- 1The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect 〚and〛 righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked 〚and godless〛 are to be removed.
- 2And he took up his parable and said—Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by God, saw the vision of the Holy One in the heavens, 〚which〛 the angels showed me, and from them I heard everything, and from them I understood as I saw, but not for this generation, but for a remote one which is for to come.
- 3Concerning the elect I said, and took up my parable concerning them: The Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling,
- 4And the eternal God will tread upon the earth, (even) on Mount Sinai, [And appear from His camp] And appear in the strength of His might from the heaven ⌜of heavens⌝.
- 5And all shall be smitten with fear, And the Watchers shall quake, And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.
- 6And the high mountains shall be shaken, And the high hills shall be made low, And shall melt like wax before the flame
- 7And the earth shall be ⌜wholly⌝ rent in sunder, And all that is upon the earth shall perish, And there shall be a judgement upon all (men).
- 8But with the righteous He will make peace, And will protect the elect, And mercy shall be upon them. And they shall all belong to God, And they shall be prospered, And they shall ⌜all⌝ be blessed. ⌜And He will help them all⌝, And light shall appear unto them, ⌜And He will make peace with them⌝.
- 9And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of ⌜His⌝ holy ones To execute judgement upon all, And to destroy ⌜all⌝ the ungodly: And to convict all flesh Of all the works ⌜of their ungodliness⌝ which they have ungodly committed, ⌜And of all the hard things which⌝ ungodly sinners ⌜have spoken⌝ against Him.
ANCIENT JEWISH LITERATURE · R. H. CHARLES
1 ENOCH 1
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Enoch 1 — Enoch blesses the elect and foresees the Holy Great One coming in judgment with the heavenly host.
About this illustration
This scene is a visual interpretation of the chapter in the public-domain R. H. Charles translation; visionary imagery is presented symbolically without claiming details beyond the text.
Passage basis: 1 Enoch 1:1–9Ancient Jewish literatureIncluded for historical and biblical study; not part of the Protestant biblical canon.
R. H. Charles translation (1912) · Reprinted 1917 · Public domain in the United States · Editorial brackets and uncertainty markers preserved · Source edition
Bible Connections
These links distinguish direct quotation, explicit retelling, strong literary parallel, and broader shared tradition. A parallel does not by itself prove direct dependence.
God descends for judgment amid fire, earthquake, trembling mountains, and cosmic disturbance.
Jude names Enoch and reproduces the oracle of the Lord coming with myriads of holy ones to judge the ungodly. This is the clearest direct New Testament use of 1 Enoch.
The Son of Man comes in glory with angels or holy ones and repays people according to their deeds.
A glorious Son-of-Man figure appears at final judgment with angels and gathers or vindicates the elect.
The Lord comes from the holy mountain with myriads of holy ones, an image carried into Enoch’s judgment oracle.
Several prophets picture the Lord advancing in glory while creation trembles; 1 Enoch gathers the same theophanic imagery into its opening oracle.
The Lord comes for judgment accompanied by all his holy ones.
The Lord is revealed with holy angels to punish the ungodly and vindicate the righteous.
PROPHECY FILES
Prophecies attributed to this chapter
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Enoch’s Prophecy: The Lord Comes with His Holy Myriads
1 Enoch opens with the Lord coming with myriads of holy ones to judge the ungodly—the oracle Jude explicitly attributes to Enoch.