Enoch 88
1 And I saw one of those four who had come forth first, and he seized that first star which had fallen from the heaven, and bound it hand and foot and cast it into an abyss: now that abyss was narrow and deep, and horrible and dark.
2 And one of them drew a sword, and gave it to those elephants and camels and asses: then they began to smite each other, and the whole earth quaked because of them.
3 And as I was beholding in the vision, lo, one of those four who had come forth stoned them from heaven, and gathered and took all the great stars whose privy members were like those of horses, and bound them all hand and foot, and cast them in an abyss of the earth.
Common Questions About Enoch 88
How does the first archangel deal with the fallen star in chapter 88?
One of the four heavenly beings who came forth first seizes the first fallen star, binds it hand and foot, and casts it into a narrow, deep, horrible, and dark abyss, symbolically depicting the judgment of the leader of the Watchers described earlier in the book.
What happens to the corrupted creatures and the remaining fallen stars in this chapter?
One of the heavenly beings arms the elephants, camels, and asses with a sword so that they begin destroying each other, shaking the whole earth, while another of the heavenly beings gathers up all the remaining fallen stars and likewise binds them hand and foot and casts them into an abyss in the earth.
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Questions to Think About
- The judgment in this vision comes not from the corrupted creatures destroying themselves randomly but through a sword deliberately given by a heavenly being, God's justice working even through chaotic-seeming events. How does trusting that God can work justice even through chaotic or painful circumstances change how you view difficult seasons happening around you now?
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