The Three Men In The Bible That Never Died.

Three people in the Bible that never died number one Elijah during one of the worst periods of Israel God called Elijah in those times Israel had one of the worst kings and his name was Ahab Kings covers more of his life than the majority of the Kings themselves despite the fact that there is no book written in his honor his encounter with bals prophets or Mount Carmel made him most famous but Elijah on the other hand represented a different kind of dominion he had no connections to either the political establishment or the Royal Family he had the ability to tell the truth to Earthly power without being co-opted or corrupted Elijah was a bold person who spoke up for the truth no matter who was in charge he represented a totally different Kingdom with a very different objective Elijah seemed to have reached the Pinnacle of life’s adventures heroic almost beyond belief yet humble of heart but he was about to outdo them all he was about to avoid death Elijah’s deathless departure places him in the scarce category of deathless departures although we are never told when or how God did this it is clear from the context that he informed Elijah of his impending departure God revealed it to the sons of the prophets as well as

Elisha the old prophets close friend and divinely chosen successor then Elijah turns to his friend and asks what can I do for you before I go before the Lord takes me from this Earth two kings 2 verse 11 Amplified Bible as they continued along and talked Behold a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared suddenly and separated the two of them and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind that’s fantastic they were walking together and talking Elijah was not preaching or prophecying at the time it was just the two close friends walking and talking together that must have been a fantastic moment a chariot of fire and Horses of fire appeared and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind the Bible says just like that he was up to heaven in a whirlwind in an instant two kings 2 verses 12 to 15 Amplified Bible Elisha saw it and cried out my father my father The Chariot of Israel and its Horsemen and he no longer saw Elijah then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces in grief Elijah’s no death contract suddenly went into effect nothing of God dies when a man or woman of God dies we tend to forget this Elisha is a prime example and God always has a plan consider this he has had his men and women in every era to carry on his work throughout the ages God has never been frustrated wondering what will my people do now that he’s gone now that he’s not with them anymore our Creator God is all-powerful and he is never caught short on supplies Elisha was taken aback and startled for a brief moment but this did not last long he reached down and picked up the prophet’s cloak recalling Elijah’s words he crossed back over the Jordan claiming the power there was now his and began his own prophetic Ministry from that point forward

number two Enoch the first expression of Enoch is found in Genesis chapter 5 there was an Enoch who was Kane’s son and this is not the same Enoch Genesis 5 21 when Enoch had lived 65 years he became the father of Methuselah Jude says that Enoch IV warned about the Lord’s coming judgment against them Enoch was a man who walked with God amid moral decay in the days of Noah and spoke of the coming judgment in an era when most of his counterparts only had the record of their birth and the children they also gave birth to Enoch is like a breath of fresh air Enoch was introduced like others but his testimony is eye-catching his description is short but heavy and weighty this means something about his pure walk with God translated him his life has provided a template for so many people throughout different Generations as it teaches us to live for the audience of one he teaches us to passionately seek an intimate communion and companionship with God knowing that as we do this we will experience God in a new dimension Enoch walked with God and he was not found among men because God took him away to be home with him Enoch’s case was the first Rapture documented as God just took him perhaps the fellowship was so intense that the presence of God just enveloped and whisked him away the book of Hebrews talked about the men of whom this world was not worthy Hebrews 11 verses 5 to 6 Amplified Bible by faith the pleased God Enoch was caught up and taken to heaven so that he would not have a glimpse of death and he was not found because God had taken him for even before he was taken to Heaven he received the testimony still on record that he had walked with God and pleased him but without faith it is impossible to walk with God and please him for whoever comes near to God must necessarily believe that God exists and that he rewards those who earnestly and diligently seek him it is a great reassurance to know that God will always prepare sufficiently and abundantly for his own and Tenderly watch over us till we blossom in every miraculous way God is always looking for faithful and loyal seeds who will live their lives completely for him these are the vessels through which he can truly use and manifest his glory Enoch according to scripture did not share Adams and the rest of his descendants fate he did not die Enoch is used as an example of the Rapture in the New Testament One goal of Enoch’s translation is to emphasize the truth of scripture which is that there is an ultimate Redemption for all of us who have placed our faith in the Lord though the vast majority of Believers will pass away physically Enoch’s example gives Believers hope that they will ultimately triumph over death

number three Christians in the end times now we are entering recorded prophecy this is one that is yet to come to pass as it is written although many of us if not all of us as we do not know the accurate time Jesus will come back will experience the pangs of death Christians in the end times will experience a Rapture 1 Thessalonians 4 verses 13 to 18 Amplified Bible now we do not want you to be uninformed Believers about those who are asleep in death so that you will not grieve for them and others do not have hope Beyond this present life for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again as in fact he did even so God in this same way by raising them from the dead will bring with him those believers who have fallen asleep in Jesus for we say this to you by the Lord’s own word that we who are still alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will in no way proceed into his presence those believers who have fallen asleep in death for the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command with his voice of the Archangel and with the blast of the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ will rise first then we who are alive and remain on Earth will simultaneously be caught up raptured together with them the resurrected ones in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and so we will always be with the Lord therefore comfort and encourage one another with these words concerning our reunion with believers who have died so in either case we will experience the Rapture during that time like Enoch Christians will be caught up in the air therefore one of the reasons for Enoch’s translation is that he pre-figures an entire generation of believers who will not taste death