Gino,

It was not clearly said in the scriptures that Enoch and Elijah was taken to the Third Heaven.

No one had gone to Heaven except the one who came from Heaven.

Philip is one case that he was taken up or translated bodily but was found in another place,
not in the Third Heaven

Paul was not sure if he went to the Third Heaven either with the his body or out of his body.

David was still in the grave as said in Acts 2. He had not gone to the Third Heaven yet. Though
there were saints that resurrected when Jesus had resurrected, and they went around the
city and appeared to many, but it never said that after this they went up to the Third Heaven.

John the Baptist is not Elijah. He only has the spirit of Elijah (character?). So I guess the same goes
for the Two Witnesses. They are among the protected people at the end times that were anointed
by the Spirit of Moses or Enoch or Elijah.

Jesus raised Lazarus and the Girl from their SLEEP. He did intentionally came to their place after
4 days. Some of the Jews their believed that after 3 days the dead will resurrect and will go to
the Third Heaven by that time. Learn the purpose of Jesus why He delayed his coming.

Why did Jesus said they are only sleeping? What is death to Jesus’ understanding? And why in
the New Testament the words ASLEEP, SLEPT, SLEEP, appear more often when pertaining to
christians who had died? Which is easier to do, to wake up the dead or the one who is only asleep?

For those christians who had deeply fallen asleep (rested), thousands of years to them is just a 
twinkling of an eye.

For those unbelievers who had died. its like eternity to them being tormented from weeping and gnashing
of teeth at the outer darkness never knowing as to when will the time comes that they will be raised
again to face the White Throne Judgement at the end of the Millennium (if they ever had any idea)

Jesus and Stephen when they had fallen asleep and took their last breath of life, it was the Spirit of God 
that returned to God. Jesus stayed in the grave for three days and ministers to those tormented spirits in 
the outer darkness prison. Only after this He went to the Third Heaven and started to remove the seals.

The Breath of Life is the Spirit of God that brings Life to the Soul and Body. Gen. 2

These are just some of the principles that will possibly be twisted if we had a wrong understanding of the
Resurrection and Rapture Doctrine, especially on its timing.

Principles are the absolutes. Doctrines are not. Jesus Christ taught the principles. The Apostles taught it
in detail with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Men made differing doctrines out of the Apostles teachings.
with whatever inspiration or motivation that drives them.

My Lawyer once told me not to put too much details on my affidavit, for the other party might get an
opportunity or a loophole to twist the case on their favor.

The Apostles were forced to detail everything not only to get the point of what they want to teach
but to counter, because during their time as early as the church is being established, the Gospel is 
being attacked and twisted because traditions and philosophy of men persisted and creeped in to the 
churches (food, sabbaths,wellness, sexual desires, nicolaitan spirit, jezebel spirit of enticement and 
entertainment, balaam’s false prophecies spirit, Babylonian spirit)


YBIC.

eaglet - not an SDA, a former pretribber, became a Berean, then a Post-Tribber