Enoch; a very remarkable & Mysterious ancient prophet in the Scripture!
Before the flood of Noah!

It is fair to say that the patriarch Enoch was as well known to the ancients as he is obscure to modern Bible readers. Besides giving his age (365 years), the Book of Genesis says of him only that he "walked with God," and afterward "he was not, because God had taken him" (Genesis 5:24). This exalted way of life and mysterious demise made Enoch into a figure of considerable fascination, and a cycle of legends grew up around him! Enoch biological father became the oldest person in the Scripture was Methuselah. He died when he was 969 years old!

Dead Sea Scrolls

In 1947 Jum’a, a shepherd of the Ta’amireh tribe of the nomadic Bedouins, discovered ancient scrolls rolled up in leather and cloth in a cave to the northwest of the Dead Sea in the Qumron Valley. A remarkable archaeological find!

Dead Sea Scrolls, collection of more than 700 Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek manuscripts discovered in a group of caves near Khirbat Qumr'n in Jordan, at the northwestern end of the Dead Sea. The leather and papyrus scrolls, which survive in varying states of preservation, came to light in a series of archaeological finds that began in 1947. The manuscripts have been attributed to members of a previously unknown Jewish brotherhood. The scrolls include manuals of discipline, hymnbooks, biblical commentaries, and apocalyptic writings; two of the oldest known copies of the Book of Isaiah, almost wholly intact; and fragments of every book in the Old Testament except that of Esther. Among the latter is a fanciful paraphrase of the Book of Genesis. Also found were texts, in the original languages, of several books of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. These texts—none of which was included in the Hebrew canon of the Bible—are Tobit, Sirach, Jubilees, portions of Enoch, (Like also include the book of Giants) and the Testament of Levi, hitherto known only in early Greek, Syriac, Latin, and Ethiopic versions.
Illustration: Qumr'n, Caves where the scrolls are found

The Book of Enoch, collection of apocalyptic writings, the lengthiest work included in the Pseudepigrapha. The book is ascribed pseudonymously to the Hebrew patriarch Enoch. It is also called the 'Ethiopic Enoch', because it is preserved in its entirety only in Ethiopic, a Semitic language formerly spoken in Ethiopia. This book is a collection of distinct sections written by different authors at various times during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. Scholars have concluded that the original collection was written either in Hebrew or in Aramaic. Soon afterward, it was translated into Greek. The Ethiopic translation is thought to have been made from the Greek about ad 500. Portions of the Ethiopic Enoch survive in Greek, Latin, and Aramaic, the last significantly, the remnants of several almost complete copies of The Book of Enoch discovered at Qumr'n, in Aramaic; in Jordan (see Dead Sea Scrolls).and it is clear that whoever collected the scrolls considered it a vitally important text

The most important such anthology, and the oldest, is known simply as The Book of Enoch, comprising over one hundred chapters.  All but one of the five major components of the Ethiopic anthology have turned up among the scrolls. But even more intriguing is the fact that additional, previously unknown or little-known texts about Enoch were discovered at Qumran. The most important of these is The Book of Giants.

The Book of Enoch is one of the most important non-canonical apocryphal works, and probably had a huge influence on early Christian, particularly Gnostic, beliefs. Filled with hallucinatory visions of Heaven and hell, angels and devils, Enoch introduced concepts such as fallen angels, the appearance of a Messiah, Resurrection, a Final Judgment, and a Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. Interspersed with this material are quasi-scientific digressions on calendrical systems, geography, cosmology, astronomy, and meteorology. (Also for more in: http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/ ) Many of the legends about Enoch were collected already in ancient times in several long anthologies.

Pre-flood Giants

Giants: In the late 1950's during road construction in Homs southeast Turkey, Many tombs of Giants were indeed unearthed. These tombs were 4 meters long, and when entered in 2 cases the human thigh bones were measured to be 47.24 inches in length. They calculated that the person who owned this Femur probably stood at fourteen to sixteen feet tall. A cast of this bone is seen at the Creationist museum in Texas.

Flavius Josephus, the noted Jewish historian of the first century A.D., (Lived during the destruction of the Temple 70 AD) described the giants as having "bodies so large and countenances so entirely different from other men that they were surprising to the sight and terrible to the hearing." And he adds that in his day, the bones of the giants were still on display!

The fact that something sounds strange, even weird, does not mean that it is necessarily unreal! After all, we are in the End Times and things will get even stranger and much more distasteful before the Messiah returns to end it all as we know it, and then start a new, perfect and beautiful world. I pray that you all are able to discern in these alternative news and articles the actual fulfillment of many prophecies which multiple generations of believers longed for the honor to see and live!

One of the 2 witnesses during tribulation?

Enoch being the first (Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5; see Enoch) Prophet Elijah was the second man to be taken to heaven in a natural body, (2 Kings 2:11),   Both now reside in heaven in their natural bodies, having never died! However, they will die their own appointed death on earth as the 'two witnesses' of the future tribulation period! (Zacharias 4:11-14; Malachi 4:5-6; Revelation11:3-12;)

Enoch prophesied that the Lord is going to return! 14. And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15. To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him. (Jude 1:13-15) This refers to the second coming of Yeshua Messiah or Christ as conquering King, with all the resurrected saints who will have been raptured at least seven years before this (2 Thessalonians. 2:7-8, Zechariah 14:5; Revelation 19:14).. Where Jude learned of this prophecy is not known, unless it was from the book of Enoch which was known in the early church. (Origen, Tertullian, and others mention a book by this name!).

Pre-flood-men; whose mental and physical powers were developing for centuries!

There are men who now apply themselves to study during a period of from twenty to fifty years, and the world is filled with admiration of their attainments. But how limited are these acquirements in comparison with those of men whose mental and physical powers were developing for centuries!

It is true that the people of modern times have the benefit of the attainments of their predecessors. The men of masterly minds, who planned and studied and wrote, have left their work for those who follow. But even in this respect, and so far as merely human knowledge is concerned, how much greater the advantages of the men of that of the Pre-flood!

The advantages enjoyed by men of that age to gain a knowledge of G-D through His works have never been equaled since. And so far from being an era of religious darkness, that was an age of great light. All the world had opportunity to receive instruction from Adam, and those who feared the Lord had also Yeshua/Christ and angels for their teachers! And they had a silent witness to the truth, in the garden of G-D, which for so many centuries remained among men. At the cherubim-guarded gate of Paradise the Glory of G-D was revealed, and hither came the first worshipers. Here their altars were reared, and their offerings presented. It was here that Cain and Abel had brought their sacrifices, and G-D had condescended to communicate with them.

Skepticism could not deny the existence of Eden while it stood just in sight, its entrance barred by watching angels. The order of creation, the object of the garden, the history of its two trees so closely connected with man's destiny, were undisputed facts. And the existence and supreme authority of G-D, the obligation of His law, were truths which men were slow to question while Adam was among them.

Notwithstanding the prevailing iniquity, there was a line of holy men who, elevated and ennobled by communion with G-D, lived as in the companionship of Heaven. They were men of massive intellect, of wonderful attainments. They had a great and holy mission--to develop a character of righteousness, to teach a lesson of Godliness, not only to the men of their time, but for future generations! Only a few of the most prominent are mentioned in the Scriptures; but all through the ages God had faithfully witnesses, truehearted worshipers.

Of Enoch it is written that he lived sixty-five years, and begat a son. After that he walked with G-D three hundred years. During these earlier years Enoch had loved and feared God and had kept His commandments. He was one of the "Holy line", the preservers of the true faith, the progenitors of the promised seed. From the lips of Adam he had learned the dark story of the Fall, and the cheering one of G-D's grace as seen in the promise; and he relied upon the Redeemer to come!
(Ellen G. White, is in the public domain)

There is another "Enoch" recorded!
This part is added

There is another "Enoch" recorded in Genesis! And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare "Enoch": and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, "Enoch". (Genesis 4:17) This is not the Enoch of Seth's line who was the seventh from Adam (Genesis 5:18-24; Jude 1:14). This 'Enoch' was third from Adam in Cain's line. This (other) 'Enoch' was the eldest son of Cain and father of Irad, the world first city was named after him!)

Enoch's walk with G-d!

But after the birth of his first son, Enoch reached a higher experience; he was drawn into a closer relationship with G-d! He realized more fully his own obligations and responsibility as a son of G-d. And as he saw the child's love for its father, it's simple trust in his protection; as he felt the deep, yearning tenderness of his own heart for that first-born son, he learned a precious lesson of the wonderful love of G-d to men in the gift of His Son, and the confidence which the children of G-d may repose in their Heavenly Father. The infinite, unfathomable love of G-d through Yeshua/Christ became the subject of his meditations day and night; and with all the fervor of his soul he sought to reveal that love to the people among whom he dwelt.

Enoch's walk with G-d was not in a trance or vision, but in all the duties of his daily life! He did not become a hermit, shutting himself entirely from the world; for he had a work to do for G-d in the world. In the family and in his intercourse with men, as a husband and father, a friend, a citizen, he was the steadfast, unwavering servant of the L-rd.

His heart was in harmony with G-d's will; for "can two walk together, except they be agreed?" (Amos 3:3). And this Holy walk was continued for three hundred years. There are few Christians who would not be far more earnest and devoted if they knew that they had but a short time to live, or that the coming of Yeshua/Christ was about to take place. But Enoch's faith waxed the stronger, his love became more ardent, with the lapse of centuries!

Enoch was a man of strong and highly cultivated mind and extensive knowledge; he was honored with special revelations from G-d; yet being in constant communion with Heaven, with a sense of the Divine greatness and perfection ever before him, he was one of the humblest of men. The closer the connection with G-d, the deeper was the sense of his own weakness and imperfection! (Ellen G. White, is in the public domain)

Distressed by the increasing wickedness of the ungodly...

Distressed by the increasing wickedness of the ungodly, and fearing that their infidelity might lessen his reverence for G-d, Enoch avoided constant association with them, and spent much time in solitude, giving himself to meditation and prayer. Thus he waited before the L-rd, seeking a clearer knowledge of His will, that he might perform it. To him prayer was as the breath of the soul; he lived in the very atmosphere of Heaven. (Ellen G. White, is in the public domain)

Revealed to Enoch His purpose to destroy the world by a flood!

Through holy angels G-d revealed to Enoch His purpose to destroy the world by a flood, and He also opened more fully to him the plan of redemption. By the spirit of prophecy He carried him down through the generations that should live after the Flood, and showed him the great events connected with the second coming of Yeshua/Christ and the end of the world!

Enoch had been troubled in regard to the dead. It had seemed to him that the righteous and the wicked would go to the dust together, and that this would be their end. He could not see the life of the just beyond the grave. In prophetic vision he was instructed concerning the death of Yeshua/Christ, and was shown His coming in glory, attended by all the holy angels, to ransom His people from the grave. He also saw the corrupt state of the world when Yeshua/Christ should appear the second time--that there would be a boastful, presumptuous, self-willed generation, denying the only G-d and the Lord Jesus Christ/Yeshua Messiah, trampling upon the law, and despising the atonement. He saw the righteous crowned with glory and honor, and the wicked banished from the presence of the L-rd, and destroyed by fire!  (Ellen G. White, is in the public domain)

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him. These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. (Jude 1:14-16)

G-D showed Enoch the great events connected with the second coming of Yeshua!
(This part is added)
I-XXXVI
I-V. Parable of Enoch on the Future Lot of the Wicked and the Righteous
CHAPTER I

"Behold," he declared, "the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds." (Jude 14, 15).

1. The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect {and} righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked {and godless} are to be removed.

2. And he took up his parable and said--Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by God, saw the vision of the Holy One in the heavens, {which} the angels showed me, and from them I heard everything, and from them I understood as I saw, but not for this generation, but for a remote one which is for to come.

3. Concerning the elect I said, and took up my parable concerning them:

The Holy Great One will come forth from His dwelling,
4. And the eternal God will tread upon the earth, (even) on Mount Sinai,
{And appear from His camp}
And appear in the strength of His might from the Heaven of Heavens.

5. And all shall be smitten with fear
And the Watchers shall quake,
And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.

6. And the high mountains shall be shaken,
And the high hills shall be made low,
And shall melt like wax before the flame

7. And the earth shall be {wholly} rent in sunder,
And all that is upon the earth shall perish,
And there shall be a judgment upon all (men).

8. But with the righteous He will make peace.

And will protect the elect,
And mercy shall be upon them.

And they shall all belong to God,
And they shall be prospered,
And they shall {all} be blessed.

{And He will help them all},
And light shall appear unto them,
{And He will make peace with them}.

9. And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of {His} holy ones
To execute judgment upon all,
And to destroy {all} the ungodly:

And to convict all flesh
Of all the works {of their ungodliness} which they have ungodly committed,
And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners {have spoken} against Him.
Picture source: Believers Fellowship Faith Church;  / work of Art; Messiah as Conquering King in His 2-sd coming/Ç

Enoch became a preacher of righteousness...

Enoch became a preacher of righteousness, making known to the people what G-d had revealed to him. Those who feared the L-rd sought out this Holy man, to share his instruction and his prayers. He labored publicly also, bearing G-d's messages to all who would hear the words or warnings. His labors were not restricted to the "Sethites". In the land where Cain had sought to flee from the Divine Presence, the prophet of G-d made known the wonderful scenes that had passed before his vision. "Behold," he declared, "the L-rd cometh with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds." (Jude 14, 15).

He was a fearless 'reprover' of sin. While he preached the love of G-d in Yeshua/Christ to the people of his time, and pleaded with them to forsake their evil ways, he rebuked the prevailing iniquity and warned the men of his generation that judgment would surely be visited upon the transgressor. It was the Spirit of Yeshua/Christ that spoke through Enoch; that Spirit is manifested, not alone in utterances of love, compassion, and entreaty; it is not smooth things only that are spoken by Holy men. G-D puts into the heart and lips of His messengers truths to utter that are keen and cutting as a two-edged sword. (Hebrews 4:12)
(Ellen G. White, is in the public domain)

Facts about Enoch

Enoch’s Prophecy

• We know the L-rd’s coming (second) is sure.
• We know who will accompany the L-rd.
• We know the purpose of His coming.
• We know the result of the L-rd’s coming.

Nadir of Apostasy

• Enoch was translated (“raptured”!) midway between Adam and Abraham.
• Elijah was translated (“raptured”!) midway between Abraham and Yeshua (Christ).
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because G-d had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased G-d. (Hebrews 11:5 Amp.)

Enoch “Walked with G-d”

• Not a casual stroll: 300 years
(Hebrews 11:5 Amp.); Because of faith Enoch was caught up {and} transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found, because G-d had translated him. For even before he was taken to heaven, he received testimony [still on record] that he had pleased {and} been satisfactory to G-d.
• Agreement; surrender; witness
(Amos 3:3 KJV) Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
• Privilege available today
(Colossians 2:6  KJV)  As ye have therefore received Yeshua/Christ Jesus the L-rd, so walk ye in Him:    
(Galatians 5:25  KJV)  If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
(2 Corinthians 5:7 Amp.) For we walk by faith [we regulate our lives and conduct ourselves by our conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to G-d and divine things, with trust and holy fervor; thus we walk] not by sight {or} appearance.

The servants of G-d are to bear a similar message to the world in the last days, and it will also be received with unbelief and mockery!

The power of God that wrought with His servant was felt by those who heard. Some gave heed to the warning, and renounced their sins; but the multitudes mocked at the solemn message, and went on more boldly in their evil ways. The servants of G-D are to bear a similar message to the world in the last days, and it will also be received with unbelief and mockery! The antediluvian world rejected the warning words of him who walked with G-D. So will the last generation make light of the warnings of the Lord's messengers!

In the midst of a life of active labor, Enoch steadfastly maintained his communion with G-d! The greater and more pressing his labors, the more constant and earnest were his prayers. He continued to exclude himself, at certain periods, from all society. After remaining for a time among the people, laboring to benefit them by instruction and example, he would withdraw, to spend a season in solitude, hungering and thirsting for that Divine knowledge which G-d alone can impart. Communing thus with G-d, Enoch came more and more to reflect the Divine image. His face was radiant with a Holy light, even the light that shined in the face of Yeshua/Jesus! As he came forth from these Divine communion's, even the ungodly beheld with awe the impress of Heaven upon his countenance.

The wickedness of men had reached such a height that destruction was pronounced against them. As year after year passed on, deeper and deeper grew the tide of human guilt, darker and darker gathered the clouds of Divine judgment. Yet Enoch, the witness of faith, held on his way, warning, pleading, entreating, striving to turn back the tide of guilt and to stay the bolts of vengeance. Though his warnings were disregarded by a sinful, pleasure-loving people, he had the testimony that G-D approved, and he continued to battle faithfully against the prevailing evil, until G-D removed him from a world of sin to the pure joys of heaven!

The men of that generation had mocked the folly of him who sought not to gather gold or silver or to build up possessions here. But Enoch's heart was upon eternal treasures. He had looked upon the celestial city. He had seen the King in His glory in the midst of Zion. His mind, his heart, his conversation, were in Heaven. The greater the existing iniquity, the more earnest was his longing for the home of G-D. While still on earth, he dwelt, by faith, in the realms of light!  (Ellen G. White, is in the public domain)

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall meet G-d!

"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see G-D." (Matthew 5:8). For three hundred years Enoch had been seeking purity of soul, that he might be in harmony with Heaven. For three centuries he had walked with G-d. Day by day he had longed for a closer union; nearer and nearer had grown the communion, until G-d took him to Himself. He had stood at the threshold of the eternal world, only a step between him and the land of the blest; and now the portals opened, the walk with G-d, so long pursued on earth, continued, and he passed through the gates of the Holy City--the first from among men to enter there!

His 'loss' was felt on earth. The voice that had been heard day after day in warning and instruction was missed. There were some, both of the righteous and the wicked, who had witnessed his departure; and hoping that he might have been conveyed to some one of his places of retirement, those who loved him made diligent search, as afterward the sons of the prophets searched for Elijah; but without avail. They reported that he was not, for G-d had taken him!  (Ellen G. White, is in the public domain)

What profit is it that we have feared the L-rd,
since a heavy curse is resting upon the race, & death is the portion of us all?

By the translation of Enoch the L-rd designed to teach an important lesson. There was danger that men would yield to discouragement, because of the fearful results of Adam's sin. Many were ready to exclaim, "What profit is it that we have feared the Lord and have kept His ordinances, since a heavy curse is resting upon the race, and death is the portion of us all?" But the instructions which G-D gave to Adam, and which were repeated by Seth, and exemplified by Enoch, swept away the gloom and darkness, and gave hope to man, that as through Adam came death, so through the promised Redeemer would come life and immortality. satan was urging upon men the belief that there was no reward for the righteous or punishment for the wicked, and that it was impossible for men to obey the Divine statutes. But in the case of Enoch, G-D declares "that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6). He shows what He will do for those who keep His commandments. Men were taught that it is possible to obey the law of G-D; that even while living in the midst of the sinful and corrupt, they were able, by the grace of God, to resist temptation, and become pure and Holy! They saw in his example the blessedness of such a life; and his translation was an evidence of the truth of his prophecy concerning the hereafter, with its award of joy and glory and immortal life to the obedient, and of condemnation, woe, and death to the transgressor.
(Ellen G. White, is in the public domain)

By faith Enoch "was translated that he should not see death!

And Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with G-d; and he was not, for G-d took him [home with Him] (Genesis 5:24) By faith Enoch "was translated that he should not see death; . . . for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased G-d." (Hebrews 11:5). In the midst of a world by its iniquity doomed to destruction, Enoch lived a life of such close communion with G-d that he was not permitted to fall under the power of death. The G-dly character of this prophet represents the state of Holiness which must be attained by those who shall be "redeemed from the earth" (Revelation 14:3) at the time of Yeshua's/Christ's second advent. Then, as in the world before the Flood, iniquity will prevail. Following the promptings of their corrupt hearts and the teachings of a deceptive philosophy, men will rebel against the authority of Heaven. But like Enoch, G-D's people will seek for purity of heart and conformity to His will, until they shall reflect the likeness of Yeshua/Christ. Like Enoch, they will warn the world of the Lord's second coming and of the judgments to be visited upon transgression, and by their holy conversation and example they will condemn the sins of the ungodly. As Enoch was translated to Heaven before the destruction of the world by water, so the living righteous will be translated from the earth before its destruction by fire. Says the apostle: "We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump." "For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God;" "the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." "The dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." (1 Corinthians 15:51, 52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18). (Ellen G. White, is in the public domain)

LXV. Book of Enoch
Enoch's instruction of his sons.

AND Enoch answered all his people saying: 'Hear, my children, before that all creatures were created, the Lord created the visible and invisible things. 2 And as much time as there was and went past, understand that after that He created man in the likeness of his own form, and put into him eyes to see, and ears to hear, and heart to reflect, and intellect wherewith to deliberate. 3 And the Lord saw all man's works, and created all his creatures, and divided time, from time he fixed the years, and from the years he appointed the months, and from the months he appointed the days, and of days he appointed seven. 4 And in those he appointed the hours, measured them out exactly, that man might reflect on time and count years, months, and hours, their alternation, beginning, and end, and that he might count his own life, from the beginning until death, and reflect on his sin and write his work bad and good; because no work is hidden before the Lord, that every man might know his works and never transgress all His commandments, and keep my handwriting from generation to generation. 5 When all creation visible and invisible, as the Lord created it, shall end, then every man goes to the great judgment, and then all time shall perish, and the years, and thenceforward there will be neither months nor days nor hours, they will be stuck together and will not be counted. 6 There will be one aeon, and all the righteous who shall escape the Lord's great judgment, shall be collected in the great aeon, for the righteous the great aeon will begin, and they will live eternally, and then too there will be amongst them neither labor, nor sickness, nor humiliation, nor anxiety, nor need, nor violence, nor night, nor darkness, but. great light. 7 And they shall have a great indestructible wall, and a paradise bright and incorruptible, for all corruptible things shall pass away, and there will be eternal life.

LXVI. Book of Enoch
Enoch instructs his sons and all the elders of the people, how they are to walk with terror and trembling before the Lord

Enoch instructs his sons and all the elders of the people, how they are to walk with terror and trembling before the Lord, and serve him alone and not bow down to idols, but to G-d, who created heaven and earth and. every creature, and to his image.

AND now, my children, keep your souls from all injustice, such as the Lord hates. 2 Walk before his face with terror and trembling and serve him alone. {p. 104} 3 Bow down to the true G-d, not to dumb idols, but bow down to "his picture", and bring all just offerings before the Lord's face. The Lord hates what is unjust. 4 For the Lord sees all things; when man takes thought in his heart, then he counsels the intellects, and every thought is always before the Lord, who made firm the earth and put all creatures on it. 5 If you look to Heaven, the Lord is there; if you take thought of the sea's deep and all the under-earth, the Lord is there. 6 For the Lord created all things. Bow not down to things made by man, leaving the Lord of all creation, because no work can remain hidden before the Lord's face. 7 Walk, my children, in longsuffering, in meekness, honesty, in provocation, in grief, in faith and in truth, in reliance on promises, in illness, in abuse, in wounds, in temptation, in nakedness, in privation, loving one another, till you go out from this age of ills, that you become inheritors of endless time. 8 Blessed are the just who shall escape the great judgment, for they shall shine forth more than the sun sevenfold, for in this world the seventh part is taken off from all, light, darkness, food, enjoyment, sorrow, paradise, torture, fire, frost, and other things; he put all down in writing, that you might read and understand.'

Important related site's :

Book of Revelation or Apocalipses Chapter 11 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. (Revelation 11:3)
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, (Revelation 11:16)  End-Time-Harvest-Revival

 The Scriptural
"raptures"
The two witnesses during tribulation?

Prophet Elijah was the second man to be taken to heaven in a natural body, (2 Kings 2:11), Enoch being the first (Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5; see Enoch) Both now reside in heaven in their natural bodies, having never died! However, they will die their own appointed death on earth as the 'two witnesses' of the future tribulation period (Zacharias 4:11-14; Malachi 4:5-6; Revelation11:3-12;) But also Moses could be a "candidate", because he represented the Law of God, but he died!  Than in the book of Zechariah; Chapter 4 there are also  2 other potential candidates (?) to be the 2 witnesses: Zerubbabel & Joshua!
So we do not know really for sure  who are to be the two witnesses, but some day in G-D's Divine appointed moment of time they will appear during the Tribulation-time! Personal, I believe that Elijah is one of the 'candidates'! Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: (Malachi 4:5) (See more at "2 Tribulation-witnesses"!)

1. Enoch being the first (Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5)
2. Prophet Elijah was the second man to be taken to Heaven in his natural body! (2 Kings 2:11),
3. The bodies made part of the multitude of captives Christ captured from satan in the underworld. And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,  And came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. (Matthew 27:52-53) see for more at the site; scroll down to subject: 'Raptures'!

likewise Philip! You are going to experience Divine transfers by My Spirit. by the "speed of thoughts". I am going to use more and more of my faithfully elected saints who became "over-comers" and loyal unto Me. I am going to send them to places, where they are needed and greater manifestation from Heaven will come to pass through these elected saints. They come and go as it please them and Me. Unlimited!  Be prepared for Divine visitations!  This was even become "common" at the time of the Apostles!

.

You are going to experience these Divine transfers as quit normal...  I send you to place where you're needed. Even places where you normally cannot come easy. It is already happening and it will occur more and more as you more and more  active in these End time.

In places where enemies forces had surrounded certain Area's.. Isis had surrounded villages, groups of people in hostile environments, but also in prisons, jails, and even death-camps. Also in Churches, underground Churches and in places of nations that is hostile to Christians.