![]() ![]() Perhaps similar to the way God had taken away Elijah the prophet. The verb for “take” appears to mean snatched up or carried away. Throughout his three-plus centuries on earth, he has numerous other offspring.Īfter 365 years on earth, God “takes (him) away” ( Genesis 5:24). He also becomes the father of Methuselah, the longest-living man ( Genesis 5:27). What Does the Bible Say about Enoch?įrom the Bible, we know that Enoch was Adam’s great-great-great-great grandson (and Noah’s great grandfather) who lived a holy and faithful life to the Lord ( Genesis 5). ![]() ![]() In this article, we’ll discuss what the Bible says about Enoch, the extra-biblical information we have about Enoch, and why this matters to us. He appears in Genesis, and just as soon as he steps onto the scene, he steps into heaven. This famous prophet received a heavenly chariot of fire that took him to heaven after his ministry had finished, leaving Elisha to carry on the mission ( 2 Kings 2).īut what about the Enoch? Most of us don’t know a whole lot about Enoch, the other person to be taken straight to heaven. Only two people in the Bible - Enoch and Elijah - appear to be taken straight to heaven, without having to experience death (if you don’t speculate that these two people are the witnesses in Revelation who do in fact experience death briefly in Revelation 11:7-12). ![]()
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