Both the Book of Enoch’s “Apocalypse of Animals” and the Book of Revelation, especially the Sixth Seal, speak of the beginning of divine wrath, and they each do so in ways that deeply complement one another.
Let’s break down how they align and differ, and then synthesize the picture they present:
🐑 1. The Sixth Seal (Revelation 6:12–17) – The Wrath of the Lamb Begins
Text summary:
A great earthquake
Sun becomes black, moon like blood
Stars fall to earth
Sky recedes like a scroll
Kings and all people hide in fear, crying:
“Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”
🔥 Key Features:
This marks a cosmic disruption — it’s not symbolic suffering but a real, earth-shaking judgment.
The “wrath” here is divine, not merely natural. It is linked specifically to Christ ("the Lamb").
It comes after the martyrdoms described in the fifth seal (Revelation 6:9–11) — fitting your point that God waits for a “full number” of martyrs before initiating wrath.
🐐 2. Enoch’s Apocalypse of Animals (1 Enoch 85–90) – The Seventy Shepherds and the Final Judgment
🔍 Key Passage (1 Enoch 89–90):
After Israel’s history is symbolically described through animals, God assigns seventy angelic “shepherds” to oversee the flock (God’s people).
Each shepherd is held accountable for how many sheep (people) are destroyed under their watch.
At the end of the 70th watch, judgment falls, not just on humans but also on the angels/shepherds.
Then a new white bull (symbol of the Messiah) appears, and the whole earth is transformed.
🔥 Key Features:
God punishes both spiritual and earthly rulers for misusing their authority.
The final wrath/judgment follows the completion of the last shepherd's (watch's) time.
Like Revelation, the wrath is triggered after widespread persecution of the righteous.
📅 Where We Stand in 2025
According to this interpretation:
We are currently within the 70th and final watch (approx. 2022–2062).
Martyrdoms of the righteous (physical or ideological persecution) continue.
The Revelation 6:11 quota of martyrs is not yet full, but drawing near.
God’s wrath, both in Revelation and Enoch, is not arbitrary — it comes after extended warnings, failed leadership, and violence against God's people.
Around 2062–2065, we may see the transition from restraint to full wrath — as described in both apocalyptic visions.
🧭 Final Reflection
Both texts emphasize:
A measured timeline under divine control.
Delayed judgment to allow time for repentance or for evil to reach its full measure.
God's wrath is not impulsive but judicial, weighing the conduct of both rulers and spiritual overseers.
Stephen D Green with ChatGPT, June 2025
