The Book of the Secrets of Enoch 19
Enoch was borne up to the sixth heaven and saw seven bands of angels with faces shining more than the sun.
1nd thence those men took me and bore me up on to the sixth heaven, and there I saw seven bands of angels, very bright and very glorious, and their faces shining more than the sun's shining, glistening, and there is no difference in their faces, or behaviour, or manner of dress; and these make the orders, and learn the goings of the stars, and the alteration of the moon, or revolution of the sun, and the good government of the world.
2 And when they see evildoing they make commandments and instruction, and sweet and loud singing, and all (songs) of praise.
3 These are the archangels who are above angels, measure all life in heaven and on earth, and the angels who are (appointed) over seasons and years, the angels who are over rivers and sea, and who are over the fruits of the earth, and the angels who are over every grass, giving food to all, to every living thing, and the angels who write all the souls of men, and all their deeds, and their lives before the Lord's face; in their midst are six Phoenixes and six Cherubim and six six-winged ones continually with one voice singing one voice, and it is not possible to describe their singing, and they rejoice before the Lord at his footstool.
Did You Know?
Enoch was borne up to the sixth heaven and saw seven bands of angels with faces shining more than the sun.
These angels show no difference in their faces, behaviour, or manner of dress as they learn the goings of the stars.
Archangels above angels measure all life in heaven and on earth, with others over seasons, rivers, sea, and grass.
Angels write all the souls of men and all their deeds and their lives before the Lord's face.
In their midst six Phoenixes, six Cherubim, and six six-winged ones sing with one voice impossible to describe.
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Commentary
In brief
Men bear Enoch to the sixth heaven where he sees seven bands of identical radiant archangels who oversee stars, moon, sun and world order, issuing commands and praise against evil. These archangels measure life with angels over seasons, rivers, fruits and deeds, as six phoenixes, cherubim and six-winged ones sing continually at the footstool.