Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Elijah » Antitype of john the baptist
He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, '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."
And if you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
They said, "Some say John the Baptist, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."
The disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" He answered them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things, but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them."
He told them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. And why is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be rejected? But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him."
They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No." They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said." read more.
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) And they asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) And they asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
Inescapable question » Diverse opinions of men
Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?" They said, "Some say John the Baptist, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
John » Herod antipas falsely supposes jesus to be
King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him."
At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus, and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."
They said, "Some say John the Baptist, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."
They answered, "'John the Baptist,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."