Subject: WHY DOSE IT HAVE TO BE MOSSES AND ELIJAH |
Bible Note: Heb 9:27 (ASV) And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this [cometh] judgment; . . . No disrespect to either you or your answer is intended. I fully agree that we ought not to be dogmatic about the answer to this question. Your answer has merit and should not be dismissed lightly. However, it would seem that the Scripture cited to predict Enoch as the second witness instead of Moses is far outweighed by the number of similarities between Moses and the two witnesses. What did Enoch ever do besides the fact that "God took him"? What did he ever do relevant to Christ's Second coming? I feel the fact that Enoch was taken by God before death is a weak argument indeed. . . . If one means to interpret Heb 9:27, as many honest and sincere folks do, to mean that every individual must die once and only once, this is easily refuted by our general knowledge of the Bible together with common sense. . . . In his Study Bible, John MacArthur comments on Heb 9:27: "to die once. This is a general rule for all mankind. There have been very rare EXCEPTIONS (emphasis mine) (e.g., Lazarus and the multitude who were resuscitated at Christ's resurrection died twice; compare John 11; Matt 27). ... Another exception will be those who don't die even once, but who will be 'caught up...to meet the Lord in the air' " (1 Thess 4:17) Thanks for your participation. I want to emphasize that I am NOT being dogmatic. I do not insist that the two witnesses will be Moses and Elijah. Any human who says he knows the answer with certainty is in error. |