
For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied

Now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence,f and the Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I Swaying in the wind? Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A manĭressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found In Matt 11:1-4 - Jesus answers the disciples of John the Baptist and then tells the crowd something very significant in V7-14:Īs John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowdsĪbout John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed

The Jews in Jesus' time were expecting such a prophet to arrive before the advent of Messiah. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.” And he will turn the hearts of theįathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to theirįathers. The OT prophet Elijah is most famous for his "contest of the gods" (1 Kings 18) on Mt Carmel, whereby, he was used of God to turn the hearts of the people back to God.Īnother such prophet is predicted in Mal 4:5, 6 -īehold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the
