Genesis 5

Scripture

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭5:23-24‬ ‬‬

“Enoch lived 365 years, walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him.”

 

Observation-What does it say?

This chapter gives you an account of all the descendants of Adam and Eve. It tells you their names, how old they were when they had kids, their kids names, and how old they were when they died. But in Enoch’s case, he did not die. God simply took him.

 

Understanding-What does it mean?

 

Enoch was the first example of what will happen during the rapture.

 

It’s an event that is spoken about in the Bible. It’s an event that we Christians look forward to. I’m talking about The Rapture. It’s when the dead in Christ and the ones still living on earth who put their faith in Jesus, almost instantly and simultaneously are caught up and are brought into the presence of God.

 

“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.”-‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭4:16-17‬ ‬‬

 

It’s the next prophetic event to take place on The Church’s calendar. It signifies the End Times and the beginning of the 7 years of Tribulation that the book of Revelation speaks of. It’s when Jesus comes for His people, and rescues them from the upcoming calamities and judgment He will be placing upon the earth for their sinfulness and their rejection of the gospel message.

 

Now the only thing we know about Enoch is what the Bible tells us here in Genesis. He was a man who walked in close fellowship with God. He was one of two people in the Bible who did not experience death (the prophet Elijah being the other one). He was ultimately taken into the presence of the Lord, not having to deal with an upcoming calamity God was going to send in a form of flooding the entire earth. Why did God choose Enoch and Elijah as the only ones to not experience death? Only God knows. All that I can tell you is what will happen to those who choose Christ, and those who reject Him.

 

Life Application

 

Walk in close fellowship with God and encourage others to do so too.

 

Oh how I would love to be like Enoch and Elijah and live a life and not have to experience death. But that is not for me to determine. All I can do is follow their example and live a life in close fellowship with God. How does that look like today? By spending time with Him daily (PB & J-Prayer, Bible Reading, & Journaling), loving those around me, and encouraging them to live a life trusting God and obeying His ways. We who read God’s Word know how it ends. We know what happens to those who choose Jesus, and for those who reject Him. And if we truly have that close fellowship with God like Enoch did, shouldn’t we also have the same heart as God for those lost souls in the world? Shouldn’t we want all to come and know Jesus? Shouldn’t we want to save them from the upcoming calamities and instead be raptured/taken into the presence of God forever and ever? I pray we all are on mission this week. Let us be prepared for Jesus’ coming.

 

-Moses Gaddi