Luke 1:17

The Prediction Of John The Baptist's Birth

¹⁶ he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God, ¹⁷ he will go in front of Him with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, turning the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make a people ready and prepared for the Lord." ¹⁸ Zechariah said to the angel, "But how am I to be sure of this? I am an old man myself, and my wife is advanced in years."

Be Ready

Before God

Coming of the Lord

In the Spirit

Righteous One

To the Lord

Turn the Hearts of the Fathers

Turned to the Lord

Way of Righteousness

Will of God

Elias

Elijah

Messiah

Luke 1:76

And you, my child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go in front of the Lord to make his ways ready,

John 3:28

You can bear me out, that I said, 'I am not the Christ'; what I said was, 'I have been sent in advance of him.'

Matthew 17:11-12

He replied, "Elijah to come and restore all things?

Mark 9:11-13

So they put this question to him, "Why do the [Pharisees and] scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

John 1:21-30

They asked him, "Then what are you? Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.

Matthew 3:4

This John had his clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather girdle round his loins; his food was locusts and wild honey.

Matthew 3:7-12

But when he noticed a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the coming Wrath?

Matthew 14:4

since John had told him, "You have no right to her."

Matthew 21:29-32

he replied, 'I will go, sir,' but he did not go.

Luke 1:16

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

Luke 3:7-14

To the crowds who came out to get baptized by him John said, "You brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the coming Wrath?

John 1:13

who owe this birth of theirs to God, not to human blood, nor to any impulse of the flesh or of man.

John 1:34

Now I did see it, and I testify that he is the Son of God."

Acts 10:33

So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Well now, here we are all present before God to listen to what the Lord has commanded you to say."

Romans 9:23

What if he means to show the wealth that lies in his glory for the objects of his mercy, whom he has made ready beforehand to receive glory ??24 that is, for us whom he has called from among the Gentiles as well as the Jews?

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

What! do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the Realm of God? Make no mistake about it; neither the immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor catamites nor sodomites

Colossians 1:12

thanking the Father who has qualified us to share the lot of the saints in the Light,

2 Timothy 2:21

If one will only keep clear of the latter, he will be put to noble use, he will be consecrated and useful to the Owner of the House, he will be set apart for good work of all kinds.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the elect race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the People who belong to Him, that you may proclaim the wondrous deeds of Him who has called you from darkness to his wonderful light ??10 you who once were no people and now are God's people, you who once were unpitied and now are pitied.

2 Peter 3:11-14

Now as all things are thus to be dissolved, what holy and pious men ought you to be in your behaviour,

1 John 2:28

Remain within him now, my dear children, so that when he appears we may have confidence, instead of shrinking from him in shame at his arrival.

Revelation 20:4

And I saw thrones with people sitting on them, who were allowed to judge ??saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and God's word, those who would not worship the Beast or his statue, and who would not receive his mark on their forehead or hand; they came to life and reigned along with the Christ for a thousand years.