71 HANOCH - ENOCH 71
Vision of the Fiery House and the Antecedent of Days
71:1 Thus it happened after this that my spirit passed out of sight and ascended into the heavens. And I saw the sons of the kodesh malakim walking upon the flame of fire; their garments were white -and their overcoats -and the light of their faces was like snow.
71:2 Also I saw two rivers of fire, the light of which fire was shining like hyacinth. Then I fell upon my face before YAHWEH of Hosts.
71:3 And Michael the malak, one of the chief malakim, seizing me by my right hand and lifting me up, led me out into all the secrets of mercy; and he showed me all the secrets of righteousness.
71:4 He also showed me all the secrets of the extreme ends of heaven and all the reservoirs of the stars and the luminaries -from where they come out to shine before the faces of the kodesh ones.
71:5 He carried off my spirit, and I Enoch, was in the heaven of heavens. There I saw -in the midst of that light -a structure built of crystals; and between those crystals tongues of living fire.
71:6 And my spirit saw a ring which encircled this structure of fire. On its four sides were rivers full of living fire which encircled it.
71:7 Moreover, seraphim, cherubim, and ophanim -the sleepless ones who guard the throne of HIS splendor -also encircled it.
71:8 And I saw countless malakim -a hundred thousand times a hundred thousand, ten million times ten million, encircling that house.
71:9 Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Phanuel, and numerous other kodesh malakim that are in heaven above, go in and out of that house, Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Phanuel, and numerous other kodesh malakim that are countless.
71:10 With them is the Antecedent of Time: HIS head is white and pure like wool and HIS garment is indescribable.
71:11 I fell on my face, my whole body mollified and my spirit transformed. Then I cried with a great voice by the spirit of the power, blessing, magnifying, honoring and extolling.
71:12 And those are the blessings which went forth out of my mouth, being well-pleasing in the presence of that Antecedent of Time.
71:13 Then the Antecedent of Time came with Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Phanuel, and a hundred thousand and ten million times a hundred thousand malakim that are countless.
71:14 Then a malak came to me and greeted me and said to me, “You, son of man, who art born in righteousness and upon whom righteousness has dwelt, the righteousness of the Antecedent of Time will not forsake you.”
71:15 He added and said to me; “HE shall proclaim shalom to you in the name of the world that is to become. For from here proceeds shalom since the creation of the world, and so it shall be unto you forever and ever and ever.”
71:16 “Everyone that will come to exist and walk shall follow your path, since righteousness never forsakes you. Together with you shall be their dwelling places; and together with you shall be their portion. They shall not be separated from you forever and ever and ever.”
71:17 So there shall be length of days with that Son of Man, and shalom to the righteous ones; his path is upright for the righteous, in the NAME of YAHWEH of Hosts forever and ever.