1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. 5 But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness. 6 These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things as they did. 7 So do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” 8 And let us not be immoral, as some of them were, and 23,000 died in a single day. 9 And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes. 10 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come. 12 So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall. 13 No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it. 14 So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. 15 I am speaking to thoughtful people. Consider what I say. 16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread that we break a sharing in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread. 18 Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? 19 Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything? 20 No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot take part in the table of the Lord and the table of demons. 22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is? 23 “Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,” but not everything builds others up. 24 Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person. 25 Eat anything that is sold in the marketplace without questions of conscience, 26 for the earth and its abundance are the Lord’s. 27 If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience. 28 But if someone says to you, “This is from a sacrifice,” do not eat, because of the one who told you and because of conscience— 29 I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience? 30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I blamed for the food that I give thanks for? 31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. 32 Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God, 33 just as I also try to please everyone in all things. I do not seek my own benefit, but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
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1 Enoch 19:1
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Sirens is real or is not real?
Sirens is real or is not real?Gabrielle, May 31, 2023
Are sirens real?
Are sirens real?Dana, July 23, 2023
Why was the book of Enoch removed from the Bible?
Why was the book of Enoch removed from the Bible?Ivy, January 28, 2024
Are sirens real?
Are sirens real?Vanessa, July 9, 2024
Why is it so hard to find out what to eat as righteous? It’s a sin to eat demon food which is almost everything, so what do we eat to be on Gods menu?
Why is it so hard to find out what to eat as righteous? It’s a sin to eat demon food which is almost everything, so what do we eat to be on Gods menu?Shane, September 13, 2024
In response to Gabrielle and Ivy's question I would answer that if we take the book of First Enoch as being real and inspired by God (which I most definitely do) then yes sirens are absolutely real, and they are also the source of the mythology behind sirens and mermaids.
In response to Gabrielle and Ivy's question I would answer that if we take the book of First Enoch as being real and inspired by God (which I most definitely do) then yes sirens are absolutely real, and they are also the source of the mythology behind sirens and mermaids.Clint, September 25, 2024
So sirens and giants are real they aren’t just mythical creatures but where once alive this doesn’t explain why we are told that giants and sirens didn’t exist once
So sirens and giants are real they aren’t just mythical creatures but where once alive this doesn’t explain why we are told that giants and sirens didn’t exist onceUnknown, November 6, 2024
Sirens are real, deep sea fisherman can confirm
Sirens are real, deep sea fisherman can confirmAdam, January 20, 2025
Sirens were not mermaids, but birds.
Sirens were not mermaids, but birds.Here is a discussion:
I am a biblical scholar and Enoch does not say that sirens are mermaids. In biblical circles anyway, sirens and mermaids are two very different things. Of course everything is conjecture as to what they were. But here's what I've been ...
Here is a discussion:
I am a biblical scholar and Enoch does not say that sirens are mermaids. In biblical circles anyway, sirens and mermaids are two very different things. Of course everything is conjecture as to what they were. But here's what I've been taught.
Sirens are what became of the human mothers of the nephilim. Mermaids were spirits (demons) of the dead nephilim (the siren's offspring now turned demons)
Sirens were firmly believed to have been bird-like beings with bird bodies and women's heads, believed to have been turned into this form by God, as punishment for their transgression of copulating with angels and creating the demonic nephilim and bringing harm to the earth. Banished by God from their earthly home to the air, they were now bound to fly over all the world and be able to observe all its happenings, but now as mere observer only, and unable to partake in anything. Their punishment for not having respected their earthly home and for bringing ruin upon it, they would be able to see all of humanity's activities, but now never be able to take part. Basically, they were shunned and turned into permanent "wall flowers." However, as human-bird hybrids, they had powerful, and beautiful voices and those voices could mezmerize anyone who heard them. They became dreadfully jealous of humanity and used their voices to lure people to their destruction, especially men. Unlike mermaids, who had full upper bodies, sirens had full bird bodies and therefore their only attribute of attraction was their voice.
Opinion is that their attention eventually became focused on the sea, bc as birds, the sea was the only place they could not land, and so they became very resentful of any who swam or sailed. The Sirens would fly over ships on the oceans, and singing, would hypnotize the sailors. The sailors would then follow the song of the flying bird-women blindly into the rocky cliffs and crash. This jealousy and hyperfocus on sailors is how modern culture blended the Sirens into mermaids but they are two very different things.
Mermaids are the nephilim demon spirits. Due to their prior angelic hybrid form, need neither food, water, nor air, and, as written, like their angelic fathers, have the ability to shapeshift into any form they choose. So mermaids are, or were, actual demonic spirits of the nephilim that were choosing, when they wished, to take that particular form. Sirens cannot shapeshift bc they were originally 100% human, and they DO need air and food and water. Siren's bird-like form was permanent and not changeable due to their prior human nature. Sirens were not banished to live in the sea, as fish, but to the air, as birds.
Greek Mythology had them first being only 3 sea monsters that were turned into birds, but this would not fit the Enoch narrative, as in Enoch there were 200 fallen angels, who took one or more wives. So Greek mythology is not where we go to explain the Enoch narrative, except that Sirens were birds and this was their explanation as to how they came to be birds. But the Greek storyline does definitely influence why sirens are thought to be mermaids. But even in Greek mythology they were not mermaids.
Craig H, February 13, 2025
Craig H I want to get more knowledge on your POV
Craig H I want to get more knowledge on your POVG, March 10, 2025
Read the bible mermaids and sirens are make believe
Read the bible mermaids and sirens are make believeAnonymous, March 13, 2025
Why was the book of Enoch removed, and what color race was the world in the beginning, and was there ever mermaids and half man and animals, freakish creatures?
Why was the book of Enoch removed, and what color race was the world in the beginning, and was there ever mermaids and half man and animals, freakish creatures?Eddie Cochran, April 28, 2025