Matthew 11:14

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

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  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.
  • Matt 17:10-13 : 10 The disciples asked him,“Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?” 11 He answered,“Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things. 12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
  • Mark 9:11-13 : 11 Then they asked him,“Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?” 12 He said to them,“Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised? 13 But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
  • Ezek 2:5 : 5 And as for them, whether they listen or not– 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 all my words that I speak to you to heart and listen carefully. 11 Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, and speak to them– say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ whether they pay attention or not.”
  • John 1:21-23 : 21 So they asked him,“Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said,“I am not!”“Are you the Prophet?” He answered,“No!” 22 Then they said to him,“Who are you? Tell us so that we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 John said,“I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
  • John 16:12 : 12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
  • 1 Cor 3:2 : 2 I fed you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready. In fact, you are still not ready,
  • Rev 20:4 : 4 Then I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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    10The disciples asked him,“Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”

    11He answered,“Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

    12And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

    13Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

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  • Mark 9:11-13
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    12He said to them,“Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?

    13But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”

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    9What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet!

    10This is the one about whom it is written:‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

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    5Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.

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    15Others said,“He is Elijah.” Others said,“He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past.”

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    27This is the one about whom it is written,‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

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    13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John appeared.

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