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.

Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, 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 will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.

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

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

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou 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 which had not worshipped 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 liveth, 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 thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.

And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

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

Howbeit 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 ye 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 Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.

O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

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

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine 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 stedfast with God.

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

Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and 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 that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

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

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet 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 honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation 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.