Ol’ Fuzzy has been gone for a period of mourning. My stepfather passed away on the tenth of November, and I was a mite despondent. But I’m back now, so let’s look at the rest of the evils of the watchers and their offspring.
8.1 And Azazel taught men to make swords, and daggers, and shields, and breastplates. And he showed them the things after these, and the art of making them; bracelets, and ornaments, and the art of making up the eyes, and of beautifying the eyelids, and the most precious stones, and all kinds Of coloured dyes. And the world was changed.
8.2 And there was great impiety, and much fornication, and they went astray, and all their ways became corrupt.
8.3 Amezarak taught all those who cast spells and cut roots, Armaros the release of spells, and Baraqiel astrologers, and Kokabiel portents, and Tamiel taught astrology, and Asradel taught the path of the Moon.
8.4 And at the destruction of men they cried out; and their voices reached Heaven.
These watchers are the source for all the worldly magic that is practiced in opposition to the One Who created everything that is and set it all in motion. The very laws of creation were being abused by the people taught by the watchers for the purpose of bending creation to fit their own will, in opposition to the will of God. Why did they do it? Enoch does not say, only that they did this after their oath. And as we saw in the last post, the children borne to the wives of the watchers were worse than the most heinous human. Verse four can be read to mean that the very watchers cried out at the destruction of men, but it’s more likely it was the few men and women who still followed God who raised the outcry.
Is Enoch saying that makeup is a sin? Does he claim that pretty clothes are wrong? Not at all. It’s the second verse that outlines the sin, the reason for the dressing up and makeup, “And there was great impiety, and much fornication, and they went astray, and all their ways became corrupt.” All the pretty dies and makeup was done for the purpose of attracting others to join them in the sins of fornication, impiety and corruption. Likewise, there’s no sin in slicing a carrot or radish, nor in watching the sky. But when you have a rebellious mindset and do these things with intention of thumbing your nose at God, then you sin. And not all roots that are cut are edible. Often it’s poison or the ingredients of some magic spell.
In fact, none of the things taught by the watchers would be classifiable as sin unless they’re done with the intention of defying God. Most people will look at only the surface and jump to conclusions that this or that action is sinful, relegating those who practice them to eternal hell. But we have seen in the series on the sermons of Jesus that God looks at the intention behind what we do and judges the act accordingly. In that case, it is possible to sin by giving alms or doing a good deed, if it is done with the intention of gaining favor or covering some other transgression. Look at the whole passage and it becomes more clear. When you take things out of context, then you begin to err in the realm of heresy.
Have you ever looked at the things someone else does in order to judge them evil? Do you puff yourself up because you have never cast a spell or channeled a spirit? Don’t! God will judge those who defy His will. That’s His job. But once you fall into the trap of comparing yourself to another, you have entered into the sin of hypocrisy. And hypocrites will fill more of hell than soothsayers, mediums, witches and fornicators. God can and often does redeem them. Saint Paul wrote, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” He’s not telling us in that verse that we earn our salvation. He’s telling us to mind our own business and let God handle His.
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