Verse 14

And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

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  • Matt 17:10-13 : 10 The disciples asked Him, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?' 11 Jesus replied, 'Indeed, Elijah is coming and will restore all things. 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him. Instead, they did to him whatever they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.' 13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
  • Mark 9:11-13 : 11 And they asked him, 'Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?' 12 Jesus replied, 'Elijah does come first and restores all things. And how is it written about the Son of Man that he must suffer many things and be rejected?' 13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, just as it is written about him.
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.
  • Ezek 2:5 : 5 Whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
  • Ezek 3:10-11 : 10 And he said to me, "Son of man, take into your heart all the words I speak to you and listen closely with your ears." 11 Go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says,' whether they listen or refuse to listen.
  • John 1:21-23 : 21 They asked him, 'Then who are you? Are you Elijah?' He said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the Prophet?' He answered, 'No.' 22 So they said to him, 'Who are you? Tell us so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?' 23 He replied, 'I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.'
  • John 16:12 : 12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
  • 1 Cor 3:2 : 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, because you were not able to receive it. Even now, you are still not able.
  • Rev 20:4 : 4 Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.