the-book-of-enoch-r-h-charles - Fallen Angels

Introduction cix
This transference of the hopes of the faithful to a spiritual and
eternal kingdom necessitated the recasting of many other theo-
logical beliefs. There was still a Messianic kingdom on earth
looked forward to but it was to be of merely temporary duration
from the eighth to the tenth world weekj 91'^^''^''. On this change
of conception two others perforce followed. The resurrection and
the final judgement could not initiate a temporary Messianic
kingdom, but were of necessity adjourned to its close.
TAe MessiaJi. There are two very different conceptions of the
Messiah in 1 Enoch. In 83-90 he is represented as the head of
the Messianic community out of which he proceeds, but he has
no special role to fulfil.
But in the Parables (37-71) the case is very different. Four
titles applied for the first time in literature to the personal
Messiah are afterwards reproduced in the N.T.— 'the Christ',
' the Righteous One ', ' the Elect One ', and ' the Son of Man '.
'The Christ^ or 'the Anointed One^ variously applied in
the O.T., is for the first time associated in 48^" 52* with
the Messiah.
' The Righteous One.' This title, which occurs in Acts 3" 7=2
32", first appears in 38^ 53«.
' The Elect One." This title, likewise appearing first in 40^
45''-* 492. * 513. 5a^ &c_^ passes over into the N.T.—Luke Q^^ 23''=.
' The Son of Man.' This definite title (see notes on 462. s) jg
found first in the Parables, and is historically the source of the
N.T. designation. See Appendix II on this title.
Cotiversion of the Gentiles. The conversion of the Gentiles
is looked for in four Sections of our book, i. e. lO^i go^". ^s
91" 502.
Judgement. Where the eternal Messianic kingdom on earth is
expected as in 1-36, the final judgement naturally precedes it, but
where, as in 91-104, only a temporary Messianic kingdom is
righteous are to rejoice 'as the angels of heaven' (104* Matt. 22 Mark 122=),
being 'companions of the hosts of heaven', 104^
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