Readers -
The book of Jude contains the only prophecy of the Genesis 5 patriarch/ prophet Enoch. Years ago I theorized that if Enoch was the Catching Away of the Saints (ie the forerunner) than it might be possible that God told the readers when it would occur in Jude with this verse speaking about false brethren infiltrating the Church:
Jude 12“These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving onlythemselves. They areclouds without water, carried aboutfn by the winds; late autumntrees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;”
Of note is the last phrase, “pulled up by the roots”. That’s Catching Away kind-of talk from 1 Thessalonians 4:17, but the exact word is not Strong’s 726g Harpazo From that verse. Instead it is Strong’s 1610 greek, ekeizoo.
This threw me off and I stopped work on it. This week the Lord showed me that I quit too soon. : )
Strong’s 1610 appears 4x, the first verse it is used in gives the Enoch connection away.
Matthew 13:29 (from the parable about the wheat and tares):“But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root upalso the wheat with them.
In-text numerical value (gematria) of Strong’s 1610 g =
1455
The Greek value (gematria) of the name Enoch =
1455 !
Perfect match! Especially given the context of the Matthew 13 verse which you should definitely read.
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God really knew what He was doing when He put Enoch in the 65th book, the doorstep to the prophetic fulfillment of the Bible, the Revelation. Jude probably has answers yet found, and we are beholden to God to try to find them, like about.
Thank you for your interest; God bless you.
Jesus is Lord!