Could it be that the Parables sections of the Book of Enoch are truly part of the whole book of writings of ancient prophet Enoch writing before the Flood and that the Son of Man documented there really is the spirit of the Christ, thousands of years later named by an angel and given the name we know today as, in English form, Jesus? Jesus was not born until three thousand years after the times of prophet Enoch. Here is a clue to this: In the Gospel of John chapter 8 it is recorded that Jesus said: “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” Later the apostle Peter’s first epistle records the faith of Peter that the Spirit of Christ inspired the ancient prophets. He wrote: “As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look.” So it seems that by saying “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am”, Jesus is saying that His spirit transcends time, the spirit of Jesus as Christ. His Christness transcends time. Spiritually, in all times, there is Christ. There is Christness which is beyond limits to a particular time period. Jesus is that. By believing that Jesus is this Christ, you believe the truth in His saying “I am”. So it is totally consistent with this that Enoch did write of this Son of Man from prophetic experience of this spirit of Christ. The passages of the Parables in the Book of Enoch as we have it today are richly informative about this spirit of the Christ, even calling Him the Anointed One. In one the final chapters God even speaks of “My Son”, perhaps the first occurance of such a statement, predating the Hebrew ancient scriptures. Jesus even strengthens this line of reasoning by frequently referring to Himself (in the third person) as the Son of Man. The human flesh life of Jesus Christ is not questioned, yet in terms of Spirit we find Jesus transcending the limits of mere human life. We can believe in this Jesus’ ability to save and eternally keep on saving us, even bringing us back from death if we believe and hold to His teachings. It is wonderful saving Jesus that we find by knowing the gospels and epistles but also the Book of Enoch. Beyond the limits of physical, Jesus is the helper for us as spirit. Helper spiritual reaching beyond the limits of human physical capabilities, even beyond time and space.
