No one in the OT under the OC, came to be with the Father in heaven without Christ.
Heaven is layered, there are levels, Heaven is above, earth is below.
The Heaven where God dwells, no one comes to the Father without Christ, no Elijah did not ascend into heaven to live with the Father before Christ came. That lots of people also disagree with cause if you read the OT is says some things that the unlearned would say that Elijah ascended into heaven without Christ. But to be consistent with the NC words of Christ, no one should believe Elijah or Enoch did that.
If we could become righteous enough to live with God in heaven, then Christ died in vain.
And none are righteous. A whole lot of New Testament teaching has to be ignored and twisted to say otherwise.
The LAW under the Old Covenant made nothing perfect
Galatians 2:21
I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”
When Christ came we got a change in the LAW, comparing the OC and the NC
Hebrews 7
4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the [a]spoils. 5 And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham; 6 but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. 7 Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. 8 Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. 9 Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, 10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
14 For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning [c]priesthood. 15 And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest 16 who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. 17 For [d]He testifies:
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
18 For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness,
19 for the law made nothing [e]perfect;
on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
Heaven is layered, there are levels, Heaven is above, earth is below.
The Heaven where God dwells, no one comes to the Father without Christ, no Elijah did not ascend into heaven to live with the Father before Christ came. That lots of people also disagree with cause if you read the OT is says some things that the unlearned would say that Elijah ascended into heaven without Christ. But to be consistent with the NC words of Christ, no one should believe Elijah or Enoch did that.
If we could become righteous enough to live with God in heaven, then Christ died in vain.
And none are righteous. A whole lot of New Testament teaching has to be ignored and twisted to say otherwise.
The LAW under the Old Covenant made nothing perfect
Galatians 2:21
I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”
When Christ came we got a change in the LAW, comparing the OC and the NC
Hebrews 7
The King of Righteousness
1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,” 3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the [a]spoils. 5 And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham; 6 but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. 7 Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. 8 Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. 9 Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, 10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
Need for a New Priesthood
11 Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law. 13 For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has [b]officiated at the altar.14 For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning [c]priesthood. 15 And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest 16 who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. 17 For [d]He testifies:
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
18 For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness,
19 for the law made nothing [e]perfect;
on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
