There's no definitive answer to who the oldest person in heaven is, as "heaven" isn't a physical place with recorded records, but religious traditions mention figures like Enoch and Elijah, taken to heaven alive without dying, suggesting they've lived immensely long or eternally, while the Bible mentions Methuselah, the oldest human in lifespan (969 years), though he died before being taken to heaven, with interpretations suggesting he's also in heaven.
Methuselah (US: /məˈθuːzˌlɑː/; Hebrew: מְתוּשֶׁלַח Məṯūšélaḥ, in pausa מְתוּשָׁלַח Məṯūšālaḥ, 'his death shall send' or 'man of the javelin' or 'death of sword'; Greek: Μαθουσάλας Mathousalas) was a biblical patriarch and a figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Some will be children, some will be middle-aged, and some will be elderly. There is no Scripture to either support or discount this idea. Since, Jesus's body was 33 years old when He went back into heaven, they say, our bodies will also be 33 years old, because we will be like Jesus.
The Old Testament indicates that Enoch and Elijah were assumed into heaven while still alive and not experiencing physical death.
If you add up the length of time between Methuselah's birth and Noah entering the ark (187+182+600), it is also 969 years. That means, in the very year Methuselah died, the Flood was sent forth like a javelin on the earth.
Lamech, Methuselah's son, lived ONLY 777 years. Moses wrote, “Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.” (Genesis 5:31, NIV).
No, no one has ever lived to be 200 years old with verified records; the oldest verified person was Jeanne Calment, who lived to 122 years and 164 days, but some scientists believe the first person to reach 200 may have already been born, given advancements in longevity research. Claims of much older ages, like Li Ching-yun (claimed 250+ years) or Peng Zu (claimed 800+ years), lack modern scientific verification.
The Church does not teach definitively whether or not there will be animals in Heaven, or in the new earth after the Resurrection of the dead. The Scriptures do describe animals at peace in the new creation (see, for instance, Isaiah 11:6-9; 65:25), but that may be symbolic.
The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God. The text reads that Enoch "walked with God: and he was no more; for God took him" (Gen 5:21–24), which is interpreted as Enoch entering heaven alive in some Jewish and Christian traditions, and interpreted differently in others.
The Jubilee of 2033
The year 2033 will be of exceptional significance for the Christian community and the entire world. This extraordinary year will mark the 2000th anniversary of the Redemption, an event that highlights the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the foundation of Christian faith.
At this time, there is no DNA test that can identify a person, especially one that has been deceased for centuries. We're getting closer, though. Geneticists have been studying ancient bones collected from Israel and Bulgaria including alleged bones from John the Baptist.
Our text verse makes it clear that, when a child dies (even one born of a sinful relationship such as this child of David and Bathsheba), that child goes to be with the Lord in heaven. Jesus said: “Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 19:14).
Jesus's real name in his native Aramaic/Hebrew was Yeshua (ישוע), a common short form of Yehoshua (Joshua), meaning "Yahweh saves," which was then transliterated into Greek as Iēsoûs (Ἰησοῦς) and eventually into the English "Jesus". "Christ" isn't a last name, but a title meaning "Anointed One" or Messiah, similar to "Joshua" or "Jesus" being a popular name in 1st-century Israel.
Our bodies will never weaken, decay, break down, or die. Our minds will be full of wonder, continuously learning and discovering new things with childlike wonder. Age will be irrelevant. The point is, we will be with God, and what a glorious life to look forward to!
Methuselah, in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), patriarch whose life span as recorded in Genesis (5:27) was 969 years. Methuselah has survived in legend and tradition as the longest-lived human.
Genesis 5:28–31 records that Lamech was 182 (according to the Masoretic Text; 188 according to the Septuagint) years old at the birth of Noah and lived for another 595 years, attaining an age at death of 777 years, five years before the Flood in the Masoretic chronology.
God tells us 365 times in His Word: “Fear not.” Why? Because He is with you.
HEBREWS 9:27 KJV 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Many have misunderstood Hebrews 9:27. It does not say that God has set a certain time for each person to die. It only says that each person will die, and then be judged.
However, throughout scripture, no one dies because they see god's face, yet many people see god's face. Adam, Moses, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Daniel all see god's face and live.
The implication in the bible is that animals don't really have the capability to take responsibility for their own salvation. They are still in a state of innocence like Adam was before the fall, and any harm they do is ultimately on us, not them.
the Bible does not have explicit verses about pet death, it offers comfort by affirming God's compassion for all creatures. John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
Across cultures, dogs have long been seen as guardians and guides in the afterlife: The Rainbow Bridge: A lush meadow where pets wait joyfully until reunited with their humans. (Wikipedia – Rainbow Bridge)
A supercentenarian, sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian, is a person who has reached the age of 110 years. This age milestone is only achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians. Even rarer is a person who has lived to 115.
Humans Could Live For 1,000 Years by 2050—Ushering in the Dawn of 'Practical Immortality,' Futurists Say. Some experts warn that this radical change may remain out of reach for many, due to societal and economic challenges. Technology futurists foresee advances that will enable humans to live up to 1,000 years.
3, the Lord sets a limit on His patience. He declares mankind's existence on earth (under these circumstances) will be limited to 120 years. God was not speaking of a single person's lifespan but of the time until the flood would come. In 120 years, a flood would come and erase all life from the earth.