The Book of Enoch
1. THE BLESSING OF ENOCH
1.1 These are the words of the
blessing of Enoch; according to which he blessed the chosen and righteous who
must be present on the day of distress, which is appointed, for the removal
of all the wicked and impious.
1.2 And Enoch began his story and said: -
There was a righteous man whose eyes were opened by the Lord, and he saw a Holy
vision in the Heavens, which the Angels showed to me. And I heard everything
from them, and I understood what I saw: but not for this generation, but for
a distant generation that will come.
1.3 Concerning the Chosen I spoke; and I uttered a parable concerning them:
The Holy and Great One will come out of his dwelling.
1.4 And the Eternal God will tread from there upon Mount Sinai, and he will
appear with his Host, and will appear in the strength of his power from Heaven.
1.5 And all will be afraid, and the Watchers will shake, and fear and great
trembling will seize them, up to the ends of the earth.
1.6 And the high mountains will be shaken; and the high hills will be laid low
and will melt like wax in a flame.
1.7 And the earth will sink, and everything that is on the earth will be destroyed,
and there will be judgment upon all, and upon all the righteous.
1.8 But for the righteous: He will make peace, and He will keep safe the Chosen,
and mercy will be upon them. They will all belong to God, and will prosper and
be blessed, and the light of God will shine on them.
1.9 And behold! He comes with ten thousand Holy Ones; to execute judgment upon
them and to destroy the impious, and to contend with all flesh concerning everything
that the sinners and the impious have done and wrought against Him.
Notes
(1) THE BLESSING
OF ENOCH (page 11)
This section is Enoch's introduction to the book. At 1.2, he explains how the
angels (Watchers) showed him a vision of the future. At 1.5, the Watchers are
mentioned; here Enoch means the run-away rebel Watchers who came to live in
his area (this is described in section 3).
In the bible (Gen. 6.4), the descendants of the Watchers are described as giants
or Nephilim, they may have been bigger than the local people, Enoch describes
them as giants, 7.2, Andrew Collins' investigations suggest that a race of unusually
large people did once exist. (See his book From the Ashes of Angels)
The main theme is that of destruction; God is going to clear away the sinners,
so that good people can have peace. This is the Flood of Noah which was still
some way off when Enoch wrote the book, although there are details of a 'second
end' later in the book (see the 10 weeks).
