Etymologically, the word "apocrypha" means "things that are hidden", but why they were hidden is not clear.
Some have suggested that the books were "hidden" from common use because they contained esoteric knowledge, too profound to be communicated to any except the initiated...others have suggested that such books were hidden due to their spurious heretical teaching.
The study of Enoch’s words awakened the desire to explore spiritual dimensions in a deeper way.
Enoch once said: “I write not for my own, but for the extreme future generations, for you human beings who will come”. Enoch, the seventh of Adam’s descendants describes his journey through the seven heavens, where he receives revelations like when he is described the creation of the world and the secrets of the future.
Enoch’s journey culminates with the encounter with God after a life that lasted 365 years. From the mists of time he has shown humanity a luminous path to follow. Enoch goes back to the causes of evil and great are his sufferings for human wickedness and his exhortations to cultivate good and wisdom.
Not recognized by the Church and ignored in the Old Testament collection, they are now published for everyone to read.
Why do angels and archangels interact with high-minded human beings?
The Ancient Book of Enoch tells the history of the angels who fell in the days of Jared, Enoch’s father, who married human women and conducted genetic experiments. This commentary includes a previously unknown chapter from the Dead Sea Scrolls that explains how they did their genetic tampering.
Enoch’s Books are among the most relevant apocryphal texts in religious history.
“In every period of crisis in human history, when morality is despised and wickedness reigns everywhere, divine help is invoked that will make its supreme justice prevail against all the diabolical and materialistic oppositions of earthly justice”.