entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note ENT_ISR_ELIJAH,SRC_2TJ_COLLINS,scholarly attestation,"Collins (2016) pp. 72-76: Elijah's role in apocalyptic eschatology; Malachi 4:5 (""I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the LORD"") as the foundational text; Elijah's expected return as a precursor to the end-times; his fiery ascent as a prototype of apocalyptic rapture" ENT_ISR_ELIJAH,SRC_HEBREW_BIBLE,direct attestation,"1 Kings 17-19 (drought, ravens, Zarephath widow, Mt. Carmel, Horeb theophany); 1 Kings 21 (Naboth's vineyard); 2 Kings 1-2 (ascent in the fiery chariot without dying); Malachi 4:5 (eschatological return prophecy)"