1 Enoch 15

1 Enoch 15:11

“And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth, and cause trouble: they take no food, {but nevertheless hunger} and thirst, and cause offenses.”

Don’t not inconsiderately hate evil spirits, but pity them; their suffering is much greater than what they could ever put you through.  You know how when you are in pain, you wish for someone else to know your pain so that you can be properly consoled; so you even put others through such pain so that “they learn what it is like to suffer what you have suffered”.  That is all they want to do, and even so, they do it hesitantly.  They hold themselves back because they still fear God; this is shown by how in their shame and degrading despair, they ask a mortal (Enoch) to intercede for them (immortals), “And then I went and spoke to them all together, and they were all afraid, and fear and trembling seized them.  And they besought me to draw up a petition for them that they might find forgiveness, and to read their petition in the presence of the Lord of heaven.  For from thenceforward they could not speak (to Him) nor lift up their eyes to heaven for shame of their sins for which they had been condemned.” (1 Enoch 13:3-5) “And go say to the Watchers of heaven, who have sent thee to intercede for them: ‘You should intercede for men, and not men for you:’” (1 Enoch 15:2)

January 28, 2012