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Here are a number of views that most message believers should consider when asking this question. | Here are a number of views that most message believers should consider when asking this question. | ||
=The spirit of Elijah, and the spirit of Jesus= | |||
Jesus said, ''“I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is."'' (Mt 11:11). | Jesus said, ''“I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is."'' (Mt 11:11). | ||
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Are we falling short of what God intended for believers by looking for the spirit of Elijah when, in fact, we possess something much greater? Are we really living and attaining to the level of spiritual life that God intends for us? | Are we falling short of what God intended for believers by looking for the spirit of Elijah when, in fact, we possess something much greater? Are we really living and attaining to the level of spiritual life that God intends for us? | ||
==Restoration time | =Malachi 4 vs. Malachi 3= | ||
==Quotes== | |||
Audio Letter to Lee Vayle | |||
:''You think it would be good here to let the public know that this wasn't the John of Malachi 4? This is John of Malachi 3, for in Matthew 11, you might quote it like this. See, Matthew 11:9, we put it. | |||
:''But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. | |||
For this is he, whom it is written, Behold I send My messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. | |||
:''Now, that's Malachi 3, not Malachi 4. The Malachi 4 prophet is to come in this day, when the Lord is going to burn the Gentile world just--or the whole Gentile world up like He did at Sodom. You see? It's going to be Malachi 4 when He did that, not Malachi 3. Malachi 3 was John the Baptist also in the spirit of Elijah. But Malachi 4 here is John-or--or Elijah returning again just before the great and terrible day of the Lord, to turn the hearts of the children. | |||
:''John did it when he come, and this prophet will do the same thing in the--in the Malachi 4. See, there's two different times. And Jesus refers to it here as Malachi 3. "Behold, I send My messenger before My face." Jesus referring to John here... And Matthew 11 refers to it as Malachi 3. "My messenger before My face," not before the great and terrible day of the Lord shall come. | |||
:''I thought you might inject that there and let the public know that Malachi 3 Elijah, and Malachi 4 Elijah, are two different prophets altogether. | |||
=Restoration time= | |||
Jesus said, ''“Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.”'' (Mt 17:11b) | Jesus said, ''“Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.”'' (Mt 17:11b) | ||
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Second, Jesus said that the Holy Ghost would ''“teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”'' (John 14:26). Why would Elijah be needed if we have the Holy Spirit to teach us all things, and if it is the Spirit himself that brings all things to remembrance? | Second, Jesus said that the Holy Ghost would ''“teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”'' (John 14:26). Why would Elijah be needed if we have the Holy Spirit to teach us all things, and if it is the Spirit himself that brings all things to remembrance? | ||
=Turning the hearts= | |||
An angel prophecied to Zacharias, before the birth of John the Baptist, that he would ''“go before [the Lord] 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.”'' (Luke 1:17). | An angel prophecied to Zacharias, before the birth of John the Baptist, that he would ''“go before [the Lord] 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.”'' (Luke 1:17). | ||
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1:17, there is no half-scripture left for Elijah to fulfil. | 1:17, there is no half-scripture left for Elijah to fulfil. | ||
=The Great and Dreadful Day= | |||
Malachi 4:5 says that Elijah will come before: | Malachi 4:5 says that Elijah will come before: | ||
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However, if the true meaning is “awesome” rather than “dreadful, then this verse is not stating that Elijah will come before judgement. It is stating that he will come prior to the first coming of Jesus. Malachi 4:6 then goes on to say that God will strike the earth if Elijah never comes. | However, if the true meaning is “awesome” rather than “dreadful, then this verse is not stating that Elijah will come before judgement. It is stating that he will come prior to the first coming of Jesus. Malachi 4:6 then goes on to say that God will strike the earth if Elijah never comes. | ||
=Jesus’ ministry= | |||
The following paragraphs are all based on the KJV: | The following paragraphs are all based on the KJV: | ||
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As a result, the “day of vengeance of our God” is not the tribulation, but the day of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ. That was the day that Jesus Christ suffered God's wrath and vengeance for sin on our behalf. | As a result, the “day of vengeance of our God” is not the tribulation, but the day of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ. That was the day that Jesus Christ suffered God's wrath and vengeance for sin on our behalf. | ||
=The Law and the Prophets= | |||
Jesus said that ''“all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”'' (Matthew 11:13-15). | Jesus said that ''“all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”'' (Matthew 11:13-15). | ||
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Paul taught that ''“Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”'' (Romans 10:4). So, if the law has no dominion over Christians after Jesus’ righteousness is imputed to us by faith, then the judgment of the prophets (including Elijah) also have no dominion over us by the same faith. | Paul taught that ''“Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”'' (Romans 10:4). So, if the law has no dominion over Christians after Jesus’ righteousness is imputed to us by faith, then the judgment of the prophets (including Elijah) also have no dominion over us by the same faith. | ||
=Elijah’s 4th coming= | |||
Peter spoke to Jesus on Mount Transfiguration and said, ''“Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.” ''(Matthew 17:4) | Peter spoke to Jesus on Mount Transfiguration and said, ''“Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.” ''(Matthew 17:4) | ||