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The [[Bible]] nowhere tells either the exact date or the manner of the death of Methusaleh. As a result, this date and manner have been the subject of endless and often vain speculation. Some have suggested that Methusaleh was an unbeliever and perished in the Flood—though [[John D. Morris]] points out, correctly, that Methusaleh had a genuinely godly [[Enoch|father]] and a [[Lamech|son]] with enough [[prophet]]ic insight to name his own [[Noah|son]] appropriately.
The [[Bible]] nowhere tells either the exact date or the manner of the death of Methusaleh. As a result, this date and manner have been the subject of endless and often vain speculation. Some have suggested that Methusaleh was an unbeliever and perished in the Flood—though [[John D. Morris]] points out, correctly, that Methusaleh had a genuinely godly [[Enoch|father]] and a [[Lamech|son]] with enough [[prophet]]ic insight to name his own [[Noah|son]] appropriately.
Morris further suggests, on the basis of [[God]]'s direct and baleful warning to [[Satan]] in the [[Fall of man|Garden of Eden]], that Methusaleh did not die naturally at all, but rather some unnamed unbeliever murdered him. That murder, if it took place, might have been the last act that would put an end to Divine patience.<ref>Morris, John D. "[http://www.icr.org/article/3123/ How did Methusaleh die]?" Institute for Creation Research. Accessed December 25, 2007.</ref>
Morris further suggests, on the basis of [[God]]'s direct and baleful warning to [[Satan]] in the [[Fall of man|Garden of Eden]], that Methusaleh did not die naturally at all, but rather some unnamed unbeliever murdered him. That murder, if it took place, might have been the last act that would put an end to Divine patience.<ref>Morris, John D. "[https://www.icr.org/article/3123/ How did Methusaleh die]?" Institute for Creation Research. Accessed December 25, 2007.</ref>
But Morris' analysis appears to ignore one key fact about God: that God is always in control, and that no event takes place "by default" or without Divine approval. Methusaleh's death, whether it was peaceful or violent, took place at a time of God's specific choosing—and that time need not have been immediately before the Flood, though it did occur in the Flood year.
But Morris' analysis appears to ignore one key fact about God: that God is always in control, and that no event takes place "by default" or without Divine approval. Methusaleh's death, whether it was peaceful or violent, took place at a time of God's specific choosing—and that time need not have been immediately before the Flood, though it did occur in the Flood year.