WHERE DID ENOCH GO?

1. WHERE DID ENOCH GO, HEAVEN? Read carefully what Jesus Christ said, “And NO MAN HATH ASCENDED TO HEAVEN, but he that came down from heaven, even the SON OF MAN which is in heaven” [John 3:13] The little we know of Enoch in the Bible only add to the mystery surrounding the man; compared to the lengthy chronicle of Elijah’s translation in chariot’s of fire, we have a crisp note, “And Enoch WALKED with God: and HE WAS NOT; for GOD TOOK HIM” [Genesis 5:24] We have no DEATH CERTIFICATE for Enoch but a terse and coded “HE WAS NOT; in the case of Moses, the Bible made clear he DIED, “So MOSES the servant of the LORD DIED there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD” [Deuteronomy 34: 5] We know what happened to the BODY and SOUL of those who DIED before Christ, what shall we say of the man of who “WAS NOT” because “GOD TOOK HIM?” [Read ENOCH PLEASED GOD @www.voiceoflasttrumpets.com] WHERE DID ENOCH GO? For answer, we have not the luxury of searching outside the Bible, howbeit, we have a sure insight from the TRUTH Himself, that is Jesus Christ, “And NO MAN HATH ASCENDED TO HEAVEN, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven” [John 3:13] 

2. WHERE DID ENOCH GO? Popular answer is HEAVEN, so what is heaven? First step, we must demystify all intellectual perceptions of heaven and the Bible is our guide, “In the BEGINNING God CREATED the HEAVEN and the EARTH” [Genesis 1:1] “In the BEGINNING” symbolize commencement of TIME, meaning, the Heaven here mentioned had a beginning and must of necessity have an end, “And I saw a NEW HEAVEN and a NEW EARTH: for the FIRST HEAVEN and the FIRST EARTH WERE PASSED AWAY; and there was no more sea” [Revelation 21:1] So, there are HEAVENS; present Earth has a transient Heaven, New Earth has a permanent Heaven and all answer to God, “Behold, the HEAVEN and the HEAVEN OF HEAVENS is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is” [Deuteronomy 10:14] Whereas we know little of other HEAVENS, the Bible offer us glimpses of HEAVEN of the present, “And there was WAR IN HEAVEN: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; ... Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was CAST OUT INTO THE EARTH, and his angels were cast out with him” [Revelation 12:7-9] Did ENOCH ascend to the HEAVEN from where Satan was ejected, I think not; it is the abode of Holy Angels. Satan was exiled to ‘EARTH” but where on earth? In the “AIR”, “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the PRINCE of the POWER OF THE AIR, the SPIRIT that now worketh in the children of DISOBEDIENCE” [Ephesians 2:2]

 3. WHERE DID ENOCH GO? In Ephesians 2:2, we have a clue from a rather unlikely source, Satan. The fallen hosts regrouped in “heavenly domains” built in the “AIR”. Existence of ethereal kingdoms in the “AIR” brings to mind PARADISE and Garden of EDEN. PARADISE, for want of a better definition, is the celestial dominion God prepared to fellowship with those who “OVERCOME”, “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To HIM THAT OVERCOMETH will I give to eat of the TREE OF LIFE, which is in the midst of the PARADISE of God” [Revelation 2:7] Garden of Eden was a portion of PARADISE “planted” on earth, complete with TREE OF LIFE in the midst, “And the LORD God PLANTED A GARDEN eastward in EDEN; and there he put the man whom he had formed. ... TREE OF LIFE also in the midst of the garden, and the TREE of knowledge of GOOD and EVIL” [Genesis 2:8-9] Man’s excursion in the Garden was short-lived because Adam and Eve dishonoured God with disobedience, “So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of EDEN CHERUBIMS, and a FLAMING SWORD which turned every way, to keep the way of the TREE OF LIFE” [Genesis 3:24] WHERE DID ENOCH GO, EDEN or PARADISE? Enoch had testimony that he WALKED with God and God was so “PLEASED” with the fellowship, He was translated to PARADISE; Jesus did similar to the Thief on the Cross, “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt THOU SHALT BE WITH ME IN PARADISE” [Luke 23:43]

4. WHERE DID ENOCH GO? PARADISE, and now we have the answer, we should rephrase the question; WHERE WILL YOU AND I GO? PARADISE is real, Apostle Paul testified, “How that he was CAUGHT UP INTO PARADISE, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter” [2 Corinthians 12:4] The only WAY to PARADISE is through Jesus Christ, who is God and alone determines who goes in, “For IN HIM DWELLETH all the FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD bodily” [Colossians 2:9] Listen carefully, there were two thieves crucified with Jesus Christ and only one made it to PARADISE; the other was within arm’s reach yet missed it, “... the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou FEAR GOD, ... for we RECEIVE DUE REWARD OF OUR DEED, ... And he said unto Jesus, LORD, REMEMBER ME when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt THOU SHALT BE WITH ME IN PARADISE” [Luke 23”39-43] Friend, if you will confess SIN and receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, He will FORGIVE and confirm your place in PARADISE, “To wit, that GOD WAS IN CHRIST, RECONCILING THE WORLD unto himself, NOT IMPUTING THEIR TRESPASSES unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation” [2 Corinthians 5:19] If you already done so, hold tight to your SALVATION, we shall soon be TRANSLATED as Enoch.