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Elijah
A bold prophet who confronted idolatry in Israel and was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind.
Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, where God answered with fire, proving the LORD is God. He also met God not in wind or earthquake but in a gentle whisper.
He did not die but was taken up in a chariot of fire, and his return was associated with the coming of the Messiah—fulfilled, Jesus said, in John the Baptist.
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1 Kings 18:21 “Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.” 1 Kings 19:12 “After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.”
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