>Now, if the idea that Enoch did not die, is not harmonious with ones
>theology, that person can just ignore it.  No big deal. If one does
not
>like a story, skip it.  To try to make a story come out different from
>how it is written however, is pointlessness.

Nothing to do with theology but scripture itself. Either you believe
the Bible contradicts itself or you realize that Enoch being "taken" or
"transferred" does not mean he didn't die. John 3:13 plainly says that
"no man has ascended to heaven be he that descended, the Son of Man" So
if Enoch was not in heaven where was he? Hebrews 9:8 shows that the way
into heaven was not open to anyone before Jesus. Is it not possible
that Enoch did die? Perhaps his life was mercifully cut short by God
while he slept or was in a trance. Certainly there was some special
circunstance about Enoch's death. Whatever the case the Bible says that
nobody had gone to heaven prior to 33 c.e.

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