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Enoch says, “I went in the direction of the north, to the extreme ends of the earth, and there at the extreme end of the whole world I saw a great and glorious seat. ? {God’s Throne}
There (also) I saw three open gates of heaven; when it blows cold, hail, frost, snow, dew, and rain, through each one of the (gates) the winds proceed in the northwesterly direction (1 Enoch 34:1-2).” ❄️?❄️❄️❄️❄️
This accords well with Jeremiah 51:16 which says, “he brings up the mist from the ends of the earth, he opens rifts for the rain and brings the wind out of his storehouses.” ???
In subsequent chapters, Enoch journeys “to the extreme ends of the earth” in the west, south, and east. ⬅️⬇️➡️
In each place he saw three more “open gates of heaven.” There were other things to be seen at the ends of the earth. ???
King James version of Job 26:7, “He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.” (Stretched out) ?
An angel also showed Enoch the storerooms of the winds (18:1) and the cornerstone of the earth (18:2). ????
The Sun and Moon Psalm 19:4-6 suggest that the sun ☀️ stays at the ends of the earth until it is time to rise. Enoch expands upon this idea. In 1 Enoch 41:5, he “saw the storerooms of the sun and the moon, from what place they go out and to which place they return…” Further, “they keep faith one with another: in accordance with an oath they set and they rise.” ??
Enoch discusses the solar and lunar motions at length! …their rising and setting varies with the season. ☀️❄️???
The explanation, found in the section called “The Book of the Heavenly Luminaries,” begins thus: This is the first commandment of the luminaries: The sun is a luminary whose egress is an opening of heaven, which is (located) in the direction of the east, and whose ingress is (another) opening of heaven, (located) in the west. ?
I saw six openings through which the sun rises and six openings through which it sets. The moon also rises and sets through the same openings, and they are guided by the stars; together with those whom they lead, they are six in the east and six in the west heaven. ✨
All of them (are arranged) one after another in a constant order. There are many windows (both) to the right and the left of these openings. First there goes out the great light whose name is the sun; its roundness is like the roundness of the sky; and it is totally filled with light and heat. The chariot in which it ascends is (driven by) the blowing wind. ????
The sun sets in the sky (in the west) and returns by the northeast in order to go to the east; it is guided so that it shall reach the eastern gate and shine in the face of the sky (1 Enoch 72:2-5). The openings in the vault of heaven in the east and west are matched to the seasons. On the longest day of the year, the sun rises and sets through the ➡️northernmost pair.
On the shortest day, it rises and sets through the ➡️ southernmost pair.
The return routes of the sun and moon are outside the dome. Perhaps they rest in their “storerooms” during their time off. ??
The Stars Like the Bible, 1 Enoch typically depicts stars as living beings. The Sons of the Gods are also dealt with in 1 Enoch, and they are associated with stars. This is consistent with Job 38:7, which says that when the earth’s cornerstone was laid “the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted aloud.” ?
Matthew 24:29 and Revelation 6:13 deal with stars that fall to earth. ✨ The image comes from Enoch, but Matthew and John omit some details. In 1 Enoch 88:1, a star that fell from the sky is seized, bound hand and foot, and thrown into an abyss. ?
Most stars just go through their motions night after night. God, according to 1 Enoch, runs a tight ship! He also describes the ends of the earth being NORTH … SOUTH… WEST …EAST. ?