The 1st parable of the 1st book of Enoch tells of a time when the congregation of the righteous
and sinners shall appear, and the sinners shall be judged for their sins and driven
from the face of the earth.
The righteous one shall appear before the eyes of the elect, whose works have been weighed
by him, and light shall be upon them, the elect and the righteous who dwell on earth.
And where will be the dwelling place for sinners?
Where will be the resting place for those who deny the Lord of spirits?
Perhaps, It would be good for them if they had not been born, for when the secrets of
the righteous shall be revealed and the sinners judged, the godless shall be driven from the
presence of the elect.
From that time onwards, those that possess the earth shall no longer be powerful and
mighty, and they shall not be able to look at the face of the holy ones, for the lord
has made his light to appear on the face of the holy.
Then the kings and the mighty shall be destroyed and turned over to the hands of the elect
and righteous.
From then on, none shall seek mercy from the lord of spirits for themselves, for their
life is at an end.
And it shall come to pass in those days, that the elect and holy children shall descend
from the high heaven and their offspring will become one with the children of men.
Enoch received the books of the anger and wrath of the lord, and the books of the turmoil
of those who draw his ire.
And a whirlwind carried him off to where he saw the dwelling place of the righteous and
the elect, that they shall be as bright as fiery lights and their mouths shall be full
of blessings, and their lips shall praise the name of the lord of spirits.
There did Enoch wish to dwell, and there did his spirit long for.
In his vision he saw a multitude who stood before the lord, and on the four sides of
the lord were four figures, and he knew their names, for the angel who led him told him
their names.
These 4 figures were the four princes of presence, the first one blessed the name of the Lord
of spirits, and the second figure blessed the elected one and the elected ones who depend
on the Lord of spirits.
The third figure prayed and interceded for those who live on earth, and the 4th figure
fended off the Satans, which means the adversaries and accusers, forbidding them to come before
the lord and accuse those who dwell on earth.
And so Enoch asked the angel who was with him, saying: "Whose are these four figures
who I have seen and whose voice I have heard and written down?"
And the angel answered: "The first is Michael the merciful and long-suffering, and the second
is Raphael, the healer who is set over all diseases and wounds of the children of men.
The 3rd is Gabriel who is set over all powers, and the fourth is Phanuel, who is set over
repentance and those who hope to inherit eternal life."
Phanuel is sometimes another name for angel Uriel.
Enoch saw as the kingdom was divided and how the actions of men were weighed on the scale.
He saw the mansions of the elect and of the righteous, and saw as the sinners who had
denied the name of the lord, were driven out and dragged off as punishment from the lord
of spirits.
He saw the winds, how they are divided to blow over the earth, and the clouds and dew,
where they come from, and how they saturate the dusty earth.
He saw the storehouses of the sun and the moon, where they go and their glorious return,
how one is superior to the other and how they do not leave their orbit.
The sun goes out first and traverses the path according to the commandments of the great
one, then follows the moon as it accomplishes its course over the night.
Wisdom went out to make her dwelling among men, but found no place, and so returned to
the heavens.
But unrighteousness went out and found a place to dwell among men, although she sought no
one in particular.
Enoch saw how the lord of the angels called the lightning and the stars by their name
and they obeyed him, how they were weighed in the scale according to the proportions
of their light.
He saw the days they appear and how some of the stars transform into lightning.
So he asked the angel who was with him, saying: "What are all these things that I have seen?"
And the angel answered: "The Lord of spirits has shown you their parable.
This is what would become of those who dwell on earth, and those who believe in the name
of the Lord of spirits forever and ever.."