What do the books of Enoch say about the millennium?
The Book of Enoch speaks of a millennial Sabbath or rest, the day of Judgment of men s souls and the resurrection. The Dictionary of the Bible states the importance of the Book of Enoch in understanding the New Testament. “The importance of Enoch is great for the understanding of the eschatology of the NT [New Testament] and the methods of apocalyptic [Daniel and Revelation] (p. 821). The Book of Enoch states: “And after this, on the seventh day of the tenth week, there shall be an everlasting judgement, which shall be executed upon the Watchers; and a spacious eternal heaven shall spring forth in the midst of the angels. The former heaven shall depart and pass away; a new heaven shall appear… (translated by Richard Laurence, L.L.D., 1883, p. 152, chp. XCII:16-17).” Here we have the seventh day or the Sabbath mentioned with the 10th week and new heaven and earth coming forth. These 10 weeks of Sabbath years (10 7) or 70 years correlate with the time Israel spent in captivity to Babyl
