Coming Judgment on the Wicked

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Category: Apocalyptic
Status: unfulfilled

The Prophecy

The Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling to execute judgment upon all and destroy all the ungodly.

Source

C³oncerning the elect I said, and took up my parable concerning them: The Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling,

⁴ And the eternal God will tread upon the earth, (even) on Mount Sinai, And appear in the strength of His might from the heaven of heavens. ⁵ And 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. ⁶ And the high mountains shall be shaken, And the high hills shall be made low, And shall melt like wax before the flame ⁷ And 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). ⁸ But 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. ⁹ And 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.

Key Chapters

The Book of Enoch 1 The Blessing of Enoch and Coming Judgement 2 min read

Did You Know?

This opening oracle sets the tone for all of 1 Enoch.

It is quoted in the epistle of Jude.

The opening oracle of 1 Enoch uses Sinai theophany language projected into the future, making judgment a second Sinai.

Ten thousand holy ones accompany the judge — the same angelic hosts who serve as witnesses throughout the book.

This passage is directly quoted in the Epistle of Jude, proving its wide circulation in antiquity.