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The Book of Enoch · 55 of 109
Chapter LV
1.And after that the Head of Days repented and said: ‘In vain have I destroyed all who dwell on the earth.’
2.And He sware by His great name: ‘Henceforth I will not do so to all who dwell on the earth, and I will set a sign in the heaven: and this shall be a pledge of good faith between Me and them for ever, so long as heaven is above the earth. And this is in accordance with My command.’
4.Final Judgement of Azâzêl, the Watchers and their children.
3.When I have desired to take hold of them by the hand of the angels on the day of tribulation and pain because of this, I will cause My chastisement and My wrath to abide upon them, saith God, the Lord of Spirits.
4.Ye mighty kings who dwell on the earth, ye shall have to behold Mine Elect One, how he sits on the throne of glory and judges Azâzêl, and all his associates, and all his hosts in the name of the Lord of Spirits.’
Asked of Guide
Why does God swear to set a sign in heaven after saying He 'repented' about destroying the earth?
The chapter reports God—called the Head of Days—changing course after declaring, “In vain have I destroyed all who dwell on the earth,” then swearing by His name to place “a sign in the heaven” as a perpetual pledge between Him and humanity. That sign functions as a covenant marker guaranteeing He will restrain total destruction “so long as heaven is above the earth,” linking divine resolve to an enduring cosmic token.
The passage moves quickly from repentance to judicial promise: God will still execute chastisement “on the day of tribulation and pain” but will also bring final judgement, showing His Elect One seated “on the throne of glory” to judge Azâzêl and the Watchers. This tension between mercy and judgement echoes Genesis where God sets the rainbow as a sign; Genesis names the covenantal sign and Enoch adopts the same logic for divine assurance.
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