Enoch_ The Man Who Walked With God and Never Died

One man escaped death. Not through a boat, not through a miracle of resuscitation, but by simply walking with God until God took him. His name is Enoch, and his story is the most tantalizing mystery in the Old Testament.In this episode, I uncover the brief but breathtaking account of Enoch in Genesis 5. While the chapter records the death of every patriarch from Adam to Noah, Enoch's entry reads differently: Enoch walked faithfully with God. Then he was no more, because God took him away. The writer of Hebrews explains that Enoch did not experience death. God translated him directly into his presence.Enoch's life is a counterpoint to the curse of Genesis 3. Death entered the world through Adam. But Enoch shows that death is not inevitable for those who walk with God. His story points forward to Elijah, who also escaped death in a chariot of fire, and to Jesus, whose resurrection defeated death forever.Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the man who never died is proof that death does not have the final word.