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Jesus meant what he said. No man has ascended up into Heaven except the Son of Man.
I believe Moses and Elijah will be the two witnesses in the End Times. This is not in conflict with what I believe about Elijah being taken up to the first heaven (i.e. the atmosphere).
But what about Enoch? Wasn't Enoch translated and taken directly to Heaven? No. Enoch was translated, yes, but he was taken to be with the Lord in Paradise or what is known later as Abraham's Bosom, though. Again, no man has ascended into Heaven except the Son of Man (Just as Jesus said).
I believe Moses and Elijah will be the two witnesses in the End Times. This is not in conflict with what I believe about Elijah being taken up to the first heaven (i.e. the atmosphere).
But what about Enoch? Wasn't Enoch translated and taken directly to Heaven? No. Enoch was translated, yes, but he was taken to be with the Lord in Paradise or what is known later as Abraham's Bosom, though. Again, no man has ascended into Heaven except the Son of Man (Just as Jesus said).
Well maybe not the part of heaven that God's thrown is located, but like you said previously there is a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd heaven. So Elijah was still taken up to heaven just not the part of heaven where God's thrown is at. As for the two witnesses I thought for the longest time it would be Moses and Elijah because of the scene in Matthew 17:3. Now I am back and forth on that because of the scripture man is appointed to die once. So now I think it could be Elijah and Enoch, because Moses did die and if he is one of the two witnesses then he would did a second time at the hands of the man of sin.....So we will see !!!