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

Revelation 20:4

And the

Matthew 21:29

1 Corinthians 6:9

To make

1 John 2:28

Bible References

Before

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

who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Ye yourselves bear me testimony, that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but that I have been sent before Him.'

In

and, if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is about to come.

And He, answering, said, "Elijah, indeed, comes, and will restore all things;

And they were asking Him, saying, "How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?"

And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he says, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them; and judgment was given to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God; and such as worshiped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

And the

And he, answering, said, 'I go, sir,' and he went not.

Or 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 men,

To make

At once, therefore, I sent to you; and you did well, in coming. Now, therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things that have been commanded you by the Lord."

and that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us,

giving thanks to the Father, Who made us meet for the portion of the inheritance of the saints in light;

If, therefore, one fully purify himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.

But ye are "an elect race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation," a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Seeing, therefore, that all these things are thus to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conduct and godliness,

And now, little children, abide in Him; that, if He shall be manifested, we may have confidence, and not be put away from Him with shame at His coming.