TWO WERE TAKEN

Two individuals in the Bible never died... 

Enoch was a seventh-generation descendant of Adam through Seth. He was the father of Methuselah and the great-grandfather of Noah. A significant Biblical patriarch ... Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more because God took him. (Genesis 5:24) 

Elijah lived several centuries after Enoch during the reign of kings Ahab and Ahaziah (when Israel existed as a divided kingdom). A great prophet and miracle worker ... Suddenly, a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. (2 Kings 2:11)

What they held in common was an uncompromised faithfulness to God and His purpose.  

There are those who believe that Enoch and Elijah play a strategic role in end-time events. One theory is that they represent the two witnesses appointed by God during the tribulation (neither is mentioned by name) ... And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. (Revelation 11:3) 

Other passages are less ambiguous, specifically concerning Elijah:

• God announced ... Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord. (Malachi 4:5). 

• Some thought Christ was Elijah returned ... When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(Matthew 16:13-14)

• On the Mount of Transfiguration... As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, (Luke 9:29-30)

The specific reason for taking Enoch and Elijah to heaven without dying is a mystery for now. And according to God, that's okay ... For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:9) 

Even though our finite minds cannot fully comprehend the Lord's intent, we are to trust that His way is perfect.