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The righteous gather in radiant light while ancient rulers bow in shadow before the distant appearing of the Righteous One.
ANCIENT JEWISH LITERATURE · R. H. CHARLES

1 ENOCH 38

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CHAPTER VISUAL

Enoch 38 — The righteous are revealed as sinners and powerful rulers lose their standing before the Righteous One.

About this illustration

The Righteous One is kept distant and facially undefined so the image does not settle identity or appearance; the dwellings of chapter 39 are excluded.

Passage basis: 1 Enoch 38:1–6
Ancient Jewish literatureIncluded for historical and biblical study; not part of the Protestant biblical canon.
  1. 1The first Parable. When the congregation of the righteous shall appear, And sinners shall be judged for their sins, And shall be driven from the face of the earth,
  2. 2And when the Righteous One shall appear before the eyes of the righteous, Whose elect works hang upon the Lord of Spirits, And light shall appear to the righteous and the elect who dwell on the earth, Where then will be the dwelling of the sinners, And where the resting-place of those who have denied the Lord of Spirits? It had been good for them if they had not been born.
  3. 3When the secrets of the righteous shall be revealed and the sinners judged, And the godless driven from the presence of the righteous and elect,
  4. 4From that time those that possess the earth shall no longer be powerful and exalted: And they shall not be able to behold the face of the holy, For the Lord of Spirits has caused His light to appear On the face of the holy, righteous, and elect.
  5. 5Then shall the kings and the mighty perish And be given into the hands of the righteous and holy.
  6. 6And thenceforward none shall seek for themselves mercy from the Lord of Spirits: For their life is at an end.

R. H. Charles translation (1912) · Reprinted 1917 · Public domain in the United States · Editorial brackets and uncertainty markers preserved · Source edition

ANCIENT TEXT CONNECTIONS

Bible Connections

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Shared tradition

At the final separation, sinners are removed while the righteous become radiant and dwell securely.

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