2:1-7.Įlijah tests Elisha’s heart to prepare him for the rapture. Preparation: Live Your Life Prepared For Jesus’ Return at Any Time. God wants you to be His salt and light in the wound of sin to allow Him to bring sinners to repentance. Finally, Elijah judged sinners who rejected him. God also wants you to use the gifts of the Spirit to restore others and to prepare them for Jesus’ return. Sixth, Elijah used the power of the Spirit to restore the cursed land and waters of Jericho. God now wants you to put your hope in Jesus’ return. Jesus later revealed that John the Baptist came with Elijah’s spirit to prepare the people for Him. Yet, later prophets gave the hope of Elijah’s return. Fifth, the prophets looked in vain for Elijah. God also wants you to seize your mantle of Spirit-led leadership by serving in obedience to Jesus. Fourth, Elijah took the mantle of God’s prophet, and the remaining prophets bowed in service to him. God also wants you to have faith in Jesus to prepare yourself for His return. Third, God raptured Elijah because of his incredible faith. Jesus also wants you to seize your spiritual inheritance to serve Him and to help others. Second, Elisha asked for a double inheritance of the Holy Spirit to prepare for service after Elijah left. Jesus will also test you to prepare you for His return. These include: (1) testing and preparation, (2) being Spirit-led, (3) having faith, (4) serving Jesus, (5) having hope in Jesus, (6) restoring sinners, and (7) convicting sinners.įirst, Elijah tested Elisha to prepare him for Elijah’s rapture. Through Elijah’s rapture and Elisha’s succession, God reveals seven lessons on preparing for Jesus’ return and the rapture. ![]() ![]() Just as Elijah prepared Elisha for his rapture, Jesus also seeks to prepare His believers for His future return and the rapture. Elijah’s rapture foreshadowed Jesus’ future return and rapture of His appointed believers. Introduction: This chapter tells the story of Elijah’s rapture to heaven and Elisha’s preparation and succession as God’s next appointed prophet.
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