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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Nope

And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.-2 Kings 2:1-11***Before Elijah the prophet was taken up into heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah:

-prayed that there would be no rain upon the land and told King Ahab of the expected drought.
-was nourished by food brought to him by ravens, according to the command of the Lord God.
-was fed by a widow in Zarephath (Sarepta), an idolatrous city in Sidon (Zidon), and the widow was subsequently supplied with a miraculous amount of flour and oil.
-prayed to the Lord God for the dead son of the Zarephath widow to be brought back to life.
-told King Ahab to summon the Israelites and the false prophets to Mount Carmel, and Elijah put forth a challenge to the Israelites and the false prophets.
-oversaw the deaths of the false prophets.
-announced to King Ahab the forthcoming rain.
-ran away from Ahab's wife Jezebel after Jezebel vowed to put Elijah to death.
-prayed to die, and was provided nourishment by an angel.
-spoke with the Lord God while upon Mount Horeb, the mountain of God.
-anointed Elisha as his successor, according to the command of the Lord God.
-proclaimed the words of the Lord God to Ahab regarding the deaths of Ahab and Jezebel.
-proclaimed the words of the Lord God to Ahab's son and successor King Ahaziah regarding Ahaziah's death.
-called for fire to come down from heaven to devour the army captains and troops sent to him from Ahaziah.

Reference Scriptures:
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,-Luke 3:23...Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.-Luke 3:38

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