UNVEILING THE PROCESS AND THE FUTURE OF CHRISTIANITY
REVEALED IN 2 KINGS 2 (part 1 – The Process)
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10-01-23 God is Thought. The brightness of our revelations
depends upon the correctness of our doctrines, our building blocks, our Godly
thoughts laid one upon another, ascending into the mind of Christ. Thought
is a manifestation of “energy.” (Think about that). These study notes are archived at
tabernacleofmoses.org.
(Matt
13:19) When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked
one, and catcheth away that [word of God] which was sown in
his heart [Gk: the thoughts or feelings (mind)]. This is he which
received seed by the way side.
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL (30 fold, fruit)
THE
BEGINNING OF OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY TO GOD
(2 Kings 2:1,2)
And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up
[1] Elijah [a
prophet] [2] into heaven by a whirlwind [3], that Elijah went
with Elisha from Gilgal [4]. And
Elijah [who had no fixed residence but moved from place to
place as the Holy Spirit suggested] said unto Elisha [Elijah’s
“minister,” or regular attendant], Tarry here
[in your understanding], I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel [Heb: the house of God]. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as
thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee [faith, trust = love] [(first mention)].
So they went down to Bethel [i.e.,
to the school (church) of the prophets at Bethel].
1.
would take up:
Heb: to ascend: carry up, exalt, fetch up, raise, recover, restore.
a.
Commentary: a type and shadow of the rapture.
2.
Commentary: Elijah was a prophet
(Heb: inspired man) who is a type and shadow of Jesus Christ and a
type and shadow of us, you and I, Christians,
who are “in Jesus.” Every Christian
is called out by
God to be a divine prophet (an inspired man). Every prophet’s
godly movements are suggested, empowered, and accompanied by the
Spirit of God.
3.
whirlwind: Heb:
a hurricane: storm, tempest /// to rush upon.
a.
Commentary: a Bible symbol of the Holy Spirit herein exemplifying intense
activity.
4.
Gilgal: Heb:
wheel /// a whirlwind: rolling thing, wheel. [the basic
starting point of movement, of life]
a.
Commentary: a “wheel” is another
Bible symbol of the activity (movement) of the
Holy Spirit who is the power of God in action,
i.e., God’s Thoughts in action.
HIGH
SCHOOL (60 fold, more fruit)
CHURCHES
ARE SCHOOLS
(2 Kings 2:3,4)
And [a school (congregation) of] the sons
of the prophets [Heb: a prophet or (generally) inspired man]
[that’s us, inspired by God] that were [theological
students, disciples learning (that’s us)] at Bethel [Heb: the
house of God] [church] 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 [Heb: hush or
keep quiet] [i.e., compose yourselves, “be not afraid” (28x)]. And
Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here [in your understanding], I pray thee;
for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho [1].
And he [Elisha] said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth,
I will not leave thee [faith,
trust = love] [(second mention)]. So they came to Jericho [i.e., so they came to “more
understanding”].
1.
Jericho:
Heb: fragrant /// blow, breathe; smell (by implic. perceive), fig. to
anticipate, enjoy: accept, smell, X touch, make
of quick understanding. [i.e., to become more intimate
(closer) to God]
a.
(1 Thes 4:11,12) And that ye study to be quiet [Gk:
hold (your) peace], and to do your own business, and to work with your
own hands, as we commanded you; That ye may walk honestly
toward them that are without [unsaved], and that ye may have lack of nothing.
b.
(2 Tim 2:15) Study to shew thyself approved
[Gk: acceptable] unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed [syn: embarrassed, humbled],
rightly dividing [Gk: to make a
straight cut, (fig.) to dissect (expound) correctly (the divine message) /// as
if by a single stroke] [i.e., by a revelation] the word of truth.
COLLEGE
(100 fold, much fruit)
(2 Kings 2:5-7)
And [the school (congregation) of] the
sons of the prophets that were at Jericho
came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away
thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace [Heb: hush or keep quiet]
[i.e., compose yourselves, “be not afraid” (28x)]. And Elijah said unto
him, Tarry [in
your understanding], I pray thee, here;
for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan [1].
And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee [faith,
trust = love] [(third mention)]. And they two went on [rolling
forward in the Spirit]. And fifty men of [the school (congregation)
of] the sons of the prophets [witnesses]
went, and stood to view afar off [2]: and they two
[Elijah and Elisha] stood by Jordan
[3].
1.
Jordan: = Heb: descender /// to
descend; (lit.) go downwards, to a lower region, to the enemy; to bring
down: cast down, take down. [i.e., pride]
a.
Commentary: the river Jordan is a
type and shadow of the Holy Spirit, the great
Discerner, Divider, Separator… in preparation for judgment.
2. Commentary[L1] :
“stood to view afar off”
= The spiritual eyes of the sons of the prophets (students) were not yet fully
opened (educated) and they were still afraid to approach God’s
presence (Exo 20:18). Therefore they could not actually see “the
rapture” of believing Christians as it is clearly shown in Isaiah 3:1-3.
3.
Commentary: “stood by
Jordan” = Elijah and Elisha were moving
(via the Holy Spirit) ever closer (more and more intimate – more understanding)
to God in their journey, being progressively drawn and given “the increase”
by the Holy Spirit of God. But they
stopped moving at the conclusion of Elijah’s spiritual
journey on this earth, exemplifying the process of a sown seed (logos)
growing (studying) into maturity (rhema), i.e., ripeness, and then being
“harvested.”
THE
UNIVERSITY OF GOD (the door to Heaven)
(2 Kings 2:8)
And Elijah [whose spiritual eyes (his
understanding) were fully opened according to his capacity]
took his mantle [1], and wrapped it together
[“and rolled it up” NIV & Amplif. Bible] [2], and smote [Heb:
struck] the waters [of the Holy
Spirit], and the waters were [obediently] divided
hither and thither [because Elijah was then a fully redeemed
God-man, a restored Angel, e.g., Rev 22:8,9; 19:9,10, and thus had the
authority from/of God (like Michael and Gabriel)], so that they
two went over [Heb: crossed over] [into the Promised Land, into
Heaven] on dry ground [Exo 14:16; Josh 3:17].
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: “wrapped it together”
= Elijah’s mantle rolled up (summed up) all of Elijah’s spiritual power as God’s good and faithful servant,
i.e., Elijah’s accumulated spirituality (righteous
thoughts and deeds) rolled up into a shepherd’s rod. Compare to
the rod of Moses in power and effectiveness.
GLORY
(2 Kings 2:9,10)
And it came to pass, when they [two] were gone over [the river Jordan and
into University graduate studies], 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
[1] of thy spirit [of thy
spiritual strength, of thy closeness (intimacy) to God] be upon me. And he [Elijah]
said, Thou hast asked a hard thing [Heb: to be dense, tough or
severe] [i.e., hard for you (suffering)] [2]: nevertheless, if thou see [Heb:
discern] me [have the spiritual
strength to understand] [3] when I am taken
from thee [i.e., raptured] [4],
it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it
shall not be so.
1.
double portion:
Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible = “proving that there are different measures
of the Holy Spirit and power which men have received.”
2.
(Rom 8:16,17) The Spirit itself beareth
witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if
children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer [Gk: to
experience pain jointly or of the same kind (specifically persecution)] with him [with Jesus Christ], that we may be also glorified
together [with Him].
3.
(Heb 5:13,14) For every one that
useth milk is unskilful [Gk: inexperienced, ignorant] in the
word of righteousness: for he is a babe [Gk: an immature
Christian, child]. But strong meat
[Gk: solid, stable] belongeth to them that are of full age [ripe], even those
who by reason of use [practice,
repetition, rehearsal, preparation, training] [i.e., studying] have their senses [Gk:
organs of perception] exercised
[steadily increased in strength] to discern [Gk: (to make a) judicial estimation /// to
separate thoroughly] both good and evil [i.e.,
to discern both Lucifer and Satan].
a.
Commentary: unlike Adam and Eve who
came to have a superficial (on the surface) knowledge of the
forbidden fruit rather than an intimate
knowledge because they could not then “discern”
[the difference] between [mingled]
good and evil [both
resident in one fruit].
4.
Commentary: in context, the chariot of fire and horses of fire were
not visible to the as yet
not fully trained (educated) undergraduate eyes (spiritual
perceptions) of the fifty student disciples at this higher post-graduate
ethereal level of understanding (ref. Dothan, 2 Kings 6:17).
COMMENTARY
May we note that
the verses of 2 Kings 2:1-10 are progressive revelations of The Process of Christianity, whereas the continuing verses of
2 Kings 2:11-25 are prophetic revelations of The
Future of Christianity that directly foreshadow this
present day and future events. Please receive the conclusion of this
inspiring chapter (part 2 – The Future) next week, God willing. God bless you.
Amen