Monday, November 25, 2013

John The Baptist Is Eli'jah

Head shrine of San Silvestro in Capite
And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Eli'jah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Eli'sha saw it and he cried, "My father, my father! the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in two pieces.
-- 2 Kings 2:11f.

Behold, I will send you Eli'jah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
-- Malachi 4:5 (Hebrew 3:23)

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John; and if you are willing to accept it, he is Eli'jah who is to come.
-- Matthew 11:13f.