The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 130 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles
Chapter C
C. The Sinners destroy each other: Judgement of the fallen Angels: the Safety of the Righteous: further Woes for the Sinners . CHAPTER C. 1. And in those days in one place the fathers together with their sons shall be smitten And brothers one with another shall fall in death Till the streams flow with their blood. 2 .For a man shall not withhold his hand from slaying his sons and his sons' sons, And the sinner shall not withhold his hand from his honoured brother: From dawn till sunset they shall slay one another. 3. And the horse shall walk up to the breast in the blood of sinners, And the chariot shall be submerged to its height. 4 In those days the angels shall descend into the secret places And gather together into one place all those who brought down sin And the Most High will arise on that day of judgement To execute great judgement amongst sinners. 5. And over all the righteous and holy He will appoint guardians from amongst the holy angels To guard them as the apple of an eye, Until He makes an end of all wickedness and all sin, p. 144 And though the righteous sleep a long sleep, they have nought to fear. 6. And (then) the children of the earth shall see the wise in security , And shall understand all the words of this book, And recognize that their riches shall not be able to save them In the overthrow of their sins. 7. Woe to you, Sinners, on the day of strong anguish, Ye who afflict the righteous and burn them with fire: Ye shall be requited according to your works. 8. Woe to you, ye obstinate of heart, Who watch in order to devise wickedness: Therefore shall fear come upon you And there shall be none to help you. 9. Woe to you, ye sinners, on account of the words of your mouth, And on account of the deeds of your hands which your godlessness as wrought, In blazing flames burning worse than fire shall ye burn. 10 And now, know ye that from the angels He will inquire as to your deeds in heaven, from the sun and from the moon and from the stars in reference to your sins because upon the earth ye execute judgement on the righteous. 11. And He will summon to testify against you every cloud and mist and dew and rain; for they shall all be withheld because of you from descending upon you, and they shall be mindful of your sins. 12. And now give presents to the rain that it be not withheld from descending upon you, nor yet the dew, when it has received gold and silver from you that it may descend. 13. When the hoar-frost and snow with their chilliness, and all the snow-storms with all their plagues fall upon you, in those days ye shall not be able to stand before them.
Themes
◆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.
Cosmic elements such as the sun, moon, stars, and rain are depicted as testifying against or withholding blessings from sinners based on their moral state.
All passages →◆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 Most High actively orders the cosmos by appointing guardians for the righteous and controlling natural phenomena like rain in response to human deeds.
All passages →◆Watchers Descentcosmology
The 1 Enoch narrative in which a class of originally-good angelic beings (the Watchers) descends, mates with women, and teaches forbidden arts — the substrate that Gnostic archons inherits and inverts: archons are born malevolent, the Watchers fall through transgression.
The chapter title and text reference the judgment of fallen angels and those who brought down sin, directly invoking the 1 Enoch narrative context.
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 centrally describes the day of judgment where the Most High executes great judgement amongst sinners and the wicked are requited.
All passages →Related passages · 10 parallels · 1 contrast
◆egyptian|The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani)|Chapter 19 (part 10)
“As concerning [the words] "that night of the reckoning of destruction," it is the night of the burning of the damned, and of the overthrow of the wicked at [the sacred] block, and of the slaughter of souls.
Who then is this?
It is Nemu, t…”
Both passages describe a divine judgment where the wicked are punished and the righteous are protected. They share themes of divine retribution, the role of divine beings in judgment, and the ultimate safety of the righteous.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIRSTj
“And the Adamas the great Tyrant with all the Tyrants who become in all the Aeons began to war without cause against the light and they knew not [24 ] with whom they are warring, because that they were not seeing anyone except the light whic…”
Both passages describe a scenario where divine judgment is meted out against sinful beings, including fallen angels or tyrants. They also highlight the protection of the righteous and the inability of the wicked to prevail against the divine will.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIRSTt
“And I trusted unto thee: now therefore, O Light of the Lights, I am afflicted in the darkness of the Chaos: if thou wishest therefore to come to deliver me, great is thy mercy; hear me in truth and deliver me: deliver me out of the matter o…”
Both passages depict a plea for divine intervention against oppressive forces. They share themes of suffering, the need for deliverance, and the judgment of wrongdoers, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIRST
“Thou hatedst those who keep that which is vain without cause; but I, I trusted, I shall be glad about the Lord, and I shall be delighted over thy mercy: because thou lookedst upon my humility and thou savedst my soul out of the necessities,…”
Both passages describe a divine judgment where the righteous are protected and the wicked are punished. They share themes of divine intervention, the fate of the righteous, and the downfall of the sinners, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIRST
“Now therefore, O Light of the Lights, let them not take away my light from me, and let them not say within them, Our power was satisfied with her light, and let them not say, (We) swallowed (down) her power, but let darkness rather come upo…”
Both passages describe a divine judgment where the righteous are protected and the sinners are punished. They share themes of divine intervention, the fate of the righteous, and the downfall of the wicked, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document SECONDt
“O Lord, my God, if I did this (thing) if there is violence in my hands, if I repaid to those who repaid to me evil (things), may I perish by my enemy, being empty: and may my enemies persecute my soul and seize it: and trample my life down…”
Both passages depict a scene of divine judgment where the righteous are protected and the sinners are punished. They share themes of divine intervention, the fate of the righteous, and the consequences for the wicked, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document SECONDw
“Those who sit in the darkness with the shadow of the death, those who are bound in a poverty with the iron; because he exasperated the word of God, they irritated the counsel of him who is exalted: their heart was humbled in their tribulati…”
Both passages deal with themes of divine judgment, deliverance, and the fate of the righteous and the wicked. They share a conceptual parallel in their focus on the intervention of a higher power to save the righteous and punish the sinners, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document THIRDc
“Say unto them, Renounce the villainies, and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from all the [237 ] demons of Ialtabaoth with all his punishments.
Say unto them, Renounce the senselessness, and be worthy of the myster…”
Both passages discuss the fate of sinners and the righteous, emphasizing the consequences of sin and the rewards of righteousness. They share a theme of divine judgment and the importance of moral behavior, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIFTHb
“This is the judgment of the man, (the) slanderer.
Said she, Mariham, Woe woe to the sinners.
Answered [347 ] also Salome, said she, My Lord, Jesus, a man, murderer having not done sin ever except killing, whenever he should come out of bo…”
Both passages describe the judgment and punishment of sinners, emphasizing the severe consequences for their actions. They share a common theme of divine retribution and the fate of the wicked, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIFTHd
“Said Bartholomaios, A man who sleeper with male, What is his punishment?
Said he, Jesus: The man sleeping with male with the man who will sleep with him (there shall be the same measure) [351 ] as the man blasphemer: whenever the 197 time…”
Both passages discuss the fate of sinners and the righteous, detailing their respective punishments and rewards. They share a conceptual parallel in their focus on divine judgment and the consequences of sinful actions.