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ELIJAH GOES UP BY A WHIRL
WIND INTO HEAVEN.
March 5, 1911.
2 Kings 2:1-18.
Time—Bo6 B. C.
Place —Near the Jordan.
GOLDEN TEXT—“Enoch walked
with God, and he was not; for God took
him.” Gen. 5:24.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
What should I do?
I. Walk With God. The Golden
Text.
Enoch walked with God and was
taken to Heaven without dying. Elijah
walked in fellowship with God, and
he, too, was taken to Heaven without
dying. At the end of this age those
who walk with God and are therefore
ready for the coming of the Lord will
be caught up, without dying, to meet
the Lord in the air, and be forever
with the Lord. (1 Thes. 4:18-19.)
Some are troubled over the translation
of the saints and the resurrection of
the body, because Paul, in 1 Cor.
15:50, said, “Flesh and blood can not
inherit the kingdom of God.” The
whole trouble comes from reading the
verse as if Paul said, “enter” instead
of “inherit”. The word “inherit”
means “to take by descent from an
ancestor that which the ancestor died
seized and possessed of”. As our an
cestors were never “seized and pos
sessed of” the Kingdom of God, there
fore we can not inherit or take by
descent from them the Kingdom of
God. Paul was teaching the same
truth that Christ taught to Nicodemus,
that we must be born of God before
we can inherit the Kingdom of God.
(John 3:5-7.)
When born of God, we are the sons
of God and “heirs of God”. (Rom.
8:17.)
As sons of God, we can inherit from
our Father the Kingdom of God and
enter in and take possession and enjoy
forever the great inheritance He has
provided for His children. (1 Peter
1:3-5.)
11. Follow Elisha’s Example. Vs.
2,4, 6, 9 and 10.
Elijah said again and again to
Elisha, “Tarry here, I pray thee,” but
each time Elisha replied, “As the Lord
liveth and as my soul liveth, I will not
leave thee.” Had Elisha given up the
journey before its end, he would not
have been the man of power that he
was. Elisha wanted, and therefore
sought with all his might, to receive
the spirit of power that rested upon
Elijah. When Elijah said unto him,
“Ask what I shall do for thee before
I am taken away from thee,” he re
plied, “Let a double portion of thy
spirit be upon me.” Elijah promised
that he should receive what he had
asked for upon the condition that “if
thou see me when I am taken from
thee.”
A greater than Elijah has made us
a promise. He said, “He that believ
eth on me, the works that I do shall
he do also, and greater works than
these shall he do.” (John 14:12.)
This promise is based upon the con
dition that we receive the Spirit of
Jesus in His fullness and power.
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SUA/DA Y SCHOOL LESSON
(John 14:15-17; John 16:7; Acts 1:8;
Luke 24:49.) To receive the baptism
of the Holy Ghost we must meet the
conditions laid down in God’s Word.
(John 14:15; Acts 14:5; Acts 2:38-39;
Acts 5:2; Acts 8:14-17; Acts 5:32;
Acts 8:14-17; Acts 19:1-6; John 15:7.)
The fifty sons of the prophets knew
that Elijah was to be taken (Vs. 5-7),
but they “stood to view afar off.” (V.
7.) They did not cross the Jordan and
press on with Elijah as did Elisha.
The Church of today is following the
example of the sons of the prophets.
They are interested but they do not
press on. They will not pay the price
for spiritual power.
111. Take the Mantle of Elijah. Vs.
9-13.
God had chosen Elisha to be prophet
when Elijah was taken up and sent
Elijah to anoint him. (1 Kings 19:16.)
Elijah casting his mantle upon Elisha
was his call to service. (1 Kings
19:19.) Elisha taking up the fallen
mantle of Elisha was his endowment
with power for service. (Vs. 13-14.)
God has chosen us. (Eph. 1:4.) He
has called us into His service. (Gal.
1:15-16; Eph. 4:1; John 18:18; John
20:21.)
Like Elisha we must take up the
mantle of our ascended Elijah and be
filled with His Spirit before we can
perform the services to which we are
called. (Eph. 5:18; Luke 24:49; Acts
1:8; John 14:12-13; 2 Kings 2:13-14.)
IV. Smite the Jordan With Elijah’s
Mantle. Vs. 13-15.
God’s servants are always tested.
When the spirit of Elijah came upon
Elisha he was tested at the Jordan.
He “smote the waters and said,
‘where is the Lord God of Elijah?”’
and the waters parted.
When the Lord Jesus came up out
of the baptismal waters the Holy Spirit
descended upon Him, and led Him up
into the wilderness to be tempted of
the devil. (Matt. 3:16-17; Matt. 4:1.)
The Spirit used His own sword. (Eph.
6:17), and put the enemy to flight.
(Matt. 4:2-11.) If baptized in the Holy
Ghost you, too, will be tested, but
when the test conies smite with the
sword of the spirit and the victory
will be yours.
V. Wait for God’s Chariot. V. 11.
Elijah wanted to die under the juni
per tree (1 Kings 19:4), but when
God’s chariot of fire and horses of fire
parted him from Elisha and he was
taken up by a whirlwind, I think he
must have said “This beats dying under
a juniper tree,” so never be discourag
ed, God has something better for you
in the future than you can think or
ask for. (1 Thess. 4:13-18.)
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syrup, add a tiny dash of soda and let
the sugar boil until it is a very light
brown, then pour it over the nuts in
the pan. Pour in just enough to make
a thin covering for the nuts. When
cold, break it in pieces.
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