Extract from the Prophecy of Enoch

Text taken from Old Testament Revision 1, pages 12-19. In December 1830-Fayette, New York. Joseph Smith had begun an inspired correction of the Holy Scriptures. In June, 1830, he began to be assisted by Sidney Rigdon. During that time, Joseph received this revelation.

Chapter 34

Revelation to Enoch—he is called of God and sent forth. (Genesis 7 in the IV/JST, Moses 6 in the Pearl of Great Price)

And Jared taught Enoch in all the ways of God; and this is the genealogy of the Sons of God which was the sons of Adam with whom God himself conversed; 
And they were preachers of righteousness and spake and prophesied and called upon all men everywhere to repent, and faith was taught unto the children of men. 
And it came to pass that all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years and he died and Enoch lived sixty and five years and begat Methuselah. 
And it came to pass that Enoch journeyed in the land among the people; 
And as he journeyed the Spirit of God descended out of heaven and abode upon him; 
And he heard a voice from heaven saying: Enoch, my son, prophecy unto this people and say unto them: Repent! 
For thus saith the Lord: I am angry with this people, and my fierce anger is kindled against them; 
For their hearts have waxed hard, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes cannot see a far off; 
And for these many generations even since the day I that I created them have they gone astray, and have denied me, and have sought their own councils in the dark; 
And in their own abominations have they devised murder, and have not kept the commandment which I gave unto their father, Adam; 
Wherefore they have foresworn themselves, and by their oaths they have eaten unto themselves death and an hell I have prepared for them if they repent not. 
And this is a decree which I have sent forth in the beginning of the world, from mine own mouth from the foundation thereof; 
And by the mouths of my servants, thy fathers, have I decreed it; even as it shall be sent forth in the world unto the end thereof. 
And when Enoch had heard these words he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord and spake before the Lord saying: Why is it that I have found favour in thy sight? 
And I am but a lad, and all the people hate me, for I am slow of speech; wherefore am I thy servant? 
And the Lord said unto Enoch: Go forth and do as I have commanded thee and no man shall pierce thee, 
Open thy mouth and it shall be filled, I will give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my hands, and I will do as seemeth me good. 
Aay unto this people: Choose ye this day a God who made you! 
Behold, my spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify. 
And the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore, walk with me. 
And the Lord spake unto Enoch and said unto him: Anoint thine eyes with clay and wash them and thou shalt see. 
And he did so, and he beheld the spirits that God had created, and he beheld also things which were not visible; 
And from thenceforth came the saying abroad in the land a seer hath the Lord raised up unto his people. 
And it came to pass that Enoch went forth in the land among the people standing upon the hills and the high places and cried with a loud voice testifying against their works. 
And all men were offended because of him, and they came forth to hear him upon the high places saying unto the tent keepers: 
Tarry thou here and keep the tents while we go yonder to behold the seer, for he prophesieth; and there is a strange thing in the land, a wild man hath come among us.

Chapter 35

Enoch preaches, teaches repentance retelling the story of Adam. (Genesis 6 in the IV/JST, Moses 6-7 in the Pearl of Great Price, CoC/RLDS DaC 36)

And it came to pass when they heard him no man laid their hands on him, for fear came on all them that heard him, for he walked with God. 
And there came a man unto him, whose name was Mahijah, and said unto him: tells us plainly who thou art, and from whence thou came. 
And he saith unto them: I came out from the land of Cainan, the land of my fathers, a land of righteousness unto this day, and my father taught me in all the ways of God. 
And it came to pass as I journeyed from the land of Cainan by the sea east I beheld a vision, 
And lo, the heavens I saw, and the Lord spake with me, and gave me commandment; 
Wherefore, for this cause to keep the commandment I speak forth these words. 
And Enoch continued his speech saying: The Lord which spake with me, the same is the God of heaven; 
And he is my God, and your God, and ye are my brethren; and why council ye yourselves and deny the God of heaven? 
The heavens hath he made and the earth is his footstool, and the foundation thereof is his; 
Behold, he laid it, and host of men hath he brought in upon the face thereof, and death hath come upon our fathers; 
Nevertheless, we know them and cannot deny; and even the first of all we know, even Adam; 
For a book of remembrance we have written among us, according to the pattern given by the finger of God; and it is given in our own language. 
And as Enoch spake forth the words of God, the people trembled and could not stand before his presence; 
And he saith unto them: because that Adam fell we are, and by his fall came death, and we are made partakers of misery; 
And wo! Behold, Satan hath come among the children of men and tempteth them to worship him; 
And men have become carnal, sensual, and devilish, and are shut out from the presence of God. 
But God hath made known unto my fathers that all men must repent. 
And he called upon our father, Adam, by his own voice, saying: I am God, I made the world, and men before they were. 
And he also said unto him: If thou wilt turn unto me and hearken unto my voice and believe and repent of all their transgressions and be baptized — 
Even by water in the name of mine only begotten Son, which is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under Heaven whereby salvation shall come unto the Children of men— 
And if ye shall ask all things in his name, whatsoever ye shall ask it shall be given. 
And our father Adam spake unto the Lord and said: Why is it that men must repent and be baptized by water? 
And the Lord said unto Adam: Behold, I have forgiven thee thy transgressions in the garden of Eden. 
Hence came the saying abroad among the people that Christ hath atoned for original guilt, wherein the sins of the parents cannot be answered upon the heads of the Children, for they are whole from the foundation of the world. 
And the Lord spake unto Adam saying: In as much as thy children are conceived in sin, even so when they begin to grow up, sin conceiveth in their hearts, 
And they taste the bitter that they may know to prize the good; 
And it is given unto them to know good from evil, wherefore they are agents unto themselves. 
And I have given unto you another Law and commandment; wherefore teach it unto your children: 
That all men everywhere must repent or they can in no wise inherit the kingdom of God; for no unclean thing can dwell there, or dwell in his presence; 
For in the language of Adam, Man of Holiness is his name; 
And the name of his only begotten is the Son of Man— even Jesus Christ—a righteous Judge which shall come. 
I give unto you a commandment to teach these things freely unto your Children saying: 
In as much as they were born into the world by the fall, which bringeth death by water and blood, and the spirit which I have made, and so became of dust—a living soul; 
Even so ye must be born again of water and the spirit, and cleansed by blood— 
Even the blood of mine only begotten, into the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, that ye may be Sanctified from all sin and enjoy the words of eternal life in this world and eternal life in the world to come, even immortal glory; 
For by the water ye keep the commandment, by the spirit ye are justified, and by the blood ye are sanctified; 
That in you is given the record of Heaven, the Comforter, the Peaceable things of immortal glory; the truth of all things, that which quickeneth all things, which maketh alive all things; that which knoweth all things and hath all power according to wisdom mercy truth , justice, and judgement. 
And now behold, I say unto you: This is the plan of salvation unto all men—the blood of mine only begotten which shall come in the meridian of time. 
And behold, all things have its likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me; both things which are temporal and things which are spiritual things: which are in the Heavens above and things which are on the Earth; 
And things which are in the Earth and things which are under the Earth—both above and beneath; 
All things bear record of me. 
And it came to pass when the Lord had spoken with Adam, our father, that Adam cried unto the Lord, and he was caught away by the Spirit of the Lord and was carried down into the water and was laid under the water and was brought forth out of the water; and thus he was baptized. 
And the Spirit of God descended upon him, and thus he was born of the spirit and became quickened in the inner man. 
And he heard a voice out of Heaven saying: Thou art baptized with fire & with the Holy Ghost, this is the record of the Father & the Son from henceforth and forever; 
And thou art after the order of him who was without beginning of days or end of years, from all eternity to all eternity; 
Behold, thou art one in me, a son of God, and thus may all become my sons. Amen.

Chapter 36

Enoch continues to preach, teaches repentance and baptism; Zion established. (Genesis 7 in the Inspired Version/Joseph Smith Translation, Moses 7 in the Pearl of Great Price, CoC/RLDS DaC 36)

And it came to pass that Enoch continued his speech saying: Behold our father Adam taught these things, and many have believed and become the sons of God; 
And many have believed not and have perished in their sins and are looking forth with fear in torment, for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God to be poured out upon them. 
And from that time forth, Enoch began to prophecy saying unto the people, that: As I was journeying and stood in the place Mahujah and I cried unto the Lord there came a voice out of heaven saying: Turn ye and get ye upon the Mount Simeon. 
And it came to pass that I turned and went upon the mount. 
And as I stood upon the Mount I beheld the heavens open, and I was clothed upon with glory, and I saw the Lord; 
He stood before my face, and he talked with me even as a man talketh one with another face to face, 
And he saith unto me: Look and I will shew unto thee the world for the space of many generations. 
And it came to pass that I beheld in the valley of Shum, and lo! a great people which dwelt in tents which were the people of Shum. 
And again, the Lord said unto me: Look! 
And I looked towards the North, and I beheld the people of Canaan which dwelt in tents. 
And the Lord said into me: Prophecy! 
And I prophesied saying: Behold the people of Canaan, which are numerous, shall go forth in battle array against the people of Shum and shall slay them that they shall utterly be destroyed; 
And the people of Canaan shall divide themselves in the land, and the land shall be barren and unfruitful, and none other people shall dwell there but the people of Canaan; 
For behold, the Lord shall curse the land with much heat, and the barrenness thereof shall go forth forever. 
And there was a blackness, /which is to say a wickedness/, come upon all the children of Canaan that they were despised among all people. 
And it came to pass the Lord said unto me: Look! 
And I looked and I beheld the land of Sharon and the land of Enoch and the land of Omner and the land of Heni and the land of Shem and the land of Haner and the land of Hanannihah and all the inhabitants thereof. 
And the Lord said unto me: Go forth to this people and say unto them: Repent! Lest I shall come out and smite them with a curse, and they die! 
And he gave unto me a commandment that I should baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son, which is full of grace and truth, and the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of the Father and the Son. 
And it came to pass that Enoch continued to call upon all the people save it were the people of Canaan to repent; 
And so great was the faith of Enoch that he led the people of God. 
And their enemies came to battle against them and he spake the Word of the Lord and the earth trembled, and the Mountains fled, even according to his command; 
And the rivers of water were turned out of their course, and the roar of the Lions was heard out of the wilderness; 
And all nations feared greatly, so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him. 
There also came up a land out of the depths of the sea. 
And so great was the fear of the enemies of the people of God that they fled and stood afar off and went upon the land which came up out of the depths of the sea. 
And the Nephilim of the land also stood afar off, and there went forth a curse upon all the people which fought against Go. 
And from that time forth there was wars and bloodsheds among them, but the Lord came and dwelt with his people 
And they dwelt in righteousness, the fear of the Lord was upon all nations, so great was the glory of the Lord which was upon his people 
And the Lord blessed the land and they were blessed upon the Mountains, and upon the high places, and did flourish. 
And the Lord called his people Zion because they were of one heart and of one mind and dwelt in righteousness, and there was no poor among them. 
And Enoch continued his preaching in righteousness unto the people of God. 
And it came to pass in his days that he built a City that was called the City of Holiness—even Zion.

Chapter 37

Zion is taken to heaven; the punishment of the wicked. (Genesis 7 in the Inspired Version/Joseph Smith Translation, Moses 7 in the Pearl of Great Price, CoC/RLDS DaC 36)

And it came to pass that Enoch talked with the Lord, and he said unto the Lord: Surely Zion shall dwell in safety forever! 
But the Lord said unto Enoch: Zion have I blessed, but the residue of the people have I cursed. 
And it came to pass that the Lord shewed unto Enoch all the inhabitants of the earth; 
And he beheld and lo! Zion in process of time was taken up into heaven. 
And the Lord said unto Enoch: Behold mine abode forever. 
And Enoch also beheld the residue of the people, which were the sons of Adam, and they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it were the seed of Cain; 
For the seed of Cain were black, which is to say they were wicked, destitute of the light of God, and had not place among them. 
And after that Zion was taken up into heaven, Enoch beheld and lo all the nations of the earth were before him; 
And there came generation upon generation and Enoch was high and lifted up even in the bosom of the Father and the Son of Man. 
And behold, the powers of Satan was upon all the face of the earth, and he saw angles descending out of heaven; 
And he heard a loud voice saying: Wo, wo be unto the inhabitants of the earth! 
And he beheld Satan, and he had a great chain in his hand, and it veiled the whole face of the earth with darkness; 
And he, Satan, looked up and laughed, and his Angles rejoiced. 
And Enoch beheld Angles descending out of heaven bearing testimony of the Father and Son, and the Holy Ghost fell on many, and they were caught up by the powers of heaven into Zion. 
And it came to pass that the God of heaven looked upon the residue of the people and he wept, 
And Enoch bore record of it saying: How is it the heavens weep and shed fourth her tears as the rain upon the Mountains? 
And Enoch said unto the heavens: How is it that thou canst weep seeing thou art holy, and from all eternity to all eternity? 
And were it possible that man could number the particles of the earth, yea and millions of earths like this it, would not be a beginning to the number of thy creations; 
And thy curtains are stretched out still, and yet thou art there, and thy bosom is there and also thou art just thou art merciful and kind forever! 
Thou hast taken Zion to thine own bosom, from all thy creations, from all eternity to all eternity; 
And naught but peace justice and truth is the habitation of thy throne, and mercy shall go before thy face and have no end; how is it that thou cansts weep? 
The Lord said unto Enoch: Behold, these thy brethren, they are the workmanship of mine own hands, and I gave unto them their knowledge in the day I created them; 
And in the garden of Eden gave I unto man his agency, and unto thy brethren have I said and also gave commandment that they should love one another, and that they should choose me, their Father; 
But behold, they are without affection, and they hate their own blood; 
And the fire of mine indignation is kindled against them, and in my hot displeasure! 
Thus will I send in the floods upon them, for my fierce anger is kindled against them! 
Behold, I am God, Man of Holiness is my name; Man of Council is my name; and Endless and Eternal is my name; 
Also, wherefore I can stretch forth mine hands and hold all the creations which I have made, and mine eye can pierce them also. 
And among all the workmanship of mine hand there has not been so great wickedness as among thy brethren; 
But behold, their sins shall be upon the heads of their fathers, and Satan shall be their father, and misery shall be their doom; 
And the whole heavens shall weep over them, even all the workmanship of mine hands. 
Wherefore should not the heavens weep seeing these shall suffer? 
But behold, these which thine eyes are upon shall perish in the floods. 
And behold, I will shut them up in a prison have I prepared for them, and that which I have chosen hath plead before my face. 
Wherefore he, the Son of Man, suffereth for their sins inasmuch as they will repent in the day that my chosen shall return unto me; 
And until that day they shall be in torment, wherefore for this shall the heaven weep, yea, and all the workmanship of mine hands.

Chapter 38

Enoch is shown the punishment of the wicked; the resurrection and second coming of Christ; Zion in the last days. (Genesis 7 in the Inspired Version/Joseph Smith Translation, Moses 7 in the Pearl of Great Price, CoC/RLDS DaC 36)

And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Enoch and told Enoch all the doings of the children of men, 
Wherefore, Enoch knew and looked upon their wickedness, and their misery, and wept, and stretched forth his arms and his heart swelled wide as eternity, and his bowels yearned, and all eternity shook. 
And Enoch saw Noah also and his family, that the posterity of all the sons of Adam should be saved with a temporal salvation; wherefore he saw that Noah built an Ark. 
And the Lord smiled upon it and held it in his own hands; but upon the residue of the wicked came the floods and swallowed them up. 
And as Enoch saw thus he had bitterness of soul, and wept over his brethren, and said unto the heavens: I will refuse to be comforted! 
But the Lord said unto Enoch: Lift up your heart and be glad and look! 
And it came to pass that Enoch looked, and from Noah he beheld all the families of the earth. 
And he cried unto the Lord saying: When shall the day of the Lord come? 
When shall the blood of the righteous be shed, that all they that mourn may be sanctified and have eternal life? 
And the Lord said: It shall be in the meridian of time, in the days of wickedness and vengeance; 
And behold, Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh, 
And his soul rejoiced saying: The righteous is lifted up, and the 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: Wo, wo 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 wickedness and 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, wilt thou not have compassion upon the earth? 
Wilt thou not bless the children of Noah? 
And it came to pass that Enoch continued his cry unto the Lord saying: I ask thee, O Lord, in the name of thy only begotten, even Jesus Christ, that thou wilt have mercy upon Noah and his seed. that the earth might never more be covered by the floods. 
And the Lord could not withhold, and he covenanted with Noah 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 fourth 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 him through whose seed Messiah should come; 
For he saith I am Messiah, the king of Zion, the rock of heaven, which is broad as eternity; 
And whoso cometh in at the gate and climbeth up by me shall never fall, wherefore blessed are they of which 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 cometh in the flesh shall the earth rest, I pray thee shew me these things. 
And the Lord said unto Enoch: Look! and he looked and beheld the Son of man lifted up on 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 was 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 fourth and stood on the right hand of God, 
And the remainder were reserved in chains of darkness until the Judgement of the great day. 
And again, Enoch wept and cried unto the Lord again 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: Wilt thou not come again upon the earth? 
For inasmuch as thou art God, and I know thee and thou hast sworn unto me, and commanded me that I should ask in the name of thine only begotten, thou hast made me and given unto me a right to thy throne; 
And not of myself but through thine own grace; wherefore I ask thee if thou wilt 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 fulfill 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 the heavens shall be darkened, and a veil of darkness shall cover the earth; 
And the heavens shall shake and also the earth, and great tribulations shall be among the children of men; 
But my people will I preserve, and righteousness will I send down out of heaven, and truth will I send fourth out the earth to bear testimony of mine only begotten: 
His resurrection from the dead, yea and also the resurrection of all men; 
And righteousness and truth will I cause to sweep the earth as with the flood together out mine own elect from the four quarters of the earth unto a place which I shall prepare; 
An holy City that my people may gird up their loins and be looking fourth for the time of my coming; 
For there shall be my tabernacle, and it shall be called Zion—a New Jerusalem. 
And the Lord said unto Enoch: Then shalt thou and all thy City meet them there, and we will receive them into our bosom, and they shall us see us; 
And we will fall upon their necks and they shall fall upon our necks, and we will kiss each other and there shall be mine abode; 
And it shall be Zion, which shall come fourth out of all the creations which I have made, and for the space of a thousand years shall the earth rest. 
And it came to pass that Enoch saw the days of the coming of the son of man in the last days to dwell on the earth in righteousness for the space of a thousand years, 
But before that day he saw great tribulation among the wicked, and he also saw the sea that it was troubled and men’s hearts failing them looking forth with fear for the judgements of the Almighty God upon the wicked which should come upon the wicked. 
And the Lord shewed Enoch all things, even unto the end of the world; and he saw the day of the righteous the hour of their redemption and received a fullness of joy. 
And all the days of Zion in the days of Enoch were three Hundred and Sixty five years, and Enoch and all his people walked with God; and he, God, dwelt in the midst of Zion. 
And it came to pass that Zion was, not for God received it up into his own bosom, and from thence went forth the saying Zion is fled. Amen.