Motif
Predetermined cosmic and historical course
predetermined_cosmic_and_historical_course
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family, within the sub-family Fate Governing Cosmic Time, History, and Natural Forces. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
jewish pseudepigrapha
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The Book of Enoch R. H. CHARLES, D.LITT., D.D. / WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE / REV. W. O. E. OESTERLEY, D.D. / INTRODUCTION; lines 250-340 confidence: high
The Apocalyptists are described as rigidly predestinarian: God predetermined the world's course before all time; a cited apocalypse speaks of weighing the age, numbering seasons, and fulfilling an appointed measure.
The passage states that the entire world course from beginning to end, including nations and individuals, was predetermined by God and measured in fixed times and seasons.
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