| Show Gates of Death Never Opened for These Two The prophet Elijah and Enoch never never never nev nev- er saw Baw death according to the Bible II Kings Kingg sa says s 's And It t came to pass as they Elijah and Ellsha Elisha still went on and talked that behold there appeared a chariot charlot of fire and horses of fire which parted parte them both asunder and Elijah went up by a whirlwind Into heaven This Is Undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- a n fl figurative way of stating that the prophet passed from earth by miraculous translation Instead of r the gales gates of ot death Likewise Enoch the tho father of ot Methuselah nevor never nev nev- er or saw death according to Hebrews 11 5 By tIny faith that passage pl says saya Enoch was translated that he should not see sec death and he was not found b because cause God translated him for before before be be- fore foro his translation ho he had hind this testimony testimony testimony tes tes- tes- tes that he pleased God This Is la th the basis bula for the popular but misleading misleading mis mis- leading statement that Methuselah the oldest man mentioned in the Bible died before big hi father did A As Aa a mat mat- ter of ot fact tact Methuselah's ME father tather never died according to the Biblical account Genesis simply s says Js J's And Enoch walked ed with God and he hc was not Dot for tor God took him Pathfinder Pathfinder Magazine |
