1 Enoch 1:9

Pseudepigrapha

8 But with the righteous, He will establish peace. He will protect the chosen, and mercy will be upon them. They will all belong to God, prosper, and be blessed. He will aid them, and light will shine for them, and He will make peace with them. 9 Behold! He comes with tens of thousands of His holy ones to pass judgment upon all, to annihilate all the wicked, to convict every soul of all the godless deeds they have committed, and of all the harsh words that godless sinners have spoken against Him.

Galatians 5:19

New Testament

17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to each other, so that you cannot do what you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions, 21 envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!

 Notes and References

"... In the context of the flood narrative, the earth’s total corruption occurs in the aftermath of the descent of the “Sons of God” (Genesis 6:1–4; see also 1 Enoch 6–9). In the Enochic tradition “all flesh” was defiled by the Watchers’ transgressions, requiring divine judgment (Genesis 6:1–5, 11–13, 17; 1 Enoch 6–19; Jubilees 5:1–11; see also 1 Enoch 81:5). As Robert Jewett has noted, there is similarity between Galatians 2:16 and Enochic tradition. The opening theophany of the Book of the Watchers describes a similarly pessimistic view of “all flesh” and “human works” ..."

Stewart, Tyler Allen "The Present Evil Age": The Origin and Persistence of Evil in Galatians (p. 231) Marquette University, 2019

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