ENOCH ESCAPED DEATH
 
By A. W. Tozer
 

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death
... he had this testimony, that he pleased God. (Hebrews 11:5)

    The Genesis record concerning Enoch should speak to
us of our own troubled times - - for that is the purpose of
the Word of God.  It should be our concern that we hear
and that we obey!

    The faith and deportment of the man Enoch compose a
vivid picture - - a powerful object lesson - - to encourage
every believer in his or her faith.  There is only one
conclusion to be drawn - - Enoch was translated into the
presence of God because of his faith, and thus he escaped
death!

    It is my strong conviction that Enoch's experience of
translation is a type, or preview, of the coming rapture
of the  Church,  the  Bride  of  Christ,  described  in
the Scriptures.

    It is evident that there was no funeral for Enoch.
Perhaps members of his family did not fully understand
his walk with God, but they could answer with the facts!
"He is gone!  We thought he was extreme in his beliefs
but now he is gone, and we are still here in a troubled
world!"
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Yours in Christ,

Paul N. F.