Book of Gentiles Chapter 4: Tales of the Ancients

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Chapter 4: Tales of the Ancients

1. In the days when the earth was young and humanity walked in innocence, a great transgression shook the foundations of creation. The heavens, vast and radiant, were filled with angels who served the Almighty, their voices echoing in ceaseless praise around His throne.
2. Among them were the Watchers, celestial beings of immense power, tasked with guarding the world below. But desire stirred in their hearts, a longing that would unravel the divine order.
3. Semyaza, leader of the Watchers, stood atop a mountain with two hundred of his kind, their eyes fixed on the daughters of men. Their beauty, radiant and fleeting, captivated the angels. Azazel, bold and cunning, spoke first, urging his brethren to descend and take wives among mortals.
4. Semyaza hesitated, fearing the Almighty’s wrath, but the others swore an oath, binding themselves to this forbidden act.
5. They descended to earth, their forms shimmering like stars, and took human women as their own. From these unions were born the Nephilim, giants of monstrous size and strength, whose feet shook the ground and whose appetites knew no bounds.
6. Among the giants were Mahaway, Gilgamesh, and Hobabish, towering figures whose shadows darkened villages. Their hunger consumed crops, livestock, and even men, leaving the earth scarred and desolate. The Watchers, too, taught humanity secrets meant only for heaven: Azazel revealed the crafting of swords and ornaments, Baraqel unveiled the signs of the stars, and Kokabel taught spells of sorcery. These forbidden arts spread corruption, and the cries of the oppressed reached the Almighty’s throne.
7. In this time of chaos lived Enoch, a righteous man, son of Jared, whose heart was pure and whose eyes sought the divine. Enoch walked with God, his life a testament to obedience amidst a world gone astray. The Almighty chose him as a scribe, granting him visions of heaven and earth. One night, as Enoch prayed, two angels, radiant with light, appeared before him. Their wings spanned the heavens, and their voices thundered, “Come, Enoch, for the Lord calls you to witness His glory.”
8. Enoch ascended, his spirit soaring through the first heaven, where storehouses held snow and dew, guarded by angels who governed the seasons. In the second heaven, he saw chained angels, their faces downcast—the Watchers who had fallen, awaiting judgment.
9. The third heaven revealed a paradise of lush gardens, where the righteous would dwell, its Tree of Life glowing with divine light.
10. Higher still, in the seventh heaven, Enoch beheld the Almighty’s throne, surrounded by cherubim and seraphim, their songs shaking the cosmos.
11. In the tenth heaven, called Aravoth, Enoch stood before the face of God, whose glory was like fire and whose presence filled him with awe. The Almighty anointed Enoch, clothing him in radiant garments, and named him Metatron, the Prince of the Presence, with seventy-two wings and countless eyes to record the secrets of creation.
12. As Metatron, Enoch scribed the deeds of men and angels, his pen capturing the Almighty’s decrees.
13. The Lord revealed how He formed the world, separating light from darkness, visible from invisible. From the unseen, He crafted the heavens; from the seen, He shaped the earth, setting stars in their courses and angels in their ranks. But the Watchers’ sin had disrupted this order, and the giants’ violence threatened to unravel it further.
14. On earth, the giants grew restless. Mahaway, tormented by dreams, saw a tablet submerged in water, its names washed away save for three. He sought Enoch, now a mediator between heaven and earth, to interpret the vision. Enoch, guided by divine wisdom, declared, “The tablet is the world, and the water is the Flood that will cleanse it. Only the righteous will be spared.”
15. Gilgamesh, another giant, dreamed of a garden consumed by fire, its trees uprooted. Enoch’s voice was solemn: “The garden is your dominion, and the fire is God’s judgment. Your time is short.” Hobabish, trembling, recounted a vision of chains binding a great beast. Enoch’s words cut like a blade: “The beast is your kind, and the chains are your fate.”
16. The giants despaired, their cries echoing across the mountains. They knew their fathers, the Watchers, had doomed them. Semyaza and Azazel, bound by their oath, faced their own reckoning.
17. The Almighty sent Uriel, a holy angel, to warn Noah, a righteous man, to build an ark, for a deluge would soon sweep away the wicked. Gabriel and Michael, mighty archangels, descended to bind the Watchers, casting them into a fiery abyss beneath the earth, where they would remain until the final judgment.
18. The giants, too, would perish, their bodies drowned in the Flood’s waters, their spirits condemned to wander as demons.
19. Enoch, as Metatron, continued his heavenly duties, recording the cosmos’s secrets. He saw the storehouses of thunder and lightning, the paths of the sun and moon, and the winds that upheld the earth. The Almighty showed him the souls of the righteous, resting in paradise, and the wicked, tormented in darkness. Enoch learned of the Son of Man, a figure of divine glory who would judge the world in the last days, rewarding the faithful and punishing the rebellious.
20. Returning to earth, Enoch gathered his sons—Methuselah, Regim, and Gaidad—around him. He taught them to walk in righteousness, to honor the Almighty, and to shun the sins of the Watchers. “Give alms,” he urged, “for charity saves from death. Worship only the Lord, for idols are the work of hands.” He recounted his visions: the heavens’ splendor, the angels’ ranks, and the judgment awaiting all. “The world was made for the righteous,” he said, “and the wicked will be no more.”
21. As the Flood approached, the giants’ violence intensified. Mahaway led raids on villages, his massive hands crushing homes. Gilgamesh devoured forests, his appetite insatiable. Hobabish, haunted by his dreams, turned to sorcery, seeking to defy his fate. But the Almighty’s decree was unyielding. The skies darkened, and rain poured for forty days and nights. The giants roared as the waters rose, their strength useless against the deluge. The earth was cleansed, and only Noah and his family, safe in the ark, survived.
22. Enoch, now fully Metatron, stood before the Almighty’s throne, his form blazing with divine light. The angels, once skeptical of a human’s exaltation, bowed before him. Azael, a fallen Watcher, languished in chains, his rebellion a warning to all. Michael and Gabriel praised the Almighty’s justice, their voices joined by the cherubim. The cosmos, shaken by the Watchers’ sin, was restored to order, its harmony reflected in the stars’ steady paths.
23. Enoch’s visions extended beyond the Flood. He saw history unfold as a parade of beasts: sheep for the righteous, wolves for the wicked. A white bull emerged, symbolizing a new age of peace. The Son of Man appeared, his face like the sun, judging kings and nations. The righteous rose to eternal life, while the wicked were cast into fire. Enoch recorded these things, his pen never ceasing, for the Almighty’s plan spanned all time.
24. The heavens rejoiced, for the Almighty’s will was done. Enoch, once a man, now Metatron, stood as a bridge between earth and heaven, his life a testament to divine favor. The Watchers’ fall and the giants’ destruction served as a reminder: none could defy the Creator’s order. The world, reborn through the Flood, awaited its final redemption, when the Son of Man would return, and the righteous would dwell forever in paradise.