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Catapult

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As I was sitting with the Lord, I heard the Spirit say, "Catapult". So, I looked it up and it means that it was a military engine used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, darts, and arrows upon an enemy. Some of these would throw a stone of a hundred pounds weight. In 2 Kings 13, Elisha has become sick with the illness of which he would die and King Joash of Israel came down to Elisha and wept over his face, and said, "O my father, my father, the chariots of Israel and their horsemen!" The king was distraught that the supernatural "chariots and horsemen of Israel" that Elisha commanded would disappear with him. 2 Kings 2:11, 12 describes the same cry when Elijah was taken up by a whirlwind. Elisha took a hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. Then he took the mantel of Elijah and struck the water and it divided this way and that and Elisha crossed over.  King Joash saw that the chariots and horsemen of Israel were going wi...