<TITLE>15. Par 45-48</TITLE>L-45 So he said, "As the Lord liveth, and your soul never dies, I'll not leave you." He walked up to the school of prophets. He got up there where all these preachers was. And then he said, "You stay here now; I'm going to join you."
Said, "As the Lord liveth, and your soul never dies, I'll not going to leave you."
So he get down to Jordan; they crossed the Jordan together on dry land. Elijah turned around and said, "Elisha, what do you want?"
Said, "I want a double portion of that Spirit." That's a good thing.
He said, "Now, you've asked a very hard thing, but nevertheless, if you see me when you go--when I go, you'll receive it."
Now, could you imagine Elisha to ever get his eyes off of him? He kept his eyes right on him. No matter if he passed anybody, say, "Hey, we've got a better organization than yours." He didn't pay any attention to that; he kept his eyes on Jesus, just kept moving right straight on. "Hey, I'll tell you, you're going to be a fanatic if you follow that old line of doctrine you're in." But just kept his eyes on Jesus, just kept moving right on. And why? He wanted a double portion. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] And so, look, when Jesus was taken up as a type, the same thing taken place.

L-46 Now, Elijah when he--Elijah went away, he threw back his garment, and Elisha picked it up, and put it on himself, and he had a double portion of the Spirit that was upon Elisha--Elijah.
Now, when Jesus was getting ready to go, a woman said, "Let my son set on one right hand, and on the left of the Kingdom."
He said, "Can you drink the cup that I drink?"
Said, "Yes."
Said, "Can you be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"
She said, "Yes."
He said, "You can, but the right and left hand is not for Me to give." So He said, "These things that I do, little while and the world will seeth Me no more, yet you'll see Me. For I'll be with you, even in you, to the end of the world. The things that I do, shall you also, and greater (double portion) that this shall you do, for--because I go to the Father." Is that right? Correctly.

L-47 Now, and when Elisha come back with this garment, they knew he had a double portion. So they went out to consult this prophet. Now, you know, this is going to hurt a little bit of you people, this Arminian doctrine. And I'm not too strict a Calvinist, myself. But you know, it come down at the place, and you know what? That preacher, of course, he wouldn't get angry, but he--he got his righteous indignation stirred up. He seen that hypocrite out there, and that righteous man with him, and looked at him and he kindy blew up. He said, "If it wasn't that I respected the presence of Jehoshaphat, I wouldn't even look at you."
My, he got out of humor. Well, there's only one thing to do when a man gets in that condition, the same thing Elisha did. Said, "Now, go get a minstrel and start playing." And when they went to play the music, they got in the spirit.
Shame on you people that don't believe in music. That's what brings the Spirit of the Lord sometimes. God doesn't change. If He liked it then, He likes it now. Well, you say, "I...?... there is." If you can't be Elisha, be one of the instruments, or be one of the minstrels' strings then. Make something, do something for the Lord, 'cause it altogether brought the Spirit of God. That right? The presence of the prophet and the playing of the minstrels...

L-48 And they begin to play some good old hymn upon these string musics, and beat the tambourine, and they all got into the spirit. And you know what? Here's another thing. Him setting there all stewed up about it, this, that, or the other, the Spirit of God couldn't deal with him. You've got to get away from that type of condition. "I'm a Methodist. I'm a Baptist. Dr. Jones don't believe in this. My pastor said, 'It's nonsense; don't go down there. Don't listen to this.'" As long... You'll never see nothing. You've got to get in the Spirit. Amen.


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