We Are Elisha
 

This thought occured to me the other day, about Elijah and Elisha and the similarities to Christ and the church. I was thinking, could Elijah be a type of Christ and Elisha the church?

Elijah calls Elisha, puts his mantle on him as we are called to continue Christ's work here on earth

Elisha gains his double portion upon Elijah's leaving and doing greater works than Elijah did.

Jesus said the comforter would not come until he left and "greater works than these shall you do because I go to my Father"

Elijah, before he goes up, drops his mantle for Elisha to take. He takes it and parts the same river Elijah parted with the same mantle just earlier. Could this be a type of the Holy Ghost given to us?

Later Elisha is said to have the spirit of Elijah, believers are said to have the Spirit of Christ

What do you think?

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i could see the relation of the 2, and i have heard it preached in a similiar fashion

Re: We Are Elisha
 

Pretty interesting. I had not heard the analogy before.

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I've heard that interpretation before. It has some merit. Nice post... Elisha. ;)

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I think this is a very accurate picture of the relationship between the Lord and His church. Good job, Prax.

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Makes sense to me Prax. Good post. :thumbsup

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I never heard it before. I was surprised to hear others say they never heard it before. Apparently some here have heard the analogy before though

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Thanks

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I heard a sermon where the preacher counted elijah's and elisha's miracles. elisha died being one miracle short of doubling elijah's miracles, but when a dead man was thrown into elisha's tomb and came back to life by touching his bones, elisha doubled elijah's miracles.

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Interesting!