The Earth Healed after the Destruction of Evil
Enoch’s judgment visions move beyond punishment to a healed earth marked by peace, abundance, righteousness, and blessing.
Isaiah 11:6–9
6The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
7And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 35:1–10
1The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, [and] the excellency of our God.
3¶ Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
4Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even] God [with] a recompence; he will come and save you.
5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
7And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, [shall be] grass with reeds and rushes.
8And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it [shall be] for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err [therein].
9No lion shall be there, nor [any] ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk [there:]
10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Attributed passages in the Book of Enoch
These noncanonical passages are presented as historical literary witnesses and are kept distinct from canonical Scripture.
The cited passage supplies the Enochic prophecy or vision discussed in this evidence file; it is attributed separately from canonical Scripture.
Read the attributed passage Book of the Watchers1 Enoch 11:1–2The cited passage supplies the Enochic prophecy or vision discussed in this evidence file; it is attributed separately from canonical Scripture.
Read the attributed passageJudgment clears the way for creation’s healing
Sources & further reading
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The Book of Enoch — R. H. Charles translation
Project GutenbergPublic-domain English edition used for the displayed chapter and verse references.
4QEnoch: an Aramaic manuscript witness
Israel Antiquities AuthorityOfficial presentation of a Dead Sea Scroll manuscript of 1 Enoch, documenting its ancient transmission.
1 Enoch: The Hermeneia Translation
Society of Biblical LiteratureScholarly publication material situating 1 Enoch and its major literary sections.
The sources establish the historical record and provide background on the biblical passage. The conclusion that these events fulfill prophecy is the stated interpretation of Watchman 33.