UNVEILING THE PROCESS AND THE FUTURE OF CHRISTIANITY
REVEALED IN 2 KINGS 2 (part 2 – The Process)
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depends upon the correctness of our doctrines, our building blocks, our Godly
thoughts laid one upon another, ascending into the mind of Christ. Thought
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AND
ELISHA SAW IT
(2 Kings 2:11,12) And it came to pass, as
they still
went on [“in the spirit”]
[1], and talked [exchanging God’s thoughts (God’s Ministry)],
that, behold, there appeared
[to Elijah and Elisha - only]
a chariot [Heb: a wagon][2] of fire, and horses
[leading angels] of fire,
and parted [Heb: separated, divided] them both asunder [completely]; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven [3]. And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father [(speaking to “a double
portion” inheritance of God’s Ministry through Elijah)], the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen
[Heb: drivers] [Isa 3:1-3]
thereof.
And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own [natural man, worldly trappings] clothes [Heb: garments], and rent them in
two pieces.
1.
Commentary: “as they still went on” = Elijah and Elisha became
un-seeable, fading away from “sight,” to
the student prophets who still
remained at the Jericho (college) level of comprehension.
2.
Commentary: “a chariot” = a vehicle with
wheels (movement – the Holy Spirit) encompassing God’s thoughts of Israel, i.e., thoughts of all of God’s redeemed servants (us too - Rom
2:28,29).
a.
Commentary: Our God’s Holy Thoughts
(Angels) are “a
consuming fire” burning up, consuming the thoughts (fallen angels) of Satan who is “the god of this
world” (2 Cor 4:4). However, Satan’s fallen angels (thoughts) are still resident within
us, forming “strong holds” (2 Cor 10:5) or fortresses of defiling thoughts that we are called
upon to “overcome.”
3.
(Isa
61:10) I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God;
for he hath clothed me with the garments of
salvation, he hath covered me with the
robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a
bride adorneth herself with her
jewels.
(2 Kings 2:13,14) He [Elisha] took
up also the mantle [1] of Elijah that fell from him [as an
inheritance from father to son], and went back, and stood by the
bank [Heb: lip]
of Jordan [the Holy Spirit of God]; And
he took the mantle [the sheep-skin coat covering, “the
garment of righteousness”] of Elijah that fell from him [2], and smote [Heb:
struck: wounded] the waters [of the
Holy Spirit], and said, Where is the LORD God of
Elijah? and when he also had smitten [Heb: struck: wounded] the waters, they parted
hither and thither: and Elisha went over [“on dry ground” back into God’s
Ministry to the world].
1.
mantle
= Heb: garment, glory, robe /// large;
fig. powerful: excellent, mighty, noble, worthy.
a.
Commentary: Elijah’s garment
was an emblem of authority, a sheep-skin coat; prophetically, the
garment signified the sacrificial blood covering
(glory) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2.
Commentary:
“that fell from him” = a phrase repeated twice, indicating the joined
inheritance of God’s Ministry through us (i.e., His instruments, servants)
on earth and the “double portion” inheritance of the first-born son (a type and
shadow of Jesus Christ).
PROPHECY
OF “THE CHURCH” AS WE KNOW IT
STRONG
UNBELIEF
(2 Kings 2:15-18) And when the sons of the
prophets which were [intending]
to view [the big picture (but did not)]
at Jericho saw him [they
saw Elisha physically return to Jericho alone, and wearing
Elijah’s mantle (garment)], they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest
[Heb: dwell] on Elisha.
And they came to meet him [i.e., they came to church],
and bowed themselves to the ground before him [before
their pastor, symbolizing acceptance and submission to Elisha’s new position of
leadership]. And they said unto him,
Behold now, there be with thy servants [thy students]
fifty strong men [(who are manifesting unbelief
in Elijah’s translation into Heaven)];
let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master [indicating
that “they” themselves also had a measure of unbelief]:
lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath
taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.
And he [Elisha] said, Ye shall not send [a command]. And
when they urged him [Heb: to
peck at; fig. to stun or press] [repeatedly ]
till he was ashamed [Heb: disappointed] [and deeply discomforted for
them] [1], he said, Send
[sometimes, when walking by “sight,” we must thrust “our finger” (touch) into
something to confirm the reality of its existence] [2].
They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought [Heb: searched] three days, but found him not [prophetically
foreshadowing the empty tomb (the death, burial, and resurrection of
Jesus Christ)]. And when they came again
to him [to Elisha],
(for he tarried [to teach
his errant student disciples] at Jericho,) [3] he
said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? [and
you did not accept the truth of my words, in effect calling me (a type
and shadow of Jesus Christ and of us in Jesus) a liar] [4].
1.
Commentary: “he was ashamed” = deeply disappointed for the disciples lack of real obedience
(trust = love) for they had “bowed themselves [signifying total obedience] to
the ground before him.”
2.
(John
20:24,25) But Thomas [Gk:
the twin],
one of the twelve [disciples], called Didymus
[Gk: double] [a double-minded man], was not with them [with the disciples] when Jesus came [“when the doors were shut”]. The other disciples there [SAW] and
said unto him [unto
Thomas], We have seen [Gk:
discerned; experienced] the Lord.
But he said unto them [while
not believing the report of the disciples (our report, as it is today], Except I shall [(literally)] see in his hands the print of the nails,
and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand
into his side, I will not believe.
3.
(Luke 17:20,21) And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God [Heaven (Matt 19:23,24)]
should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of
God [Heaven] cometh not with
observation [Gk:
inspection, ocular evidence] [e.g. by the “fifty strong men”]: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo
there! for, behold, the kingdom of God [Heaven] is within [Gk: inside] you. [i.e., do not search with your “sight” for Heaven, He is inside you.
Search with your “spirit”]
4.
Commentary: Behold, God is within you. Heaven is
within you. Love thy neighbour as thyself.
CONCLUDING COMMENTARY
The Process of Christianity is presented
in 2 Kings 2:1-18. The Future of Christianity which
directly foreshadows today and imminent
future events is prophesied in 2 Kings 2:19-25. May I herein note
that further interpretations of 2 Kings 2:1-25 in this exegesis will be amended
accordingly as my “inspiration” evolves, moving ever upward on Jacob-Israel’s “ladder” (Gen 28:12)
which is also our ladder to God. Please receive the concluding two summation
miracles of this inspiring chapter (part 3 – The Future) next week
(perhaps), God willing. God bless you.
Amen