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ex Hie Book <strong>of</strong> Enoch<br />

expected, <strong>the</strong> final judgement naturally takes place at its close.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> Parables (37-71), where <strong>the</strong> kingdom is at once eternal and<br />

embraces earth and heaven, it is initiated by <strong>the</strong> final judgement.<br />

Sheol. This word bears several different meanings in our text,<br />

see note on 63" ; also my Esehalologi/, 184^188, 236-237. In<br />

91-104 Sheol—or ra<strong>the</strong>r a part <strong>of</strong> it—has for <strong>the</strong> first time<br />

become an abode <strong>of</strong> fire, so far as <strong>the</strong> wicked are concerned, and<br />

become identical with Gehenna, 98^ 99^1 103^ »m. Ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />

part <strong>of</strong> Sheol is <strong>the</strong> intermediate abode <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> righteous, 102^' ^'<br />

(cf. 100=).<br />

The Resurrection. In 6-36 <strong>the</strong> resurrection is to an earthly<br />

Messianic kingdom <strong>of</strong> eternal duration, and <strong>the</strong> resurrection is <strong>of</strong><br />

both soul (or spirit) and body. The body is a physical body. The<br />

same holds true <strong>of</strong> 83-90. In 37-71 <strong>the</strong> resurrection is to a<br />

spiritual kingdom, in which <strong>the</strong> righteous are clo<strong>the</strong>d with a<br />

spiritual body— 'garments <strong>of</strong> life', 'garments <strong>of</strong> glory', 62^^-<br />

In 91-104 <strong>the</strong>re is only a resurrection <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> spirit : see notes on<br />

22" 511 615 9033 9110 ioO«. In this last Section only <strong>the</strong><br />

righteous attain to <strong>the</strong> resurrection.

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