The Book of Enoch 43
Book II The Book of Parables (Similitudes) Chapters 37–71 · late 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE
Three parables revealing the heavenly Son of Man / Elect One, seated on the throne of glory to judge the kings and the mighty. The most theologically influential - and most debated - section.
Dating & manuscripts. Notably ABSENT from the Qumran fragments, unlike every other section. This absence anchors the long scholarly debate over the Parables' date and the origin of their 'Son of Man' figure.
Chapters 46 and 48 draw directly on Daniel 7 for the titles 'Head of Days' and 'Son of Man'. The section also contains Noahic interpolations (e.g. 60, 65-69).
1 Enoch is an anthology of five distinct works, composed over roughly three centuries.
Astronomical Secrets.
Enoch saw other lightnings and the stars of heaven as He called them all by their names and they hearkened unto Him.
1nd I saw other lightnings and the stars of heaven, and I saw how He called them all by their names and they hearkened unto Him.
2 And I saw how they are weighed in a righteous balance according to their proportions of light: (I saw) the width of their spaces and the day of their appearing, and how their revolution produces lightning: and (I saw) their revolution according to the number of the angels, and (how) they keep faith with each other.
3 And I asked the angel who went with me who showed me what was hidden: 'What are these?'
4 And he said to me: 'The Lord of Spirits hath showed thee their parabolic meaning (lit. 'their parable'): these are the names of the holy who dwell on the earth and believe in the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.'
Did You Know?
Enoch saw other lightnings and the stars of heaven as He called them all by their names and they hearkened unto Him.
Enoch saw how they are weighed in a righteous balance according to their proportions of light and the width of their spaces and the day of their appearing.
Enoch saw how their revolution produces lightning and their revolution according to the number of the angels and how they keep faith with each other.
Enoch asked the angel who went with him who showed him what was hidden what these lightnings and stars were.
The angel said these are the names of the holy dwelling on the earth who believe in the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.
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Commentary
In brief
Enoch sees lightnings and stars of heaven called by name and hearken, weighed in righteous balance according to light proportions, spaces, days and revolutions producing lightning according to the angels as they keep faith. The angel says these are the names of the holy dwelling on earth who believe forever in the Lord of Spirits.