Who has Elijah's Spirit today?
ANSWER:
“These men are kept alive by God from their original ministry for future service; they served it so well. See? Just think, that SPIRIT OF ELIJAH ministers FIVE TIMES: Moses, two. Watch, keep alive for further service... They were neither one of them dead now. Don't you believe that? They were both seen alive, talking to Jesus on Mount Transfiguration. But remember, they must die.” [The Fifth Seal 63-0322, Jeffersonville, IN]
“And look at Elijah, he condemned all them painted-faced Jezebels of his day, them immoral women. What did John do? The same thing, to Herodias. Both of them, was a cause of their death. Look at Elijah, after he had done that great work, he'd get moody, laid out there and prayed for God to take him. John did the same, even laid there and sent his disciples over, said, "Go ask Him. Is He the One or do we look for another?" Jesus knew that. He was Elijah. That had to be his nature. He was identified exactly as Elijah was. He was in THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH. Is to come FIVE TIMES, that spirit is, to be used: Elijah, Elisha, John, Malachi 4, and then for the Jews. The last days, we're in tonight, THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH. [The Voice Of The Sign 64-0313, Beaumont, TX]
“This prophet, Elijah, we know very little about him. But we know that he was God's servant, and the servant of God for that hour. And God has used His Spirit that was upon Elijah, already three times, and promises twice more; FIVE TIMES, for grace. He used It upon Elijah; It came on Elisha in a double portion; was on John the Baptist; and supposed to come just to issue in the Gentile Bride; and come with Moses to take the Jews home. That's right. FIVE TIMES that God promises to use THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH, and already done it three times. Now, this great prophet, we don't know where he come from. We know he was a Tishbite.” [Spiritual Food In Due Season 65-0718E, Jeffersonville, IN]
“Before Jesus come the first, Elijah come, Elijah of Malachi 3. Matthew 11 says so, "If you can understand it, this is who was spoken of, 'Behold I send My--My messenger before Me.'" Now, He's prophesied, all theologians believe that; that, in the last day, THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH is to come, too. It has to come FIVE TIMES, God uses that Spirit: Elisha, Elijah, John the Baptist, and for the Gentile church, and then for the Jews in Revelation the 11th chapter. That's, God's g-r-a-c-e, f-a-i-t-h, Je-s-u-s, Jesus, the--the letter five. Can't stop at four, it has to go to five.” [Trying To Do God A Service Without It Being God's Will 65-1127B, Shreveport, Louisiana]
QUESTION:
Who has God's Holy Mantle today?
ANSWER:
“When the Church watched Him, when He went to Pentecost! He went to the upper room and He had the supper, went out to Calvary, was crucified. And then when the Church, called out, watched Him, when He went on His ascension, going up, He said, "Now, I'm going to send you into all parts of the world to be a witness unto me. But before you go, wait up yonder at the city of Jerusalem; 'cause, this same Holy Ghost mantle that's upon me, is going to come down on you. I'm going to send It back." And they went up to the city of Jerusalem (Hallelujah.), and there was baptized with the same Holy Ghost that was upon Jesus Christ. Hallelujah.
"Then you are witnesses of Me, as Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever." [Witnesses 53-0405E, Jeffersonville, IN]
“The mantle, a double portion! Jesus said, "The things that I do shall you also, and greater," more of it, a double portion. "You're My witnesses after you receive the double portion." Let's watch Him. Keep your eyes on Him. The mantle is down. The mantle is here tonight. That same Holy Spirit that was upon Jesus Christ is in this church tonight, to robe any believer that's in here, with power from on high. Then you'll be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judaea, Samaria, South Africa, Asia, wherever you go. "The same yesterday, today, and forever." "Tarry ye." No wonder Philip could go down and preach. No wonder, when they stoned the little fellow, Stephen, and he looked up into heaven, the clods hitting him on both sides of the head, mashing his little brains out onto the ground. He looked up and said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God." He was a witness. [Witnesses 53-0405E, Jeffersonville, IN]
“Baptized with the same baptism! Notice. He watched him. After while a chariot of fire come down and parted them, and the old prophet jumped on the chariot and went up in the rapture, as Jesus went up in the resurrection. And when he went up, then as he was going up, he pulled off his coat, and threw it down, and Elisha picked up his coat, put it over his own shoulders, walked down to the Jordan: a very beautiful type of Christ being taken up, baptized with the Holy Ghost. And when He went up into glory, He sent back the Holy Ghost for us to wear. The Church is baptized with the mantle of Christ. "These things that I do," a double portion? Yes. What? "These things that I do shall you also, and greater than this will you do, for I go to My Father." Is that right? A double portion. Pulled off his mantle and fought, folded it, and let it drop back down on the disciples at Pentecost.” [God Commissioning Moses 53-0508, Jonesboro, AK]
“The same Holy Spirit was upon Christ was His mantle that God gave Him, the anointing of the Holy Spirit. And they went up at Pentecost and waited in the upper room, that when Jesus that--which was the antitype of Elijah, was taken up from death and resurrected, He sent back the mantle. The same Holy Spirit that was upon Him fell on the Church. And He said, "The things that I do, shall you do, and greater than this." A double portion of the same Holy Ghost that was upon Christ is upon the Church. And Elisha took that mantle and walked down to the river, and struck the river, and said, "Where is the God of Elijah?" [Where I Think Pentecost Failed 55-1111, San Fernando, CA]
“That's how God did at Calvary. He brought Jesus Christ to the earth. You believe that? And He took Him up to Calvary in a--in the antitype of what He did to Abraham, and there God killed Him at Calvary. And He tore His body apart from His soul, and He set up the body upon His right hand, and sent back the Holy Spirit that was tore out of Jesus at Calvary. Just like the mantle of Elisha that come up on--or Elijah upon Elisha. And the Holy Ghost that was in Christ came out of Him, God tore it away from Him at Calvary, and took the body upon high, and sent the Holy Ghost back here on earth. And the only way that covenant will ever be confirmed, when we've got the same baptism of the Holy Ghost that Jesus had. It'll have to dovetail with Pentecost. Hallelujah. That's the covenant of the living God.” [God's Covenant With Abraham And His Seed 56-0223, Sioux Falls, South Dakota]
[Answers provided by Bro. Ken Andes, Minister, Lynden, Washington USA]