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 their Lord God.

which were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh, nor yet of the will of man: but of God.

Ye yourselves are witnesses, how that I said, 'I am not Christ: but am sent before him.'

In

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

And also if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, which should come.

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

And they asked him, saying, "Why then Say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?"

And they asked him, "What then? Art thou Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." Art thou that prophet? And he answered, "No."

And I saw seats, 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: which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had taken his mark upon their foreheads, or on their hands: and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Power

And Elijah the Tishbite, which was of the inhabiters of Gilead, said unto Ahab, "As truly as the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, save as I appoint it."

And he said, "It is not I that trouble Israel, but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and hast followed Baal.

And Ahab said to Elijah, "Hast thou found me thine enemy at any time?" And he said, "Yea, because thou art utterly given to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD.

Therefore, thus sayeth the LORD: thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt die.'" And Elijah departed.

Neither took they away the hill altars. But the people slew and offered still in the hill altars.

And the

They also which have been of an erroneous spirit shall come to understanding, and they that have been scornful shall learn doctrine."

He answered and said, 'I will not.' But afterward, repented and went.

Do ye not remember how that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. For neither fornicators, neither worshippers of images, neither whoremongers, neither weaklings, neither abusers of themselves with mankind,

To make

Then said Samuel, "Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, that I may 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 thy people, and prepare their hearts unto thee.

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had made the folk so ready: for the thing was suddenly done.

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the poor; thou preparest their heart, and thine ear hearkeneth thereto,

And not to be as their forefathers, a faithless and stubborn generation, a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not true toward God.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do thereafter. The praise of it endureth forever.

'Therefore thus will I handle thee again, O Israel: yea, even thus will I handle thee. Make thee ready then to meet thy God, O Israel.

Then sent I for thee immediately, and thou hast well done for to come. Now are we all here, present before God to hear all things that are commanded unto thee of God."

that he might declare the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared unto glory:

giving thanks unto the father which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of saints in light.

But if a man purge himself from such fellows, he shall be a vessel sanctified unto honour meet for the Lord, and prepared unto all good works.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,

If all these things shall perish, what manner persons ought ye to be in holy conversation, and godliness:

And now babes, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence and not be made ashamed of him at his coming.