He Never Died 

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   We can learn from a man who lived 365 years, and never died.

   God saw to it that early men lived for hundreds of years, and died of really old age. There was an exception that is a teaching moment.

   Enoch, son of Jared, was in the seventh generation from Adam. In Genesis chapter 5, Moses (presumably) wrote that Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. That's it?

   As many cables connect all the continents of our world today, countless invisible connections bring Old and New Testament histories and prophesies into harmony. God was, is and always will be.  

   In Hebrews 11:5-6, the faith chapter: 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. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. and without faith, it is impossible to please God. Lesson 1. 

   Commentary: Walking with God means living by faith, trusting his word and promises, striving to live a holy life and standing firm against ungodliness. Enoch highly pleased God, who honored him by taking him directly into his presence.

   Jude, in verses 14-15, adds: Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him." Lesson 2.

   Commentary: Jude may be quoting from the book of Enoch written before 110 B.C., or from Jewish tradition. 

   Then, The Lord saw how great man's wickedness had become. He was grieved over his creation, and would flood the earth, saving just one family.  

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               Jimmy