The Oldest Man

From: Messages of God's Love: 1936

Genesis 5:21-28²¹And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: ²²And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: ²³And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: ²⁴And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. ²⁵And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: ²⁶And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: ²⁷And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died. ²⁸And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: (Genesis 5:21‑28)

Do you know the name of the man who lived longer than any other on this earth? It is a hard name, Me-thu-se-lah. Very few now live to be one hundred years, but this man lived nine hundred and sixty five years. We do not know much to tell of him, but since he lived before Adam died, he must have known better than we the wonderful works of creation; all about the garden of Eden; about the tree of life; the flaming sword, and about Cain and Abel. He was the grandfather of Noah, and died the year of the great flood.

There is something special to tell of Methuselah’s father, for we are told that he did not die—but that when he was four hundred and thirty years old, the Lord took him to heaven. Enoch was one who believed God’s words, and did His way. He told the people the right ways, and how God must punish them for their sins.

Also Enoch told them of judgment that is yet to come, when the Lord Jesus will come to this earth with ten thousands of Ellis saints to judge all of the ungodly—all those who had not accepted Him as their Saviour and Lord (Jude 14, 15¹⁴And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, ¹⁵To 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 14‑15)).

So you can remember these two men of so long ago, Methuselah, the oldest man; and Enoch, his father, who did not die.

“For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withered”, and the flower thereof failed” away: But the Word of the Lord endureth forever.” 1 Pet. 1:24, 25²⁴For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: ²⁵But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. (1 Peter 1:24‑25).

ML 06/07/1936

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