The Elijah Series: Part IV: The Inhabitant of Gilead And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.” 1 Kings 17:1 ———- The Bible emphasis the return of the spirit of Elijah before His Return. Why is that so? What kind of a spirit or man or mantle was Elijah…