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Their vision, their foresight, their wisdom and intelligence are symbolized by their eyes. There is nothing hidden from their sight. They know the future and are well aware of the past. The completeness of the wisdom of the Almighty is upon them. As members of the eternal order, they have no need for rest. Their activities continue 24/7. They are totally involved in accomplishing the eternal plan of the Lord and are spiritual leaders working in conjunction with the Lord. Rev. 4:8 Obviously, we are going to present one of them as Jesus. There is no problem in having the man Christ Jesus worship the Father, for these four are constantly giving honor and praise to the eternal one. This is one of the several revelations of Jesus in the eternal order and shows but one of His eternal positions in the everlasting government and arrangement of things heavenly. As the Son of man, it was and is proper for Jesus to give unto the Father the type of worship which is due Him. When speaking as a man, Jesus declared His Father to be the greater one. Jesus came as a servant to serve. Mt. 12:18
The first person whom we find recorded in the Word is a very exceptional man in the sight of the Lord. He is the one man who, along with the Bride, will never die nor be resurrected. Most definitely at the second coming of Christ, like the rest of us, he will receive a new body. He is a type of those who are alive at the coming of the Lord and are changed, without ever having seen death. ENOCH was a man who walked with the Lord in close affinity and fellowship. It is also recorded concerning him that he was a prophet. Jude 14 A man to whom the Lord revealed His plans and the future of mankind, particularly concerning the end of the age. He was also the father of Methuselah (he dies and it (the flood) is sent. Fausset). and bestowed a prophetic name upon him. Methuselah lived 969 years and died in the year of the flood. Gen. 6:27 The Lord is most certainly patient and longsuffering with mankind. In his life on earth he was both, a man of the Lord and a man of faith. In His walks with the Lord he must have had some very wonderful conversations with the Lord. It is also glaringly apparent that the Lord loved him deeply and saw fit to reveal His future plans to him. It must also be noted that he was the seventh from Adam and had special status with the Lord. Jude 14 Seven is a divine complete number. He was likewise a just and perfect man. Gen. 5:9 He is a real challenge to the church, for if he, in his generation could have such a close connection with the Lord surely we can have the same experience with the Lord. The Christian of today has much more spiritual equipment than he did in that day. He is a prime example of one who walked in the holiness of the Lord to His great satisfaction.