The Book of Enoch, Chapter 88 summary
Chapter 88 of 108 · 1 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 88, the watching narrator sees members of a group of four bind fallen stars and cast them into an abyss, while one gives a sword to the animals. The vision shifts toward confinement and mutual destruction as the beasts strike one another and the earth shakes.
What happens
- One of the four seizes the first fallen star, binds its hands and feet, and throws it into a dark abyss.
- One gives a sword to the elephants, camels, and donkeys, which strike one another and shake the earth.
- One of the four hurls stones from heaven, gathers the great stars with horse-like members, binds them, and casts them underground.

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What to notice
The gift of a weapon leads directly to fighting among the animals. Their violence affects the whole earth.
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What happens after the animals receive the sword?

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