Author : Angela Kim Harkins
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 47,38 MB
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451465130
Leading scholars explore the tradition, rooted in Genesis 6, of “the Watchers,” mysterious heavenly beings who became the focus of rich cosmological and theological speculation in early Judaism. Chapters trace the development of the Watchers through the Enoch literature, Jubilees, and other early Jewish and Christian writings.
Author : Enoch
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 18,39 MB
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1631184164
This is one of many texts that were removed from the Bible, centuries ago, and dates to around 200 BC. The narrative of the Book of the Watchers is told from the point of view of Enoch and not surprisingly focuses on a class of angels known as the Watchers. Watchers are featured in the fourth chapter of the Book of Daniel as well as some of the other apocryphal books that have Enoch's name attached to them. Included here are some opening remarks, which examine the text itself.
Author : Michael S. Heiser
Publisher : Defender
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,61 MB
Release : 2017-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780998142630
Reversing Hermon is a groundbreaking work. It unveils what most in the modern Church have never heard regarding how the story of the sin of the Watchers in 1 Enoch 6-16 helped frame the mission of Jesus, the messiah. Jews of the first century expected the messiah to reverse the impact of the Watchers' transgression. For Jews of Jesus' day, the Watchers were part of the explanation for why the world was so profoundly depraved. The messiah would not just revoke the claim of Satan on human souls and estrangement from God, solving the predicament of the Fall. He would also not only bring the nations back into relationship with the true God by defeating the principalities and powers that governed them. Jews also believed that the messiah would rescue humanity from self-destruction, the catalyst for which was the sin of the Watchers and the influence of what they had taught humankind. The role of Enoch's retelling of Genesis 6:1-4 in how New Testament writers wrote of Jesus and the cross has been largely lost to a modern audience. Reversing Hermon rectifies that situation. Topics include:* How the ancient Mesopotamian story of the apkallu aligns with Gen 6:1-4, was preserved in 1 Enoch, and sets the stage for the theme of reversing the evil of the Watchers* How the theme of reversing the transgression of the Watchers colors the gospel accounts of the birth of Jesus, his genealogy, and his ministry.* How the writings of Peter and Paul allude to the sin of the Watchers and present Jesus as overturning the disastrous effects of their sins against humanity.* How the descriptions of the antichrist, the end-times Day of the Lord, and the final judgment connect to Genesis 6 and the nephilim.Though every topic addressed in Reversing Hermon can be found in scholarly academic literature, Reversing Hermon is the first book to gather this information and make it accessible to Bible students everywhere.
Author : Don Nori
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 18,66 MB
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 076848460X
Access the blueprint that will transform your world! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you. —Jesus, John 20:21 What is God’s will for my life? Christians have asked this question for centuries. In recent years, the desperate have flooded conferences, attended events, and traveled to the latest, greatest seminars in hope of answering this nagging question and bring true peace to their seeking souls. Could it be that we are looking for purpose in all the wrong places? Jesus left us with the secret to knowing God’s will—and doing it. Every step of the way, He followed a model in fulfilling His purpose—He watched the Father. In Don Nori Sr.’s prolific new book, you will gain prophetic insight that shows you how to: Sharpen your spiritual eyesight and see what God is doing in the spirit realm Overcome distractions preventing you from seeing how God is moving Clearly hear what the Father is saying as you spend time in His Presence It all begins here. Model Jesus. Watch the Father. Fulfill your destiny!
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,40 MB
Release : 2015-08
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9781933865676
Take a journey with the artist and writer Petar Meseldzija, who tells how he was allowed unparalleled access through the Invisible Curtain and into the land of giants. A year in the making, this book's sixteen paintings and nearly ninety drawings bring to life Petar's experiences on this journey and secrets uncovered, going back to ancient times. He shares stories of new discoveries that free giants from the murky abyss of myth and a forgotten past. Told in three stages, The Book of Giants includes the illustrated stories The Giants Are Coming, recounting a dynamic clash that lasted one hundred years; The Little Kingdom, where a giant befriends a nation of humans and becomes their adamant protector against ferocious invaders; The Northern Giants, who embrace the warrior spirit through countless battles; Giant Velles, the story of ignorance and how the strength of goodness perseveres; and The Great Forest, wherein the author discovers little creatures called the keppetz and relates his experiences spent with ogres while on his quest to meet the Golden One and to determine the purpose of his journey. Through the strength of his own power, he discovers his blessings, his limitations and finally his personal myth. Furthermore, you will discover why giants made a push into the underground, followed by their exodus and deliverance to a new land. You'll also learn why the myth of giants is still alive, why their time spent with humans remains elusive and why giants prefer to remain hidden in their world. Join Petar Meseldzija on his journey of discovery.
Author : Angela Kim Harkins
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,70 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800699785
At the origin of the Watchers tradition is the single enigmatic reference in Genesis 6 to the sons of God who had intercourse with human women, producing a race of giants upon the earth. That verse sparked a wealth of cosmological and theological speculation in early Judaism. Here leading scholars explore the contours of the Watchers traditions through history, tracing their development through the Enoch literature, Jubilees, and other early Jewish and Christian writings. This volume provides a lucid survey of current knowledge and interpretation of one of the most intriguing theological motifs of the Second Temple period.
Author : Brian Godawa
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,39 MB
Release : 2023-11-04
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ISBN : 9781963000283
Author : J. Bernhardt
Publisher : Author House
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 12,12 MB
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1481779052
After the banishment from Eden, Satan works to deceive the sons of Seth, the Sons of Heaven, also called the Watchers, into desiring the beautiful women among the descendants of Cain. The 200 male Watchers, led by Smazz covet the daughters of Cain, descending into debauchery and taking the women as their wives, producing giants, monsters of all kinds and human abominations called the Nephilim. When God covers the earth with floodwaters, the Sons of Heaven are taken in by Lucifer and become the fallen angels. Meanwhile, the remaining Watchers on Mt. Hermon, have also been changed following the great flood, their body structure and DNA permanently altered by God. Led by angel princes, these new Watchers are divided into twenty clans and instructed to worship and serve Adonai but forbidden to have contact with humans for the first twenty millennia. After that period, they venture into the world populated by millions of people to find and rid the earth of the Nephilim, doing battle and risking their lives in the process. In this fantasy novel, a group of beings blessed by God must make their way through the world and rid it of the creatures known as Nephilim in order to keep Gods creation safe.
Author : Roger King
Publisher : Booklocker.com
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,3 MB
Release : 2013-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621417552
The Watchers is the absolute book that explores some of the most fundamental aspects of our lives, explaining exactly what the moon is, who is watching us from the moon, the nephilim giants, their fathers and what the Bible is really telling us. After reading this book, you'll never look at the night sky the same way again. And it's long overdue.
Author : Philip Francis Esler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 12,72 MB
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1625649088
First Enoch is an ancient Judean work that inaugurated the genre of apocalypse. Chapters 1–36 tell the story of the descent of angels called “Watchers” from heaven to earth to marry human women before the time of the flood, the chaos that ensued, and God’s response. They also relate the journeying of the righteous scribe Enoch through the cosmos, guided by angels. Heaven, including the place and those who dwell there (God, the angels, and Enoch), plays a central role in the narrative. But how should heaven be understood? Existing scholarship, which presupposes “Judaism” as the appropriate framework, views the Enochic heaven as reflecting the temple in Jerusalem, with God’s house replicating its architecture and the angels and Enoch functioning like priests. Yet recent research shows the Judeans constituted an ethnic group, and this view encourages a fresh examination of 1 Enoch 1–36. The actual model for heaven proves to be a king in his court surrounded by his courtiers. The major textual features are explicable in this perspective, whereas the temple-and-priests model is unconvincing. The author was a member of a nontemple, scribal group in Judea that possessed distinctive astronomical knowledge, promoted Enoch as its exemplar, and was involved in the wider sociopolitical world of their time.
