The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 138 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles

Chapter CVII

CHAPTER CVII. 1. And I saw written on them that generation upon generation shall transgress, till a generation of righteousness arises, and transgression is destroyed and sin passes away from the earth, and all manner p. 153 of good comes upon it. 2. And now, my son, go and make known to thy son Lamech that this son, which has been born, is in truth his son, and that (this) is no lie.' 3. And when Methuselah had heard the words of his father Enoch--for he had shown to him everything in secret--he returned and showed (them) to him and called the name of that son Noah; for he will comfort the earth after all the destruction.

Themes

◆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 describes a divinely written plan where righteousness inevitably arises and sin is destroyed.

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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.

It depicts a final turning point where transgression ends and a generation of righteousness emerges.

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◆Hidden Sayingssoteriology

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

Enoch reveals secret knowledge to Methuselah, indicating esoteric transmission.

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Related passages · 3 parallels

◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIRST~

“And also let them trust unto him, if they should come unto the Place of the Height: because it (is) he who will see and redeem us, 38 and there is a great mystery [69 ] of deliverance in him: and he is he who will deliver all the powers out…”

Both passages discuss themes of redemption and the end of transgression or unlawfulness. Passage A speaks of a future generation of righteousness that will end transgression, while Passage B discusses Jesus' role in redeeming and delivering from chaos and unlawfulness. Both share a vision of ultimate deliverance and renewal.

◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIRST

“The truth also is the power which came out of thee, thou being in the Place below of the Chaos. Because of this, thy power said by David, The truth burst forth out of the earth, because that thou art in the Place below of the Chaos. The r…”

Both passages discuss the concept of righteousness and the coming of a savior or righteous generation that will bring about a new era of goodness and truth. They share a similar eschatological theme of transformation and renewal.

◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIRST

“The peace also is the power which sojourned in thy material body according to the World, this which baptised the race of the mankind, until it made them stranger unto the sin, and made them at peace with thy spirit, and become being at peac…”

Both passages discuss the theme of righteousness and the redemption of humanity. Passage A describes a future generation of righteousness that will bring an end to sin and destruction, while Passage B discusses the concepts of mercy, truth, and righteousness as divine powers that bring salvation and peace to humanity.