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But does this tie into what the Bible teaches? Why does William Branham's teaching on this subject appear to be so confused? | But does this tie into what the Bible teaches? Why does William Branham's teaching on this subject appear to be so confused? | ||
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Referring to Enoch's lineage, the Bible states: | |||
:''Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints...'' Jude 14 (NKJV) | |||
As part of his proof of the serpent seed doctrine, William Branham stated: | |||
:'''''Enoch was the seventh from Noah'''. Enoch. There catches the serpent's seed. For, '''if Cain was Abel's son, then he was the eighth'''. | |||
Unfortunately, William Branham didn't understand genealogy, and he does not understand why Jude needed to mention this. | |||
It is important to note that there were two Enochs in this period, both probably living at the same time, and that one was the seventh descendant from Adam through the line of Seth, while the other was the third descendant from Adam through the line of Cain. The Enoch who descended from Adam through the line of Seth was godly. But the Enoch who descended from Adam through the line of Cain was godless. He is the devil’s Enoch. So Jude’s identification of Enoch as the seventh from Adam is a way of distinguishing the two. <ref>James Montgomery Boice, Genesis: An Expositional Commentary, 284 (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998) </ref> | |||
When Jude said that Enoch was “the seventh from Adam,” he counted inclusively and began with Adam: | |||
#Adam | |||
#Seth | |||
#Enosh | |||
#Kenan | |||
#Mahalalel | |||
#Jared | |||
#Enoch | |||
In counting the descendants of Adam to get to Seth, you could not include Cain because he was not in Seth's lineage. Cain and Seth were brothers (as was Abel who Cain killed). They were both second from Adam, genealogically speaking. To attempt to say that Seth was the third from Adam, which is what William Branham is infering should happen if Cain was Adam's son, is contrary to basic genetics and genealogical reckoning. | |||
The seventh from Adam through Cain was Lamech: | |||
#Adam | |||
#Cain | |||
#Enoch | |||
#Irad | |||
#Mehujael | |||
#Methushael | |||
#Lamech | |||
=Did Noah watch Enoch?= | |||
If you make a time line chart based on Genesis Chapter 5, you will find that Enoch was taken by God: | If you make a time line chart based on Genesis Chapter 5, you will find that Enoch was taken by God: | ||
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So it wasn't a type of the foolish virgin, it wasn't a type of the Jewish remnant, it was a symbol pointing to water baptism. | So it wasn't a type of the foolish virgin, it wasn't a type of the Jewish remnant, it was a symbol pointing to water baptism. | ||
=Quotes= | =Quotes= | ||
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THIRD.SEAL.THE JEFF.IN 63-0320 | THIRD.SEAL.THE JEFF.IN 63-0320 | ||
:''Just like Noah kept watching Enoch. When Enoch went, Noah said, "Better get close to the ark. The time is at hand." Noah kept watching Enoch (See?) | :''Just like '''Noah kept watching Enoch'''. When Enoch went, Noah said, "Better get close to the ark. The time is at hand." Noah kept watching Enoch (See?) | ||
THE.FOURTH.SEAL JEFF.IN 63-0321 | THE.FOURTH.SEAL JEFF.IN 63-0321 | ||
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:''How many believes there's been seven messengers for the seven chur-... Oh, we all believe it, if we believe the Bible. If we don't believe the Bible, course, see, we don't believe it. But, there has been. | :''How many believes there's been seven messengers for the seven chur-... Oh, we all believe it, if we believe the Bible. If we don't believe the Bible, course, see, we don't believe it. But, there has been. | ||
:''And the seven watches, like the seven watch, of one come. He didn't come the first watch, second, third, fourth, but come in the seventh watch. That was Enoch, the seventh, which was translated. And Noah, being a type of the remnant of Jews, is to be carried over. Now, in the Bible times, talking about the watches. And nights were not divided into hours, in the Bible time. | :''And the seven watches, like the seven watch, of one come. He didn't come the first watch, second, third, fourth, but come in the seventh watch. That was Enoch, the seventh, which was translated. And Noah, being a type of the remnant of Jews, is to be carried over. Now, in the Bible times, talking about the watches. And nights were not divided into hours, in the Bible time. | ||
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