Elijah in the Bible
Meaning: God the Lord, the strong Lordpar
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For all the prophets and the law prophesied of it until John: ??14 if you care to believe it, he is the Elijah who is to come.
and if you are willing to accept [it], he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.
And they said, {Some} [say] John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him.
So Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good [that] we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."
And the disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
And he answered [and] said, "Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all [things].
But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the [same] way also the Son of Man is going to suffer [at] their hands."
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that said, "This man calleth for Elijah."
Others said, "Let be: let us see whether Elijah will come and deliver him."
And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad), and he said, John the Baptizer hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. But others said, It is Elijah.
Others said, "It is Elijah." And some said, "It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets."
And they answered, "Some say that thou art John Baptist: some, say Elijah, and some, one of the prophets."
And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they talked with Jesus.
And Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Master, here is good being for us, let us make three tabernacles: one for thee, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
And they asked him, saying, "Why then Say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?"
He answered and said unto them, "Elijah verily shall first come and restore all things. Also the son of man, as it is written, shall suffer many things, and shall be set at nought.
Moreover, I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have done unto him whatsoever pleased them, as it is written of him."
And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.
And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.
And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.
Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;
But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.
And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.
And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;
And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.
And while he was speaking, a cloud appeared and engulfed them and the apostles were afraid as Moses and Elijah entered the cloud [i.e., and disappeared].
When his disciples, James, and John, saw that, they said, "Lord, wilt thou that we command that fire come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?"
So they asked him again, "What are you then? Elijah?" And he answered, "Of course, I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."
so they asked him, "Why are you baptizing then, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
No, God has not disowned His people, on whom He set His heart beforehand. Do you know what the Scripture says in Elijah's case, how he pleaded with God against Israel?
But how did God answer him? [I Kings 19:18 says], "I [i.e., God] have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed their knee [in worship] to Baal [Note: "Baal" was a term used for one of the idols worshiped in Elijah's day by Canaanites and others in Palestine].
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.
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holy Boldness » Exemplified » Elijah
Cave » Used as a dwelling » Elijah
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Elijah » Antitype of john the baptist
Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him; so they asked him, saying, "Then why are you baptizing people, if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"