Luke 1:17

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Summary

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

Before

Luke 1:16

John 1:13

John 3:28

In

Power

2 Kings 14:4

And the

Isaiah 29:24

Matthew 21:29

1 Corinthians 6:9

To make

Bible References

Before

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

In

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

And if you will receive it, this is Elijah, who was to come.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all things.

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Power

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and you have followed Baalim.

And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you: because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

Now therefore thus says the LORD, You shall not come down from that bed on which you are gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.

However the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.

And the

They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

To make

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.

O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and direct their heart unto you:

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their heart, you will cause your ear to hear:

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endures forever.

Therefore thus will I do unto you, O Israel: and because I will do this unto you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel.

Immediately therefore I sent to you; and you have done well that you are come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded you of God.

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared unto glory,

Giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and fit for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in all holy conduct and godliness,

And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.