told by Enoch that this Abyss is an "abyss of the Earth." This fits in with Scripture as well as with the underworld or Tartarus of Greek mythology and with the abode of the dead described in Egyptian literature. All of these historical accounts seemingly refer to one and the same place.

Enoch also describes how the descendants of the Nephilim, the Titans and gods of Rome and Greece, the heroes of old, began to fight and smite each other. Such was the violence, we are told, that the whole Earth quaked. Again this mirrors the information proffered in Genesis chapter six, where we are told that the entire Earth was filled with violence and the "thoughts of men's hearts were only evil all the time" (Genesis 6:5). Ita brief sojourn. After this rebellion is quashed, the Earth will be totally destroyed by fire. This is recorded in II Peter:

By the same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men . . .

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar.

The elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

I Peter 3:7,10

After this purging by fire, there will be a new heaven and a new earth. Satan and all those who believe not, and whose names are not written in the Book of Life, will be cast into the "lake of fire" and will experience