Maybe you are right, maybe you are not, could have been both.
Elijah was taken up when his work was done.
Yeah, and then what took place after "Elijah" was taken up?
The following passage tells us...
2Ki 2:9
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha,
Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee,
let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
2Ki 2:10
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing:
nevertheless,
if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be
so.
2Ki 2:11
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.
2Ki 2:12
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.
(Reflective of the future "144,000 [of the tribes of Israel]"
perhaps?
Rev7:4 [/1:1]
"servants of our God" as they are specifically called there. [parallel Matt22:
8's wording,
following the "70ad events" verse 7 of that Matt22 passage speaks to--the very same SEQUENCE ISSUE His Olivet Discourse discloses, which many folks tend to miss or overlook, btw...].)
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] I AGREE with your statement on the TIMING ISSUE of the "10 VirginS" parable (it's NOT talking about "pre-" Tribulation time-slot, RIGHT!)