21 HANOCH  - ENOCH 21

Enoch's second journey: preliminary and final place of Punishment of fallen stars

21:1   And came to an empty place.

21:2   And I saw there neither a heaven above nor an earth below, but a chaotic and terrible place.

21:3   And there I saw seven stars of heaven bound together in it, like great mountains, and burning with fire.

21:4   At that moment said I, “For which sin are they bound, and for what reason were they cast in here.”

21:5   Then one of the kodesh malakim, Uriel, who was with me, guiding me, spoke to me and said to me, “Enoch, for what reason are you asking and for what reason do you question and exhibit eagerness?”

21:6   “These are among the stars of heavens which have transgressed the commandments of YAHWEH and are bound in this place until the completion of ten million years, according to the number of their sins.”

21:7   I then proceeded from that area to another place which is even more terrible and saw a terrible thing: a great fire that was burning and flaming; the place had a cleavage that extended to the last sea, pouring out great pillars of fire; neither its extent nor its magnitude could see nor was able to estimate.

21:8   At that moment, what a terrible opening is this place and a pain to look at!

21:9   Then Ura'el, one of the kodesh malakim who was with me, responded and said to me, “Enoch, why are you afraid like this?” I answered and said,

21:10   “I am frightened because of this terrible place and the spectacle of this painful thing.” And he said unto me, “This place is the prison house of the angels; they are detained here forever.”