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.