The Question About Elijah

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THE GOOD NEWS (18 February 2017)

"Finally they asked HIM, "Why then do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first?'  JESUS answered them, 'Of course, Elijah will come first so that everything may be as it should be...  But, why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?  I tell you that Elijah has already come and they have treated him as they pleased, as the Scriptures say of him.'" - Mark 9:11-13 

The New Elijah

(On going down the mountain, the apostles feel uneasy, 'Why did Moses and Elijah speak of the imminent death of JESUS?" They cling to their illusions, finding support in the Bible which said that Elijah had to return to earth to prepare the way before the Messiah would come, so that HE should not encounter any opposition [Malachi 3:1 and 4:23].

JESUS asserts what HE had said many times: HE has to be rejected.  Not all that is written in the Bible is to be understood literally.  Elijah was not to return personally from heaven, but rather John the Baptist had already come as the new Elijah [Luke 1:16].)

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