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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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- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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