The Book of Enoch, Chapter 60 summary
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In Chapter 60, a visionary collapses before a heavenly throne, receives help, and hears Michael explain the approaching judgment of sinners and salvation of the chosen. Angels also describe the separation of Leviathan and Behemoth and reveal how heavenly bodies, weather, and waters operate under divine control.
What happens
- An earthquake disturbs heaven, and the visionary collapses in fear before the Ancient One’s throne.
- Michael sends an angel to restore him and explains that divine patience gives way to judgment, with salvation for the chosen.
- Leviathan occupies the ocean, while Behemoth inhabits Dûidâin; an angel calls the reason for their separation a hidden matter.
- Another angel explains creation’s structure, the movements of heavenly bodies, and the ordered forces behind winds, thunder, and lightning.
- The account describes spirits and angels governing the sea, frost, hail, snow, mist, dew, and nourishing rain.

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