Final Judgment of the Watchers and Corrupt Shepherds
Enoch foresees rebellious heavenly powers bound for judgment and corrupt shepherds arraigned before the Lord’s throne.
Jude 1:6
6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
2 Peter 2:4
4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to hell, and delivered [them] into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
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 Animal Apocalypse1 Enoch 90:20–27The cited passage supplies the Enochic prophecy or vision discussed in this evidence file; it is attributed separately from canonical Scripture.
Read the attributed passageRebellious powers are held accountable before God
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.