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The song uses the theme of death to remind the audience of the glory that awaits in Heaven, when Christians believe they will transcend the earthly world of suffering and come to rest in their final home. Specifically, the text refers to the Old Testament account of the Prophet Elijah's ascent into Heaven by chariot. [1]
Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire by Giuseppe Angeli, c. 1740 Elijah's chariot in the whirlwind. Fresco, Anagni Cathedral, c. 1250. According to 2 Kings 2:3–9, Elisha (Eliseus) and "the sons of the prophets" knew beforehand that Elijah would one day be assumed into heaven. Elisha asked Elijah to "let a double portion" of Elijah's "spirit ...
The line from the poem "Bring me my Chariot of fire!" draws on the story of 2 Kings 2:11 , where the Old Testament prophet Elijah is taken directly to heaven: "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 ...
The Christian Old Testament, which is based primarily upon the Hebrew Bible, follows the Jewish narrative and mentions that Enoch was "taken" by God, and that Elijah was bodily assumed into Heaven on a chariot of fire. [5] [6] Jesus is considered by the vast majority of Christians to have died before being resurrected and ascending to heaven.
2 Kings 2 is the second chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]
"Elijah Nourished by an Angel" 1 Kings 19:5-6 94 "Slaughter of the Syrians by the Children of Israel" 1 Kings 20:29 95 "Death of Ahab" 1 Kings 22:35 96 "Elijah Destroys the Messengers of Ahaziah by Fire" 2 Kings 1:10 97 "Elijah Taken Up To Heaven in a Chariot of Fire" 2 Kings 2:11 98 "The Children Destroyed by Bears" 2 Kings 2:23-24 99
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Elijah disappears when a chariot of fire appears and is taken up to heaven in a whirlwind. [ 2 ] Philip the Evangelist is taken away by the Spirit of the Lord after witnessing to the Ethiopian eunuch ( Acts 8 ).