The Truth About the Book of Jubilees

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Sean Griffin REALLY did not like this video and made a three-hour response to it. Here is my response to his response (don't worry-it is much shorter than Sean's): kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6SzdmyNrtWsZ8U

[@BloodAlwaysFindsItsLevel]

Sean also denies countless scripture, and doesn't trust the Bible and literally promotes satanism, glorifies researching demons and satanism. We know them by their fruit. Every single group promoting these pseudepigrapha and apocrypha texts is also promoting satanism. Very common in flat earth circles. Yes we know the deceptions of earth and outer space, that doesn't mean flat earth is true. There's levels to everything.

[@StillWatersHideaway]

Where can I find Sean’s rebuttal? TIA

[@TheGrumba]

Really awesome breakdown, I've been watching dozens and dozens of vids on Enoch and Jubilees and this hit on some concepts I hadn't heard

[@RainCountryHomestead]

Thank you David, very much appreciated and well done information

[@jeraldgarrett6710]

Thanks!

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Thanks so much!

[@mozzyoak]

Yeah the calibration is not a problem because you calibrate the start of the year using the Menorah. When the year ends doesn't matter, it only matters when it starts. All feasts and festivals were over in the first 7 months. So 364 solar year is perfect because everything happens at the same time always not like the current jewish/babylonian calender that's all over the place and everything is different every year. Yehovah is a god of order not of disorder and chaos. He doesnt leave his set apart days to chance of people spotting a new moon or adding a 13th month to a calendar. That number 13 itself should raise red flags.

[@WashYourWorld]

Exactly. No one considers the fact that Enoch says that the course of the sun will be altered in the time of sinners. So maybe it is not possible to reconcile 364 days with 365.25 days, because of this

[@SkwisgaarScampini]

So how does one empirically determine what is “inspired work”?

[@linak7155]

Thank you for speaking on a subject I know very little about, David. Some years ago, we purchased some of these books, but something about the accounts seemed fantastical and did not ring true. The Cepher. Is that a Bible that is put together by a Mr. Pigeon? I'd like to hear about the process by which any Bible is put together. Does a committee need to oversee the wording or any alterations made to the text? Are there any seals of approval that it has to meet before it is published? I am completely ignorant on the subject and would like a crash course. Thank you for your dedication. (Do u hv a PO box address to send a small gift?)

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Thanks for watching! Yes, the Cepher is Stephen Pidegon's work. Usually, translations are put together by a team of scholars who know the biblical languages, and will be published by a credible organization (e.g., Crossway). This article might be a good introduction for you: spirituallyhungry.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bible-translations/ I don't have a PO Box, but here is a page on my website that has options for sending donations. Thank you for your support! davidwilber.com/give

[@SvetlaNikolova-gl5eb]

DID GOD SAY THE BIBLE IS ONLY 66OR 72 BOOKS????? NOOOO

[@allissaThacker]

Have you done your research based on translations or actual research on the original writings.

[@allissaThacker]

I should note. I have come to the same conclusion you have.

[@leadhesh]

Great video, brother

[@theforgedone]

Thank you for this video! I'm so glad you brought up the issue with condemning lot and all his seed. There are so many issues with this book!

[@AaronAsmus-h7x]

I mean, Moses was raised by Egyptians,and that would explain his use of their Callander. Plus,the hole in the middle goes all the way through,giving me to think that it was for hanging it up. Plus,according to a Christian who died on the operating table for an hour and a half,and was caught up to Heaven,and met and spoke with Jesus, when Moses was on the mountain to recieve the Ten Commandments, God made one of the men with him a speed writer,and another to dictate what was to be written down. God explained that the first books (the old testament) was written for the worthy,and unworthy alike,but the latter books were for the truly Holy and wise,who had more understanding. Also,while Moses was up there,and God told him He would shield his eyes until He had passed by him,and show Moses His latter parts, God was talking about the millions of years from the beginning of time. This was according to a modern day super apostle who I trust,and who has been verified by a seperate,unconnected modern day prophet. The Holy Ghost confirmed that this man did come to Heaven(after he died on the operating table) to see Him(Jesus).

[@themoonandback7031]

So, when we die we are now ghosts that go to Heaven/Hell? Why then the resurrection as our hope?

[@Mark-ho6tn]

Is that what you mean though?

[@davidsierra9368]

Jesus is a pagan name from Zeus

[@Christ777_]

👏 👏 👏 shabbat shalom, Brother! Amazing job!

[@unitarianapologetics4669]

Brilliant video. Excellent work! Thank you.

[@r.a.panimefan2109]

Im not generally in agrement with u as im not hebrew roots. However there are very few that go into some of these apocrypha on a historically accurate debunk on any side. But ive seen enouph to know. That the protestant bibles with out psuedoapocrapha and apocrypha However i will note that doesnt it mention that babel was made out of fired brick ? That does implie alot for one physicists have noted that well a tower as large as a mountain could be made.

[@YvonneSchoff]

Thank you for this much needed video. ❤

[@DavidWilberBlog]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@spadadelsignore]

Great video!

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheMissionWithEric]

Good job. Well presented.

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Thanks for watching!

[@luisvelazquez1968]

Jubilees is canon scripture, Jubilees was found in today's modern region name qumran, the true ancient name of that region was called bethabara. Who in biblical scripture preached and ministered in that area? Nonetheless john the baptist himself, a rightful keeper of true scripture, a decendant of the levi priest who were the only ones authorized by God to be keepers of scripture.

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Respectfully, no, not even the Qumran community considered Jubilees "Scripture." They adhered to the same three-fold canon as other Jews and Christians of the time, which we know excluded Jubilees.

[@bbl361]

​@@DavidWilberBlog how do you know exactly what that community held as scriptures ? Jubilees and 1.Enoch are among the most represented copies found there in Qumran, copies of the same scrolls implies a library. And if you know scriptures, you'll know David organised the levitical priesthood and set the function of scribes among others and more importantly, JUDAISM DID NOT EXIST, they had Torah given to Yasharel (Israel) , they didn't practice any Judaism.....nowhere in scriptures you find that expression. And you'll notice the apostles writings quoted from Jubilees, the concept of a day being like a thousand year(Peter) to the Lord is found in Jubilees. Paul calls Satan the prince of the powers of the air, only Jubilees gives account of how Satan, or prince Mastema as Jubilees calls him, came to be prince over demons (the powers of the air) and how or what is a demon, only Jubilees. Paul says the law was given under the disposition of angels Gal 3-19. Luke says the same in the book of Acts. Those are not scholars and they endorse Jubilees as scriptures. Repeating the scholars and their consensus is lazy, do yourself the testing of the books, in parallel with the "accepted canon" and draw your own conclusions and stop parroting other people's(scholary consensus)ignorance.

[@DavidWilberBlog]

​@@bbl361 Thanks for the question. I am confident in my knowledge about what the Qumran community held as "Scripture" because I have conducted extensive research on the matter and drew the most plausible inference from the data. You should try it. Repeating people on KZbin and their anti-biblical theories is lazy. Look at the sources yourself and draw your own conclusions and stop parroting false teachers' ignorance.

[@bradleyperry1735]

A note on Biblical canon. It is not only the Ethiopian church that has a looser idea of what a canon is. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the same way as well. Essentially, what is considered canon is what is read in liturgical settings primarily, and anything considered authoritative generally. Jubilees and Enoch are not considered canonical in the Eastern Orthodox Church, but many Church Fathers considered them valuable and truthful in many ways. There is also apparent quoting of these extracanonical writings in the canon itself. This is a really fascinating video. You should check out Lord of Spirits from Ancient Faith Radio if you haven't already. Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Damick talk about this sort of thing at length. Seraphim Hamilton is another good channel from an Orthodox perspective. Again, great job on this video. It's really good.

[@trappedcat3615]

Jude considered Enoch scripture. He literally quotes it as prophecy to establish doctrine. Note, he does not merely quote it as a true saying.

[@TheLambsHeart]

So… ancient Egyptians used a 12 month 30 day calendar… the same ancient Egyptians Moses had rescued Israel from? Hm…

[@moimeme3356]

Thanks, dear Brother, for another really helpful video! You're a good kid for taking the time to make these! I tend to point people to you and 119 when they start with the apocryphal works stuff, but because so many have been bringing it up - Book of Enoch in particular, I finally did some research my own self and came across "scribal culture." (Maybe you're already knowledgeable about it?) Of course, I didn't agree with everything, but it kind of put some things in perspective about these writings because it was pretty thought-provoking. In the same way that there's great interest in fan fiction and graphic novels in our day, there was great interest in pseudepigraphical and related works, especially around the 1st and 2nd centuries. So, maybe the reason the Dead Sea scrolls contained (fragments of) Enoch, e.g., was the same as the reason we might examine them today - not to see them as "Truth" but as entertainment and/or a taste of the culture of that time. Having read the Book of Enoch, I can honestly say it reminded me very much of the Book of Mormon. God bless you and your dear ones. Shalom!

[@CenterPorchNP]

You do know, it is in the 1560 Geneva Protestant bible as well as the Ethiopian Orthodox bible (which seemingly is the oldest bible known).

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Did you watch the video, where I specifically addressed those points?

[@tiagomateiro]

Praise Yah for the work he does though you, brother 👊🏽

[@1Ggirl1959]

Jubilees was found in the dead sea scrolls, the qumran community are the exile Levite priest like John the Baptist that was removed by the Pharisees and sanhedrin. The levites are the true keepers and scribes of the Scriptures not the pharisees

[@JRJohnson1701]

Would you suggest we follow the Enoch 364-day calendar or the lunisolar Hebrew year? Just trying to make sure I'm following God and not man

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Since the so-called Enoch calendar contradicts Scripture, it should be discarded.

[@JRJohnson1701]

@@DavidWilberBlog Where does it contradict? Just trying to understand it. It sounds nice, but so do a lot of things we shouldn't do.

[@Qdshym]

Every English translation is an armature translation

[@Matthew-307]

amateur* And also that’s not true, there are many excellent English Bible translations.

[@jeraldgarrett6710]

i just came across your video because i was really interested in the book of jubilees,thank you for that information, have you done a video on the watchers? is it even true im not remember coming across them in the bible

[@DavidWilberBlog]

The Watchers tradition was very popular in Second Temple Judaism, and there is a detailed account of this tradition in 1 Enoch. It's possible that some of the New Testament authors believed in this tradition (see Jude, 2 Peter). You might consider watching my series on 2 Peter on the 119 Ministries channel.

[@garrett4121]

Yes It is true! The Genesis 6 account. Check out Dr. Michael Heiser. Rob Skiba has an interesting sermon on it but Use your discernment for his other work. Chuck Missler has a great one on Genesis 6 as well. Anything regarding the “Fallen Ones”, “Fallen Angels”, “The watchers” “men of reknown”, “Sons of God that came into the daughter’s of men”, The Nephilim (Hybrid offspring half Fallen One, Half Human). Once you understand that the pagan dieties worshipped such as Apollo, Baal, Molech, Greek Godschild7070 like Zeus and Hercules, etc. were all real and are the Elohim that rebelled against God, everything makes sense and the Bible comes alive! There are MANY Elohim, There is only 👆 One Most High!”

[@AaronAsmus-h7x]

When Jesus had His ministry,and rose from the dead on the third day,He fulfilled the Prophecies and made all things new. It was while He was alive before the crucifixion,that He decided to also save the gentiles,and after His resurrection, and after He was caught up to Heaven, Paul witnessed the gentiles, recueve the Gospel, AND recieve the Holy Ghost after being baptized in the name of Jesus. So in the days of Moses,and in the laws he brought down,it was wrong to mingle,or eat with gentiles, but Jesus changed that by His abundant Grace. The two times that Jesus was recorded to have marveled,were both gentiles. The woman(who washed His feet with her tears,and anointed His feet with frankensince or mirr (I can't remember which one but it was very expensive at the time), and the Roman centurion who said that all Jesus had to do was say the word.

[@marywells1928]

The salvation of the gentiles was not decided during the time of the gospels. This has been prophesied will before.

[@pizzatimeking4379]

‭Galatians (Gal) 1:8-9 CJB‬ [8] But even if we - or, for that matter, an angel from heaven! - were to announce to you some so-called “Good News” contrary to the Good News we did announce to you, let him be under a curse forever! [9] We said it before, and I say it again: if anyone announces “Good News” contrary to what you received, let him be under a curse forever!

[@funnemonke2]

quick question, is jubilees chapter 4 verse 9 true? the youtuber InspiringPhilosophy believes there were people outside the garden of eden who would have children with adam and eve's children and it's been bugging me about if jubilees contradicts this idea.

[@garrett4121]

Genesis 6 and all other mentions of them and their offspring is true.These were fallen angels that beguiled human women, not extra people outside of the garden.

[@timothylyons7903]

Are you the voice that does the cartoons as well

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Yes, I do the voice of Homer Simpson. Good catch!

[@gemjoneschannel]

If jubilees isn’t scripture, it wouldn’t have been in the Dead Sea scrolls. Demascus document shows us the temple priest kept jubilees as Torah.

[@DavidWilberBlog]

No, that's silly. There are lots of writings found among the Dead Sea Scrolls that nobody would consider Scripture. Also, according to evidence from Philo, the Qumran Community held to the standard canon of their day, which excluded Jubilees.

[@gemjoneschannel]

@@DavidWilberBlog the Dead Sea scrolls were found in Qumran. So how did they not keep jubilees as scripture when it was found in their scrolls?

[@algorithmscollide8489]

​@@gemjoneschannelexactly why is it in the dead sea scrolls then?

[@garrett4121]

@@DavidWilberBlogMust be pretty important then don’t you think?! If it’s in the Dead Sea Scrolls. 🤔🧐

[@loisschurek5073]

Love these commentaries on the extra books available for us to read. Thank you so much for help me see the truth. Do you have a videos on, or an explanation of, what the 7-fold doctrine mentioned in the book of Enoch is?

[@Truth-f2q]

David wilber claims there're only 66 books.......then David turns to an extra biblical book to defend the Jewish unbiblical holiday called Hannukkah.

[@davidsierra9368]

Some good information but you don't have all your facts straight. This book isn't scripture but the NIV is ?! Give me w break?

[@bethmichaud3209]

Appreciate your clear correction, useful for a broad audience that include beginners in THE WORD📖

[@JasonDeville-fi4dh]

I think i can weite a scripture it doesnt matter so much about the date. Like man honestly if a random person wrote the book of jubilee today and claimed he was inspired by god to write it, i think people will still believe this to be scripture. Its that good. Whoever wrote the thing is a master at writing

[@JasonDeville-fi4dh]

Like essentially put it this way, if it's not divine inspired, a human was able to imitate God with 99 percent accuracy

[@JasonDeville-fi4dh]

I can imagine someone attempting to fake claim they wrote a inspired new book. But it would be easy to debunk the actual words rather than get into what date was it, and trying to argue about a stone peg.

[@JasonDeville-fi4dh]

Like there is many things in other religions texts that are easy to debunk and prove are false. Other holy books that try to imitate real sceipture. The jubilee if it's imitation debunk the contents of the book by using your Canon belief.

[@JasonDeville-fi4dh]

If you can't then it's real and it doesn't matter if the homeless guy wrote it yesterday.

[@JasonDeville-fi4dh]

How do you know, since the author is unknown, that someone didn't discover the book, change some names to some that are in his time, keep the rest the same and show it to the world? Your arguments about the actual contents of the book are not very many. And they are sort of insignificant I think you only really criticized a name.

[@aliyahu8800]

It was found with Genesis at qumaran it's not a rewriting. This guy is so false.

[@Matthew-307]

No complete manuscripts were found, and even if there were some(which there weren’t) it wouldn’t prove that Jubilees is scripture. There were many non-scriptural writings found in the DSS.

[@curtisowens3669]

Jubillees was a popular text in the first century, it's popularity may have been a reflection of it's acceptance, meaning it was popular because it was accepted. Some evidence of it's acceptance may have been Acts 10. As jubillees prohibits Jews from fellowshiping with gentiles and Peter quotes that it is unlawful for Jews to fellowship with gentiles. This commandment is not in the Torah, so where does this idea come from is a question that I know I have asked along with countless others to no avail. The fact that God himself rejects what peter believes and what jubilees clearly states iis evidence enough for us to conclude Jubilees is not inspired.

[@Lee-yb2zr]

2nd temple was herodian. Roman. Second temple was built with Roman architecture.

[@soundmachine171]

The total number of years does not always add up in Jubilees - Noah died much later

[@TheLionFarm]

Well put historical view is best

[@kimmiecatluvinwilson2139]

Never heard of it. I'm not into Judaism though.

[@GriffinBackwords]

Being named Griffin made this video oddly strange for me 💀

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Lol

[@starchild2121]

This video is an amateur (armchair) critic

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Thanks for the comment. I don't consider myself an expert, which is why I quoted numerous scholars who are experts. What did I say in this video that was inaccurate in your view? Please be specific.

[@WNC2022]

Lots of conjecture spoken there 🙂 The way I see it ? If the book of Jubilees does not contradict the Torah or the new testament scriptures , if it is in agreement with God's word then it is for him and not against Him. The book starts out saying what it is : The Angel of presence spake to Moses according to the word of the LORD , saying ....................... When I read it I hear the same voice as I hear when reading the Torah and the new testament scriptures. But I hear additional detail that coincides and enhances what scriptures say. I believe knowing them both gives insight and understand to truths that can not be known by separating them. 🙂 If you know of something that the book of Jubilees communicates that is not in agreement with what you are caling inspired scripture , I would like to know what that is. But leave the conjecture out of it. Shalom ✌

[@DavidWilberBlog]

I mention several things in the latter part of the video. Also see my response to Sean Griffin on this topic for more elaboration on those points. Hope that helps!

[@grcleve7053]

Three holes at the top are all that is needed. Working back and forth, whether left to right like we would, or right to left as they would. It is an ancient perpetual calendar. The fourth intercalary day would go back the other way to start over.

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Yeah, that seems entirely ad hoc.

[@worldview730]

so much confusion & debate, only God knows

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Only God knows what? Whether Jubilees is Scripture? I think I clearly explained why we, too, can know that it isn't. What did you find unpersuasive about my arguments?

[@worldview730]

Don't truly know yet, but my comment was to all the voluminous available search info. out there that's left for sorting rather than disputing your works. @@DavidWilberBlog

[@ydad9381]

Ancient israelites were hebrews not jews. Jews just came out in the year 1600's. Book of Jubilees was written by Prophet Moses. If the verse written with two witnesses are legit. Book of Jubilees is the copy of book of genesis, God knows that it will change the book so they made a copy.

[@ydad9381]

Israeli jews are the Pharasee. They trying to destroy the legitimacy of this book.

[@riverlife5803]

graphs and/or visuals would have been helpful. very dry, monotone and hard to follow unless you are an expert in Biblical history.

[@WashYourWorld]

Sad channel who does not entertain any critics and delete comments. Poor guy

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Totally agree. This guy is just the worst!

[@WashYourWorld]

@@DavidWilberBlog why do you delete my comment? It is just a question

[@DavidWilberBlog]

@@WashYourWorld If I deleted your comment, it was probably because you spouted antisemitic nonsense, used profanity, or posted a link.

[@WashYourWorld]

@@DavidWilberBlogabsolutely not. I never do that

[@BTMONE]

Are you going to address the fact that Genesis places Jacob at the age of 15 during the time of Abraham's death?

[@DavidWilberBlog]

See the pinned comment on this video. Started working on my response to Sean, and I’m hoping to have something up by next week. Keep an eye out!

[@BTMONE]

​@@DavidWilberBlogthank you Sir

[@DavidWilberBlog]

@@BTMONE Here is my response to Sean. Hope you find it helpful! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6SzdmyNrtWsZ8U

[@JeffSmith-it4tm]

I believe Father allows all this division to test us on how we react to others, Seems the torah community focusses Soley on doctrine, Yeshua's main focus was clearly works of righteousness to the lost and poor something we don't much of today. Yeshua did most his ministry on the Sabbath. I see Pride in both you and Sean. Everyone has pride in one way or another. I challenge everyone to go down to where the homeless congregate in your city or town and you will see the roman Catholics feeding them not people in Torah or Christians. they're too busy fighting over doctrine. Quit sad. I've even seen Mormons walking around parks as do the Jehovah Witnesses but no bearded torah guys.

[@DavidWilberBlog]

The drive to care for the widow and orphan is indeed lacking in the Messianic/Torah community, and it is quite sad. I agree. I'm thankful that my local Messianic congregation has made it a priority to care for those in need through our foster care ministry and various other community outreach projects.

[@Truth-f2q]

Sean has refuted you many times over. Jubilees is Scripture.

[@Russell-r2z]

I did like And subscribe to your channel I appreciated the comment of this video however the satanic music you were playing in the background at the end of the video really is bad there is no such thing as head banging Christian music no such thing as Punk Rock Christian no such thing as Christian rock and even alternative Christian music is a fallacy I will pray for your Enlightenment and understanding in this area

[@JeffSmith-it4tm]

Earth is flat and taught in Scripture.....Carry on.

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Lol

[@sunnyjohnson992]

Isaiah 40:22: “There is One who dwells above the CIRCLE of the earth.” The Hebrew word “hhug” is defined in A Concordance of the Hebrew and Chaldea Scriptures as “circle, sphere!” Fact: Passengers who rode on the Concorde plane said they were flying so high in the air that they actually saw the CURVE of the earth! It’s clearly not flat.

[@SvetlaNikolova-gl5eb]

Yes in 1537 bible 2 Samuel 11v11 taken out in kjv1611

[@Utillitarian]

​@sunnyjohnson992 a circle is not a sphere Strongs Concordance H2329 - ḥûḡ does not mention "sphere" anywhere. Isaiah 22:18 uses the word ball. A plane does not fly high enough to see curvature of the earth. This has been said numerous times by Neil Degrasse Tyson. Planes have curved windows. Google what images from the cockpit look like.

[@BloodAlwaysFindsItsLevel]

Flat Earth is also a deception. Notice the word "also"

[@JasonDeville-fi4dh]

You try to write something, claim its divine inspired, and they will have actual proof using the words you wrote. You arent proving anything you just put reasonable doubts in peoples heads. I can write something and in 2000 years it could be thought to be divine inspired. Even if the writer had intentions to be true to god its good enough for me, because inside the book is some wisdom you can not get in any other books.

[@JasonDeville-fi4dh]

If I have intentions to write a new inspired book and then I go and write a book, I would be pulling my preconceived knowledge on religion dating to christ, that's only 2000 years ago, this book was written before that, and if he was modern in that time, his words will be from knowledge 2000 years before his. I do believe if you trace it back to the original two humans and you ask them what happened, they will tell the facts from eye witness. The farther you go towards the re-telling of the eye witness the better. I like the book of jubilee and I will follow the laws on the book. The authors intention are good. Who's the author we don't know. He doesn't want fame or money.