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The road to obtaining the double portion/blessing

2 kings 2:1-15 - Elijah and Elisha

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2 Kings 2:1-15 Elijah and Elisha

This is truly the road to obtaining the double portion/blessing and picking up the mantle to preach the Gospel of Christ. Such a mantle fell onto Timothy under the instruction and guidance of Paul.

The experiences differ from every believer, but the road is the same.

1- a sinner must be brought to Gilgal (be circumcised in the heart/convicted of sin/the old stone heart must change)

2- they must press forward to Bethel (get the assurance they are saved/born again/converted)

3- they must press forward still onto Jericho (conquer the curse/the lusts of the flesh/the world)

4- they must press onwards again until they reach Jordan (cross Jordan in order to pick up the mantle ('be a conquerer/victor over the 2nd death) or in earthly terms become an (effective witness for Christ), never resting or being content in simply being an efficient or weak witness for Christ.

Yes, its both individual and collectively as a church. I'm being honest with you brother, i'm still at Jericho. church related, we're like the Lukewarm Church at Laodicea and must press forward to being an effective witnessing church like Philadelphia

Can you link that thread?

here's a good sermon for those who have conquered Jericho, also for those who still haven't. Keep pressing forward brother and sister, onwards and upwards.

The swelling of Jordan

Minister Monardo said:

The road to Jericho is where you get to be "the good Samaritan". Old Testament types are very
useful, especially when you combine them with the Gospels, where Yeshua met blind Bartimaeus
and Zacchaeus. The road to Jericho seems to be the place where we are starting to get our eyes
off of ourselves and are ministering to others, as a step up in faith.

Hebrews 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about
seven days.

It is a full season of ministry. Always abounding.
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is
not in vain in the Lord.

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thanks brother. I'm the only sole carer for my mother. The scripture is so real and living. Thankyou for the comforting words.

If God permits us to get past Jericho. Onwards and upwards it should be...keep on believing and praying.

God has predestinated all our paths. When sinners, we once thought we could design our own paths in life, but God in his Sovereignty knows all. He sees the big picture, we see through a glass darkly and live by faith and obey him. For some it could me a ministry, for some it could be 'a good Samaritain', for others God could open a door to something new....

Never rush into anything as a Christian. Wait on the Lord and he will deliver and instruct us.


Psalms 27:14
Wait for the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord.

Psalms 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait,
And in His word do I hope.

Psalms 37:34
Wait for the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Psalms 37:7
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

Psalms 39:7
“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in You.

Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
To the person who seeks Him.

Psalms 40:1
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
I waited patiently for the Lord;
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Micah 7:7
But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.

Psalms 62:5
My soul, wait in silence for God only,
For my hope is from Him.

Psalms 31:24
Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who hope in the Lord.

Psalms 33:20
Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.

Psalms 38:15
For I hope in You, O Lord;
You will answer, O Lord my God.

Isaiah 40:31
Yet those who wait for the Lord
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

Jeremiah 42:7
Now at the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.

Lamentations 3:26
It is good that he waits silently
For the salvation of the Lord.

Psalms 130:6
My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen for the morning;
Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.

Isaiah 30:18
Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who long for Him.

Psalms 5:3
In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.

2 Thessalonians 3:5
May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

Psalms 25:5
Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You I wait all the day.

Psalms 106:13
They quickly forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,

Psalms 104:27
They all wait for You
To give them their food in due season.

Psalms 25:3
Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

Romans 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Psalms 59:3
For behold, they have set an ambush for my life;
Fierce men launch an attack against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,

James 5:7
Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

1 Corinthians 11:33
So then, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

Hebrews 6:15
And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.

Galatians 5:5
For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

Isaiah 33:2
O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Be their strength every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of distress.

James 5:8
You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.

Psalms 37:9
For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

Numbers 9:8
Moses therefore said to them, “Wait, and I will listen to what the Lord will command concerning you.”

Psalms 69:3
I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Isaiah 8:17
And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; I will even look eagerly for Him.

Proverbs 8:34
“Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.

2 Kings 6:33
While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him and he said, “Behold, this evil is from the Lord; why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”