Chapter LXIX Summary
Angels led humans astray and taught them harmful things. Jeqon led the other angels and caused them to fall. Asbeel taught evil to the angels. Gadreel showed humans weapons and caused death. Penemue taught humans writing, leading to sin. Kasdeja showed humans harmful spirits and demons. Kasbeel revealed an oath to the holy ones. Michael was given a powerful oath to control the angels. This oath keeps the world in order. The sun, moon, stars, and elements follow this oath. The angels thank and glorify the Lord of Spirits. The Son of Man appears and judges the sinners. The sinners are bound and destroyed. The Son of Man sits on the throne of glory. Evil passes away before him.
Here are the leaders of their angels and their names, along with those in charge of hundreds, fifties, and tens.
4The name of the first deceiver: the one who misled all the angels and brought them down to earth, leading them astray through human women.
5The second one was called Asbeel. He gave the holy sons of God bad advice, leading them to sin by having relationships with human women.
6The third one was named Gadreel. He showed people all kinds of deadly weapons and led Eve astray. He introduced shields, armor, swords, and all kinds of weapons to humanity.
7From that day on, they have been attacking the people living on earth, and they will continue to do so forever.
8Penemue showed people the difference between good and bad, and he taught them all kinds of wisdom.
9He taught people how to write using ink and paper, and because of this, many have sinned from ancient times until now.
10People were not made to prove their honesty with pens and ink.
11People were made to be like angels, meant to stay pure and righteous, so that death, which destroys everything, wouldn't affect them. But because of their knowledge, they are dying, and because of this power, I am being consumed.
12The fifth one was named Kasdeja. He taught people all the harmful effects of spirits and demons, including causing miscarriages, snake bites, and the harm that comes from the intense midday heat. This is the son of the serpent named Tabaa'et.
13Here is the task of Kasbeel, the leader of the oath. He revealed it to the holy ones when he was in the highest place of glory, and its name is Biqa.
14This angel asked Michael to reveal the secret name to him, so he could use it in the oath. This way, those who had disclosed hidden things to humans would tremble at the sound of that name and oath.
15This is the power of this oath, for it is strong and mighty, and he gave this oath, called Akae, to Michael. These are the secrets of this oath... And they are strong because of his oath: The heaven was suspended before the world was created, and it will last forever.
17The earth was established on the water, and from the hidden places in the mountains, beautiful waters flow, from the time of creation until forever.
18God made the sea through that oath, and He placed sand as its foundation to hold it back during its times of rage. The sea must not cross this boundary, from the time of its creation until forever.
19The depths are held firmly in place by that oath and remain steady, never moving from their position forever.
20The sun and moon follow their paths because of that oath, and they never stray from their appointed course, forever and ever.
21The stars follow their paths because of that oath, and God calls them by their names, and they respond to Him forever and ever.
22The spirits of the water, the winds, and all breezes, along with their paths from every direction of the winds.
23The sounds of thunder and the flashes of lightning are stored away, as are the places where hail, frost, mist, rain, and dew are kept.
24They all believe and express gratitude to the Lord of Spirits, praising Him with all their might. Their sustenance comes from every act of thanksgiving. They continually thank, praise, and honor the name of the Lord of Spirits forever and ever.
25This powerful oath protects them, keeps their paths safe, and ensures their journey continues without destruction.
26There was great joy among them, and they blessed, glorified, and praised God because they had learned about the Son of Man.
27He sat on his glorious throne, and judgment was given to the Son of Man. He made the sinners and those who misled the world pass away and be destroyed from the earth.
28They will be bound with chains and locked up in their place of destruction. All their deeds will disappear from the earth.
29From now on, there will be nothing that can decay or corrupt. The Son of Man has appeared and has taken his place on the throne of his glory. All evil will disappear in his presence. The words of the Son of Man will be powerful and effective before the Lord of Spirits. This is the Third Parable of Enoch.