Enoch/Elijah/Moses

[Maya]

Enok/Elia/Mooses ... all these were probably taken up before Christ. However it is said that Christ is the first who will be arisen from death. Was tehre only a change in their bodies that made it possible. Did these rise from death with Jesus like many other did... or how is it? I need some enlightening on this. Also if there is any texts other than Bible that tell about dead who were risen.

[volgadon]

They hadn't died before Christ was risen.

[Just_A_Guy]

Mormon discusses the change that came upon the Three Nephites, here. I assume something similar happened to Enoch, Moses, and Elijah.

[bert10]

Receiving the promises of eternal life in the flesh. Some called it the Quickening, translation, transfiguration....However it is not a fullness of the power of the resurrection...these are not given the fullness of their rewards until after Judgment day.

Moses spent so much time in the glory of the Lord that He glowed for 3 days after ward. This scared ISrael so much that He had to wear a veil. See OT on this. The Light was being emitted from every cell of his body. This change was not permanent and Moses after a few days was like the other ISraelites again.

However, without this Change Moses would have certainly died in the presence of the glory of God...for no natural man could survive it. A man must become the Spiritual man in the flesh in he hopes to be presented to the Father by Jesus.

Read the ODES of SOLOMON God permitted the author of it to give us an account.....He states that He received body free from pain and afflictions and so on. It is very interesting.

And in hebrews....

Hebrews 11:35 - Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

These have the promises of GOD...they cannot die unless they give their life away...and if they would but pray for deliverance...God would send them Angels Just like Jesus said God would send Angels to rescue Him if he prayed to the Father.

Why? BEcause SONS of GOD prayers are answered and most often they are answered even before they have left off from speaking...(Isaiah) There is a lot more to this.

bert10

Enok/Elia/Mooses ... all these were probably taken up before Christ. However it is said that Christ is the first who will be arisen from death. Was tehre only a change in their bodies that made it possible. Did these rise from death with Jesus like many other did... or how is it? I need some enlightening on this. Also if there is any texts other than Bible that tell about dead who were risen.

[rameumptom]

Such people as Enoch, Moses, Elijah, John and the Three Nephites were "translated" or changed to a higher state. They still must be resurrected, in which they will not suffer death but will be changed in the "twinkling of an eye". This allows them to serve God on earth in physical form until they are fully resurrected at the 2nd Coming of Christ.

Here are some scriptures regarding this:

Doctrine and Covenants Section 7 

3 Nephi Chapter 28 

4 Nephi 

Mormon Chapter 9 

[bert10]

Thanks for the references.

I think I erred there..saying that would be fully resurrected at the 2nd coming. It feels more like after judgment day when a man will receive the fullness of his rewards.

Moses was only quickened for the time when He was with GOD...and it was only after three days Moses could remove the vail and be out amongst Israel.

bert10