The Lord took Enoch from the evil conditions on the earth that the preacher had to face .... and he was not killed by his antagonists or by the flood .... no man has gone to heaven except the One who has come down from heaven, Jesus Christ
The world generally interprets the statements regarding Enoch being translated (as in the KJV and other translations) to mean that Enoch was taken to heaven, the incident appears in [
Genesis 5:24]. That is simply untrue, as it contradicts other scriptures. For instance,
Hebrews9:27 states, "And it is appointed for men to die once."
In context, this is showing Christ's commonality with mankind: Even as it is appointed for men to die once because of
sin, so the perfect Christ died once as a sacrifice in mankind's behalf to pay for sin. If what the world says about Enoch's translation is true, Enoch did not die, creating a contradiction in Scripture.
Jesus makes an authoritative declaration regarding what happens after death in
John 3:13, "No one has ascended to heaven but He that came down from heaven," meaning Himself.
Who would know better than Jesus? "No one" certainly includes Enoch. Peter declares in
Acts 2:29-34 that one as great as
David has not risen to heaven either, but is still in the grave.
Hebrews 11:32 lists several other significant people of
faith who served
God with zeal. The section concludes, "And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us" (verses 39-40).
These and many more unnamed saints are awaiting the
resurrection of the dead and glorification in God's Kingdom. This also applies to Enoch.
The term
taken away or
translated [
KJV] in
Hebrews 11:5 simply means "transferred." Enoch was transferred or conveyed from one place on earth to another to escape violence aimed against him. In this other earthly place, he died like all men.
And the two witnesses will be to mortal prophets, neither Enoch or Elijah .... the two will be martyred for their witness and subsequently resurrected
Men do not experience physical death once and then again, and neither will a man be resurrected twice