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Old Testament Malachi 4:5-6 Holman Christian Standard Bible 5  Look, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome Day of the  Lord  comes.  6  [ a ] And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land [ b ]  with a curse.” Robert Breaker:  Is John the Baptist Really Elijah the Prophet? Jesus says John the Baptist is the Elijah that was to come, twice Matthew 11:1-14 Holman Christian Standard Bible In Praise of John the Baptist 11  When Jesus had finished giving orders to His 12 disciples, He moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.  2  When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples  3  and asked Him, “Are You the One who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” 4  Jesus replied to them,  “Go and report to John what you hear and see:   5  the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, [ a

1. John 1 - Israel must have been already looking for the messiah. First seen by the pharisees when John the baptist was being questioned. The parisees and saducess were sent by the Jews in Jerusalem to Bethany (bethabara) across the jordan, which is where John was baptizing. they asked if he was the Messiah, he said NO, then Elijah then the prophet. all of which he said NO. but then he said he was whom Isaiah was was the one cryin gout in the wilderness. (Isa 40:3) comment from bible gateway on who the prophet is... it is assuming this is referring to the prophet of Deut 18:15 There must have been an expected baptism. We know Jewish people did their own mikvah's all the time, but this must have been different becuase they asked him why he baptizes if he is none of these. so for some reason they expected these three to baptize. But apparently they misunderstood the specifics about the baptism. John then said he baptizes with WATER but the one coming baptizes with th

John &#43 Intro &nbsp &#43 John 1:1-18 &nbsp Bible Gateway - Study Light Interlinear John 1 Hebrew - Greek or click on verse below for studylight hebrew interlinear of that verse 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 All things were created through Him, and apart from Him not one thing was created that has been created. 4 Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men. 5 That light shines in the darkness, yet the darkness did not overcome it. 6 There was a man named John who was sent from God. 7 H