In this episode, we discover in 2 Kings 2 how Elijah, Elisha, and the sons of the prophets all knew ahead of time about Elijah’s translation in the whirlwind. As Elijah makes his farewell circuit from Gilgal to the Jordan River, Elisha repeatedly refuses to leave his master, the sons of the prophets confirm the news to Elisha alone of Elijah’s imminent departure, and Elijah parts the Jordan with his mantle so that he and Elisha can cross on dry ground. Elisha then asks for—and receives confirmation of—a double portion of Elijah’s spirit; moments later a chariot and horses of fire separate them, and Elijah is caught up alive in a whirlwind while Elisha inherits the mantle and steps into his role as God’s prophet. Believers are to be reminded today that, just as Elijah left earth without dying, we who are alive at the Rapture will also be caught up to meet the Lord in the air.