THE 21ST CENTURY ELISHA’S MANDATE

Sermon delivered by Pastor John Koroi on Sunday 1st March, 2008, at Warehouse, Suva.

Text:

(2Ki 2:1-15) (2Ki 2:7-15)

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.(8)And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.(9)And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.(10)And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.(11)And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.(12)And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.(13)He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;(14)And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.(15)And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 

The Signs & Wonders – Wilderness

Elijah & Elisha had crossed back over the Jordan river back into the wilderness.

The Wilderness is a place of signs & wonders, miracles, miraculous provisions and the supernatural of Elijah.

Though it was the wilderness it still brought miracles.

(2Ki 2:9)And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

Some of us before the breakthrough come its is like going through your wilderness.

Some feeling the dryness and exile and almost giving up.

This is just the signs that God is about to do a new thing.   

The Whirlwind – Vehicle of Fire:

The whirlwind brought the finish of the Old thing. It also released a powerful deposit to Elisha (the new).

(2Ki 2:11-12) Elijah and Elisha were walking along and talking, when suddenly there appeared between them a flaming chariot pulled by fiery horses. Right away, a strong wind took Elijah up into heaven.(12)Elisha saw this and shouted, “Israel’s cavalry and chariots have taken my master away!” After Elijah had gone, Elisha tore his clothes in sorrow.The whirlwind of the spirit is bringing a separation from the old and into the new. In this new move God is going to take away your Master of Old because the new mantle is about to fall on you.The whirlwind is going to release a powerful deposit to the Elishas.  

The Double Portion Mantle:

Elisha made the choice to take the new mantle.

Today God is asking you if you want to let go of the old and take up the new mantle and office of the double portion.

God is doing a new thing, there is a cutting away from the old father because the double portion fathering is about to be realized.

(2Ki 2:13-14) Elijah’s coat had fallen off, so Elisha picked it up and walked back to the Jordan River.(14) He struck the water with the coat and wondered, “Will the LORD perform miracles for me as he did for Elijah?” As soon as Elisha did this, a dry path opened up through the water, and he walked across.Receiving the mantle is a painful time. It’s the pain of losing his spiritual father was very real.A spiritual death occurred as well as a literal passing. The mantle will bring a change in leadership, government. Elisha begin to move into the miraculous and moving into the impossible. 

The Double Portion – Enters the Promise Land:

The double portion will dry up the waters of the enemy and makes you walk on dry grounds into the promised land.

(2Ki 2:14-15) He struck the water with the coat and wondered, “Will the LORD perform miracles for me as he did for Elijah?” As soon as Elisha did this, a dry path opened up through the water, and he walked across.(15)When the prophets from Jericho saw what happened, they said to each other, “Elisha now has Elijah’s power.” They walked over to him, bowed down,This double portion anointing will multiplied miracles and gathering of multitudes in the Kingdom of God.The Spirit & Power of Elisha is the spirit of this move of God. Elisha has a mandate twice the size of Elijah.

True Prophetic & Apostolic Brings A New Move:

The Elisha’s will see the complete breaking of the seat and the rule  and reign of Jezebel and Ahab.

Elisha saw the finality to the Baal witchcraft.

So you and I will move into the fullness of Apostolic prophetic.

We will see the Jezebel Dynasty falling.

Her seal and government fall.

(2Ki 9:30)Jehu headed toward Jezreel, and when Jezebel heard he was coming, she put on eye shadow and brushed her hair. Then she stood at the window, waiting for him to arrive.

(2Ki 9:31)As he walked through the city gate, she shouted down to him, “Why did you come here, you murderer? To kill the king? You’re no better than Zimri

(2Ki 9:32)He looked up toward the window and asked, “Is anyone up there on my side?” A few palace workers stuck their heads out of a window,

(2Ki 9:33)and Jehu shouted, “Throw her out the window!” They threw her down, and her blood splattered on the walls and on the horses that trampled her body.(

2Ki 9:34)Jehu left to get something to eat and drink. Then he told some workers, “Even though she was evil, she was a king’s daughter, so make sure she has a proper burial.”

(2Ki 9:35)But when they went out to bury her body, they found only her skull, her hands, and her feet

(2Ki 9:36)They reported this to Jehu, and he said, “The LORD told Elijah the prophet that Jezebel’s body would be eaten by dogs right here in Jezreel.

(2Ki 9:37)And he warned that her bones would be spread all over the ground like manure, so that no one could tell who it was.” 

People of Influence:

Elisha have his influence not only the top of the nation but also to the nations.You will influence people of influence. eg The healing of Naaman’s leprosy, the General of the Syrian Army.

(2Ki 5:15)Naaman and his officials went back to Elisha. Naaman stood in front of him and announced, “Now I know that the God of Israel is the only God in the whole world. Sir, would you please accept a gift from me?” 

Judgment Anointing:(2Ki 2:23)

Elisha left and headed toward Bethel. Along the way some boys started making fun of him by shouting, “Go away, baldy! Get out of here!”

(2Ki 2:24)Elisha turned around and stared at the boys. Then he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Right away two bears ran out of the woods and ripped to pieces forty-two of the boys.Judgment will fall on those that are going to make a mockery of the new move and the prophet.The fear of the Lord fall now. The seat of the mockers will fall.

Raising Of the Dead Anointing:

(2Ki 4:34-35) Then he got on the bed and stretched out over the dead body, with his mouth on the boy’s mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hand on his hands. As he lay there, the boy’s body became warm.(35)Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room, then he went back and leaned over the boy’s body. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.The Elisha has the anointing to raise the dead in this season. God is in the process of raising the dead in the double portion anointing.  

Restoration Of the Axe Head:

(2Ki 6:6-7) “Where did it fall in?” Elisha asked. The prophet pointed to the place, and Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. The ax head floated to the top of the water.(2Ki 6:7) “Now get it,” Elisha told him. And the prophet reached in and grabbed it.The double portion anointing will see such a powerful release of the cutting edge  of the axe of the Lord to see sin and witchcraft break in the body of Christ.Restoration of the ministry that has been drowned by the enemy for a long time. 

Seeing A New Vision:(2Ki 6:17)Then he prayed, “LORD, please help him to see.” And the LORD let the servant see that the hill was covered with fiery horses and flaming chariots all around Elisha.There is a huge call for us to feed the hungry spiritually that needs a double portion of anointing in all areas;

Finances;                    

Miracles

Signs & wonder           

Harvest Ingathering

Worship                    

Warfare   

GOD IS TRAINING THE ELISHAS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Sermon on Sunday 24th Feb, 2008 at Warehouse.

Text:

1Kings 19:16 – 21             

2Kings 2:1-6 

¢ (2Ki 2:1-6) And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.(2) And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.(3) And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knows thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head today? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.(4) And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.(5) And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knows thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head today? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.(6) And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

 Introduction:

¢Today God is training a new breed of Christians who will have the double portion anointing for the work ahead of us.

¢The ingatherings of Souls into the Kingdom will not a romantic scene of wheat harvest ready for easy gathering.

¢The word says “the Kingdom of God suffers violence & we have to take it by force”

¢We must have a double in everything; – Grace; Wisdom; Power & Miracles; Fathers blessings to see the Apostolic move of God.

¢The end time Feast of Tabernacle is to release and celebrate the church moving in a double portion anointing.

¢We will see the double portion signs & wonders and the powerful breaking of chains.

¢In the past weeks we have been taught on the life of the prophet Elisha where he signals these very important areas;

¢When God calls you then you will leave everything & follow Him. A complete cutting of all ties to the past and his past life. He was prepared to kill the 12 bulls. The number 12 is the number for apostolic. The bull is a picture of Baal worship.

¢He was not afraid of the provision because he was moving in the super natural provision. He was chosen to be the apostolic, prophetic ministry of his entire family. Are you?

¢We have the promise. The prophetic act of Elijah did with his coat made a declaration. Elisha you are an “heir apparent”. You will become an inheritor of Gods good time. Gods government will be upon your shoulder.

¢Honors relationship. He ran back to say goodbye. But non the less he was totally prepared to let go of all the relationships of the past so that to fulfill his mandate as a prophet.

¢In the CALL there is no turning back. Elisha burnt all the bridges in his life. He could never turn back, He made a sacrifice of his livelihood, and was declaring a complete death to it. It was a very costly decision.  

The Call & the Training:

¢The primary training is obedience. God needs your availability and not your ability.

¢(Exo 19:5)Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

¢The training is hard, constant and demanding and can only be fulfilled if one is called. The school of the Holy Spirit is a school of knocks & hard knocks.

¢(Jas 1:2)¢My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; (Jas 1:3)Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. (Jas 1:4)But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.¢(Jer 15:16)

¢Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

¢Just as Elisha went through fiery trials to get the Mantle. The Mantle comes before the Office. Because the Mantle was with Elijah than he has to die first before the handing over can be take place.¢Friends the Old has to go for the New to come forth. 

The Waiting for the Mantle:¢(2Ki 2:1-6)And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.(2Ki 2:2)And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.(2Ki 2:3)And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knows thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head today? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.(2Ki 2:4)And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.(2Ki 2:5)And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head today? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.(2Ki 2:6)And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 

Waiting On The Promise:

¢Awaiting the promises of God the key word is ENDURANCE.¢Endurance exercise or endurance training consists of performing low- to medium-intensity exercise for long periods of time. E.g., jogging or running several miles to hundreds of miles; cycling dozens of miles to thousands of miles; swimming hundreds of yards or meters to dozens of miles or km.

¢Elisha decided and determined not to stop until he fully obtained.

¢(Heb 12:2)¢Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

¢The call we cannot stop at any place otherwise we will not inherit the double portion. There are a lot of stoppages to your calling it is time that we endure and determine to inherit the double portion because of the call. 

The Closer You Get Tougher It Gets

¢Elijah’s days are numbered. He told Elisha where He was going to;

¢Gilgal

¢Bethel

¢Jericho

¢Jordan

¢But Elijah was making it difficult for the heir apparent. The closure you get the harder it gets.

¢The above four places were all in the promise land, these were the places that Joshua had to breakthrough in order to inherit the land¢The Spirit and power of Elisha comes out of the wilderness and desert and into the promise.

¢How about us?. Are we in some sort of wilderness or desert. Elisha had to come face to face with the four giants to get the double portion anointing.

¢This cycle is vital for power in our life.  

Pre-requisite Qualification – To Apostolic Prophetic 

¢Before we break into the Apostolic & Prophetic we have to go through;

¢GILGAL – Means the rolling away of the reproach of Egypt. It was a place of circumcision, and a total cutting away of the flesh life with a circumcision knife.   

BETHEL: 

¢BETHEL – Means the house of God. It was a place where Jacob wrestle with God. Change of names.

¢(Gen 35:10)

¢And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

¢It’s a place of wrestle with God, also a place where God will leave a mark on your life.  

Jericho: 

¢Jericho – “Sweet fragrance” this fortress. The walls must come down. The Jericho walls is so thick and the people have confidence that it can not come down. The wall were guarded by the Canaanite gods.

¢This where the strongman of Fear breaks. Your Jericho have fall before the breakthrough.   

Jordan River

¢Jordan River – means flowing downwards. Iniquity flows down our generation. Iniquity breaks at Jordan.

¢Jordan is the place of spiritual death & breakthrough.

¢Remarkable events happen here;¢Division of its waters to let Israel pass over Jos_3:12-16; Jos_5:1; Return of its waters to their place (Jos_4:18; )Slaughter of Moabites (Jdg_3:28; Jdg_3:29 Slaughter of the Ephraimites (Jdg_12:4-6; Its division by Elijah  2Ki_2:8; Its division by Elisha 2Ki_2:14; Healing of Naaman the leper 2Ki_5:10; 2Ki_5:14; Baptism of multitudes by John the Baptist Mat_3:6; Mar_1:5; Joh_1:28; Baptism of our Lord (Mat_3:13; Mat_3:15; Mar_1:9; ¢Elijah was caught up here. He died completely but Elisha took hold of the double portion anointing. 

Crossing Over Jordan:

¢Elijah took Elisha back to the Jordan using his mantle to supernaturally cross over the waters.

¢The Apostolic and Prophetic people have to rule over the waters. Waters speaks of multitudes of people.

¢(Rev 17:1)

¢And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

¢Jezebel sits upon the waters of the multitudes. She is the false prophetess and sits. She has an unseen governmental seat. Her government is evil. She rules with witchcraft with gods of fish.

¢She keeps people, entrapped as bound fish.

¢The gods of the waters are the Greek and Roman gods;

¢The Philistine god Dagon

¢The king of Neptune – fish god.

¢The god Poseidon – fish god

¢The god Leviathan-fish god

¢The fish god of Cretus

¢The fish god of the waters binds up the end time harvest, the miracles, signs & wonders and the peoples finance.

¢These gods creates religious strongholds binding multitude with insanity & magic.

¢By the miraculous crossing defeats the power of the fish gods of witchcraft.

¢To break the blockages to the harvest and a release to the apostolic, prophetic evangelism into signs & wonders and supernatural provision.

THE CALL TO THE DOUBLE PORTION

Sermon on Sunday 17th Feb, 2008 at Warehouse 

Text: 1Kings 19:16 – 21

o(1Ki 19:16)and Jehu the son of Nimshi shall thou anoint to be king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.(17)And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.(18)Yet will I leave me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.(19)So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over unto him, and cast his mantle upon him.(20)And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?(21)And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.  

Introduction:

This is the blueprint of the training of the office of the prophet and the double portion anointing that we need.

This is our season to come, and change things in our family, in the market place, in the church.

This is the season of change, you are Gods instrument of change, getting the new revelation from the throne.

Elisha is the blueprint Leaving His Past: The 12 Bulls

Today I will touch WHAT that made this man qualify for the call of a double portion.

Elisha was prepared to leave everything and to move into his call as a prophetic apostolic.

A complete cutting of all ties to the past and his past life.He was prepared to kill the 12 bulls.

The number 12 is the number for apostolic.

The bull is a picture of Baal worship.

He could not have a thread of Baal worship on him to carryout his mission so he had to break all ties to the false priesthood.

He is declaring that he is burning the Baal Bulls of his father.Apostolic means sent one (sent out by God).

The pre requisite of true apostolic is when we deal with our family Baal witchcraft behind.

1Ki 19:19) So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over unto him, and cast his mantle upon him   

Elisha – The 12^th Son

Elisha was the twelfth son of a wealthy man.

The number 12 declaring the apostolic son of the kingdom of God.

The wealth of Father God is there in the Kingdom of God.

He was not afraid of the provision because he was moving in the super natural provision.He was chosen to be the apostolic, prophetic ministry of his entire family.

Are you?

Receiving the Promise -Mantle

The prophetic act of Elijah did with his coat made a declaration.

Elisha you are an “heir apparent”. You will become an inheritor of Gods good time.(Joh 1:12) “But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:”Today we will receive the mantle placed upon our shoulders, the coat also declares government will be upon you. 

Honor Relationship:(1Ki19:20)And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee.

For Elisha -  relationship were important to him.

He ran back to say goodbye.

But non the less he was totally prepared to let go of all the relationships of the past so that to fulfill his mandate as a prophet.

But he has honor for his family.

No Turning Back:(1Ki 19:21)And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat.

Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

Elisha burnt all the bridges in his life.

He could never turn back,He made a sacrifice of his livelihood, and was declaring a complete death to it.It was a very costly decision.

We must rid of every yoke that will hinder us going after the double portion anointing. 

SERMON UPDATE

Dear Saints,

The sermon for Sunday 21st Oct, 2007 titled “THE DRAGONS BRAIN” will be posted as soon as we are able to upload the graphics component of John Koroi’s presentation.

In the meantime, we pray that your spirit will be uplifted with the latest Word of God released by John Koroi last Sunday which we have posted below.

Be blessed today!

MESSAGE FROM MELBOURNE

Our Fiji contingent at the Fruitfulvine International Apostolic Training School in Mt Eliza, Melbourne, send their blessed greetings to everyone.

The team, led by Aggie Koroi, say they are thoroughly enjoying the intensive training programme and can only give praise and glory to God for his enablement in facilitating this very important trip.

NOTE ON THE PREVIOUS POST BY CHRISTOPHER COLE

Dear brothers and sisters, we invite you to visit Christopher Cole’s website for a more readable “eye-friendly” version of his prophetic teachings about Fiji.

It is with his permission and request that we include this revelation on this website.

The “Fiji Revelation” is under ”April 2007″ archive on the right hand side of his blog page.

We know that the evil forces are at work to try and sabotage the release of this divine information about Fiji but with the grace of God, nothing is impossible in His mighty name.

We also ask that you pray for our brother Christopher Cole in Perth, Australia, who has been severely attacked spiritually for the releasing of this divine revelation.

We are also experiencing this attack as we upload these revelations, but the victory is already ours by the blood of Jesus and the Glory and Honor is God Almighty’s! Halleluyah and Praise the Lord!

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