#67a Elijah Taken To Heaven (Worksheet)

What is the Scripture reference for Elijah Taken to Heaven?

• 2 Kings 2
• 1 Kings 21
• 2 Kings 20
• 2 Kings 4

Answer explanation

What is the date for Elijah Taken to Heaven?

• c. 850 BC
• c. 870 BC
• c. 750 BC
• c. 815 BC

To whom did Elijah go to say farewell?

• The sons of the prophets in Bethel and Jericho
• King Ahab
• Elisha
• The widow of Zarephath

Did Elisha listen when Elijah asked him to stay behind while Elijah made his farewell visit?

• No, he followed him to Bethel, then to Jericho, then to the Jordan
• Yes, he waited while Elijah went on ahead
• Initially, but then he followed him to the Jordan
• No, he went ahead of him to the Jordan

How did they get across the Jordan?

• Elijah struck the water with his mantle, and the water parted
• Elijah held his staff over the water and the water parted
• They walked across the ford near Jericho
• The sons of the prophets at Jericho loaned them a boat

For what did Elisha ask Elijah?

• A double portion of his spirit
• Wisdom
• For Elijah's cloak
• Courage

How did Elijah answer Elisha's request?

• He says that if Elisha sees Elijah when he is taken up, then he will receive his request
• He replies that it is not for him to grant such a request, but only the Lord
• He says that Elisha had chosen well and would certainly receive his request
• He says that if Elisha looks away when Elijah is taken up, and does not glimpse him, then he will receive his request

How was Elijah taken up to heaven?

• In a whirlwind
• In a chariot
• By angels
• In the clouds

How did Elisha react to Elijah's being taken to heaven?

• He tore his clothes and picked up Elijah's cloak
• He tried to run after him
• He wept
• He pouted and refused to eat

What miracle of Elijah did Elisha then do once Elijah was gone?

• He parted the Jordan River by hitting it with the cloak
• He pronounced a drought and it did not rain for many months
• He raised from the dead one of the sons of the prophets
• He traveled to Bethel in a whirlwind