The Bible In Paintings, #145: "HEAVEN OR BUST!" ELIJAH'S FIERY CHARIOT-RIDE, Part 3

Bing Images ^ | c.2200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

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OOOPS! Sorry, wrong flight....
The Moon-glow bedazzled my eyes.

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"HEAVEN OR BUST!"
ELIJAH'S FIERY
CHARIOT-RIDE

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2^nd. K I N G S . 2
New International Version, emphases added
Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible
or CLICK:
To Read 2^nd KINGS 2 in Full
To Hear MAX McLEAN Reading It
To Hear a DRAMATIZATION of It
To Watch a BRIEF ANIMATION of 2^nd KINGS

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1 When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.

7 Fifty men from the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan. 8 Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

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by LESLIE YOUNG MARKS
"The Fire"

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by SHERRY HOLDER HUNT
"Chariot of Fire"

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by DONNA C
"Elijah and Elisha"

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by DONNA C
"Fiery Chariot"

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by PAMORAMA JONES
"Ride The Winds Of Fire"

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City-Gate Sarcophagus, c. 385, San Ambrogio, Milan, Italy

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4th-Century Catacomb, Via Latina, Rome, Italy

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Carved Wooden Doors, c.430, Santa Sabina, Rome, Italy

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Picture Bible, c.1200

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by KASPAR SCHOCKHOLZ, 1446
Choir Stall, Merseburg Cathedral, Germany

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by PETER PAUL RUBENS, 1620

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by JUAN DE VALDES LEAL, 1658
"Elijah in the Fiery Chariot"
Shod Carmelite monastery, Cordoba, Spain

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by NICHOLAS ROERICH, 1931

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by REUVEN RUBIN, 1969

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by SALVADOR DALÍ, 1975

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by JOHN AUGUST SWANSON, 1984

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by ANTONIO VAN DE PERE
" Meeting between Enoch and Elijah in Paradise "

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by HERRI MET DE BLES
"Elijah Ascending to Heaven in the Fiery Chariot"

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by ANNE CAMERON CUTRI

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by HE QI
"Elijah Is Taken up to Heaven"

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by HEURES D'HENRI II

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by MATIJA ŽURA

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by JUAN SÁNCHEZ COTÁN
"Saint Elijah Led to Heaven"

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by St. Andreas, Bayern, Germany
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PAGAN PRECURSORS

Included as a curiosity, depicting Helios, the ancient Greek mythic god and personification of the Sun. Elijah himself, and 2^nd Kings' rendition of his ministry, are both centuries older than these pieces, which in turn predate by two millennia the other artworks shown here.

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" Helios"
Relief from Temple of Athena at Troy, 300BC

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

ELISHA'S MANY,
MANY MIRACLES

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R E S O U R C E S

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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:

Elijah's Chariot of Fire

Image Sources are provided for most individual works.
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.

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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours

JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:

The Art Bible (1896)

The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)

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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE

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Here are links to the
PREVIOUS 144 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you

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Finally, what God did to initiate The Bible In Paintings:
HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA

A r t Q u a l i t y

The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art: this is The Bible in Paintings, not "Great Paintings" nor even "Good Paintings." So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don't need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby's. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm always asking the Holy Spirit to guide.

Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

T e x t S e q u e n c i n g

The Protestant Canon does not (for several reasons) follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I will treat synoptically. Now, onward!

P a c i n g

The pace here may seem appallingly snail-like to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence: if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic (but where there is little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here).

Then, there is the human element: this is not actually a daily series, because I can only research, compose, edit and post five or six of these installments weekly. And because I only get to do this series once, I'm taking my time, chiefly by posting everything; if I find lots of art, I don't cherry-pick some and discard the rest. Rather, I line up all of them and then sort them into manageable bunches, often resulting in multiple days' episodes of the same story. Obviously, I like being thorough. Were you in a big hurry?

The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. And always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

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Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I'm just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

Hebrews 11:6
Dan Lewis
DodgerDan

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[Hebrews 11:6]

At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to-right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!

But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is being filmed right now. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year's viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.

Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: "Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast." Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I've ever spent (I don't recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 43 years ago).

[Red Badger]

Well, at least it was ‘Green Energy’...................

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P r e s e n t e d . . F o r . . Y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

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And no animals were harmed.

[Red Badger]

Angels had to use a ladder.......................

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As in Jacob’s dream.

[left that other site]

Good Morning, Dan! :-)

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Howdy, Mary-Lou! Top o’ the maurnin’ to ya, aand the beyst o’ the reyst o’ the daay.

[left that other site]

Howdy, Mary-Lou! Top o’ the maurnin’ to ya, aand the beyst o’ the reyst o’ the daay.

Thanks for honoring my Irish Heritage! Now, for my First-Nation heretage you can just say "Hoka Hey!" :-)

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Hoka Hey!

[stars & stripes forever]

ELIJAH’S fiery chariot-ride...

Fitting sendoff for a mighty man of GOD.

[stars & stripes forever]

Enjoy your humor. Wrong flight. LOL

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Dan you got there lastest with the bestest! (apologies to NBF)

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

"God save all here!"

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And what a way to go--but it's very likely he'll be back: on the Mount of Transfiguration, of course, but also as one of the Two Witnesses.

If God decides to honor Elijah by translating him directly to heaven without dying, a fiery chariot seems in retrospect to be just the vehicle. But why Elijah and not, say, Noah, Job, Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Samuel, Elisha, Isaiah, Daniel...?

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Glad to see Nicholas Roerich (#81) included. Always admired the mysticism of his paintings of the later period of his life and the transcendental feelings experienced through them. And thank you for the beautiful Italian carvings.

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I’m easily confused. Just doing the best I can, with what I have to work with.

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Passes inspection, then. 24-hour pass?

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My take on Roerich’s is uneducated, but here goes: I thought it audacious. The fiery orangeness of the sky almost completely obscures the main topic of the painting. One almost has to search for the chariot far away, up in the corner. Roerich made us dance to his tune.

[etabeta]

Indeed. Here is another with a flaming sky:

https://www.facebook.com/roerich.museum/posts/roerichs-sophiathe-wisdom-of-the-almighty-shows-saint-sophia-flying-through-a-fl/1439669899567316/

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