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 Lamb is slain from the foundation of the world; and through faith I am in the bosom of the Father, and behold, Zion is with me!

And it came to pass that Enoch looked upon the earth; and he heard a voice from the bowels thereof, saying, woe, woe is me, the mother of men! I am pained! I am weary because of the wickedness of my children! when shall I rest, and be cleansed from the filthiness which has gone forth out of me? when will my Creator sanctify me, that I may rest, and righteousness for a season abide upon my face? And when Enoch heard the earth mourn, he wept, and cried unto the Lord, saying, O Lord, will you not have compassion upon the earth? Will you not bless the children of Noah? And it came to pass that Enoch continued his cry unto the Lord, saying, I ask you, O Lord, in the name of your Only Begotten, even Jesus Christ, that you will have mercy upon Noah and his seed, that the earth may never more be covered by the floods? And the Lord could not withhold; and He covenanted with Enoch, and swore unto him with an oath, that He would stay the floods; that He would call upon the children of Noah: and He sent forth an unalterable decree, that a remnant of his seed should always be found among all nations, while the earth should stand: and the Lord said, blessed is he through whose seed Messiah shall come; for He says, I am Messiah, the King of Zion, the Rock of Heaven, which is broad as eternity; whoso comes in at the gate and climbs up by me shall never fall: wherefore, blessed are they of whom I have spoken, for they shall come forth with songs of everlasting joy.

And it came to pass that Enoch cried unto the Lord, saying, when the Son of Man comes in the flesh, shall the earth rest? I pray you shew me these things. And the Lord said unto Enoch, look; and he looked and beheld the Son of Man lifted upon the cross, after the manner of men; and he heard a loud voice; and the heavens were veiled; and all the creation of God mourned; and the earth groaned; and the rocks were rent; and the saints arose and were crowned at the right hand of the Son of Man, with crowns of glory; and as many of the spirits as were in prison came forth, and stood on the right hand of God; and the remainder were reserved in chains of dark­ness until the judgment of the great day. And again Enoch wept and cried unto the Lord, saying, when shall the earth rest? And Enoch beheld the Son of Man ascend up unto the Father: and he called unto the Lord, saying, will you not come again upon the earth, for inasmuch as you are God, and I know you, and you have sworn unto me, and commanded me that I should ask in the name of your Only Begotten, you have made me, and given unto me a right to your throne, and not of myself, but through your own grace, wherefore, I ask you if you will not come again on the earth?

And the Lord said unto Enoch, as I live, even so will I come in the last days, in the days of wickedness and vengeance, to fulfil the oath which I have made unto you concerning the children of Noah: and the day shall come that the earth shall rest, but before that day, shall the heavens be darkened, and a veil of darkness shall cover the earth; and the heavens shall shake, and also