Posted on 04/04/2025 12:47:57 PM PDT by fwdude
I know this is the stuff of science fiction fantasy, but does anyone think there are, or have ever been, any person who was immortal on this earth, Other than Jesus Christ, Enoch or Elijah?
Jesus Christ is a special case, because he really DID die. Buy He raised Himself.
There is a case for Melchizedek being a real man, who has "neither beginning of days nor end of life." It would make sense for God to have a single human presence to establish human continuity through the ages, there being a breakdown in communication and forgetfulness between mortal generations of men.
Just a fun thought experiment. For a topical treatment on this topic, look up the Twilight Zone episode "Long Live Walter Jameson."
We are all immortal, except for our bodies.
Elvis still lives.
Does anyone believe in immortal (human) beings?
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Immortal human being. /fixed by connor mcleod (because there can be only one)
The Bible says all men die, so Enoch and Elijah also died (Hebrews 11:5 says that Enoch was “transported” in a special case; might be time travel of a sort, but doesn’t mean a resurrection without a prior death). The Bible does not contradict itself.
“Elvis still lives.”
Woody Allen said, “I don’t want to be immortal because people remember me. I want to be immortal by not dying.”
Nowhere in the Bible are the sons of Adam called inherently immortal.
PS. The Father raised Jesus.
Moses too. He had to die to be resurrected before he went to Heaven.
LOL. I loved that show. My wife likes Outlander. Maybe because it is more of a chick show.
Moses was an immortal proven by the fact that God had to put him to death, and he was young although chronologically he was old. Also, God told Moses he would strike down the Jews and make a new people from Moses. His genes were that good. Like Noah, who also had a perfect body. The Bible says so, it says Noah was “perfect in his generations,” which is his ability to generate— his genes. You and I couldn’t repopulate a people. Too many errors. A few generations and they would have trouble. But being immortal doesn’t mean you can’t die. Someone can still hit an immortal over the head with a brick and kill him, or you could starve to death or get a disease. But Lord Jesus isn’t merely immortal (He was murdered) He is Eternal. He lives outside time and space and so no event in time can affect Him. He is unchanging which is why He will always have his scars. He is an ascended being. Moses is also coming back as one of the 2 witnesses, but he will be murdered by the Antichrist. He will be raised.
oh, also, Moses could speak to God face to face although that much radiation would kill you or I. Our genes are too disfigured. Moses absorbed the energy from God, didn’t have to eat for 89 days and reflected the energy he didn’t need. Which is why he glowed when he came down to the people. the glow faded over time and Moses was very proud of the fact that he glowed. The Bible says that in our new bodies we will glitter like jewels on His Holy mountain. Not a figure of speech. We will glow like Moses. Like the Sun which gives light to the Moon, which only reflects light. The Moon produces none of its own.
If offered immortality I’d say no. If offered good health, no aches pains I’d say yes but I don’t want immortality, just be in good health till it’s time to go.
I read somewhere that, if we were biologically immortal, statistically we’d tend to be dead by age 500 anyway, due to accidents or homicide.
Jesus said there are here who shall not taste of death until they see God kingdom come with power.
There’s a biblical premise that there will be a future people that won’t have to taste death before entering the Promised Land...
But for about 2,000 years, those gifted with the Holy Spirit while within their sinful human flesh, has only led to a shortfall of death.
The human flesh is the problem.
A glorified body, new wine skin, would be the best vessel for new wine..
And there is a remnant born at the Last of the end times that will be the First to enter the Promised Land aka Eternal Life.
The Last will be the First
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all of them LOL
The Wandering Jew may still be around, for his ill deed. But his days are numbered.
Just one…
Only Enoch, Noah’s great-grandfather, and the prophet Elijah were taken directly to Heaven without dying. They did not roam the Earth once God decided their time here was completed.
Enoch was here for 365 years, which wasn’t much compared to his son Methusalah’s time of 969, which made him the longest-living person on Earth.
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