Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who
hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a
garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his
name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
— Proverbs 30:4 —
The “Book of Enoch”
I used to have a “Book of Enoch”. After reading it,
I realized why it isn't in the Bible. It isn't Bible. If the “Book of
Enoch” was really written by Enoch, it would be the oldest book in the
world. Noah would have brought it with him on the ark. The “Book of
Enoch” is a Gnostic book written much later. That is why the Freemasons
and New Agers have a high opinion of it. Too many people are using the
"Book of Enoch" to interpret their Bibles, instead of using their Bibles
to discern that the "Book of Enoch" isn't Bible. The "Book of Enoch"
is more akin to the Babylonian "Talmud" that the Jews love so much.
Why do you suppose they want to convince you to trust the "Book of Enoch?"
The whole thing about Enoch going to heaven, witnessing
all these things and then coming back to tell about it is fantasy, like
"Dante's Inferno". All we need to discern that the “Book of Enoch”
isn't Bible, nor was it written by Enoch, is that Enoch never went
to heaven. The Bible doesn't even say he did. But The “Book of Enoch”
is highly regarded among Freemasons, New Agers, Kabbalists, and Satanists.
Genesis 5:24 And Enoch walked with God:
and he was not; for God took him.
Enoch and Elijah are often sited as examples of people
who have gone to heaven, but is that what the bible says? The apostle
Paul included Enoch in his list of people of faith from the old testament.
Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated
[metatithemi] that he should not see death; and was not found, because
God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony,
that he pleased God.
Enoch
"Enoch was translated that he should not see death."
What does it mean to be translated?
Colossians 1:12-14 Giving thanks unto the
Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of
the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness,
and hath translated [metatithemi] us into the kingdom of his
dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even
the forgiveness of sins:
"Enoch was translated that he should not see death."
Did Enoch die?
Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith, not
having received the promises, but having seen them afar off [future],
and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed
that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Taken in context, the same scripture that tells us
Enoch was translated also tells us he died, as did everyone in Paul's
list. So what death is it that Enoch "should not see?"
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is
he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death
hath no power,...
Hebrews 9:27 ...as it is appointed unto men
once to die, but after this the judgment:
John 3:13 And no
man hath ascended up to heaven,
but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which
is in heaven.
No exceptions!
Elijah
What about Elijah?
II Kings 2:1 And it came to pass, when the
LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went
with Elisha from Gilgal.
II Kings 2:11 And it came to pass, as they
still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot
of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah
went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
A chariot and horses of fire came between Elijah and
Elisha to separate them and then a whirlwind swept Elijah away into
heaven. Which heaven? The bible speaks of three heavens. The first being
the earth's atmosphere, the daytime heaven. The second heaven is the
universe that we see at night, and the third is the spiritual heaven.
In which heaven do whirlwinds (tornadoes) appear? What became of Elijah?
II Kings 2:16 And they said unto him, Behold
now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray
thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD
hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.
And he said, Ye shall not send.
John 3:12-13 If I have
told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if
I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to
heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man
which is from heaven.
Hebrews 11:39 And these all, having obtained
a good report through faith, received not the promise:
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should
not be made perfect.
They must wait to be resurrected with us. As for the
appearance of Moses and Elijah with Jesus on the "mount of transfiguration,"
I only offer this.
Matthew 17:9 And as they came down from
the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the
vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
