Passage

2 Kings 2

• Glossary Term

  Chariot Of Fire

  Standard phrase for 2 Kings 2:11's dramatic scene.

  2KI.2.1-12

• Glossary Term

  Double Portion

  Elisha's request (2 Kings 2:9) echoes the firstborn's inheritance right, not a request for personal spiritual superiority.

  2KI.2.9-15

• Doctrine

  Elijah's Translation

  Elijah's being taken up without dying is a unique event (shared only with Enoch in Genesis 5:24), not a general pattern for all faithful prophets.

  2KI.2.1-12

• Glossary Term

  Mantle

  Elisha receives Elijah's mantle as the sign of succession (2 Kings 2:13-14).

  2KI.2.9-15

• Doctrine

  Prophetic Succession

  Elisha's request for a double portion of Elijah's spirit echoes the firstborn's inheritance right, not a claim to personal spiritual superiority; the mantle and parted Jordan confirm the succession is genuine.

  2KI.2.9-15

• Glossary Term

  Spirit

  Here refers to Elijah's prophetic spirit/gifting, not the Holy Spirit as a distinct theological category; context must clarify.

  2KI.2.9-15

• Glossary Term

  Whirlwind

  Standard term for how Elijah is taken up (2 Kings 2:1, 11).

  2KI.2.1-12