The Book of Enoch 40
Book II The Book of Parables (Similitudes) Chapters 37–71 · late 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE
Three parables revealing the heavenly Son of Man / Elect One, seated on the throne of glory to judge the kings and the mighty. The most theologically influential - and most debated - section.
Dating & manuscripts. Notably ABSENT from the Qumran fragments, unlike every other section. This absence anchors the long scholarly debate over the Parables' date and the origin of their 'Son of Man' figure.
Chapters 46 and 48 draw directly on Daniel 7 for the titles 'Head of Days' and 'Son of Man'. The section also contains Noahic interpolations (e.g. 60, 65-69).
1 Enoch is an anthology of five distinct works, composed over roughly three centuries.
The Four Archangels.
Enoch saw thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, a multitude beyond number and reckoning who stood before the Lord of Spirits.
1nd after that I saw thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, I saw a multitude beyond number and reckoning, who stood before the Lord of Spirits.
2 And on the four sides of the Lord of Spirits I saw four presences, different from those that sleep not, and I learnt their names: for the angel that went with me made known to me their names, and showed me all the hidden things.
3 And I heard the voices of those four presences as they uttered praises before the Lord of glory.
4 The first voice blesses the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.
5 And the second voice I heard blessing the Elect One and the elect ones who hang upon the Lord of Spirits.
6 And the third voice I heard pray and intercede for those who dwell on the earth and supplicate in the name of the Lord of Spirits.
7 And I heard the fourth voice fending off the Satans and forbidding them to come before the Lord of Spirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth.
8 After that I asked the angel of peace who went with me, who showed me everything that is hidden: 'Who are these four presences which I have seen and whose words I have heard and written down?'
9 And he said to me: 'This first is Michael, the merciful and long-suffering: and the second, who is set over all the diseases and all the wounds of the children of men, is Raphael: and the third, who is set over all the powers, is Gabriel: and the fourth, who is set over the repentance unto hope of those who inherit eternal life, is named Phanuel.'
10 And these are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits and the four voices I heard in those days.
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Enoch saw thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, a multitude beyond number and reckoning who stood before the Lord of Spirits.
On the four sides of the Lord of Spirits Enoch saw four presences different from those that sleep not.
The fourth voice fends off the Satans and forbids them to come before the Lord of Spirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth.
The first presence is Michael the merciful and long-suffering while the second is Raphael set over all the diseases and all the wounds of the children of men.
The third presence is Gabriel set over all the powers and the fourth is Phanuel set over the repentance unto hope of those who inherit eternal life.
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Commentary
In brief
Enoch sees a multitude beyond number standing before the Lord of Spirits with four presences whose voices bless the Lord of Spirits forever, bless the Elect One and the elect ones, intercede for those on earth, and fend off the Satans. The angel of peace names them Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, and Phanuel.