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Before being taken to heaven in a whirlwind by a chariot of fire and horses of fire, Elijah grants Elisha's request for a double portion of his spirit, contingent on Elisha seeing him being taken away.
"Chariots of Fire" tells the story of two British athletes, Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams, as they prepare to compete in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. The book provides a detailed account of their personal lives, their training, and the challenges they faced both on and off the track.
Chariots of Fire. 2 Kings 1:1–2:25. Main Idea: In this transitional section of the narrative, Elijah denounces idolatrous Ahaziah and later gets carried up to heaven; Elisha takes up the prophetic mantle in the spirit of Elijah.
The chariots with horses of fire were angels who had come to escort Elijah to heaven (2 Kgs. 2:11). The chariots showed God’s true power and the reason why kings could obey His command not to rely upon their own power by building up large armies of horses and chariots (Dt. 17:16).
Feb 21, 2006 · Chariot of fire: 2 Kings 2:1-12. Elijah, the great prophet who has traveled the length of Israel and spoken the word of the Lord directly to Israel’s king, is now about to take the longest journey of all. Somehow he knows that his time has come.
Aug 24, 2004 · Second Kings 2 describes the amazing departure of Elijah, in a chariot of fire. There is something for us to learn from the departures of both of these men. Surely they have been placed side by side for a reason.
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11. behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire—some bright effulgence, which, in the eyes of the spectators, resembled those objects. went up by a whirlwind—a tempest or storm wind accompanied with vivid flashes of fire, figuratively used for the divine judgments (Isa 29:6).
