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The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 66 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles

Chapter XLVII

XLVII. The Prayer of the Righteous for Vengeance and their Joy at its coming . CHAPTER XLVII. 1. And in those days shall have ascended the prayer of the righteous, And the blood of the righteous from the earth before the Lord of Spirits. 2. In those days the holy ones who dwell above in the heavens Shall unite with one voice And supplicate and pray [ and praise, And give thanks and bless the name of the Lord of Spirits ] On behalf of the blood of the righteous which has been shed, And that the prayer of the righteous may not be in vain before the Lord of Spirits, That judgement may be done unto them, And that they may not have to suffer for ever. 3. In those days I saw the Head of Days when He seated himself upon the throne of His glory, And the books of the living were opened before Him: And all His host which is in heaven above and His counselors stood before Him, 4 And the hearts of the holy were filled with joy; Because the number of the righteous had been offered , And the prayer of the righteous had been heard, And the blood of the righteous been required before the Lord of Spirits.
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Themes
Anthropomorphismtheology

Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.

Divine imagery includes human-like attributes such as a 'Head of Days,' sitting on a throne, and opening books.

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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.

The passage illustrates the divine ordering of cosmic affairs where God actively intervenes to answer prayers and ensure justice.

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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 depicts the final judgment scene with the Head of Days on His throne, books opened, and verdicts rendered for the righteous.

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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 portrayed as an active, responsive deity who hears prayers, opens books, and executes judgment.

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Prayerpraxis

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

[auto] The text explicitly focuses on the prayer of the righteous ascending to God and the heavenly host supplicating on their behalf.

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Sacred Namestheology

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

Specific divine titles such as 'Lord of Spirits' and 'Head of Days' are invoked with authority.

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Spiritual Ascentpraxis

A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.

The prayer of the righteous is described as ascending from the earth to the Lord of Spirits.

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