It has been quite a journey with Elijah. We have gone with him from the heights of Mt. Carmel to the depths of despair in the desert under a broom tree. Learned some valuable LESSONS. . .

Today we bid Elijah farewell. His work on earth is finished (John 17:4; 19:30). Ultimately, an end comes to everything. But Elijah's end is hardly an end - more like a beginning, as he is taken into God's presence by a whirlwind (Heb. - "gust"). He disappears as quickly as he appeared. Unsurprisingly, this fiery man of God doesn't age gracefully and quietly die - he doesn't even die at all. In 2:1 God reveals to Elijah that today is your last day on earth. Also rich fool (Lk. 12). "What would you do if you knew today was your last day on earth?"