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

122 The Book of Enoch [sect, ii
and in the spirit of merey-j and in the spirit of judgement and
of peace, and in the spirit of goodness, and shall all say with one
voice : " Blessed is He, and may the name of the Lord of Spirits
be blessed for ever and ever."
1 2. All who sleep not above in heaven shall bless Him :
All the holy ones who ai-e in heaven shall bless him.
And all the elect who dwell in the garden of life
And every spirit of light who is able to bless, and glorify,
and extol, and hallow Thy blessed name.
And all flesh shall beyond measure glorify and bless Thy
name for ever and ever.
13. For great is the mercy of the Lord of Spirits, and He is
long-suffering.
And all His works and all that He has created
He has revealed to the righteous and elect
In the name of the Lord of Spirits.'
Jnclgewent of the Kings and the Mighty : Blessedness of the
Bighteons,
IjXII. 1. And thus the Lord commanded the kings and the
mighty and the exalted, and (hose who dwell on the earth, and
49'. In the spirit of patience IiXII. Here we have a lengthened
(iljO). Other MSS. (perhaps rightly) account of the judgement, particularly
'in patience'. Blessed is He, &c. : of the kings and of the mighty. This
of. 39^°. 12. All who sleep subject has already been handled
not: see 1^ (note). The holy ones shortly, 46^"^ 48'"^° 53-54'; but here
(a, hwxy'). fi-lwxy 'His holy ones' the actual scene is portrayed. The
Garden of life : see 60' (note). The kings and the mighty will be filled
LXX chronology is followed here as with anguish when they behold the
in the Parables generally ; cf. 54' Messiah, and will fall down and wor-
(note). Spirit of light. A phrase ship, and pray for mercy at his hands,
embracing good spirits, human and But their prayers will be of no avail
angelic. This thought (cf. 108", ' gene- and they will be carried off by the
ration of light') is more fully developed angels of punishment. The blessedness
in the N.T., ' children of light ', Luke of the lot of the righteous is then
16'. Blessed (a). iS'holy'. 13. dwelt upon in contrast with the fate of
Mercy : see 60" (note). the wicked. 1. The kings and
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