This is basically my position as well. I got here to this because I realised God has secrets.
It struck me that this is somehow wrong to us but is obviously true.
Elijah did not know about the 7000 that God knew about, so Elijah sense of isolation was
something that was not true, though it appeared to be so.
It then turned out that others interpret the whole story very differently.
I did not know this until it was gone through and as normal I was corrected.
It is always illuminating when you are not allowed to interpret things one way, but only
the way the group has decided is authentic. You then know the territory you are in.
I digress to this because it might help others understand, things are not often what they
appear, or the positions people really hold. They will say you do not understand and are
lying etc. which is not really a response, just abuse. But then maybe in their circle you
dare not challenge the "spiritual". I just share my view, take or leave it, I am just a follower.
I do NOT know what you are saying.
The difference is that Elijah knew GOD and knew he was called of GOD.
It's just that, after the climax of the defeat of all the false prophets, Elijah got scared and forgot that GOD was in control...in all things...in the fire, in the wind, in the earthquake (in all those profound earth-moving and obvious events) as well as, and more importantly in the quiet....if Elijah would have just stilled his own fleshly senses and remembered that, he wouldn't have had that lapse...that emotional input from his own emotional flesh,sir...
And further, sir...move on to Elijah's passing "the mantle" to Elisha...
You see, on the outside, Elisha thought that it was Elijah's "spirit" that did all these things well...until after Elisha, himself received THE MANTLE...and then he understood.
Which is why he said, "where is the GOD of Elijah now"?
Elisha, if you will remember asked Elijah for a double portion of his spirit!
Elijah's spirit.
Elijah didn't say anything about it...he simply said if you "SEE ME ASCEND" then it shall be yours.
All very prophetic, sir...of the TRUE MANTLE..for those who receive the TRUE MANTLE know whose MANTLE it is.
And it isn't their own spirit that does these things good...it is HIS!