Based on the search of her books, Ellen White wrote about the person Enoch, but not the apocryphal "Book of Enoch." Her writings focus on the biblical account of his life and his role as a prophet.
Here are the key themes she addresses regarding Enoch:
* **A Preacher of Righteousness:** Ellen White describes Enoch as a "preacher of righteousness" who made known to the people what God had revealed to him. He warned the world of the coming judgment of the flood (
PP 86.1).
* **Prophetic Visions:** God revealed to Enoch the plan of salvation, the coming of Christ, and the end of the world. She states, "The Lord opened more fully to Enoch the plan of salvation, and by the spirit of prophecy carried him down through the generations which should live after the flood, and showed him the great events connected with the second coming of Christ and the end of the world" (
1SP 61.2).
* **His Translation as a Lesson:** His translation to heaven was intended to be a powerful lesson of hope. It demonstrated that it is possible to live a righteous life and that God rewards the faithful. She wrote, "By the translation of Enoch the Lord designed to teach an important lesson... Men were taught that it is possible to obey the law of God" (
PP 88.2).
* **Quoting the Prophecy of Enoch:** Ellen White quotes the prophecy of Enoch found in the biblical book of Jude: “‘Behold,’ he declared, ‘the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds’” (
PP 86.1, quoting Jude 14, 15).
In summary, while Ellen White references a prophecy attributed to Enoch (as quoted in the Bible), her writings focus on the lessons from his life, his relationship with God, and his role as a prophet, rather than on the non-canonical "Book of Enoch" itself.