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Elijahs
Elijah - Historical
2nd Elijah New Testament
3rd Elijah End time Elijahs
Three Enemies
Harlot
Woman
King
False
Prophet
Historical Elijah
Weak King
1 Kings 21:25
But there was none like unto Ahab, which did
sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of
the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up
Ahab was weak in moral power. His union by marriage with an idolatrous woman of
decided character and positive temperament resulted disastrously both to himself and to
the nation. Unprincipled, and with no high standard of right doing, his character was
easily molded by the determined spirit of Jezebel. His selfish nature was incapable
of appreciating the mercies of God to Israel and his own obligations as the guardian and
leader of the chosen people. Under the blighting influence of Ahab's rule, Israel
wandered far from the living God and corrupted their ways before Him. For many years
they had been losing their sense of reverence and godly fear; and now it seemed as if
there were none who dared expose their lives by openly standing forth in opposition to
the prevailing blasphemy. The dark shadow of apostasy covered the whole land. Images
of Baalim and Ashtoreth were everywhere to be seen. Idolatrous temples and
consecrated groves, wherein were worshiped the works of men's hands, were multiplied.
The air was polluted with the smoke of the sacrifices offered to false gods. Hill and vale
resounded with the drunken cries of a heathen priesthood who sacrificed to the sun,
moon, and stars. Through the influence of Jezebel and her impious priests, the people
were taught that the idol gods that had been set up were deities, ruling by their mystic
power the elements of earth, fire, and water. All the bounties of heaven--the running
brooks, the streams of living water, the gentle dew, the showers of rain which refreshed
the earth and caused the fields to bring forth abundantly--were ascribed to the favor of
Baal and Ashtoreth, instead of to the Giver of every good and perfect gift. The people
forgot that the hills and valleys, the streams and fountains, were in the hand of the living
God, that He controlled the sun, the clouds of heaven, and all the powers of nature. {PK
115}
Amalgamation
1 Kings 18:21
And Elijah came unto all the people,
and said, How long halt ye between two
opinions? if the LORD be God, follow
him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the
people answered him not a word.
Mass Murderer
1 Kings 18:4-13
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the
prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah
took an hundred prophets, and hid
them by fifty in a cave, and fed them
with bread and water.
Jezebel
2 Kings 9:22
And it came to pass, when Joram saw
Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And
he answered, What peace, so long as
the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel
and her witchcrafts are so many?
False Prophets
Accomplish Jezebel's Purpose
1 Kings 18:19
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto
mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred
and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred,
which eat at Jezebel's table.
Elijah
Troubler of Israel
1 Kings 18:18
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he
that troubleth Israel?
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in
that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed
Baalim
Yet notwithstanding these evidences of God's power, Israel repented not, nor
learned the lesson that God would have them learn. They did not see that He who
created nature controls her laws, and can make of them instruments of blessing or of
destruction. Proud hearted, enamored of their false worship, they were unwilling to
humble themselves under the mighty hand of God, and they began to cast about for
some other cause to which to attribute their sufferings. Jezebel utterly refused to
recognize the drought as a judgment from Jehovah. Unyielding in her
determination to defy the God of heaven, she, with nearly the whole of Israel, united
in denouncing Elijah as the cause of all their misery. Had he not borne testimony
against their forms of worship? If only he could be put out of the way, she argued, the
anger of their gods would be appeased, and their troubles would end. {PK
126.1}Urged on by the queen, Ahab instituted a most diligent search for the hiding
place of the prophet. To the surrounding nations, far and near, he sent messengers
to seek for the man whom he hated, yet feared; and in his anxiety to make the search
as thorough as possible, he required of these kingdoms and nations an oath that
they knew nothing of the whereabouts of the prophet. But the search was in vain.
The prophet was safe from the malice of the king whose sins had brought upon the
land the denunciation of an offended God. Failing in her efforts against Elijah,
Jezebel determined to avenge herself by slaying all the prophets of Jehovah in Israel.
Not one should be left alive. The infuriated woman carried out her purpose in the
massacre of many of God's servants. Not all, however, perished. Obadiah, the
governor of Ahab's house, yet faithful to God, "took an hundred prophets," and at the
risk of his own life, "hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water." 1
Kings 18:4. PK p126
Valley Of Decision
1 Kings 18:21 22
PK P 153
No sooner is the prayer of Elijah ended than flames of fire,
like brilliant flashes of lightning, descend from heaven upon
the upreared altar, consuming the sacrifice, licking up the
water in the trench, and consuming even the stones of the
altar. The brilliancy of the blaze illumines the mountain and
dazzles the eyes of the multitude. In the valleys below, where
many are watching in anxious suspense the movements of
those above, the descent of fire is clearly seen, and all are
amazed at the sight. It resembles the pillar of fire which at the
Red Sea separated the children of Israel from the Egyptian
host.
Death of Jezebel
1 Kings 9:32 36
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted
her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. And as Jehu
entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master And
he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And
there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. And he said, Throw her down.
So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall,
and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this
cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter. And they went to
bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the
palms of her hands. Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said,
This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the
Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:
Delay - Disappointment
1 Kings 18:43-44
And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the
sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is
nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said,
Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a
man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab,
Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain
stop thee not.
Translation of Elijah
2 Kings 2:11-12
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. 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.
nd
Elijah
DA 135.1
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the
Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall
be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked
shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: and the glory of the Lord
shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together." Isa. 40:1-5, margin.
Anciently, when a king journeyed through the less frequented parts of his
dominion, a company of men was sent ahead of the royal chariot to level
the steep places and to fill up the hollows, that the king might travel in
safety and without hindrance. This custom is employed by the prophet to
illustrate the work of the gospel. "Every valley shall be exalted, and every
mountain and hill shall be made low." When the Spirit of God, with its
marvelous awakening power, touches the soul, it abases human pride.
Worldly pleasure and position and power are seen to be worthless.
"Imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the
knowledge of God" are cast down; every thought is brought into captivity "to
the obedience of Christ." 2 Cor. 10:5. Then humility and self-sacrificing love,
so little valued among men, are exalted as alone of worth. This is the work
of the gospel, of which John's message was a part.
Restore Commandments
Mark 6:18
For John had said unto Herod, It is not
lawful for thee to have thy brother's
wife.
Judgement Message
Matthew 3:10-11
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees:
therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he
that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am
not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost, and with fire:
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his
floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will
burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire
Herodias
Mark 6:18-19;
For John had said unto Herod, It is not
lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against
him, and would have killed him; but she
could not:
Dance of Deception
Mark 6:21-22
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday
made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of
Galilee; And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and
danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said
unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it
thee. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will
give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went forth, and
said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of
John the Baptist. And she came in straightway with haste unto the
king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a
charger the head of John the Baptist.
The Kill
Mark 6:27-28
And immediately the king sent an executioner,
and commanded his head to be brought: and he
went and beheaded him in the prison,
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to
the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Another Elijah
Malachi 4:5-6
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I
commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the
statutes and judgments.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the
coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the
children, and the heart of the children to their fathers,
lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Repetition
The work of John the Baptist, and the work of those who in the last days
go forth in the spirit and power of Elijah to arouse the people from their
apathy, are in many respects the same. His work is a type of the work
that must be done in this age. Christ is to come the second time to judge
the world in righteousness. The messengers of God who bear the last
message of warning to be given to the world, are to prepare the way for
Christ's second advent, as John prepared the way for his first advent. In
this preparatory work, "every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain
shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the
rough places plain;" for history is to be repeated, and once again "the
glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for
the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." {SW, March 21, 1905 par. 10}
Middle
Age Elijah
Thyatira
Revelation 2:20-23
Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because
thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a
prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit
fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave
her space (chronos)
to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit
adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of
their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all
the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the
reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you
according to your works.
Commit Fornication
Introduces Idolatory
space (chronos)
Revelation 12:4-5
And they worshipped the dragon which gave
power unto the beast: and they worshipped the
beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is
able to make war with him?
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking
great things and blasphemies; and power was
given unto him to continue forty and two
months.
Time
Daniel 7:25
And he shall speak great words against the most High,
and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and
think to change times and laws: and they shall be given
into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of
time.
No Rain
Revelation 11:3-6
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they
shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore
days, clothed in sackcloth.
These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks
standing before the God of the earth.
And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of
their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any
man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the
days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to
turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all
plagues, as often as they will.
Parallels
Ancient Elijah
Fornication
Repent Not
Elijah Returns
Thousands were led to embrace the truth preached by
William Miller, and servants of God were raised up in the
spirit and power of Elijah to proclaim the message. Like
John, the forerunner of Jesus, those who preached this
solemn message felt compelled to lay the ax at the root of
the tree, and call upon men to bring forth fruits meet for
repentance. Their testimony was calculated to arouse and
powerfully affect the churches and manifest their real
character. And as the solemn warning to flee from the
wrath to come was sounded, many who were united with
the churches received the healing message; they saw their
backslidings, and with bitter tears of repentance and deep
agony of soul, humbled themselves before God. And as the
Spirit of God rested upon them, they helped to sound the
cry, "Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His
Seven Thunders
Revelation 10:4
And when the seven thunders had uttered their
voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice
from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things
which the seven thunders uttered, and write them
not.
Seven Thunders
The special light given to John which was
expressed in the seven thunders was a delineation
of events which would transpire under the first
and second angels' messages. It was not best
for the people to know these things, for their faith
must necessarily be tested. In the order of God
most wonderful and advanced truths would be
proclaimed. The first and second angels' messages
were to be proclaimed,
proclaimed but no further light was to
be revealed before these messages had done their
specific work. This is represented by the angel
standing with one foot on the sea, proclaiming with
a most solemn oath that time should be no longer.
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Seven Thunders
Component of 3 parts
Revelation 16:19
And the great city was divided into three
parts, and the cities of the nations fell:
and great Babylon came in
remembrance before God, to give unto
her the cup of the wine of the fierceness
of his wrath.
Dragon
Revelation 12:4
And his tail drew the third part of the
stars of heaven, and did cast them to
the earth: and the dragon stood
before the woman which was ready to
be delivered, for to devour her child
as soon as it was born.
Dragon
Ezekiel 29:3
Kings and rulers and governors have placed upon themselves the brand of antichrist,
and are represented as the dragon who goes to make war with the saints--with those
who keep the commandments of God and who have the faith of Jesus. In their enmity
against the people of God, they show themselves guilty also of the choice of Barabbas
instead of Christ. {TM 38.2}
Beast
Beast
Revelation 17:1,3,5
False Prophet
Rev 13:11 18
And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two
horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the
power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which
dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from
heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on
the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the
sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should
make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image
of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not
worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both
small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their
right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save
he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his
name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number
of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred
False Prophet
Revelation 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the
false prophet that wrought miracles before
him, with which he deceived them that had
received the mark of the beast, and them
that worshipped his image. These both were
cast alive into a lake of fire burning with
brimstone
Daughter Apostate
Dance of Deception
Elijah
Jezebel
Ahab
Elijah
Herodias
Herod
Elijah
Beast
Dragon
False Prophets
Daughter
False Prophet
Elijahs
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Judgement
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Revelation 18:1-5
And after these things I saw another angel come
down from heaven, having great power; and the
earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried
mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the
great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation
of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage
of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations
have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication, and the kings of the earth have
committed fornication with her, and the merchants of
the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of
her delicacies. And I heard another voice from
heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye
be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not
of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto
heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Death Decree
Revelation 13:15
And he had power to give life unto the
image of the beast, that the image of
the beast should both speak, and
cause that as many as would not
worship the image of the beast should
be killed.
Their Destruction
False Prophet
The people see that they have been deluded. They accuse one
another of having led them to destruction; but all unite in heaping
their bitterest condemnation upon the ministers. Unfaithful
pastors have prophesied smooth things; they have led their
hearers to make void the law of God and to persecute those who
would keep it holy. Now, in their despair, these teachers confess
before the world their work of deception. The multitudes are filled
with fury. "We are lost!" they cry, "and you are the cause of our
ruin;" and they turn upon the false shepherds. The very ones that
once admired them most will pronounce the most dreadful curses
upon them. The very hands that once crowned them with laurels
will be raised for their destruction. The swords which were to slay
God's people are now employed to destroy their enemies.
Everywhere there is strife and bloodshed. GC 655 -656
Jezebel
Their Destruction
And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate
the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her
flesh, and burn her with fire. Revelation 17:16
And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine
of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out
of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a
thousand and six hundred furlongs Revelation 14:19-20
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice,
saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather
yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the
flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on
them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and
great.
And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the
horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were
Christs coming
Soon there appears in the east a small black cloud,
about half the size of a man's hand. It is the cloud which
surrounds the Saviour and which seems in the distance
to be shrouded in darkness. The people of God know
this to be the sign of the Son of man. In solemn silence
they gaze upon it as it draws nearer the earth,
becoming lighter and more glorious, until it is a great
white cloud, its base a glory like consuming fire, and
above it the rainbow of the covenant.
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Christs coming
Soon there appears in the east a small black cloud,
about half the size of a man's hand. It is the cloud which
surrounds the Saviour and which seems in the distance
to be shrouded in darkness. The people of God know
this to be the sign of the Son of man. In solemn silence
they gaze upon it as it draws nearer the earth,
becoming lighter and more glorious, until it is a great
white cloud, its base a glory like consuming fire, and
above it the rainbow of the covenant.
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Christs Coming
Elijah
John the
Baptist
Millerites
Elijah (End
of the
World)
Time No Longer
1st
Angels
Messag
e
Returns after
3 years
with a
message of
reform
Returns with a
message of reform
(Dan 9:24-27) after
Jewish nation in
Darkness (Message
World Wide)
empowered at
Christs Baptism
2nd
Angels
Messag
e
Revival
Message.
Manifestatio
n of the
power of God
(Fire from
Heaven)
Revival message,
entry into Jerusalem
on Donkey, Temple
cleansed
Prophets of
Baal Judged
Judgement at the
Cross ( Separation of
Classes)
3rd
Angels
Messag
e
Returns after 3
prophetic years with a
message of reform after
darkages. (Dan 8:14)
Message World wide.
Empowered after
prediction of the full of
the Ottoman empire
(G.C. p611.1)
Revival message
(Midnight cry {EW
238.2}). Cleansing
Millerite movement goes
down from 100.000
50.000
Compares Midnight cry with triumphal entry to Jerusalem
Returns with a
message of reform
(Dan 11:40-45) for
Laodiceans who
are in a
backslidden
condition) 2001
Revival Message at
Sunday Law
(Revelation 18:4-5)
Cleansing takes
place with
Adventism
1844 Judgement
(Separation of Classes
See EW 54-56)
Michael Stands up
Judgement
Probation Closed.
Separation of
Classes