ENOCH IS TAKEN BY GOD, BUT NOT TO HEAVEN

 

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Contemporary Christian doctrine uses the verse, Genesis 5:24, “And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him”, as proof of heaven. They interpret this verse as God taking Enoch up into heaven to be with Him. First of all, so far as the scriptures are concerned, there is no passage in the Bible which specifically teaches us that God has taken anyone into heaven to be with Him, except for His Son Jesus Christ. 

The Bible does mention a resurrection. The apostle Paul wrote, "...the dead will be raised incorporable, and we shall be changed" (1 Corinthians 15:52). The righteous will be taken by Jesus into heaven. Paul also wrote,"...the dead in Christ shall rise first:Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air" (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). This will happen some time in the future.

Unless you interpret Biblical passages out of the context and the spirit of what the original text was trying to say, there is no scriptural proof of anybody going to heaven after they die.. In fact, Jesus tells us very explicitly that “No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.” (John 3:13). It is amazing how clear this passage is. How could Jesus make this simple statement if the verse, Genesis 5:24, is interpreted to mean that Enoch went to heaven to be with God? That would not make sense.
 
People say that the Bible is confusing. Yes it is to those who refuse to except and understand the truth and try to interpret the Bible using secular beliefs. This is one of the passages Christians simply refuse to see as a clear and simple message from God. All scriptures are messages from God. Each message contains information that mankind is supposed to use to understand the total picture.
If you were to interpret Genesis 5:24 as Enoch going to heaven then you have to admit that the Bible does contradict itself and therefore it is not reliable.
 
The Bible simply does not contradict itself. Man, ever since the inception of the Roman Christian Church, has been contradicting what the word of God has to say. He has been interpreting the Bible out of the context of the rest of the Bible. If what Jesus said in John 3:13 is true, then the only conclusion you can come to is that interpreting Genesis 5:24 to mean that Enoch was taken up into heaven to be with God is the wrong interpretation.
 
In John chapter 3 Jesus told Nicodemus that unless a person changes his way of thinking he would not enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus then states that “...no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven” (John 3:13). Jesus said that no one has ascended to heaven, not even “the Son of man”. Jesus was “in heaven” BEFORE HE WAS BORN, but as of when he was speaking to Nicodemus, Jesus had not yet ascended. More important is the fact that no one else had, or has since, ascended either.
 
Genesis 5:24 and John 3 have nothing at all to do with anybody going to or being in heaven. Enoch did not go to heaven and Christians do not go to heaven when they die. These passages are a lesson in our relationship with God. The "kingdom of heaven" being spoken about in John chapter three is a kingdom that will be located here on earth sometime in our future.

CHRISTIANITY TODAY FOLLOWS DOCTRINES THAT ARE NOT SCRIPTURAL.

There are many denominations of Christianity in the world today and all of them seem to have their own special doctrines and beliefs that they like to follow.  Some Christians believe that you die and go immediately to heaven.  Others believe that when you die you do just that, you die and you do not exist in any state but rather it is like you are asleep.  These are only two doctrines.  There are hundreds of other beliefs that differ between the different denominations.  There can be only one truth.  The Bible is the only place where you can find the truth.  There is no other truth.  If you cannot find it in the Bible, then you cannot hold it up as true Christian Doctrine. 

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CHRISTIANS IN TODAY'S WORLD.

Christians are a group of called out people who represent Jesus Christ and are to testify about Jesus Christ and the Gospel of the Kingdom" that is to come, God's moral government. They are to also testify about God's ultimate judgment on a sin filled world.

Jesus Christ's life and death was planned for from the very beginning. Jesus Christ was not captured, He willingly laid down His life for us. Jesus Christ paid the debt for our sin and His death was not a defeat, but rather a triumph over evil.

What is the Christian Church today really all about. Is it anything about what Jesus Christ came to earth to originally teach us or is it a bunch of man made ideas, concepts and doctrines passed down through the centuries starting after the death of Jesus Christ that has nothing to do with what Jesus Christ and His apostles taught?

One of the things a lot of Christians lose sight of is the fact that we as Christians are totally saved and purified only and solely and more importantly, completely by what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross. There is not anything, other then confess, repent, become Baptized, and believe, that a Christian can do. Jesus Christ's blood atones for the sins of a Christian, nothing more. The Christian Bible says that "...all men sin, all fall short of the glory of God...", that includes professing Christians. Why Christians are saved is because Jesus sacrificed Himself to pay for our sins.

If you are doing things because you think it will save you, you do not understand. Yes, you should do things that Jesus and the scriptures say you should do. That includes following God's commandments. This would include the "Ten Commandments That means all of the Ten Commandments. But, this is not what gets you into the Kingdom of God.

Jesus Christ came to earth and He told anyone who was willing to listen that He would would “build a church" and that this "church" would never die out. Jesus Christ has told us by the word of His mouth that His Father shall give you a Comforter, that he may abide with you forever”, (John 14:16). Once you are a Christian you have the power of God and His Son Jesus Christ with you throughout eternity. A Christian does not have to anything more.

Is Christianity as we know it today with hundreds of different doctrines, beliefs and practices, anything close to what Jesus was talking about?

“...I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:15).

“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18).

What Jesus was talking about more than 2000 years ago was not some building. What Jesus was talking about was a called out assembly of people who were spiritually transformed and faithfully followed His teachings.

teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen (Matthew 28:20).

Jesus promised His disciples that He would guide the church until He returned. There are millions of people who profess to be Christian but what does that really mean? Christianity is divided into many different religions and down through the ages, these religions claiming to be Christian follow many different customs and practices that do not faithfully follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. Jesus promised that He would build a church that would prevail to the end of the age but most of the Christianity we see practiced today is not the church Jesus was talking about.

Jesus warned His disciples that “false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect" (Mark:13:22), Paul also said that people would be “corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ ”by the preaching of “false apostles” (2 Corinthians:11:3, 13). Jesus told us that “narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits” (Matthew:7:14).

As a Christian you need to identify exactly what “Church” Jesus Christ was talking about. You need to identify the preachings of a different spirit and a very different gospel. You need to learn directly from God's Word, the Bible, exactly what “the church of the living God” (1 Timothy:3:15) is.

The average Christian cannot tell you what Jesus Christ founded His “Church” on. His “Church” was founded on the “Royal Law of Love”, that is the principle that all people within Jesus's Church wholeheartedly love God and each other. "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in Him” (1 John 4:16).

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THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

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Dead Sea Scrolls 

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The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Psalms Scroll (11Q5), one of the 972 texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls, with a partial Hebrew transcription.
Material	Papyrus, Parchment, and Bronze
Writing	Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Nabataean
Created	Est. 408 BCE to 318 CE
Discovered	1946/7 - 1956
Present location	Various

The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of 972 texts discovered between 1946 and 1956 at Khirbet Qumran in the West Bank. They were found in caves about a mile inland from the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, from which they derive their name.^[1] The texts are of great historical, religious and linguistic significance because they include the earliest known surviving manuscripts of works later included in the Hebrew Bible canon, along with extra-biblical manuscripts which preserve evidence of the diversity of religious thought in late Second Temple Judaism.
The texts are written in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Nabataean, mostly on parchment but with some written on papyrus and bronze.^[2] The manuscripts have been dated to various ranges between 408 BCE and 318 CE.^[3] Bronze coins found on the site form a series beginning with John Hyrcanus (135-104 BCE) and continuing until the First Jewish-Roman War (66–73 CE).^[4]
The scrolls have traditionally been identified with the ancient Jewish sect called the Essenes, although some recent interpretations have challenged this association and argue that the scrolls were penned by priests in Jerusalem, Zadokites, or other unknown Jewish groups.^[5][6]
The Dead Sea Scrolls are divided into three groups; copies of texts from the Hebrew Bible, which comprise roughly 40% of the identified scrolls, texts from the Second Temple Period like the Book of Enoch, Jubilees, the Book of Tobit, the Wisdom of Sirach, Psalms 152–155, etc., that ultimately were not canonized in the Hebrew Bible, which comprise approximately 30% of the identified scrolls, and sectarian manuscripts (previously unknown documents that shed light on the rules and beliefs of a particular group or groups within greater Judaism) like the Community Rule, the War Scroll, the Pesher on Habakkuk and the The Rule of the Blessing, which comprise roughly 30% of the identified scrolls.^[7]

Qumran

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Caves at Qumran

Qumran (Hebrew: קומראן‎, Arabic: خربة قمران‎ - Khirbet Qumran) is an archaeological site in the West Bank. It is located on a dry plateau about a mile inland from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalia. The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed during the reign of John Hyrcanus, 134-104 BCE or somewhat later, and was occupied most of the time until it was destroyed by the Romans in 68 CE or shortly after. It is best known as the settlement nearest to the caves in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace.

Daniel  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel)

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This article is about the religious figure called Daniel. For the book in the Hebrew Bible, see Book of Daniel. For other uses, see Daniel (disambiguation).

"Danyal" redirects here. For places in Iran, see Danyal, Iran.

Daniel
Daniel's Answer to the King by Briton Rivière
Prophet
Born	7th Century B.C.
Died	6th Century B.C. Babylon (?)
Honored in	Christianity Mormonism Islam[1]
Major shrine	Tomb of Daniel, Susa, Iran
Feast	July 21 - Roman Catholicism December 17 - Greek Orthodoxy
Attributes	Often depicted in the den of the lions

Daniel (Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל, Modern Daniyyel Tiberian Dāniyyêl ; Arabic: دانيال, meaning in Hebrew "God is my Judge") is the protagonist in the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible. In the narrative, when Daniel was a young man, he was taken into Babylonian captivity where he was educated in Chaldean thought. However, he never converted to Neo-Babylonian ways. Through "divine wisdom" from his God, Yahweh, he interpreted dreams and visions of kings, thus becoming a prominent figure in the court of Babylon. Eventually, he had apocalyptic visions of his own that have been interpreted as the Four monarchies. Some of the most famous accounts of Daniel are: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, The writing on the wall and Daniel in the lions' den.

END TIME SCRIPTURES. 2 Timothy 3:1-5:

Perilous Times and Perilous Men.

2 Timothy 3:1-5:

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:  For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ³unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,   traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,  having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%203:1-5&version=NKJV)

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