Enoch 93:7
“Woe to those who build up their houses with crime; for from their very foundations shall their houses be demolished, and by the sword shall they themselves fall. Those, too, who acquire gold and silver, shall justly and suddenly perish. Woe to you who are rich, for in your riches have you trusted; but from your riches you shall be removed; because you have not remembered the Most High in the days of your prosperity: [you shall be removed, because you have not remembered the Most High in the days of your prosperity.”
These words follow instruction of Enoch to his son to tell him of the final judgement and the events of history in predetermined times leading up to that judgement. So Enoch is strongly advising his son, and those who listen to his son, about the way to live rightly and not be condemned in that judgement. We only need to read our news today to find evidence of many, many using criminal or near-criminal ways to build up their careers and property. Once the criminality of people is exposed we might think that punishment should follow but might not follow as it should. Especially the rich and powerful get away with actions the rest of us would be punished for, and we know we would forfeit our wellbeing and future if we acted so criminally. Yet we know that God judges. There can be justice from heaven when none is metered out by society and the legal system. Now this passage in the Book of Enoch confirms that God even uses war to bring about such punishment. Violent death is sent as punishment, typically through war or similar means, and it even reaches the rich who prosper from criminality and deception, swindling and cheating, trickery and craftiness. Stand back and let it be. Intercede by all means, but do not stand in the way of God’s justice or pervert it or obstruct it. Live a right lifestyle that does not warrant such punishment.
