The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 73 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles
Chapter LIV
CHAPTER LIV. 1 And I looked and turned to another part of the earth, and saw there a deep valley with burning fire. 2. And they brought the kings and the mighty, and began to cast them into this deep valley. 3. And there mine eyes saw how they made these their instruments, iron chains of immeasurable weight. 4. And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying: 'For whom are these chains being prepared?' p. 72 [paragraph continues] 5. And he said unto me: 'These are being prepared for the hosts of Azâzêl, so that they may take them and cast them into the abyss of complete condemnation, and they shall cover their jaws with rough stones as the Lord of Spirits commanded. 6. And Michael, and Gabriel, and Raphael, and Phanuel shall take hold of them on that great day, and cast them on that day into the burning furnace, that the Lord of Spirits may take vengeance on them for their unrighteousness in becoming subject to Satan and leading astray those who dwell on the earth.' LIV. 7.-LV 2. Noachic Fragment on the first World Judgement . 7. 'And in those days shall punishment come from the Lord of Spirits, and he will open all the chambers of waters which are above the heavens, and of the fountains which are beneath the earth. 8. And all the waters shall be joined with the waters: that which is above the heavens is the masculine, and the water which is beneath the earth is the feminine. 9. And they shall destroy all who dwell on the earth and those who dwell under the ends of the heaven. 10. And when they have recognized their unrighteousness which they have wrought on the earth, then by these shall they perish.
Themes
◇Eschatological Judgmentsoteriology
Final, collective cosmic judgment as an event in which the wicked are sentenced and the cosmos restored; distinct from psychopomp_journey (individual passage at death) and emphasising verdict where Zoroastrian frashokereti emphasises restoration.
[auto] The text describes a final collective cosmic judgment where the wicked are cast into fire and the earth is destroyed by waters.
All passages →◇Watchers Descentcosmology
The 1 Enoch narrative in which a class of originally-good angelic beings (the Watchers) descends, mates with women, and teaches forbidden arts — the substrate that Gnostic archons inherits and inverts: archons are born malevolent, the Watchers fall through transgression.
[auto] The passage explicitly details the punishment of the hosts of Azazel for leading astray earth dwellers, which is the core narrative of the fallen Watchers in 1 Enoch.
All passages →Related passages · 6 parallels
◆christian_mysticism|The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme|Chapter 5 (part 7)
“2.) "Lucifer had within himself the fire and the light.
He p.
113 was free.
Why then did he imagine (project his consciousness) into the fire?
The light and the power of God did not draw him into the fire, but the wrath of nature.
Why…”
Both passages deal with the theme of rebellion and punishment of spiritual beings. Passage A describes the punishment of the hosts of Azâzêl and their association with Satan, while Passage B discusses Lucifer's rebellion and self-imposed suffering due to his pride and turning away from God.
◆christian_mysticism|The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme|Chapter 5 (part 9)
“1.) "Lucifer having left the harmony of God, the holy name of God separated from him and remained in its own unity; but Lucifer remained in the qualities of the central fire which he had awakened within himself." ( Theosophical Questions ,…”
Both passages describe a cosmic battle and judgment involving fallen angels or spirits, with divine forces (archangels in Passage A, heavenly powers in Passage B) playing a central role in their condemnation and separation from the divine realm.
◆christian_mysticism|The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme|Chapter 12 (part 9)
“8.) "When the earth received the blood of Christ she trembled and shook, for the wrath of God was now conquered in her, and there entered into her the living blood which had come from heaven out of the substantiality of God." ( Menschwerdun…”
Both passages describe a divine judgment and the cosmic consequences of it. Passage A discusses the punishment of the wicked and the intervention of divine beings, while Passage B describes the cosmic impact of Christ's resurrection and the divine judgment associated with it. Both share the theme of divine intervention and cosmic transformation.
◆egyptian|The Egyptian Heaven and Hell|Chapter 23 (part 1)
“EIGHTH DIVISION OF THE TUAT.
II.
KINGDOM OF OSIRIS ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF GATES.
The Boat of AFU-RA next passes through the Gate of Bekhkhi, which is guarded by the monster serpent p.
169 [paragraph continues] SET-HRA, and is towed ov…”
Both passages describe a form of divine judgment and punishment in the afterlife, involving fiery elements and divine beings overseeing the process. They share the theme of cosmic order and retribution, though they come from different mystical traditions.
◆norse|The Poetic Edda: Voluspo|Section 1o
“The sun turns black, | earth sinks in the sea, The hot stars down | from heaven are whirled; Fierce grows the steam | and the life-feeding flame, Till fire leaps high | about heaven itself.
58.
Now Garm howls loud | before Gnipahellir, Th…”
Both passages describe a cosmic destruction followed by a renewal or judgment. They share themes of cataclysmic events, the fate of deities or powerful beings, and the emergence of a new world or order, indicating a genuine conceptual parallel.
◆sufism|The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi)|STORY IV
“Another Tyrannical Jewish King. A certain Jewish king, the same who is referred to in the Sura "Signs of the Zodiac," I made up his mind to utterly exterminate the Christian faith, and with that view he set up a huge idol, and issued comman…”
Both passages describe divine punishment and the role of natural elements (fire, water) in executing this punishment. They also share the theme of divine justice and the subservience of natural elements to divine will.