Genesis says of the patriarch Enoch that "he walked with God, and he was no more, for God took him." This is in contrast to all the other patriarchs, where the standard wording is "And all the days of Jehosaphat [not an actual patriarch, just a placeholder name] were thus-and-so-many years, and he died." Some people take "he walked with God" as an indication that Enoch was exceptionally pious and devoted, and therefore God allowed him to enter Heaven (or Paradise; not quite the same thing) without having to die.

So that's one.

The other one by tradition is the prophet Elijah. One day Elijah was walking with his protege Elisha, and Elijah seems to have known that something was up, because he asked Elisha "What can I do for you before I am taken from you?" Elisha said that he wanted a "double portion" of Elijah's spirit, and Elijah said "Hey man, that's not up to me; tell you what, I'll leave it to God: if you're allowed to see me when I'm taken then you'll get it, and if not then sucks to be you." Okay, not those exact words, but that was the general gist of it. And a little bit later, Elisha did in fact see Elijah "taken up" in a whirlwind (there was also a chariot of fire and fiery horses involved, so apparently we're not just talking about an ordinary tornado here). This is also taken by some people as an indication that God allowed Elijah to bodily enter Heaven (or, again, possibly just Paradise).

And that's the other.

Another answer:

The school of thought among some men that "Enoch and Elijah" didn't die, stems from a misunderstanding of the Truth of God... the Truth being, that they did die, as all men do.

As men say, "The only sure things in life are death and taxes"... so, does the Bible reveal the Truth of the matter; that the "sure things in life are death and THE JUDGMENT!

"And it is APPOINTED unto men ONCE TO DIE, but after this THE JUDGEMENT: so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." (Heb.9:27-28 KJV)

The cryptic scriptures that men believe to say that "Enoch and Elijah never died, but went straight to heaven"... don't say that at all. Seeing as how the Bible reveals to God's servants the Truth of TWO BIRTHS and TWO DEATHS that men shall face before the plan of God is done -- the study of it also reveals that both Enoch and Elijah suffered the APPOINTED FIRST DEATH that all men do.

When Hebrews' 11th [Faith] chapter says: "By Faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him..." (Heb.11:5 KJV) -- it does NOT SAY that "Enoch didn't die, but went, instead, to heaven."

The "death" that Enoch "should not see" is NOTthe "first death" that's appointed to all men -- but the FUTURE SECOND DEATH from which Jesus saves THOSE WHO WALK WITH HIM!

"...He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the SECOND DEATH." (Rev.2:11 KJV)

The Bible reveals at the end of God's plan, at the "Last Great Day"... the JUDGMENT will be set for all the generations of mankind who have lived and died not knowing the Truth of God. At the end of Christ's thousand year rule on the earth, they shall "resurrect from the dead" to decide whether or not they should suffer the SECOND DEATH: the death that either Jesus Christ may save them... or from which, if they suffer it, they shall never live again.

The Bible also reveals that a thousand years PRIOR to this resurrection of all the people who met their appointed First Death not knowing God -- the FIRST RESURRECTION of God's servants shall take place at the moment of Christ's return to the earth. These "called-out-ones" of God are the ones who "overcame" the pulls of the flesh and the world, through Christ, and "shall not be hurt of the Second Death."

"...I saw thrones, and they sat upon them [the saints of God whom Jesus Christ shall appoint authority over the nations for a thousand years, as some of His parables allude], and Judgment was given unto them... and THEY LIVED AND REIGNED WITH CHRIST A THOUSAND YEARS. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. THIS IS THE FIRST RESURRECTION. Blessed and Holy is he that hath part in the First Resurrection: on such the SECOND DEATH hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years." (Rev.20:4-6 KJV)

Enoch and Elijah... like all men who lived in the past... ARE DEAD!

And the "death that Enoch should not see" is NOT the first appointed death... but the Second Death. Because, before he died... it is recorded that he "walked with God."

Jesus Christ, the WORD of God, who was the Creator God of the Old Testament [see John 1:3]... the One who "walked with Enoch" called him out of the world [sanctified him] for His Holy use and purpose... to testify to the pre-flood world of the coming Judgment.

As Hebrews 9 says... Enoch "looked forward to the day when Christ would come for his Salvation." He witnessed and testified of it before the pre-flood generations... a hard testimony that got him killed!

"...Enoch also... prophesied of these, saying, 'Behold THE LORD COMETH with ten thousands of His saints, to execute JUDGMENT upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." (Jude 1:14-15 KJV)

Enoch "shall not be hurt of the Second Death!" Not the First. Both he and Elijah suffered the First Death appointed to all men... as Hebrews 11 tells us:

"THESE ALL DIED IN FAITH, not having received the promises..." (Heb.11:13).

It's the false unbiblical teachings of the modern religions of the "immortality of the soul" and "going to heaven" that have men confused regarding God's Truth... and about Enoch and Elijah.

Enoch, like Moses, WAS NOT FOUND, because God translated them -- moved them and buried them where no one could find them.

And the "heaven" into which Elijah was taken was the "First Heaven" within the breathable atmosphere of the earth, and set down some place where no one could find him... even though they looked. The heaven where thousands of people go every day in this modern world by modern lighter-than-air flying machines... a feat from which few people today give it any thought, or think it remarkable. Elijah was transported somewhere else on the earth where he later died [the study of the account revealing a letter received from Elijah as many as some ten years later].

Jesus tells us that "no man has ascended into the Third Heaven" of His Father's throne, except for Himself... the One who came from there [John 3:13].

So, if Enoch and Elijah went to the third heaven of God's throne [II Cor.12:2] as some men believe... then Jesus is either a liar, or merely mistaken and doesn't really know, as men seem to, that the third heaven is populated with many, many people from all kinds of religious backgrounds.

Contrary to popular modern belief... the Bible doesn't teach that "two people didn't die." Even the One the Father sent from heaven died. But He rose again the third day. And because of that, the ones whom God has called out of the world "shall not be hurt of the Second Death"... not the first one.

"He that overcometh shall inherit all things [the universe]; and I will be his God, and he shall be MY SON. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the Lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the SECOND DEATH." (Rev.21:7-8 KJV)

"...they were Judged every man according to their works. And death and hell [the grave] were cast into the Lake of Fire. This is the Second Death. And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire." (Rev.20:14-15 KJV)

There is no one in the Bible who has not died the First Death. But those whom God has called out of the world "shall not be hurt of the Second Death"... in the Judgment. Because they shall rise from the dead in Christ a thousand years earlier.

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