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Curious about why God took Enoch and Elijah to heaven without dying? According to the Bible, Enoch and Elijah are the only two who ascended to heaven without experiencing death, as told in Genesis 5:24 and 2 Kings 2:11. Learn about Enoch, who walked faithfully with God, and Elijah, the mighty prophet who performed spectacular miracles. Dive into their extraordinary stories, the period of wickedness before the Flood, and their significant roles in biblical prophecies. Explore possible reasons behind their divine departure and their potential end-times roles. Join us for a deep dive into these fascinating biblical figures and God's ultimate plans. In this video, Pastor Nelson answers your question: Why did God take Enoch and Elijah to heaven without them dying? *** Source Article: https://www.gotquestions.org/Enoch-Elijah.html *** Check out, Bible Munch! @BibleMunch https://www.youtube.com/BibleMunch *** Recent Bible Munch Videos: James 1:2-4 - How to Face Trials in Life & Find Joy https://youtu.be/MnxnQ92ikYk John 4:24 - Is there a wrong way to worship? https://youtu.be/spWZfc2pje4 Philippians 4:13 - What this misused verse really means. https://youtu.be/6DlZAWOvSDU *** Recommended Book: The Quest Study Bible https://bit.ly/47wUBrC *** Related Questions: What is the book of Enoch and should it be in the Bible? https://www.gotquestions.org/book-of-Enoch.html Who are the two witnesses in the book of Revelation? https://www.gotquestions.org/two-witnesses.html Who was Enoch in the Bible? https://www.gotquestions.org/Enoch-in-the-Bible.html Intro/Outro Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Note: Some links may be affiliate links that cost you nothing, but help us share the word of God.

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In today's video I'll answer your question, why did God take Enoch and Elijah to heaven without them dying?
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Then afterward, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end. According to the
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Bible, Enoch and Elijah are the only two people God took to heaven without their dying.
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Genesis 5 verse 24 says, "...Enoch walked faithfully with God. Then he was no more, because God took him away."
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2 Kings 2 verse 11 relates the earth -to -heaven transition of Elijah.
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As they, Elijah and Elisha, were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
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Enoch was a seventh -generation descendant of Adam through Seth. He was the father of Methuselah and great -grandfather of Noah.
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Genesis 5 verses 23–24 describes Enoch as a man who walked faithfully with God, NIV, or in close fellowship with God, NLT.
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The name Enoch may originate from a Semitic word meaning to dedicate or initiate.
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Enoch was 365 years old when he disappeared because God took him to heaven, Genesis 5 verse 24.
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Some scholars believe Psalms 49 verse 15 and 73 verse 24 are references to Enoch's story.
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Elijah lived many centuries after Enoch, during the reigns of King Ahab and Ahaziah, when
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Israel existed as a divided kingdom. Elijah was a worker of spectacular miracles, including the calling forth of drought and rain.
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See 1 Kings 17 verse 1, verses 17–24, and chapter 18 verses 16–46.
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He was perhaps the most powerful of God's prophets in the Old Testament. Elijah, rather fittingly, means,
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My God is Yahweh, the Lord. Elijah spent his prophetic energies proving that Yahweh was superior to the false god
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Baal. The Bible says Elijah was walking and talking with his understudy, Elisha, when the two prophets were separated by a chariot of fire pulled by flaming horses.
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Suddenly, Elijah was carried up into heaven in a whirlwind. Why did God take
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Enoch and Elijah? The Bible does not specifically give us the answer. Therefore, we can only speculate.
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Enoch and Elijah had one primary trait in common—they were both exceptionally faithful in serving and obeying the
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Lord. Perhaps for this reason, God desired to spare them from experiencing death. Enoch lived during an exceedingly evil period in world history, right before the
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Flood. Almost every living person had rejected God, becoming wholly corrupt, and the world was full of violence.
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See Genesis 6 verses 5–12. However, Enoch stood for righteousness and refused to be silent about the sinfulness all around him.
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According to Jude, Enoch prophesied against his wicked generation. See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of His holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.
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Jude 1 verses 14–15. The author of Hebrews seems to suggest that Enoch was taken to heaven without dying because his great faith pleased
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God. It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying. He disappeared because God took him, for before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased
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God. Hebrews 11 verse 5. Some hypothesize that Enoch and Elijah were taken to heaven in preparation for a strategic role in the end -times events.
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Malachi prophesied that God would send Elijah back before that great and dreadful day of the
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Lord comes. Malachi 4 verse 5. Some thought Jesus might be Elijah returned.
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Matthew 16 verse 14. Elijah appeared in glorious splendor with Moses on the
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Mount of Transfiguration to discuss with Jesus his soon departure. Matthew 17 verses 1–8.
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A conceivable theory is that the two witnesses of Revelation 11 verses 3–12 are
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Enoch and Elijah. Neither is mentioned by name, but both have the power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying, and they have the power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
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Verse 6. While this inference is possible, it is not explicitly taught in the
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Bible. Whatever the reason, God had His purpose for taking Enoch and Elijah to heaven without their dying.
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We can't always understand the Lord's plans and ways in our finite human state Isaiah 55 verse 9, but we can trust and know that His way is perfect.
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