BETWEEN ELIJAH AND ELISHA
by Tim Early
Oftentimes
when people site the importance of divine or covenant relationships
between spiritual - ministry fathers and sons, their focus is chiefly
on how gifted one another is between each other, when in truth many
lack understanding of the Spiritual Chemistry of the Appointed
relationship. When the relationship between father and son {no gender
here} is given priority of purpose, the son does not merely minister
out of their great gifting or illustrious anointing but now minister
out of their SONSHIP. When the Father discovers the son and the son
acknowledges the father, there is no place for competition but rather
proper recognition of the father and son in the appointed or divine
relationship.
All
that is given to take place or shape is purposed by God to activate
destiny in the son becoming begotten into a more lively hope in
fulfillment of divine expectation as appointed of the Lord through this
divine relationship. The son remains a son even in the absence of the
father, and the father maintains to carry the son further on into the
divine progressions of the Lord that will only edify the relationship,
bring glory to the name of the Lord, and to help the son to receive
inheritance as no one can beget themselves.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children.Proverbs 13:22
Our
destinies and breakthroughs are always tied in or wrapped up into
another as appointed of the Lord. Two cannot walk together except they
are agreed or appointed - Amos 3:3. If there is going to be Timothies
in the Spirit there will always be Paul's to lay such a foundation.
Every Joshua has a Moses, and when Christ commissioned the 12 apostles
they were first and foremost Disciples of Christ.
True
spiritual ministry is rooted in relationship. Commitment cannot be
commitment without a relationship. The level of authority in the Spirit
an apostolic father or son walks in is tied into mutual submission to
the body of Christ; no loners, no superstars, and no one man show. The
level of leadership I carry throughout the body of Christ and the
nations stems from God's appointed purpose tied into my being rightly
related to the spheres of grace and glory which brings me into
accountability one to another. The greater the skyscraper, the deeper
the depth of the foundation for such a skyscraper to exist! You and I
am the product of a COMPOUND ANOINTING, a greater glory then any one
single person.
Tears
are shed at times when I witness emerging ministries or those who have
had great strides over the years to remain aloof from others, a legend
in their own minds, without fathering, and without accountability
structures to help them to get to where the Lord would have them to go.
I step back and assess and bring observation without being overbearing
and hyper-critical to witness ministries flip flop on vision and
direction, and seems to have a deep need for hundreds more of
confirmation over the same thing the Lord has already confirmed again
and again in times past.
A wise son makes a glad father. Proverbs 10:1
The
sad commentary though, is when you bring to light the importance of
right revelation and right relocation as connected to the principle of
right relationship, some folks simply choose PREFERENCE over PRINCIPLE
when it comes to defined lines of communication. Preference, in
that it is easier to see the fathering dimension as a convenient tool
when trouble is in the house, church order needs establishing,
governmental structures to be revamped, judgment of sin in the church,
or the dire need to see the local assembly coming into obedience to a
given vision.
But principle
here is when the son, or the son that is being processed for sonship
goes beyond the call for the father's help into what is in the heart of
the father as the father desires to draw out of what is in the heart of
the son {Malachi 4:4-6}, desiring a deeper relationship beyond any one
event, beyond any one instance, much more then just the father being on
call to set things in order occasionally.
The PRINCIPLE
effect is to continue in relationship beyond the parameters of
requesting assistance from spiritual fathers to fathers becoming active
in the life of the sons to establish vision, direction, revelation,
training, teaching, foundation, etc., and to acknowledge the
generational blessing which is the key to releasing inheritance into
the son's sons, the foundation of many generations. Isaiah 58:12
And
you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up
in the training and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4
He
who mistreats his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes
shame and brings reproach. Cease listening to instruction my son. And
you will stray from the words of knowledge. Proverbs 19:26, 27
Further
on in today's sharing you will discover in the principle of Elijah and
Elisha is that they walked and talked together. That's simply it!
When
we lose the art of communication to simply walk and talk together, how
then can father - son relationships in ministry flourish? If either the
father or the son have to embrace themselves to perform some feat of
strength when it comes to communion together as if they are in a battle
of wits, or carry such anxiety and frustration in how to say "Hello how are you doing today?" Then
we need our foundations discovered as relationship is more then just an
event. God is calling for HABITATION, not just a visitation. We need to
build on that which is lasting, not temporal, and not temperamental!!! 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Marked below in part are the following 8 "T's" of development in the progressive revelation of Elijah and Elisha...father to son...love, leadership, and legacy through spiritual lineage...
May
you discover who you are to be connected to in the Spirit for such a
river to flow through you into the lives of others...Amos 3:3
1 - Trans-Jordan {in Dictionary, earlier name for
The "trans" is a sense of crossing, and in some cases
cross-pollination, or as trans-local, going to another place. In God's
scheme of things, there is always an appointed crossing over to the
other side. The 50 {Pentecost, 2nd day dimension who appears abashed at
the glory of the 3rd day {Hosea 6:2-3}, and saw from AFAR this glorious
crossover of Elijah and Elisha does not cross over themselves past the
Therefore,
the crossing over in part has to do with being appointed of the Lord
and in the divine relationships of the Spirit to catch what He has for
you, embrace the higher other in the Spirit, keep yourself focused and
fixed on what God has for you in the crossing over through such divine
appointment...Like in Numbers 11, the Lord took of the Spirit of Moses
an gave it to the 70. It was Moses' spirit which become more to them
than a mere concept, but revelatory and divine transference...
2 - Transmission of the frequencies of Elijah to Elisha {2 Kings 6}: \
Do you hear the sound of HIS presence? With Elisha, he received the
transmissions from Elijah, to the point of double portion, but also in
Elisha's servant perceiving upon and round Elisha in Spirit chariots of
horses and an open heavens upon Elisha, as Elisha had perceived and
bore witness of such in the translation of Elijah...When you are
appointed to a divine relationship of the Spirit, the order of God in
father son relationship, you not only receive good teaching, or a few
keys to the kingdom, but you receive heavenly visions, revelations, and
the utterances of God passed down in generational glory. A true son
receives the father's vision, revelation, teaching, and training, not
just some academic notes to run off to start his own ministry.
3 - Transitioning of Elijah and Elisha after crossing the Jordan -
Both Elijah and Elisha experienced the transitioning into a new
order, the passing of one form, place, and stage into another. Elijah
would translate, but Elisha would become the embodiment of habitation
on earth to continue on the legacy of the Spirit appointed of the Lord
between Elijah and Elisha. True appointed divine relationships must
take you somewhere, must beget something within you, and there will be
discovered the DNA of the appointed relationship. Thus, the
transitioning involves migration, and going into another dimensional
shift of change, transitioning mentalities from just hanging out
2-gether with a slight reserve of the son being confronted and
challenged to change to the Spirit of the Lord producing in the midst
HIS said will and purpose...
4 - Transference of Elijah to Elisha:
Transferential
dimensions - There was definitely a divine transference from Elijah to
Elisha, a pattern and rhythm that would transcend many generations.
This is the promise of the kingdom, the foundation of many generations.
If you are appointed to a true relationship, bear in mind that the Lord
speaks to generations, foundations, destinies, genealogies, not just to
one individual person who himself focuses only on his personal needs.
Also, each person has something the Lord wants them to leave or pass on
unto the next generation. Therefore, when you are appointed to a father
son relationship, acknowledge the significant importance of
"Transference, impartation, and activation..." Witness what God has for
you, and is working in you for the good of the appointed relationship,
but also in passing down through transference these core kingdom values
unto others...We are gifts given one to another, bread to the nations,
broken to be served...
5- Transparency and translucency within the Elijah: '
Elisha relationship: Transparency is a vital key expression of appointed relationship
s. Man wants a hook up, which becomes more like a
hiccup. We need transparency, and translucency, not a mere covering to
sometimes cover up, but in one sense to be uncovered...I know that
does not set too well with religionists, or those who only speak
Christianese...With despotism authoritarianism, legalism, hierarchical
forms of man-made government, intimidation, manipulation, and
domination, transparency of pure motivation, and translucency of
character and integrity is metaphorically thrown out of the window. We
need real role models of pristine character in relationships, not "Do
as I say or do in unquestionable obedience and loyalty unto another. I
pray that each of us become as a sea of glass, crystal clear, having
nothing to hide...
6 - Transformation of Elijah and Elisha in covenant energy of synergy:'
Both
Elijah and Elisha experienced a transformation, to change the form,
appearance, condition, or nature thereof. That is what happens to
the saints today when we move from mere information to revelation, or
when revelation supersedes and transcends information, it produces
transformation. Elijah was soon to be promoted into another dimension
and Elisha was appointed to keep his eye on the prize if you will, and
to watch with focus and expectation unto the transformation. Many
today do not walk close enough to their appointed other and are losing
focus on what the Lord has appointed the relationship to be. When a
son is appointed to a father, the son does not merely minister out of
his gifting but within his sonship with his father. The biochemical
process of the DNA being formed and fashioned within that divine
relationship
If
Elijah was appointed to a transformation {ascension, glory, another
realm, a higher plain, etc.}, then Elisha was appointed also to a
transformation, of a glorious kind, too {remains on earth in Double
portion glory, even to the bones or deceased body of Elisha when a
soldier's body was placed on his, and immediately the dead soldier's
body stood up in the tangibility of the Spirit that remained alive in
the body of Elisha. O how glorious and powerful divine appointment is,
in God's design, His order, and His way...
Therefore,
when the Lord appoints the two together, there will come into substance
and shoe leather, a transformation, unto the praises of His glory...
Remember, Transformation produces transformers, more that meets the
eye.
7- Translation of Elijah double-portioned into Elisha:
Changing
into another form, another place, or another time: Akin to
transformation - The translation of Elijah was important to Elisha's
double portion. When the greater work is perceived complete or comes to
fruition, and the father has taken the son to the level or realm of
grace and glory for their appointed season to bring forth the double
portion of the father into the son, then bear in mind, that the double
portioning of the son never appears to leave in the shadows the
impartation and direct relationship of the father as if the son is
preeminent over the father. The son is always a son in the absence of
the father. The son, though moving into greater degrees of grace and
glory, always acknowledges his father, even if months passes by...and
there is no regular communication between the two. At that point, like
a little chick in the nest, it is time to arise and fly...for you have
prepared unto this day...Honesty is the ability not to lie to others,
but maturity is the ability not to lie to ourselves.
This
translation is necessary so, when the work of the Almighty is brought
into a greater degree of glory, and completion of purpose, that there
would be no competition of one another, but proper recognition.
Translation then, is that the Lord takes the father, and in times the
son, to another place, leaving no room for ism, schism, etc. The
translation should be the result of the massive impartation taken shape
in the son, so the father is removed to a degree for the son to come
forth into his quickening, and the change of pace is good... Why? For
now, the son comes into maturity and full stature and responsibility,
and the father in one sense can send the son on to his next dimension,
for the son has received all that the father has for him, and it is in
the good nature of true fathers to see the sons excel further unto the
praises of His glory. I wish we had more time to examine the depth of
the word which supports this powerful dimension of discovery...
8 - Transgeneration blessing of Elijah through Elisha:
The generational {genes, genetics, genius, genesis, genealogy,
generators} blessing of fathers to sons, the promised order of the
kingdom, a good man leaving an inheritance for his children's children,
progenitors of a new gene or new generation. Isaiah 58:12-14 says it
well, the foundation of many generations. The result; riding upon the
high places of the earth and feeding from the heritage {or inheritance}
of Jacob {
The
above are significant keys to the kingdom to unlock destiny within HIS
appointed peoples...These "T's" are essential in the foundation and
formation of His inner workings in the midst between the fathering and
sonship dimension, essential keys and developmental understanding of
the effectiveness today of Elijah Prophetic Companies...
More to come, stay tuned...
Dr. Tim and Theresa Early
