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And it came to pass that Enoch talked with the Lord, and he said unto the Lord: Surely Zion shall dwell in safety forever!
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But the Lord said unto Enoch: Zion have I blessed, but the residue of the people have I cursed.
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And it came to pass that the Lord shewed unto Enoch all the inhabitants of the earth;
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And he beheld and lo! Zion in process of time was taken up into heaven.
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And the Lord said unto Enoch: Behold mine abode forever.
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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;
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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.
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And after that Zion was taken up into heaven, Enoch beheld and lo all the nations of the earth were before him;
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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.
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And behold, the powers of Satan was upon all the face of the earth, and he saw angles descending out of heaven;
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And he heard a loud voice saying: Wo, wo be unto the inhabitants of the earth!
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And he beheld Satan, and he had a great chain in his hand, and it veiled the whole face of the earth with darkness;
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And he, Satan, looked up and laughed, and his Angles rejoiced.
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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.
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And it came to pass that the God of heaven looked upon the residue of the people and he wept,
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And Enoch bore record of it saying: How is it the heavens weep and shed fourth her tears as the rain upon the Mountains?
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And Enoch said unto the heavens: How is it that thou canst weep seeing thou art holy, and from all eternity to all eternity?
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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;
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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!
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Thou hast taken Zion to thine own bosom, from all thy creations, from all eternity to all eternity;
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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?
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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;
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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;
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But behold, they are without affection, and they hate their own blood;
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And the fire of mine indignation is kindled against them, and in my hot displeasure!
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Thus will I send in the floods upon them, for my fierce anger is kindled against them!
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Behold, I am God, Man of Holiness is my name; Man of Council is my name; and Endless and Eternal is my name;
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Also, wherefore I can stretch forth mine hands and hold all the creations which I have made, and mine eye can pierce them also.
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And among all the workmanship of mine hand there has not been so great wickedness as among thy brethren;
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But behold, their sins shall be upon the heads of their fathers, and Satan shall be their father, and misery shall be their doom;
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And the whole heavens shall weep over them, even all the workmanship of mine hands.
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Wherefore should not the heavens weep seeing these shall suffer?
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But behold, these which thine eyes are upon shall perish in the floods.
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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.
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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;
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And until that day they shall be in torment, wherefore for this shall the heaven weep, yea, and all the workmanship of mine hands.