As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!"And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.Elisha picked up Elijah's cloak...  Read More

When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.And Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Bethel."But Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you!" So they went down together to Bethel. The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elisha and asked him, "Did yo...  Read More

For to us a child is born,To us a Son is givenAnd the government will be on His shouldersAnd He will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of PeaceIsaiah 9:6 Virtually the whole world is celebrating today in commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ.Over the past two thousand years, countless numbers of songs, musicals, plays and books have been written about the li...  Read More

The ark of God was captured and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died. That same day, a Benjamite ran from the battle line...When the man entered the town and told what had happened, the whole town sent up a cry…The man hurried over to Eli...He told Eli, “I have just come from the battle line; I fled from it this very day.”...Israel fled before the Philistines...also your two sons...are dead a...  Read More

Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines…The Philistines deployed their forces to meet Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand of them on the battlefield.When the soldiers returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the LORD bring defeat on us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the LO...  Read More

The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD. The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, and there, He revealed Himself to Samuel through His Word. And Samuel’s word came to all Israel.I Samuel 3:19-4:1 What a difference the Presence of the LORD brings!Sam...  Read More