And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. Gen. 5:24
By faith Enoch was translated so that he did not see death. Heb. 11:5
Let us take (for instance) Enoch. He, being found righteous in obedience, was taken up, and he was never known to have experienced death. Clement of Rome (c. 96, W), 1.7
Enoch, too, pleased God without circumcision. He performed the office of God’s envoy to the angels, even though he was a man. He was taken up, and he is preserved until now as a witness of the just judgment of God. Irenaeus (c. 180, E/W), 1.429
When he had pleased God, Enoch was taken up in the same body in which he had pleased Him. Irenaeus (c. 180, E/W), 1.530
Enoch was no doubt taken up, and so was Elijah. Neither of them experienced death. Rather, it was most certainly postponed. They are reserved for the suffering of death, that by their blood, they may extinguish the Antichrist. Even John underwent death, although there had prevailed an unfounded expectation concerning him that he would remain alive until the coming of the Lord. Tertullian (c. 210)