Dickinson here recalls Elijah’s ascension into Heaven when, as Elijah and Elisha stood speaking by the Jordan River, “suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire,” separating Elijah and Elisha, “and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven” (2 KINGS 2:1-13).
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