- 1And 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.
- 2And 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.
- 3And as I was beholding in the vision, lo, one of the 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.
ANCIENT JEWISH LITERATURE · R. H. CHARLES
1 ENOCH 88
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Enoch 88 — The archangels bind the first fallen star and the other rebels as the corrupted creatures turn upon one another.
About this illustration
The first star is shown through the vision’s bull symbolism and the punishment remains distant; no explicit sexuality, stoning, or animal violence is depicted.
Passage basis: 1 Enoch 88:1–3Ancient Jewish literatureIncluded for historical and biblical study; not part of the Protestant biblical canon.
R. H. Charles translation (1912) · Reprinted 1917 · Public domain in the United States · Editorial brackets and uncertainty markers preserved · Source edition
Bible Connections
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An angel binds the chief rebel, casts him into an abyss, covers or seals it, and holds him for final judgment.
Fallen stars portray rebellious heavenly beings cast down and opposed by loyal angelic powers.