The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 57 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles
Chapter XXXVIII
XXXVII-XLIV. The First Parable . XXXVIII. The Coming Judgement of the Wicked . CHAPTER XXXVIII 1. The First Parable. When the congregation of the righteous shall appear, And sinners shall be judged for their sins, And shall be driven from the face of the earth: 2. And when the Righteous One shall appear before the eyes of the righteous, Whose elect works hang upon the Lord of Spirits, And light shall appear to the righteous and the elect who dwell on the earth, p. 57 Where then will be the dwelling of the sinners, And where the resting-place of those who have denied the Lord of Spirits? It had been good for them if they had not been born. 3. When the secrets of the righteous shall be revealed and the sinners judged, And the godless driven from the presence of the righteous and elect, 4. From that time those that possess the earth shall no longer be powerful and exalted: And they shall not be able to behold the face of the holy, For the Lord of Spirits has caused His light to appear On the face of the holy, righteous, and elect. 5. Then shall the kings and the mighty perish And be given into the hands of the righteous and holy. 6. And thenceforward none shall seek for themselves mercy from the Lord of Spirits For their life is at an end.
Themes
◆Cosmic Dualismtheology
Ontological opposition between two primal principles (light/darkness, truth/lie, spirit/matter) as the fundamental structure of reality.
A clear ontological and moral separation is established between the righteous/elect and the wicked/sinners.
All passages →◆Divine Lighttheology
The uncreated luminous quality of the divine, sometimes experienced directly in mystical states; illumination as revelation.
The text describes the Lord of Spirits causing His light to appear upon the face of the holy and elect.
All passages →◆Hidden Sayingssoteriology
Esoteric teachings reserved for those ready to receive them; outer meaning conceals an inner liberating truth.
The passage mentions that the secrets of the righteous shall be revealed during the judgment.
All passages →◆Living Godtheology
The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.
The Lord of Spirits is depicted as an active agent who judges, causes light to appear, and determines the fate of kings.
All passages →◇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 explicitly details the final collective judgment where sinners are sentenced and driven away while the righteous appear.
All passages →Related passages · 7 parallels
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIRSTy
“This therefore is the explanation of the third repentance which said the Pistis Sophia hymning unto the Height.
It happened therefore, Jesus having heard Martha saying these words, said he, Well done, Martha, and fairly (said).
Added also…”
Both passages discuss the theme of divine judgment and the redemption of the afflicted. They share a conceptual parallel in the idea of a higher power intervening to save those who are suffering and to judge the wicked, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document SECOND}
“[182 ] And they are coming unto the Place of those of the Middle, and those of the Middle will baptise them (with) the spiritual unction, and seal them with the seal of their mystery and they will pass through in unto those of all Places of…”
Both passages describe a final judgment where the righteous are rewarded and the wicked are punished. They share the theme of the righteous preceding others into a divine realm, though the specific details and contexts differ.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document SECOND
“This is the answer of the words after which ye seek.
Now therefore also, Andreas, yet art thou being in unbelief and with ignorance?
But whenever ye should come out of the body and go unto the Height, and arrive at the Place of the Rulers…”
Both passages describe a future judgment where the righteous are vindicated and the wicked are condemned. They share a theme of divine justice and the ultimate triumph of the righteous, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document THIRDe
“[242 ] And they are not wont to take it out of the Aeons, that the Rulers of their Aeon should not take it away in the firmaments, but they are wont to take it through the road of the light of the sun and take it up (close) to the Virgin of…”
Both passages discuss the judgment of souls and the conditions under which they can attain salvation or be rejected. They share a common theme of righteousness, sin, and the ultimate fate of individuals based on their actions.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FOURTHj
“This is the baptism of the First Oblation which guideth in unto the Place of the truth, and in [335 ] unto the Place of the Light.
After these (things) also said they his disciples, Rabbei reveal to us the mystery of the Light of thy Fathe…”
Both passages discuss the ultimate fate of the righteous and the wicked, emphasizing the revelation of secrets and the judgment of sinners. They share a theme of divine light and the transformation or destruction of evil forces, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆zoroastrianism|Avesta (Gathas)|Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXX, Section 1b
“And may we be such as those who bring on p.
34 this great renovation, and make this world progressive, (till its perfection shall have been reached).
(As) the Ahuras of Mazda 1 (even) may we be; (yea, like Thyself), in helpful readiness t…”
Both passages describe a future judgment where the righteous are rewarded and the wicked are punished. They share a common theme of eschatological hope and the ultimate triumph of righteousness over evil.
◆zoroastrianism|Avesta (Gathas)|Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXXII, Section 1c
“(And) this entire 3 (reward of the righteous) is from that Best One who teaches 4 in the wide (mental) light of the pious 5 , ruling (as supreme), O Mazda Ahura 6 !
whose are my woes and my p.
67 doubtings 1 (yea, they lie in His power to…”
Both passages discuss the theme of divine judgment and the reward of the righteous. They share a conceptual parallel in the idea of a supreme being who will judge the wicked and reward the pious, though they come from different mystical traditions.