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 sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.

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

In

Behold, I send unto you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and terrible day of Jehovah.

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.

And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.

And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

And I saw thrones; and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on account of the word of God; and those who had not done homage to the beast nor to his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ a thousand years:

Power

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word.

And he said, I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baals.

And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? And he said, I have found thee; because thou hast sold thyself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah.

Now therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die. And Elijah departed.

Only, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

And the

And they that are of erring spirit shall know understanding, and the disobedient shall learn doctrine.

And he answering said, I will not; but afterwards repenting himself he went.

Do ye not know that unrighteous persons shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who make women of themselves, nor who abuse themselves with men,

To make

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

Jehovah, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and direct their hearts to thee!

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

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek, thou hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that prepared not their heart, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do his precepts: his praise abideth for ever.

Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast well done in coming. Now therefore we are all present before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,

giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light,

If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, in separating himself from them, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.

But ye are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

All these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,

And now, children, abide in him, that if he be manifested we may have boldness, and not be put to shame from before him at his coming.