The story of Elijah's mantle falling upon Elisha can be compared to Jesus' ascension and the subsequent clothing of the early church with power.
The story is told in 2 Kings chapter 2 with the following progression:
1. Gilgal, rolling, rolling away the reproach. picture of our sins being washed away by the blood of Jesus at our conversion, our spiritual circumcision (ref
Joshua 5:2-9) as they entered Canaan/salvation
2. Bethel, house of God, at salvation Jesus comes into us as the Holy Ghost and we are the house of God, then later at our baptism in the Spirit, He comes upon us as the Holy Ghost to empower us
3. Jericho, victory by faith, enemy stronghold torn down, as children of God we have been translated out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of His dear Son
4. Jordan, Yaradh, to go down, after salvation we go down into the waters of baptism in the name of Jesus Christ as a public display of our faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, and also as a public declaration that the old person we used to be is dead so we are giving him a public burial.
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