Elijah Coming First

Then He answered and told them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt? Mark 9:12

Elijah comes from the Old Testament for us, but does not get his own book. From his story though, this prophet may be more famous than many of the others. We see that among all the prophets, Elijah gets a special mention here in our verse for today by Jesus. The disciples had asked Him why the scribes said that Elijah must come first. And part of the response Jesus gave them was interesting to say the least. "Restores all things"? From his story in 1 Kings, Elijah was a restorer sent by God to bring Israel back to the worship of their one God, Jehovah. So...will it be Elijah who returns and brings back the temple worship in the Revelation? Entirely possible as Revelation 11 tells of two witnesses, that is prophets by another name, who will stand against the man of lawlessness.

Then, what about that next part with the Son of Man? Tomorrow, the Lord willing, we will get into that.

Love and joy to you in Christ our Lord!

Bucky