The Spirit of Elijah
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In “The Spirit of Elijah,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about Bible prophecy, the prophetic sign, idolatry and occult influence. Drawing especially from Malachi 4, Isaiah 13, Proverbs 28, Ezekiel 38, the teaching emphasizes that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that the biblical narrative is used to show God’s power to recover what has been lost and restore usefulness.
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Odle focuses on Bible prophecy while working through Malachi 4, Isaiah 13. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that God’s judgment is treated as righteous, certain, and a reason to repent while mercy is offered. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on the prophetic sign. The message argues that the biblical narrative is used to show God’s power to recover what has been lost and restore usefulness. It connects this with the conviction that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on the condition of the church. The message argues that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. It connects this with the conviction that leaders are accountable to teach faithfully, serve the flock, and model the character they proclaim. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on idolatry and occult influence. The message argues that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced. It connects this with the conviction that leaders are accountable to teach faithfully, serve the flock, and model the character they proclaim. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on idolatry and occult influence while working through Proverbs 28. The message argues that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced. It connects this with the conviction that the biblical narrative is used to show God’s power to recover what has been lost and restore usefulness. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on idolatry and occult influence. The message argues that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced. It connects this with the conviction that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on prayer. The message argues that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. It connects this with the conviction that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on Israel in prophecy while working through Ezekiel 38. The message argues that the sermon relates Israel’s place in Scripture to the unfolding prophetic picture. It connects this with the conviction that believers are urged to remain sober, alert, prayerful, and ready amid spiritual danger. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on Bible prophecy. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on demons and deliverance while working through Malachi 4, John 15, John 16. The message argues that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. It connects this with the conviction that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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hallelujah foreign blind the lord thy god i hear the song of my people the angels watch as you love on me anime you choose me over your own life you choose to worship me you choose to love me and for that i give you grace i give you mercy i give you blessings of obama upon above all continue to seek me i will bless you with the presence of my holy spirit thank you hallelujah father we thank you for your presence and thank you for your peace your strength lord we thank you for the gifts of your holy spirit we thank you lord for moving in our midst we pray lord for more that you will pour out your spirit even more today lord touch your people because those listening those here today we ask you lord to bless touch move in a mighty way today speak to our hearts change our lives open our ears to hear your voice to hear what you're saying by your holy spirit and by your written word let us hear your voice we worship you lord we worship you lord god we praise the name of jesus the king of kings and the lord of lords god almighty in the flesh we worship you lord jesus we exalt you we believe you have great things for us to do in this time hallelujah jesus name you may be seated we're having some weird
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sound problems this morning out of nowhere i watched it fall out and kevin was touching when touching the thing it just fell out i don't know what's going on there's a short and a wire or this the devil acting crazy weird man weird stuff good morning well there's a lot to do this morning uh first thing i want everybody to turn with me to malachi chapter four we're going to talk a little bit this morning about the prophetic office a little bit and several things malachi the last book in the old testament we're going to start reading it verse one will read chapter four it's just a few verses here this is an end time bible prophecy here by the prophet malachi i'll let everybody get there malachi 4 verse 1. i'm going to share with you today the lord's given me a word and some and added some things on for this coming year 2015. i'm just going to try to be faithful to share that with you this morning some of you may have already heard some of it because you listen to the radio or you're on facebook but there's more to it anyway let's read malachi chapter four verse one for behold the day cometh that shall burn as an oven and all the proud yea and all that do wickedly shall be stubble and the day that cometh shall burn them up saith the lord of hosts that it shall leave them neither root nor branch but unto you that fear my name shall the son of righteousness arise with healing in his wings and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall and you shall tread down the wicked for they shall be ashes unto the souls of your feet in the day that i shall do this saith the lord of hosts remember the law of moses my servant which i commanded unto him and for all israel with the statutes and judgments behold i will send unto you elijah the prophet before the coming 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 the fathers lest i come and smite the earth with a curse this is a prophecy of god's final judgment at the end of time we know this because the apostle peter
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in 2 peter chapter 3 talked about god's judgment at the end being a fire that will devour the world that will melt even the elements god says here that all the proud and all those who do wickedness will be burned up that's a pretty strong word isn't it isaiah 13 also says the same thing that all the hardiness of man will be brought down now it's not all going to happen at once god has reserved what he'll call sometimes a day of judgment but it's really a period of judgment it's the last days not just the last day right but he said something here that i think is very important for us to get a hold of he says i will send to you elijah the prophet before the coming of the day of the lord of this great outpouring of wrath now uh what was amazing was when jesus came the first time he was preceded by john the baptist now when angel gabriel appeared to elizabeth he said something very interesting zechariah he said about john the baptist that he will go forth in the spirit of elijah right and later when the disciples say to the lord when they knew he was the messiah standing before them and they knew the prophecy they knew this prophecy of malachi they knew that elijah comes first then the messiah right and what did jesus say he said it very clearly he said elijah has come what was he talking about john the baptist now was john the baptist literally the man elijah the prophet from the old testament no but yet god considered that being elijah because john came in the same power of the holy spirit with the same message that message of repentance prepare the way of the lord right strong message now why am i bringing this up because this is also about the second coming of jesus not just the first coming and there's the prophecy that elijah the prophet will come before the great day and terrible day and really the prophecy really this malachi prophecy even though jesus did apply it to his first coming it's really in its context and this passage is applied to the second coming okay
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i'm going to put something forth now a lot of people believe that the two witnesses one of the two witnesses will be elijah and i don't have a problem with that very well may be but i'm going to propose something else to you and this is something not really new but it's something that i believe deep down in my heart because it was one of the first messages i ever read by david wilkerson back in 1987 in fact it was june 22 of 1987 when he put out this newsletter and the title of it was called the elijah company and basically what he said in that was before the second coming of jesus that god was going to raise up a a people a remnant of people within the church who would go forth in the spirit and power of elijah that it wouldn't just be an elijah but it would be in a company of elijah now i want to say is i don't have a problem with that either i believe that was a word a prophetic word from the lord that god gave to david wilkerson back in 1987. so if that that being said there's something we need to understand about the prophetic office the prophetic gifts and we're going to look at that before i share some things with you this morning y'all staying with me on that right i'm not going to turn to all those scriptures you can look up all the new testament scriptures where jesus talks about elias the prophet now i want you to back up the new testament calling elias but it's just it's elijah now let's back up to first kings chapter 18. well we no i'm sorry pull back up to chapter 17. we'll start there everybody with me now there's several things about being about this elijah the prophet this elijah company that's going forth in the spirit of elijah i believe the true end times church is in the spirit of elijah right elijah could have cared less about what people thought about him he cared less about being prosperous or famous or wealthy he even stated he was very jealous of lord god almighty for the lord's word for the lord's law for the lord's glory and even being a prophet that had to pronounce judgment upon the nation of israel for their wickedness
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