Bible Question:
Hi Makarios, Enoch and Elijah went up to heaven but Jesus said in John3:13" No man has ever gone into heaven..." Your comments will be much appreciated. With love in Christ. FytRobert |
Bible Answer: FytRobert, Good question. I have often pondered this same question. The answer has to be in the translation of "went up" or "ascended". Notice synonyms: arise, climb, escalate, float, fly, lift off, mount, move up, rise, scale, soar, sprout, take off, tower. A similar scripture using "ascended": Gen 28:12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. Notice "ascending" here indicates rising to heaven by their own power. Elijah and Enoch did not "walk" up to heaven. They were "taken": Heb 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him";[Gen 5:24] for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. |