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Oct 2, 2023 · The chariot of fire in the Bible signifies speed and triumph. This is illustrated in the Bible’s most popular story about the chariot of fire about Elijah’s departure from earth to heaven, recorded in 2 Kings 2:1-12.
Jan 14, 2024 · For example, 2 Kings 6:17 describes the mountain being full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha, indicating divine protection and forces beyond natural strength surrounding the prophet. The imagery of fast, strong horses and chariots likely invoked awe and even fear in ancient cultures.
Jan 4, 2022 · When God opened the eyes of Elisha’s servant, he saw an angelic host, described as “horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” (2 Kings 6:17). Angels are not mentioned at the translation of Elijah, but the heavenly fire—the heavenly glory—certainly is.
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).
The phrase has become a byword for divine energy, and inspired the title of the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, in which the hymn "Jerusalem" is sung during the final scenes. The plural phrase "chariots of fire" refers to 2 Kings 6:17 .
Feb 19, 2021 · The Bible described the ascension of Elijah to heaven as follows: “Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven” (2 kings 2:11).
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Perhaps the whole of this fable, which represents Phaethon son of Apollo requesting to drive the chariot of his father (the horses and chariot of fire) for one day, was borrowed from the request of Elisha to his spiritual father Elijah, whom he afterwards saw borne away by a whirlwind, in a chariot of fire drawn by fiery steeds.