Not only are Enoch and Elijah the exception to the rule about death, the New Testament reveals to us something that had not been foretold - there will be a generation of people who will never die.īefore Christ returns to earth there will be an event known as the "rapture," or "translation" of the church. ![]() The Bible says of them.Įnoch walked with God then he was no more, because God took him away ( Genesis 5:24).Īs they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven ( 2 Kings 2:11). There were, however, two exceptions to this rule - Enoch and Elijah. The writer to the Hebrews stated.Īnd just as it is appointed for humans to die once, and after that the judgment ( Hebrews 9:27).Īs we read through the pages of the Old Testament, we find this truth emphasized. ![]() ![]() Since the fall of humanity, with Adam and Eve, the normal experience for each human has been death.
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