THE BOOK OF ENOCH, CHAPTER 32
Literal Standard Version
1 And after these fragrant odors, as I looked toward the north over the mountains, I saw seven mountains full of choice nard, and fragrant trees, and cinnamon, and pepper. 2 And then I went over the summits of all these mountains, far toward the east of the earth, and passed above the Erythraean Sea, and went far from it and passed over the messenger Zotiel. 3 And I came to the Garden of Righteousness and saw beyond those trees many large trees growing there and of attractive fragrance, large, very beautiful and glorious, and the Tree of Wisdom of which they eat and know great wisdom. 4 That tree is in height like the fir, and its leaves are like [those of] the Carob tree, and its fruit is like the clusters of the vine, very beautiful, and the fragrance of the tree penetrates far. 5 Then I said, “How beautiful is the tree, and how attractive is its look!” 6 Then Raphael, the holy messenger, who was with me, answered me and said, “This is the Tree of Wisdom, of which your ancient father and your ancient mother, who were before you, have eaten, and they learned wisdom, and their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked, and they were driven out of the garden.” (emphasis added).
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Proverbs 3:13, 18 (cf. 1 Enoch 32:3 above): 13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding;
18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.
Genesis 2:8-9, 16-17, 3:2-7 (cf. 1 Enoch 32:6 above):
Genesis 2:8-9 Life in God’s Garden
8 The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:16-17: 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
Genesis 3:2-7: 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’”
4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. (Cf. 2 Corinthians 5:3. We’re naked, insecure and ashamed without Christ’s heavenly clothing covering our embarrassment)
Song of Solomon 7:
7 Your stature is like a palm tree,
and your breasts are like its clusters.
8 I say I will climb the palm tree
and lay hold of its fruit.
Oh may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,
and the scent of your breath like apples,
9 and your mouth like the best wine.
She
It goes down smoothly for my beloved,
gliding over lips and teeth.
10 I am my beloved’s,
and his desire is for me. (emphasis added).
From the preceding passages, we can clearly perceive relationships between trees, clusters of the vine, fruits, fruitfulness, knowledge, wisdom, good and evil, breasts, sexual innocence, sexual intimacy, lovemaking and human flourishing. Demons# detest most of these, and it’s no wonder they wage war to keep ANRs in the taboo closet. But God loves the concept of trees bearing fruit to feed and nurture people, as he does the notion of breasts doing the same. Such selfless acts of service and devotion contribute to human flourishing and lower divorce rates, things the devil hates. All he and his fellow demons do is attempt to subvert God’s original plan when he created Eve and gave her breasts — for these mammary organs to be sources of bountiful blessings to Adam, while they lounged in their garden of delights under God’s Fatherly care. This bountiful breastfeeding bliss is probably why Loving Milkmaid titled her blog Bountiful Fruits.
“Song of Solomon 7:8 likens breasts to clusters of the vine. What’s the resemblance of breasts to clusters of grapes? None. Except they both produce a sweet liquid. In my opinion, this most likely refers to Adult Breastfeeding.”
— Proverbs 5:19 ANR biblical apologetics, Christ-centered ANR
#Please keep me in your prayers. Ever since founding this blog in 2014, demonic attacks on me have been accelerating. It’s getting more ominous and bothersome as the years progress. Demons delight in attacking all true followers of Christ, but I feel really singled out. Like the serpent deceived Eve in the garden, he’s desperately trying to derail my efforts at popularizing ANRs. There’s nothing Satan would love more than to destroy marriages by putting an abrupt end to all ANRs, especially those that aim to glorify Christ.