in verse 9 as being those who suffer every kind of calamity in their life, and who afflict their souls, and who avert their eyes from injustice, and who carry out righteous judgment, and who give bread to the hungry, and who cover the naked with clothing, and who lift up the fallen, and who help the injured and the orphans, and who walk without a defect before the face of the Lord, and who worship Him only even for them. This place has been prepared as an eternal inheritance. Enoch was then taken to the northern region of this heaven, and he sees what he describes as a frightful place. This place is still located in the third heaven, however on this side there is all kinds of torment going on. There is no light there, and Enoch emphasizes this mysterious black fire that blazes up. This is where I really made the connection to this potentially being hell. As Enoch is venturing through the northern region of the third heaven, he then notices a river of fire, and I couldn't help but to make the comparison to the bible explaining hell to have a lake of fire. The angels told Enoch that this place is prepared for those who don't glorify God. More particularly, verse 10 goes more into depth with exactly who will be here. The people doomed to inhabit this realm are those who practice on the earth the sin, which is against nature, of witchcraft, enchantments, divinations, trafficking with demons, who boast about their evil deeds, stealing, lying, insulting, coveting, resentment, fornication, unaliving people, and who steal the souls of men secretly, seizing the poor by the throat, taking away their possessions, enriching themselves from the possessions of others, defrauding them. Who, when they are able to provide sustenance, bring about the death of the hungry by starvation, and, when they are able to provide clothing, take away the last garment of the naked, who do not acknowledge their creator, but bow down to idols which have no souls, which can neither see nor hear, veying gods, constructing images, and bowing down to vile things made by hands for all these this place has been prepared as an eternal reward. Enoch is then taken to the fourth heaven. This is where the solar and lunar tracks are. I'll describe what this means in more detail. Verse 11 says, And those men took me, and they carried me up to the fourth heaven. And they showed me there all the movements and sequences and all the rays of solar and lunar light. And I measured their movements, and I compared their light. And I saw that the sun has a light seven times greater than the moon. And I saw his circle and his wheels, on which he always goes, going past always like the wind, with quite marvelous speed. And his coming and his return give him no rest, day and night. And four great stars, each star having 1,000 stars under it, on the right-hand side of the sun's chariot, and four on the left-hand side, each one having 1,000 stars under it, altogether 8,000, going with the sun perpetually. And 150,000 angels accompany him in the daytime, and at night 1,000. And 100 angels go in front of the sun's chariot, six winged, in flaming fire. And the sun blazes up and sets the 100 angels on fire. The fifth heaven is where the Watchers are. They are also known as the Grigori. They are described as looking like humans, yet giant in comparison. These are the angels that had children with human woman and made the Nephilim. If you're interested in that topic, check out the video I made on the Watchers linked here to understand these angels more. The sixth heaven has seven groups of angels. They are described as being extremely bright beings that are even brighter than the sun. What these seven groups of angels do is explained in 2 Enoch verse 19. These groups carry out and carefully study the movements of the stars, and the revolution of the sun, and the phases of the moon, and the well-being of the cosmos. And when they see any evil activity, they put the commandments and instructions in order, and the sweet choral singing, and every kind of glorious praise. These are the archangels who are over the angels. The seventh heaven was so frightening to Enoch that he literally was trembling with fear. In this heaven, he's seen the fiery armies of the archangels, the incorporeal forces, and the dominions, and the origins, and the authorities, the cherubim, and the seraphim, and the many-eyed thrones, regiments, and the shining adonim stations. Obviously, there may be some angels that you are not familiar with in this heaven. However, we can just picture how frightening this sight can be with all of God's most powerful angels in one heaven. At this point, the angels that Enoch described as two men left him, and Enoch fell to his face terrified. This is when God sent one of his glorious ones to guide Enoch through the final three heavens. This was no other than archangel Gabriel. The eighth and ninth heavens are explained very briefly. 2 Enoch verse 21 says, I saw the eighth heaven, which is called in the Hebrew language, Muzaloth, the changer of the seasons, of dry and of wet, and the twelve zodiacs, which are above the seventh heaven. And I saw the ninth heaven, which in the Hebrew language is called Kukavim, where the heavenly houses of the twelve zodiacs are. Now this is the tenth and final heaven where God himself resides. Enoch describes God's face as looking like iron made in burning hot fire and brought out. God's face emits like a spark and is supremely awesome and supremely frightening in Enoch's own words. However, his face is also indescribable according to the book of Enoch. There are also cherubim and seraphim armies singing in this heaven. Enoch was understandably frightened, so God ordered the archangel Michael to remove Enoch's earthly clothing and to anoint him with a spiritual oil that radiated with light. When he looked at himself, however, he realized that he was no different than the angels in heaven. Thank you for watching. If you enjoyed this video, I encourage you to like the video. And if you are interested in content just like this, check out my playlist. I linked it here so it's easier for you to access. God bless you all.