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Malachi 4:5-6

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5“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.”
Malachi 4:5-6 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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  1. John the Baptist explicitly fulfills Malachi 4:5-6

    Explicit fulfillmentHigh confidence

    Jesus says that John is the Elijah who was to come, and after the transfiguration the disciples understand His words about Elijah to mean John.

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    • John's own denial: When asked directly, John said he was not Elijah (John 1:21). Most readers hold that he denied being Elijah in person while fulfilling Elijah's role, as Jesus said.

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  2. Luke 1:17 alludes to Malachi 4:5-6

    Strong allusion or echoHigh confidence

    Gabriel says John will go before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to children, the language of Malachi's closing promise.

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