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Chapter 36: The Vision of the East
Book of the Watchers
36:1
And from thence I went towards the east, and I saw the place where the sun rises, and behold, the glory of the rising sun was like the glory of the Holy One Himself.
36:2
And the angel said: 'This is the place of the rising of the righteous, for as the sun rises in the east, so shall the righteous be exalted.'
36:3
'And their light shall shine forth before all the dwellers on the earth, and the wicked shall see it and be ashamed.'
36:4
And Enoch's vision was completed, and he understood all the mysteries of heaven and earth.
36:5
And the angel said unto him: 'Go now, and reveal these things unto the sons of men, that they may turn from their wickedness and prepare themselves for the day of judgment.'