1 Enoch 53:5
Study resource: not ScriptureR. H. Charles translation (1917) · public domain
And he said unto me: ‘They prepare these for the kings and the mighty of this earth, that they may thereby be destroyed.
This verse’s chapter, studied
Instruments Prepared for the Kings of the Earth
Enoch sees "a deep valley with open mouths" where sinners bring gifts of homage that never fill it, while sinners themselves are destroyed and banished from the earth. He also sees "the angels of punishment" preparing "instruments of Satan," which his guide explains are being readied specifically "for the kings and the mighty of this earth, that they may thereby be destroyed."
- Revelation 19:19 : Kings and their armies gathered for judgment and destruction stands beside Revelation's picture of the kings of the earth gathered against the returning Christ.
Teachers on this ground
R. H. Charles
The Book of Enoch (1917)
The public-domain translation this shelf reads, with the critical introduction the field still builds on.
Johnny Enlow
The Book of Enoch: Paraphrase and Commentary (2025)
A living teacher's paraphrase of the whole book with his own running commentary, from the prophetic stream.
Michael S. Heiser
A Companion to the Book of Enoch: A Reader's Commentary, Vol. II — The Parables of Enoch (2020)
The reader's commentary continued into the Son of Man visions of these chapters.