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 he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.

You yourselves testify about me that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I am sent before that one.'

In

Look! I [am] going to send to you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh!

and if you are willing to accept [it], he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.

And he answered [and] said, "Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all [things].

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

And they asked him, "Then who [are] you? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not!" "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No!"

And I saw thrones, and they sat down on them, and authority to judge was granted to them. And [I saw] the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and did not receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand, and they came to life and reigned with Christ [for] a thousand years.

Power

Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe of Gilead said to Ahab, "{As Yahweh lives}, the God of Israel before whom I stand, there shall surely not be dew nor rain these years {except by my command}."

He said, "I did not throw Israel into confusion; rather you and the house of your father [have] by forsaking the commands of Yahweh when you went after the Baals!

Then Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, my enemy?" He said, "I have found you because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh.

Therefore, thus says Yahweh, 'The bed upon which you have gone, you will not come down from it, but you shall surely die.'" So Elijah went.

Only the high places were not removed; the people [were] still sacrificing and offering incense on the high places.

And the

And those who err [in] spirit will {acquire} understanding, and those who grumble will learn instruction.

And he answered [and] said, 'I do not want to!' But later [he] changed his mind [and] went.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Neither sexually immoral people, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor passive homosexual partners, nor dominant homosexual partners,

To make

Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you."

O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this forever as a plan [and] thoughts of the heart of your people, and establish their heart toward you.

And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over what God had established with the people, for the matter happened suddenly.

[The] longing of [the] afflicted you have heard, O Yahweh. You will make their heart secure. You will {listen attentively}

and not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation [that] did not make ready its heart, whose spirit was not faithful [to] God.

The fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of wisdom; all who do them have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.

"Therefore, thus I will do to you, Israel. Because I will do this to you, O Israel, prepare to meet your God!

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you {were kind enough to come}. So now we all are present before God to hear all the things that have been commanded to you by the Lord."

And [he did so] in order that he could make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory,

giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you for a share of the inheritance of the saints in light,

Therefore, if someone cleanses himself from these [things], he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

But you [are] a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God's] possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,

[Because] all these things are being destroyed in this way, what sort of [people] must you be in holy behavior and godliness,

And now, little children, remain in him, so that whenever he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.