Mark 9:4

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Summary

Mark 9:4

And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

Appeared

General references

Matthew 12:8

Mark 9:11

Bible References

Appeared

for all the prophets and the law were your guides, till the coming of John.

and presently they saw Moses and Elias conversing with him.

they answered, some say you are John the Baptist: others, Elias: and others, that you are one of the old prophets appearing again.

then beginning at Moses he explain'd all the passages there, and in all the prophets, which related to himself.

You search the scriptures, for you think by their means to have eternal life, and they are the very writings which do testify of me.

but must reside in heaven, till the time of the restitution of all things, of which God has spoken from the beginning by the mouth of his holy prophets.

'Twas this salvation, that employ'd the most profound enquiries of those, who predicted the dispensation that was to be in your behalf:

then I fell at his seet to worship him: but he said to me, "forbear: I am the servant of God, as you and your brethren are, that bear testimony to Jesus: worship God: for to give testimony to Jesus, is the very design of prophecy."

General references

for the sabbath is subservient to men.

At length they started this question, why do the Scribes say, that Elias must first come?