Bible Question:
Ok .. now for the silly question out of no where in particular for no reason other than curiosity. If it is Enoch and Elijah who ascended into heaven without seeing death, and Jesus being the third one to also Ascend into heaven, why is it that Enoch is not present at the Transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-8? In that moment, two out of the three seen there ascended, or would ascend. Moses didn't, so why is he there? Jesusman |
Bible Answer: J-man, I don't know that the scriptures speak to why Moses and Elijah were there but Enoch was not. Apparently their ascension had no bearing on this. I've read the speculation that perhaps this represented the three groups of people that will be present when Christ institutes His kingdom on earth. "The disciples represent individuals who will be present in physical bodies. Moses represents saved individuals who have died or will die. Elijah represents saved individuals who will not experience death, but will be caught up to heaven alive"—Bible Knowledge Commentary Naturally, it should be noted this is nothing more then speculation on their part. There is no scriptural evidence that I'm aware of that gives any validity to this. Steve |