5) Being 'taken' from the earth

Witnessed fact may be stranger than fiction. There is a record of two people who have vanished from the earth. It is recoded that at age 365 years Enoch was “translated”.

Enoch walked with God (Mighty Ones): and he was not; for God (Mighty Ones) took him. (Genesis 5:24)

The writer was certain the Mighty Ones took Enoch, he had not just gone missing. This is consistent with Elisha's witness of Elijah's departure in a chariot.

As they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof”. And he saw him no more: (2Kings 2:11-12)

Elisha sees a vehicle, which seems pulled by horses. The chariot seems to be on fire, so bright it is and as it goes up beside Elisha he feels the pull like that of a whirlwind. There are clearly forces available that were not seen on earth at that time. Elisha at least twice sees these chariots of fire as he shows his servant (see list above).

Enfolding fire & Darkness

A whole nation, estimated at over one million, saw a whole mountain seem to burn with flames and thick smoke but yet people near it were not consumed. The heard also quite clearly a voice from that mountain, like it was coming from a modern loudspeaker. The whole nation Israelites are witnesses of the strange fire and it is recorded in their history, as from that they famously heard ten commandments. This event witnessed by a nation of people is not hidden as who has not heard of the ten commandments?

Specially the day that thou stood before He Who Will Be thy Mighty Ones in Horeb, when He Who Will Be said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children. And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. He Who Will Be spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. (Deuteronmy 4:10-13)

Ezekiel sees a vision of a vehicle. Note he does not say he witnessed a real thing. This was a vision. He sees the kind of energy not seen until electricity.

And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. (Ezekiel 1:4)

He sees some beings like the appearance of a man and a vehicle

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went. As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. (Ezekiel 1:13-18)

Ezekiel was shown the kind of power the extra-terrestrial beings had access to.

And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. (Ezekiel 1:19)

Ezekiel was shown that beings could ascend and descend vertically. This is impossible for humans. This is very similar to what Jacob saw in his vision at Bethel, when he saw in a vision, beings ascending vertically and descending. Note that Elisha saw a physical chariot, Ezekiel did not. Ezekiel saw a vision of the power.

The ancient Hebrews had a tradition about these beings saying that their ruler He who will be

makes his messengers spirits, and his servants a flame of fire. (Hebrews 1:7 quoting Psalm 104:4)

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