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== Watchers and the Book of Enoch == | == Watchers and the Book of Enoch == | ||
Once cherished by Jews and Christians alike, the Book of Enoch | Once cherished by Jews and Christians alike, the Book of Enoch later fell into disfavor with powerful theologians because of its controversial statements on the nature and deeds of the [[fallen angels]]. The Book of Enoch speaks from that obscure realm where history and mythology overlap. A primordial drama of good and evil, light and dark, unfolds. | ||
The trouble began, according to the Book of Enoch, when the heavenly angels and their leader named Samyaza developed an insatiable lust for the ‘daughters of men’ upon earth and an irrepressible desire to beget children by these women. Samyaza feared to descend alone to the daughters of men, and so he convinced two hundred angels called Watchers to accompany him on his mission of pleasure. | The trouble began, according to the Book of Enoch, when the heavenly angels and their leader named Samyaza developed an insatiable lust for the ‘daughters of men’ upon earth and an irrepressible desire to beget children by these women. Samyaza feared to descend alone to the daughters of men, and so he convinced two hundred angels called Watchers to accompany him on his mission of pleasure. | ||