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1 Enoch

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The Second Parable

Chapter 45

1 This is the Second Parable concerning those who deny the name of the dwelling of the holy ones and the Lord of Spirits. 2 They shall not ascend into heaven, nor shall they come upon the earth: such is the fate of the sinners who have denied the name of the Lord of Spirits, who are set aside for the day of suffering and tribulation. 3 On that day, My Elect One shall sit on the throne of glory and shall judge their works, and their places of rest shall be innumerable.⁠ And their souls shall grow strong within them when they see My Elect Ones, and those who have called upon My glorious name. 4 Then I will cause My Elect One to dwell among them.⁠ And I will transform the heaven and make it an eternal blessing and light.⁠ 5 And I will transform the earth and make it a blessing; and I will cause My elect ones to dwell upon it. But the sinners and evildoers shall not set foot on it. 6 For I have provided and satisfied with peace My righteous ones and have caused them to dwell before Me. But for the sinners, there is judgment impending with Me, so that I shall destroy them from the face of the earth.⁠

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Compare Isaiah 65:17 and 1 Enoch 45:4

Hebrew Bible · Pseudepigrapha, Apocalypses

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Summary

1 Enoch builds on the language of Isaiah by echoing its vision of new heavens and a new earth where former troubles are forgotten and joy replaces sorrow. 1 Enoch extends the prophetic imagery of Isaiah into its apocalyptic framework.

Passages

Isaiah 65:17

Hebrew Bible
16 Whoever pronounces a blessing in the earth will do so in the name of the faithful God; whoever makes an oath in the earth will do so in the name of the faithful God. For past problems will be forgotten; I will no longer think about them. 17 For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore. 18 But be happy and rejoice forever moreover what I am about to create! For look, I am ready to create Jerusalem to be a source of joy, and her people to be a source of happiness. 19 Jerusalem will bring me joy, and my people will bring me happiness. The sound of weeping or cries of sorrow will never be heard in her again.
740–450 BCE (scholarly estimate) Read in Isaiah

1 Enoch 45:4

Pseudepigrapha, Apocalypses
3 On that day, My Elect One shall sit on the throne of glory and shall judge their works, and their places of rest shall be innumerable. And their souls shall grow strong within them when they see My Elect Ones, and those who have called upon My glorious name. 4 Then I will cause My Elect One to dwell among them. And I will transform the heaven and make it an eternal blessing and light. 5 And I will transform the earth and make it a blessing; and I will cause My elect ones to dwell upon it. But the sinners and evildoers shall not set foot on it. 6 For I have provided and satisfied with peace My righteous ones and have caused them to dwell before Me. But for the sinners, there is judgment impending with Me, so that I shall destroy them from the face of the earth.
300 BCE – 100 CE (scholarly estimate) Read in 1 Enoch

References

"... The recreation of the cosmos was expected in Isaiah 65:17, 66:22 and reflected often in apocalyptic works, sometimes with the existing world destroyed (1 Enoch 72:1; 83:3-4, 91:16; Sibylline Oracles 3:75-90, 5:212; Jubilees 1:29, 4:26) and sometimes with it transformed (1 Enoch 45:4-5; 2 Baruch 32:2-6, 44:12; 4 Ezra 7:30-31, 75; Testament of Levi 18:5-10). In 2 Peter 3:7, 10 and Revelation 20:11, 21:1, the former is the perspective, with a totally “new heaven and new earth” (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1-6) amalgamating the formerly separated heaven and earth into a new unity and fulfilling the “groaning of creation” in Romans 8:19-22 ..."
Grant R. Osborne, The Hermeneutical Spiral: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2010), 371.

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