The Bible In Paintings: ELIJAH'S CHARIOT OF FIRE, Part 2

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings 2
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S MESSAGE

2^nd KINGS
CHAPTER 2

Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?”

“Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.

“You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah said, “yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours— otherwise not.”

As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!”

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"Elijah in the Chariot of Fire"

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JAMES TISSOT
"Elijah Ascends in a Chariot of Fire"

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"Saint Elijah Raised to Heaven in the Chariot of Fire"

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"Elijah’s Chariot of Fire"

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MARC CHAGALL
"Elijah"

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ABRAHAM VAN LINGE
"Elijah in the Chariot of Fire"

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MICHELANGELO
"Elijah in the Fiery Chariot"

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NICHOLAS OF VERDUN
"Elijah in the Fiery Chariot"

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GUIARD DES MOULINS
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GUIARD DES MOULINS
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JEAN COLOMBE
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JUAN DE VALDES LEAL
"Elijah in the Fiery Chariot"

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JUAN DE VALDÉS LEAL
"Elijah in the Fiery Chariot"

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"Elijah in the Fiery Chariot"

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"Elijah Taken in the Windstorm"

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"Elijah"

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"Elijah in the Fiery Chariot"

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HERRI MET DE BLES
"Elijah Ascends to Heaven"

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PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Elijah Ascends to Heaven"

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GIUSEPPE ANGELI
"Elijah Ascends to Heaven"

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SALVADOR DALÍ
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JOHN AUGUST SWANSON
"Elijah Ascends to Heaven"

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"Elijah Taken to Heaven before Elisha"

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"Elijah's Chariot in the Whirlwind"

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And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them apart.

He picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. Then he took the cloak that had fallen from him and struck the water with it. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.

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"Elisha Slaps the Water with His Cloak"

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The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said,

THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH
IS RESTING ON ELISHA.

New International Version ©1984, Abrdgd, EMPHASES Added
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[Hebrews 11:6]

That is one of them I referred to. Dali seemed to want to explore the event.

[El Cid]

Thanks, and thanks for posting this artwork.

[Hebrews 11:6]

My pleasure.

[etabeta]

You are welcome. It came as a surprise to me too knowing that he illustrated from the Bible. Each day we learn something new. So fantastic.

[Delta 21]

Riding a chariot of fire into Heaven. Doin it right !!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Elijah was and is one-of-a-kind.

[fidelis]

Very true. In the end, God could have engineered the striking of the river with the cloak, any way He wanted to.

[fidelis]

Very true. In the end, God could have engineered the striking of the river with the cloak, any way He wanted to.

[SisterK]

Salvador Dali surprised all of us :)

[left that other site]

Good Evening, Dan. :-)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Hi, Mary-Lou!

You mentioned your strong Boston accent the other day, but I don't recall noticing it when you sing. And I would notice....

[left that other site]

That’s what Voice Lessons will do for you! :-O

[Red Badger]

Must have been made by Tesla..................................

[Hebrews 11:6]

Rather than NASA?

[Red Badger]

I think more Teslas have self-immolated than NASA rockets..................