Elijah the prophet

 *06/04/2022*


*40 DAYS FASTING AND PRAYERS*


*MID-WEEK SERVICE*


THEME: *JESUS CHRIST*


TOPIC: *JESUS*

(Gk. Iesous)


SUB-TOPIC: *THE MESSIAH*


MAJOR OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECIES OF THE MESSIAH


Malachi 4:5

*Elijah the prophet*

The story of the prophet Elijah is found in 1 Kings 17 to 2 Kings 2.

The New Testament identifies John the Baptist as this Elijah according to Matthew 11:14; 17:10; Mark 9:11-13 and Luke 1:17.

There are 3 ways in which this prophecy might be fulfilled:

1. John the Baptist, whom Malachi had already prophesied (Malachi 3:1), was the first to fill the promise of the Elijah figure.

*John, like Elijah, was a minister of the Lord calling people to repent and prepare for the coming of the Messiah (Matthew 11:14)*

2. Elijah appeared in person along with Moses at the Transfiguration, a stunning vindication of *the messianic role of Jesus* (Matthew 16:28-17:8)

3. An Elijah-like figure will appear at the end times; he will call fire down from heaven just as Elijah did in 1 Kings 18:36-40 and Revelation 11:1-7.


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