Jesus said, "No man has ascended to heaven at any time" (John 3:13). Elijah physically meets the messengers of King Ahaziah 12 years after the chariots of fire incident (see 2 Kings 1:1-3 and compare the timelines). The word Paul uses to describe Enoch's translation means "to be transported to another place." Genesis 5:21-24 says that Enoch had a "come to Jesus moment" so to speak after the birth of Methuselah (the name means "When he dies, it shall come" - referring to the Flood - something that would knock sense into anyone). Then after naming his son for the coming Flood, he walked faithfully with God for 300 years "and all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty five." The exact same phrasing as everyone else who died. Phillip was also transported (same word) in Acts 8:39 but no one says Phillip went to heaven. There is a ton more evidence to unpack that doesn't belong on this forum, but I urge you to read the Scripture very carefully and not insert into it what you have been told by well-meaning people. The Early Church did not teach this, nor did any of the old Jewish commentators and sages, nor do any of the Eastern Orthodox tradition churches. The myth about Enoch and Elijah came about to support the idea that we go to heaven immediately when we die, which is also not supported by Scripture. We're dead till the Resurrection. The Bible does not say that Elijah and Enoch went to heaven. In fact, it says quite the opposite, unless Jesus Christ is a liar and Elijah could send letters from heaven.

Jesus said, "No man has ascended to heaven at any time" (John 3:13). Elijah writes a letter to King Ahaziah 12 years after the chariots of fire incident in 2 Kings 1:13-7. The word Paul uses to describe Enoch's translation means "to be transported to another place." Genesis 5:21-24 says that Enoch had a "come to Jesus moment" so to speak after the birth of Methuselah (the name means "When he dies, it shall come" - referring to the Flood - something that would knock sense into anyone). Then after naming his son for the coming Flood, he walked faithfully with God for 300 years "and all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty five." The exact same phrasing as everyone else who died. Phillip was also transported (same word) in Acts 8:39 but no one says Phillip went to heaven. There is a ton more evidence to unpack that doesn't belong on this forum, but I urge you to read the Scripture very carefully and not insert into it what you have been told by well-meaning people. The Early Church did not teach this, nor did any of the old Jewish commentators and sages, nor do any of the Eastern Orthodox tradition churches. The myth about Enoch and Elijah came about to support the idea that we go to heaven immediately when we die, which is also not supported by Scripture. We're dead till the Resurrection. The Bible does not say that Elijah and Enoch went to heaven. In fact, it says quite the opposite, unless Jesus Christ is a liar and Elijah could send letters from heaven.

Jesus said, "No man has ascended to heaven at any time" (John 3:13). Elijah writes a letter to King Ahaziah 12 years after the chariots of fire incident in 2 Kings 1:13-7. The word Paul uses to describe Enoch's translation means "to be transported to another place." Genesis 5:21-24 says that Enoch had a "come to Jesus moment" so to speak after the birth of Methuselah (the name means "When he dies, it shall come - referring to the Flood - something that would knock sense into anyone). Then after naming his son for the coming Flood, he walked faithfully with God for 300 years "and all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty five." The exact same phrasing as everyone else who died. Phillip was also transported (same word) in Acts 8:39 but no one says Phillip went to heaven. There is a ton more evidence to unpack that doesn't belong on this forum, but I urge you to read the Scripture very carefully and not insert into it what you have been told by well-meaning people. The Early Church did not teach this, nor did any of the old Jewish commentators and sages, nor do any of the Eastern Orthodox tradition churches. The myth about Enoch and Elijah came about to support the idea that we go to heaven immediately when we die, which is also not supported by Scripture. We're dead till the Resurrection. The Bible does not say that Elijah and Enoch went to heaven. In fact, it says quite the opposite, unless Jesus Christ is a liar and Elijah could send letters from heaven.

Jesus said, "No man has ascended to heaven at any time" (John 3:13). Elijah writes a letter to King Ahaziah 12 years after the chariots of fire incident in 2 Kings 1:13-7. The word Paul uses to describe Enoch's translation means "to be transported to another place." Genesis 5:21-24 says that Enoch had a "come to Jesus moment" so to speak after the birth of Methuselah, and then walked faithfully with God for 300 years "and all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty five." The exact same phrasing as everyone else who died. Phillip was also transported (same word) in Acts 8:39 but no one says Phillip went to heaven. There is a ton more evidence to unpack that doesn't belong on this forum, but I urge you to read the Scripture very carefully and not insert into it what you have been told by well-meaning people. The Early Church did not teach this, nor did any of the old Jewish commentators and sages, nor do any of the Eastern Orthodox tradition churches. The myth about Enoch and Elijah came about to support the idea that we go to heaven immediately when we die, which is also not supported by Scripture. We're dead till the Resurrection. The Bible does not say that Elijah and Enoch went to heaven. In fact, it says quite the opposite, unless Jesus Christ is a liar and Elijah could send letters from heaven.