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NASB | 2 Kings 2:11 As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Kings 2:11 As they continued along and talked, behold, a chariot of fire with horses of fire [appeared suddenly and] separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. |
Subject: Elijah went to heaven alive |
Bible Note: Angel, I am aware of the Church of the Dormition, claimed by one tradition as the place of Mary's death and assumption in Jerusalem. Another tradition hold that her life ended and the assumption took place in Ephesus. Both agree on the Assumption. The Church takes no position on the location. It merely asserts that "at the end of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into the glory of heaven." Another interesting fact is the absence of any claim for the posession of her relics. This is indeed very interesting since there are many ancient claims to the relics of the apostles and other early saints and martyrs. And we know that would be quite an honored relic. But the point of the doctrine is this. It affirms the promise of the resurrection of the body found in the scriptures which applies to all of us. No different from the promise of the rapture or what you find with Enoch and Elijah and the Jewish tradition of the asumption of Moses alluded to in Jude but not found in the Hebrew scriptures. And there is also the matter of Rev. 12:1-8, which for Catholics is a sign or hint of the assumption among other things. But the main point is that all the saved will experience the same being caught up and renewed in the body. So it is not such a leap of faith if you believe in the rapture and the resurrection of all believers. It is an affirmation of the scriptural promise. A promise fulfilled even earlier for some immediatley after the death of Jesus in Matt 27:52-53. So we are concerned with what is written and all it implies for all of us. Peace, Emmaus |