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And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.                                                                  And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; ( 2 Kings 2:1-3, 11-13)

In February 0f 2007 the Lord spoke 2 Kings chapter 2 to me. Upon refreshing my memory regarding this scriptural passage, I understood that it is important to have a mentor (spiritual father or mother) and that it is important to stay near them, lest they be taken up in your absence.

Additionally, that night I dreamed that I was taking a karate class and that the instructor had to leave and instructed me that I was to take over the class. I told him that I was not experience enough to take over the class. He instructed me that he would help me and that I would be well able to take over.

Now, here it is 12 years later and I believe that the Lord is about to launch me into a level of ministry that I can in no wise handle on my own. I am now reminded of this scripture:

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

This particular dream has some very detail symbols for an interpretation that I can not divulge now but am prayerful that I may revisit it and open it up soon.