By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, (A)“and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

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By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”[a](A) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

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  1. Hebrews 11:5 Gen. 5:24

21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. 22 After he begot Methuselah, Enoch (A)walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. 23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 And (B)Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God (C)took him.

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21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.(A) 22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God(B) 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24 Enoch walked faithfully with God;(C) then he was no more, because God took him away.(D)

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14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,

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14 Enoch,(A) the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming(B) with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones(C)

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11 Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly (A)a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah (B)went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

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11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire(A) and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven(B) in a whirlwind.(C)

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But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him(A) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

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(A)Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations [a]will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, (B)and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. 10 (C)And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, (D)and send gifts to one another, (E)because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

The Witnesses Resurrected

11 (F)Now after the three-and-a-half days (G)the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 And [b]they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” (H)And they ascended to heaven (I)in a cloud, (J)and their enemies saw them.

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  1. Revelation 11:9 NU, M see . . . and will not allow
  2. Revelation 11:12 M I

For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation(A) will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial.(B) 10 The inhabitants of the earth(C) will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts,(D) because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

11 But after the three and a half days(E) the breath[a] of life from God entered them,(F) and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.”(G) And they went up to heaven in a cloud,(H) while their enemies looked on.

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  1. Revelation 11:11 Or Spirit (see Ezek. 37:5,14)

48 What man can live and not [a]see (A)death?
Can he deliver his life from the power of [b]the grave? Selah

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  1. Psalm 89:48 experience death
  2. Psalm 89:48 Or Sheol

48 Who can live and not see death,
    or who can escape the power of the grave?(A)

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16 Then they said to him, “Look now, there are fifty strong men with your servants. Please let them go and search for your master, (A)lest perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley.”

And he said, “You shall not send anyone.”

17 But when they urged him till he was (B)ashamed, he said, “Send them!” Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him.

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16 “Look,” they said, “we your servants have fifty able men. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit(A) of the Lord has picked him up(B) and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.”

“No,” Elisha replied, “do not send them.”

17 But they persisted until he was too embarrassed(C) to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.

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51 Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.”

52 Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You (B)have a demon! (C)Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’

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51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”(A)

52 At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed!(B) Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death.

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22 And (A)whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments (B)and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

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22 and receive from him anything we ask,(A) because we keep his commands(B) and do what pleases him.(C)

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By faith we understand that (A)the [a]worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

Faith at the Dawn of History(B)

By faith (C)Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still (D)speaks.

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  1. Hebrews 11:3 Or ages, Gr. aiones, aeons

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command,(A) so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended(B) as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.(C) And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.(D)

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But as (A)we have been approved by God (B)to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, (C)not as pleasing men, but God (D)who tests our hearts.

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On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel.(A) We are not trying to please people(B) but God, who tests our hearts.(C)

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So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

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Those who are in the realm of the flesh(A) cannot please God.

You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh(B) but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.(C) And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,(D) they do not belong to Christ.

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