Davar Kingdom Of God

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them (Ps 34:7). It is difficult to think of one angel encamping around those who fear the Lord. It must be a group of many angels like an army surrounding them to save them. This is what Elisha’s servant saw in another world as the story of 2 Kgs 6:15-18 reveals: And Elisha prayed, "O Lord, open his eyes so he may see." Then the Lord opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha (2 Kgs 6:17). In fact, the Bible teaches us that Elisha had inherited this angelic army of chariots and horses from Elijah as the famous story tells us: As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, "My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!" And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own cl