The Body Of Elijah

Q

I love the vivid word picture describing Elijah, the fiery chariots, and charioteers. And I believe he will return, stand, preach, be killed and resurrected in the streets of Jerusalem during the Great Tribulation period. And I also know bodies will rise from the grave to meet Jesus in the Rapture.

But in the mean time, where is Elijah’s earthly body? I wonder if the fire consumed his body for this time until he inhabits it again during the Tribulation? Or is the body he’ll inhabit in Jerusalem already glorified?

A

We know from 2 Kings 2:11 that Elijah did not die but was taken alive. We know from Daniel 3:24-27 that God is able to preserve human bodies in the midst of fire. We also know that glorified bodies are immortal and can’t be killed (1 Cor. 15:51-53). Therefore, when Elijah appears again in Rev. 11:7 it will be in his earthly body which God will have preserved for him.