The Three Men In The Bible That Never Died.

[Music] three people in the Bible that never died number one Elijah during one of the worst periods of Israel God called Elijah in those times Israel had one of the worst kings and his name was Ahab he was one of Israel's greatest prophets and was a tishbind from galid in the trans-jordan region Kings covers more of his life than the majority of the Kings themselves despite the fact that there is no book written in his honor his encounter with bals prophets on Mount Carmel made him most famous King Ahab has incorporated idolism into a system

that was supposed to be run on God's agenda because the Israelites were his people Israel was suffering as a result of poor governance but Elijah on the other hand represented a different kind of dominion he had no connections to either the political establishment or the Royal Family he had the ability to tell the truth to Earthly power without being co-opted or corrupted Elijah was a bold person who spoke up for the truth no matter who was in charge he represented a totally different Kingdom with a very different objective Elijah seemed to have reached the Pinnacle

of life's adventures heroic almost beyond belief yet humble of heart but he was about to outdo them all he was about to avoid death Elijah's deathless departure places him in the scarce category of deathless Departures although we are never told when or how God did this it is clear from the context that he informed Elijah of his impending departure God revealed it to the sons of the prophets as well as Elisha the old prophets close friend and divinely chosen successor as we shall see two kings two verses 1 to 12. when the Lord was about

to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind Elijah and Elisha were on their way from gilgal we have arrived at Elijah's last day on Earth when he will be carried up and a whirlwind the Hebrew here can also be translated in a gust in a windy moment in some sweeping movement Elijah would be caught up and in that instant he would be gone from this earth into God's presence now God had not only told Elijah that this would happen and how it would happen he also had told him where it would happen this explains

why we see Elijah moving quickly toward the Jordan as you read The Narrative imagine the scene as it unfolds two kings two verses two to six Amplified Bible and Elijah said to Elisha please stay here for the Lord has sent me to Bethel but Elisha replied as the Lord lives and as your soul lives I will not leave you so they went down to Bethel now the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today

he said yes I know it be quiet about it Elijah said to him Elisha please stay here for the Lord has sent me to Jericho but he said as the Lord lives and as your soul lives I will not leave you so they came to Jericho the sons of the prophets who were a Jericho approached Elisha and said to him do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today and he answered yes I know it be quiet about it Elijah said to him please stay here for the Lord has sent

me to the Jordan but he said as the Lord lives and as your soul lives I will not leave you so the two of them went on the sons of the prophets asked Elisha the same question in both Bethel and Jericho do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today Elisha responded the same way both times yes I know now please be quiet gilgal was the starting point according to Joshua 4 gilgal was the location of the children of Israel's Camp after crossing the Jordan into Canaan if you recall

your Biblical history this was the point at which they were still safe and secure just before they began their Invasion into enemy territory gilgal was the starting point for Elijah's last journey the next stop for Elijah was Bethel a place of prayer Bethel means God's house finally Elijah went to the Jordan which was a place of death not just physical death but also death of the self-life Elisha said to Elijah as he arrived at the Jordan his final Earthly destination as the Lord lives I will not leave you Elijah had been attempting to distance himself

from Elisha since gilgal I don't think he was trying to get rid of Elisha so much as he was putting his close companion his future successor to the test when the two men came to a halter the Jordan the scene abruptly changed now comes the miraculous event two kings 2 verses 7 to 10 Amplified Bible 50 men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood opposite them to watch at a distance and the two of them stood by the Jordan and Elijah took his mantle coat and rolled it up and struck the waters

and they were divided this way and that so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground and when they had crossed over Elijah said to Elisha ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you and Elisha said please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me he said you have asked for a difficult thing however if you see me when I am taken from you it shall be so for you but if not it shall not be so this is similar to the miracle that occurred centuries ago

when God miraculously parted the Red Sea allowing Moses and the children of Israel to walk across on dry land in this case the Jordan's Waters parted allowing Elijah and Elisha to cross the river on dry land then Elijah turns to his friend and asks what can I do for you before I go before the Lord takes me from this Earth two kings 2 verse 11 Amplified Bible as they continued along and talked Behold a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared suddenly and separated the two of them and Elijah went up to heaven in

a whirlwind that's fantastic they were walking together and talking Elijah was not preaching or prophecying at the time it was just the two close friends walking and talking together that must have been a fantastic moment a chariot of fire and Horses of fire appeared and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind the Bible says just like that he was up to heaven in a whirlwind in an instant two kings 2 verses 12 to 15 Amplified Bible Elisha saw it and cried out my father my father The Chariot of Israel and its Horsemen and he

no longer saw Elijah then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces in grief he picked up the mantle of Elijah that fell off him and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and struck the waters and said where is the Lord the god of Elijah and when he too had struck the waters they divided this way a Nat and Elisha crossed over when the sons of the prophets who were watching opposites at Jericho saw him they said

the spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha and they came to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him in respect Elijah's no death contract suddenly went into effect nothing of God dies when a man or woman of God dies we tend to forget this Elisha is a prime example and God always has a plan consider this he has had his men and women in every era to carry on his work throughout the ages God has never been frustrated wondering what will my people do now that he's gone now that he's not with them

anymore our Creator God is all-powerful and he is never caught short on supplies Elisha was taken aback and startled for a brief moment but this did not last long he reached down and picked up the prophet's cloak recalling Elijah's words he crossed back over the Jordan claiming the power there was now his and began his own prophetic Ministry from that point forward God's plan never faltered exit Elijah enter Elisha number two Enoch the first expression of Enoch is found in Genesis chapter 5. there was an Enoch who was Cain's son and this is not the

same Enoch Genesis 5 21. when Enoch had lived 65 years he became the father of Methuselah and from our Bible Understanding we know that his son Methuselah was the oldest living man as recorded in scripture when we studied the genealogies in the Bible we will discover that Enoch was Noah's great-grandfather Jude 14 Amplified Bible it was about these people that Enoch in the Seventh Generation from Adam prophesied when he said look the Lord came with myriads of his holy ones Jude says that Enoch IV warned about the Lord's coming judgment against them Enoch was a

man who walked with God amid moral decay in the days of Noah and spoke of the coming judgment in an era when most of his counterparts only had the record of their birth and the children they also gave birth to Enoch is like a breath of fresh air Enoch was introduced like others but his testimony is eye-catching his description is short but heavy and weighty this means something about his pure walk with God translated him his life has provided a template for so many people throughout different Generations as it teaches us to live for the

audience of one he teaches us to passionately seek an intimate communion and companionship with God knowing that as we do this we will experience God in a new dimension Genesis 5 verses 18 to 24 Amplified Bible when Jared was 162 years old he became the father of Enoch Jared lived 800 years after the birth of Enoch and had other sons and daughters so Jared lived 962 years and he died when Enoch was 65 years old he became the father of Methuselah Enoch walked in habitual fellowship with God 300 years after the birth of Methuselah and

had other sons and daughters so all the days of Enoch were 365 years and in reverent fear and obedience Enoch walked with God and he was not found among men because God took him away to be home with him Enoch's case was the first Rapture documented as God just took him perhaps the fellowship was so intense that the presence of God just enveloped and whisked him away the book of Hebrews talked about the men of whom this world was not worthy Hebrews 11 verses 5 to 6 Amplified Bible by faith the pleased God Enoch was

caught up and taken to heaven so that he would not have a glimpse of death and he was not found because God had taken him for even before he was taken to Heaven he received the testimony still on record that he had walked with God and pleased him but without faith it is impossible to walk with God and please him for whoever comes near to God must necessarily believe that God exists and that he rewards those who earnestly and diligently seek him it is a great reassurance to know that God will always prepare sufficiently and

abundantly for his own and Tenderly watch over us till we blossom in every miraculous way 2 chronicles 16 verse 9 Amplified Bible for the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the Earth so that he may support those whose heart is completely his you have acted foolishly in this therefore from now on you will have wars so while the father lavishes his goodness on us in order to see us grow what he really wants from us is an honest and unpretentious response to the love he gives us but a time is coming and

is already here when the true worshipers will worship the father in spirit from the heart and the inner self and in truth for the father seeks such people to be his worshipers God is Spirit the source of life yet invisible to Mankind and those who worship Him must Worship in spirit and Truth John 4 verses 23 to 24. God is always looking for faithful and loyal seeds who will live their lives completely for him these are the vessels through which he can truly use and manifest his glory Enoch according to scripture did not share Adams

and the rest of his descendants fate he did not die Enoch is used as an example of the Rapture in the New Testament One goal of Enoch's translation is to emphasize the truth of scripture which is that there is an ultimate Redemption for all of us who have placed our faith in the Lord though the vast majority of Believers will pass away physically Enoch's example gives Believers hope that they will ultimately triumph over death number three Christians in the end times now we are entering recorded prophecy this is one that is yet to come to

pass as it is written although many of us if not all of us as we do not know the accurate time Jesus will come back will experience the pangs of death Christians in the end times will experience a Rapture it's also important to note that in 1 Thessalonians 4 verses 13 to 18 both Christians who have previously died and those still alive will participate in this event together 1 Thessalonians 4 verses 13 to 18 Amplified Bible now we do not want you to be uninformed Believers about those who are asleep in death so that you

will not grieve for them and others do not have hope Beyond this present life for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again as in fact he did even so God in this same way by raising them from the dead will bring with him those believers who have fallen asleep in Jesus for we say this to you by the Lord's own word that we who are still alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will in no way proceed into his presence those believers who have fallen asleep in death for the Lord himself

will come down from heaven with a shout of command with his voice of the Archangel and with the blast of the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ will rise first then we who are alive and remain on Earth will simultaneously be caught up raptured together with them the resurrected ones in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and so we will always be with the Lord therefore comfort and encourage one another with these words concerning our reunion with believers who have died so in either case we will experience the Rapture during

that time like Enoch Christians will be caught up in the air therefore one of the reasons for Enoch's translation is that he pre-figures an entire generation of believers who will not taste death