- 1And after that the Head of Days repented and said: ‘In vain have I destroyed all who dwell on the earth.’
- 2And He sware by His great name: ‘Henceforth I will not do so to all who dwell on the earth, and I will set a sign in the heaven: and this shall be a pledge of good faith between Me and them for ever, so long as heaven is above the earth. And this is in accordance with My command.’
- 3‘When I have desired to take hold of them by the hand of the angels on the day of tribulation and pain because of this, I will cause My chastisement and My wrath to abide upon them, saith God, the Lord of Spirits.
- 4Ye †mighty kings† who dwell on the earth, ye shall have to behold Mine Elect One, how he sits on the throne of glory and judges Azâzêl, and all his associates, and all his hosts in the name of the Lord of Spirits.’
ANCIENT JEWISH LITERATURE · R. H. CHARLES
1 ENOCH 55
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Enoch 55 — The Lord of Spirits recalls the flood covenant while declaring judgment on rebellious powers.
About this illustration
The rainbow joins the covenant recollection to the announced judgment; the throne is explicitly unoccupied and no bodily form represents the Lord of Spirits.
Passage basis: 1 Enoch 55:1–4Ancient 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.
After universal destruction, God promises not to destroy all earth-dwellers again and establishes a heavenly sign of the pledge.