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King Ahaziah broke through the lattice of his toilet
and fell down a 40 foot shaft into feces and urine. He sought help
from a demon god from the resulting infection and God tapped Elijah
to tell Ahaziah he would die of his affliction. The king didn’t
appreciate the message and ordered Elijah’s death. Unlike before,
Elijah showed no evidence of fear and the wicked son of Ahab was
humiliated when God sent fire from heaven and torched two
detachments of soldiers. Later on, God revealed to Elijah that his time on
earth was rapidly coming to an end. Elisha was aware of this fact
and he was determined to get an anointing from the Lord. A chariot
of fire took Elijah to heaven and he joined a short list of people
who never died. The only thing left behind was his mantle and Elisha
used it to establish himself as Elijah’s successor when he smote and
parted the waters of Jordan. God wasn’t done with Elijah and he came
back to earth some 880 years later as a messenger and comforter to
Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration. Elijah made an impact with the people of Israel and
his faith in God is example of what can happen when a man trusts the
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