Luke 1:17

John will go ahead of the Lord in Elijah's spirit and power, reconciling hearts and preparing a people. He fulfills prophecy as the promised forerunner.

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• Mal 4:5–6Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
• Matt 11:14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
• Luke 1:76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
• Matt 17:11–12And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
• John 1:21–30And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
• Mark 9:11–13And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
• Ps 78:8And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
• John 3:28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
• 1 Chr 29:18O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
• Col 1:12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
• 1 Pet 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
• Rev 20:4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
• Luke 3:7–14Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• Ps 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
• 1 Kgs 17:1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
• Luke 1:16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
• 2 Tim 2:21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
• Amos 4:12Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
• John 1:34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
• Acts 10:33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
• Rom 9:23And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
• Isa 29:24They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
• 1 Kgs 21:20And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
• Matt 14:4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
• John 1:13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
• 2 Pet 3:11–14Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
• Matt 21:29–32He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
• 2 Chr 29:36And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
• 1 Kgs 18:18And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
• 2 Kgs 1:4–6Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
• 2 Kgs 1:16And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
• Matt 3:4And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
• 1 Cor 6:9–11Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
• Ps 10:17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
• Matt 3:7–12But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• 1 Jn 2:28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
• 1 Sam 7:5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.

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