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The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 64 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles

Chapter XLV

XLV-LVII. The Second Parable . The Lot of the Apostates: the New Heaven and the New Earth . CHAPTER XLV. 1. And this is the Second Parable concerning those who deny the name of the dwelling of the holy ones and the Lord of Spirits. 2. And into the heaven they shall not ascend, And on the earth they shall not come: Such shall be the lot of the sinners Who have denied the name of the Lord of Spirits, Who are thus preserved for the day of suffering and tribulation. p. 63 3. On that day Mine Elect One shall sit on the throne of glory And shall try their works, And their places of rest shall be innumerable. And their souls shall grow strong within them when they see Mine Elect Ones, And those who have called upon My glorious name: 4. Then will I cause Mine Elect One to dwell among them. And I will transform the heaven and make it an eternal blessing and light 5. And I will transform the earth and make it a blessing: And I will cause Mine elect ones to dwell upon it: But the sinners and evil-doers shall not set foot thereon. 6. For I have provided and satisfied with peace My righteous ones And have caused them to dwell before Me: But for the sinners there is judgement impending with Me, So that I shall destroy them from the face of the earth.
Themes
◆Divine Lighttheology

The uncreated luminous quality of the divine, sometimes experienced directly in mystical states; illumination as revelation.

God promises to transform the heaven into an eternal blessing and light for the elect.

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◆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.

God states He has provided peace for the righteous and planned the transformation of the world.

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◆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 transforms the cosmos and judges humanity.

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◆Pneumatic Electsoteriology

A spiritual elite who possess the divine spark and are predestined for salvation, contrasted with psychic (faithful) and hylic (material) persons.

A distinction is made between the 'Elect One' and 'righteous ones' who dwell with God versus sinners who are destroyed.

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◆Prayerpraxis

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

The righteous are identified as those who have 'called upon' the glorious name of God.

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◆Sacred Namestheology

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

Salvation is linked to calling upon the 'glorious name' of the Lord of Spirits.

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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 describes the final judgment where works are tried, sinners are destroyed, and the righteous are vindicated.

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Related passages · 5 parallels
◆egyptian|The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani)|Chapter 18 (part 11)
“He shall (5) enter into the Fields of Aaru in peace, to learn the bidding of him who dwelleth in Tattu; (6) there shall wheat and barley be given unto him; there shall he flourish as he did upon (7) earth; and he shall do whatsoever pleaset…”
Both passages describe a final judgment where the righteous are rewarded with eternal blessings and the wicked are excluded. They share the theme of divine justice and the transformation of the world for the righteous, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆egyptian|The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani)|Chapter 22 (part 1)
“PLATE XIV. §F. Vignette: The gods Osiris, Isis, and Ap-uat, and the TET. Text [CHAPTER XVIII.]: (1) The great godlike rulers who are in Abtu are Osiris, Isis, and Ap-uat. "Hail, Thoth, who madest Osiris victorious (2) over his enemies,…”
Both passages describe a final judgment where the righteous are rewarded and the wicked are punished. They share a common theme of divine justice and the separation of the righteous from the unrighteous, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆egyptian|The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani)|Chapter 33 (part 1)
“PLATE XXVI. underworld fear me, and they (17) fight for me [in their habitations]. I, in very truth I am a shining one and a dweller in light, who hath been created and who hath come into being (18) from the body of the god. I am one of…”
Both passages discuss the fate of the righteous and the unrighteous in the afterlife, emphasizing the divine favor and protection granted to the righteous and the exclusion of the unrighteous from divine realms. They share themes of divine judgment and the transformation of the cosmos for the righteous.
◆egyptian|The Egyptian Heaven and Hell|Chapter 9 (part 3)
“The texts giving these facts are most important, for they prove that in early times the abode of the blessed was believed to be in URNES, and that the making of offerings to the dead was inculcated as a meritorious act, and that it was beli…”
Both passages discuss the concept of an exclusive heaven or abode of the blessed, accessible only to certain followers or the righteous, while excluding sinners or those who deny the divine. They also emphasize the idea of divine judgment and the separation of the righteous from the unrighteous.
◆gnosticism|Gospel of Thomas|Logion 44
“Jesus said, "Whoever blasphemes against the father will be forgiven, and whoever blasphemes against the son will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit will not be forgiven either on earth or in heaven."…”
Both passages discuss the unforgivable nature of certain sins and the consequences for those who commit them, emphasizing the severity of blasphemy against the divine.