Faith Decisions
Speaker: Wallace Mitchell- Details
- Series: 1. Hebrews
- Date:
- Scripture: Hebrews 11:4-5
- Additional file: faith-decisions.pdf

Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel brought God a be>er offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
Having died for his faithfulness, Abel by example continues to speak the message of dedicated faith. We can’t be sure why Cain’s offering fell short, but we know from Genesis that God spoke to both Abel and Cain and they each had faith decisions to make. Likewise, we have faith decisions to make. Now God brings our attention to another preflood hero, Enoch.
Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was praised as one who pleased God.
Enoch’s faith pleased God so much that HE took him to heaven without him experiencing death. (Genesis 5:24). I believe this is an OT example of the NT rapture of believers before the End Times.