The Departure and Return of Elijah
2 Kings 2:1-15
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1When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal … 3The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elisha and asked him, “Did you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?” (2 Kings 2:1-2)
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When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away.” And Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit.” (2 Kings 2:9)
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Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.” (2 Kings 2:9)
What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others. (2 Timothy 2:2)
20“First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!” … 21So Elisha returned to his oxen and slaughtered them. He used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh … Then he went with Elijah as his assistant. (1 Kings 19:20-21)
Elisha picked up Elijah’s cloak, which had fallen when he was taken up. (2 Kings 2:13)
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5Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the LORD arrives. 6His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. (Malachi 4:5-6)
12I tell you, Elijah has already come, but he wasn’t recognized, and they chose to abuse him. And in the same way they will also make the Son of Man suffer.” 13Then the disciples realized he was talking about John the Baptist. (Matthew 17:12-13)
3And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will be clothed in burlap and will prophesy during those 1,260 days.” 6They have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall for as long as they prophesy. And they have the power to turn the rivers and oceans into blood, and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish. (Revelation 11:3,6)