Arlene (22 March 2012)
"For Ed C. on Enoch and Elijah...."


Hi Ed C...You had a question about Enoch and Elijah.  They are mainly stated (or guessed) to be the "two witnesses" in Revelation chapter 11.  It is true that the witnesses are said to perform the same kinds of miracles that Elijah and Moses did in the OT.  It is also believed that Enoch and Elijah qualify for the two witnesses because they didn't die.  The scripture that is used is "it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."....Hebrews 9:27.  This cannot be a basic doctrine because others have died and been raised again many times...both in the OT and in the NT.  For one, Lazarus lived again after being brought out of the grave.  He died again, eventually.  So, we can't state theoretically that the "two witnesses" must be Enoch or Elijah.

Some of the mira! cles Moses performed in the OT will be repeated in the Tribulation.  But, Moses died...see Jude 1:9.  In the truth of the matter...ALL of them died.  Hebrews Chapter 11 talks of ALL these who were faithful, and verse 13 says, "These ALL died in faith....".  This includes both Enoch and Elijah as well.  No one has yet ascended to heaven yet but Jesus Christ...John 3:13.  And if Elijah had died when he was taken up in the chariot of fire, then how did he possibly write a letter spoken of in II Chronicles 21:12..."And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father...."  Enoch pleased God and was "taken" out of where he was probably because there were those who wanted to kill him.  Where he was taken, nobody knows.  Genesis 5:23 says..."And ALL the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty and five years:.."  That is all the days he lived.  After that he died, or hi! s days wouldn't have ended at 365 years.


http://www.concordant.org/expohtml/GeneralExpositions/EnochAndElijah.html

I hope the link opens for you.  If not, google it and you will find the truth. 

YsiC,

Arlene