The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 70 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles

Chapter LI

p. 69 LI. The Resurrection of the Dead, and the Separation by the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked . CHAPTER LI. 1. And in those days shall the earth also give back that which has been entrusted to it, And Sheol also shall give back that which it has received, And hell shall give back that which it owes. 5 a . For in those days the Elect One shall arise, 2. And he shall choose the righteous and holy from among them: For the day has drawn nigh that they should be saved. 3. And the Elect One shall in those days sit on My throne, And his mouth shall pour forth all the secrets of wisdom and counsel: For the Lord of Spirits hath given (them) to him and hath glorified him. 4. And in those days shall the mountains leap like rams, And the hills also shall skip like lambs satisfied with milk, And the faces of ⌈ all ⌉ the angels in heaven shall be lighted up with joy. 5 b . And the earth shall rejoice, c . And the righteous shall dwell upon it, d . And the elect shall walk thereon.

Themes

◆Cosmic Dualismtheology

Ontological opposition between two primal principles (light/darkness, truth/lie, spirit/matter) as the fundamental structure of reality.

The passage emphasizes a fundamental separation between the righteous/holy and the wicked as the basis for the final judgment.

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◆Cosmic Sympathycosmology

The Stoic and Plotinian doctrine that all parts of the cosmos are bound by hidden affinities, so that a movement in one part resonates through the whole; the metaphysical basis for astrology, magic, and divination.

The natural world (mountains, hills, earth) reacts dynamically and joyfully in resonance with the divine judgment.

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◆Hidden Sayingssoteriology

Esoteric teachings reserved for those ready to receive them; outer meaning conceals an inner liberating truth.

The Elect One is described as pouring forth 'secrets of wisdom and counsel' given by 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 explicitly details the final separation of the righteous and wicked by a Judge and the resurrection of the dead as a central event.

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