Baptism is a declaration of victory over the “sons of God” who rebelled before the Flood.

Dr. Michael Heiser, author of A Companion to the Book of Enoch, Vols. 1 & 2, explains why Peter connected the practice of baptism to Jesus’ descent to the netherworld and the rebellious elohim who commingled with women and produced the monstrous giants of the pre-Flood world.