1:14 Who is Enoch?
1:14 Who is Enoch?
Enoch was an Old Testament saint who was translated alive to heaven. He is still there, which makes him the oldest living human being - well over 5000 years old (cp Gen 5:18-24; He 11:5).
Many in the church believe that Enoch will be one of God's two witnesses in the earth during the great tribulation (cp Zech 4:1-3, 11-14; Rev 11:3-12). The other witness will be Elijah (cp Mal 4:5-6). Elijah was also translated alive to heaven (cp 2 Ki 2:1-12).
The argument for Enoch being one of the two witnesses is that because, like Elijah, he has yet to die. Scriptures teach that all men have to die once and because the two witnesses die, it is therefore Enoch and Elijah who are the two witnesses (cp He 9:27).
For this scripture to be fulfilled the only two Old Testament witnesses still living, Enoch and Elijah, will both have to die.