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The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 41 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles

Chapter XXII (part 2)

they shall be companions: but their spirits shall not be slain in the day of judgement nor shall they be raised from thence. 14. Then I blessed the Lord of glory and said: 'Blessed be my Lord, the Lord of righteousness, who ruleth for ever.' G g when they die and are buried in the earth and judgement has not been executed upon them in their lifetime. 11. Here their spirits shall be set apart in this great pain, till the great day of judgement, scourgings, and torments of the accursed for ever, so that (there maybe) retribution for their spirits. There He shall bind them for ever. 12. And this division has been made for the spirits of those who make their suit, who make disclosures concerning their destruction, when they were slain in the days of the sinners. 13. And this has been made for the spirits of men who shall not be righteous but sinners, who are godless, and of the lawless they shall be companions: but their spirits shall not be punished in the day of judgement nor shall they be raised from thence. 14. Then I blessed the Lord of Glory and said: 'Blessed art Thou, Lord of righteousness, who rulest over the world.'
Themes
Divine Providencetheology

Pronoia — the doctrine that the divine actively orders the unfolding of the cosmos and human affairs toward intelligible ends, against pure chance or blind necessity.

The passage asserts that God rules forever and controls the timing of judgment ('till the great day of judgement'), indicating active cosmic ordering.

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Funerary Navigationpraxis

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

The text describes specific locations and states for spirits after death ('set apart in this great pain'), functioning as a map of the afterlife.

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Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

The deity is portrayed as actively ruling, executing judgment, and binding spirits, demonstrating a dynamic personal presence.

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Prayerpraxis

Direct address to the divine, whether petitionary, contemplative, or liturgical; speech and silence offered upward.

Enoch directly addresses and blesses the divine ('Then I blessed the Lord of glory and said'), constituting an act of liturgical praise.

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Sacred Namestheology

Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.

Divine titles such as 'Lord of glory' and 'Lord of righteousness' are invoked with reverence during the blessing.

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Eschatological Judgmentsoteriology

Final, collective cosmic judgment as an event in which the wicked are sentenced and the cosmos restored; distinct from psychopomp_journey (individual passage at death) and emphasising verdict where Zoroastrian frashokereti emphasises restoration.

[auto] The passage centrally focuses on the 'great day of judgement,' the interim state of spirits awaiting retribution, and the final sentencing of the wicked.

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Related passages · 1 parallel
greek_mystery|Orphic Hymns|Hymn LXII. EQUITY
LXII. TO EQUITY. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. O Blessed Equity, mankind's delight, Th' eternal friend of conduct just and right: Abundant, venerable, honor'd maid, To judgments pure, dispensing constant aid, p. 195 A stable conscience,…”
Both passages discuss the concept of divine judgment and the fate of souls, emphasizing righteousness and the consequences for the unrighteous. They share a theme of moral accountability and the role of a higher power in maintaining justice.