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

124 The Bool of Enoch [Pect. II
When they see that Son of Man
Sitting on the throne of his glory.
6. And the kings and the mighty and all who possess the
earth shall bless and glorify and extol him who rules over all,
who was hidden.
7. For from the beginning the Son of Man was hidden.
And the Most High preserved him in the presence of His
might.
And revealed him to the elect.
8. And the congregation of the elect and holy shall be
sown.
And all the elect shall stand before him on that day.
9. And all the kings and the mighty and the exalted and
those who rule the earth
Shall fall down before him on their faces.
And worship and set their hope upon that Son of
Man,
And petition him and supplicate for mercy at his hands.
10. Nevertheless that Lord of Spirits will so press them
That they shall hastily go forth from His presence,
And their faces shall be filled with shame.
And the darkness shall grow deeper on their faces.
5isqq, This shows that Is. 18' was in phecy, 48''. By this means the com-
the mind of the writer. Son of Man munity of the elect was founded (lit.
(d-m). m, /3 ' Son of the woman ' See ' sown '), but was not to behold him
Id'' (note). 6. The kings are now lill the final judgement. The comready
to acknowledge and worship the munity that is ' ' sown is called the
Son of Man, but it is too late. The ' plant of righteousness ' ; of. 1C^° (note),
kings and the mighty (a-?(). !(,;3'the 7. From the beginning (mgi, /S-ja).
mighty kings '. Rules over all : of. The readings of cju ^a are corruptions of
Dan. 7". Who was hidden. This this. 8. Congregation: cf. 38' (note),
could also be rendered 'that was hidden', Elect and holy (a), fi 'holy and
i.e. the unseen universe. 6, 7. elect'. 9,10. The description of
Hidden: cf. 45". This word occasions the judgement of the kings resumed';
a digression and an explanation. Before they implore mercy, but in vain,
he appeared to judge he was preserved 10. Shame and darkness : cf. 46*
by the Lord of Spirits and revealed to 4 Ezra j^'. Darkness shall grow
the elect through the spirit of pro- deeper, &c. {gt,P-f). Nah. 2'" 'the