an account of the mystery of lightning and thunder follows (59). A vision of Noah, an account of Leviathan and Behemoth, and various nature- elements which take part in the Flood are then given (60). The judgment of the Son of Man over the angels in heaven, and the sentence of kings by Him, followed by vain pleas on their part for mercy, are given next (61-64). Then comes the revelation to Noah of the fall of the angels, the Flood, his own preservation, the punishment of the angels, and the judgment of men by the Son of Man (65-69). Enoch's translation to Paradise, his ascension to heaven, and his acceptance by the Son of Man, are then given in the appendix (70, 71).
((■) The third section is Cosmological, and consists of chs. 72-82. It has been called the ' Book of the Luminaries of Heaven.' It contains a revelation given by the angel Uriel on all sorts of astronomi- cal and geographical matters, among others on the convulsions that will occur during the period of the wicked upon earth. The course of the sun is first described (72), next the course of the moon (73. 74) ; untoward days (75) ; the winds (76) ; the four quarters of heaven (77) ; further details re- garding the rising and setting of the sun (78. 79), changes in the order of things to come in the last days (80), and the return of Enoch to the earth ; and the committal of these matters to Methu.saleh (81. 82).
{d) The fourth section is a Historical forecast. Enoch narrates to his son Methusaleh two visions which he saw before he had taken a wife to him- self. The first of these (83. 84) came to him as he was learning to write. It placed before his eyes the picture of the Deluge. The second vision (85-90) unfolded before him the whole history of Israel from the creation of man to the end of time. The children of Israel appeared in this vision in the forms of the clean animals (bulls, sheep, lambs, and goats). Their enemies were in the form of dogs, foxes, swine, and all manner of birds of prey. In the conflict between the clean and unclean, the struggle of Israel against her enemies was por- trayed. The chosen people were delivered into the hands of lions, tigers, wolves, and jackals (the Assyrians and Babylonians) ; then they were put under the care of seventy shepherds (angels). (From this fact this section oi the Iwok takes the title of 'Vision of the Seventy Shepherds'). The shepherds allowed more of the faithful to perish than was the will of God, but at the critical moment there appeared a white lamb in their midst and entered into a fierce combat with the birds of prey, while a heavenly being gave him assistance. Then the Lord Himself burst forth from heaven, the enemies of Israel were over- thrown and exterminated, the judgment ensued, and the universal restoration ; and the Messiah was bom as a white bull.
(e) The fifth section (91-105) is a Book of Exhortations. Enoch commands his son Methu- saleh to summon to his side all his other sons, and when they have come he delivers to them an address on righteousness, which is especially designed to instruct the righteous of all ages (91'-i'). In this first discourse is inserted the prediction of the Ten Weeks (91'=-" 93). Tlie remainder of the book (92. 94. 105) is taken up with final encouragements and message of hope.
The conclusion of the whole Book of Enoch (106-108) contains an account of the marvels destined to accompany the birth of Noah (106. 107), and a new description of the fiery tribulations reserved for the wicked and of the blessings that await those who ' loved eternal heaven better than their own lives ' (108).
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