Bible Discussion Thread

In Matthew 17 vs 10-1 it speaks of Elias already come and they didn't recognize him.

Why in vs 13 does it say the disciples understood that he was speaking of John the Baptist?

When we first got married, a Christian wives' study instructed us to make lists of the things our husbands did wrong or where they could grow in the Lord to pray against those things. We were told to place it under our mattresses. My husband and I were flipping the mattress one day, and my husband found the list. He got really angry and told his family that I was keeping track of his failures (to hold them against him). I was so shocked by his response that I didn't tell him why I created the list. Ever since then, he's been very different to me. He's done to horrible things, but I keep trying to make things work. I know that I read about "leaving things in the past alone". But, I believe that if I explain what I was doing all those years ago, he would understand that I was not trying to sabotage him. I do not want to be disobedient to God and mention this issue from the past, if I am not supposed to. I have been searching for related Scripture to determine if I should bring up the incident, because, though this happened in the past, it's a current issue. TIA.

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Concerning this passage Patrick, I believe that the Lord Jesus may have explained to His disciples that Elias (Elijah) who came, came in the spirit & power as was seen endued in the person of John the Baptist. The Angel of the Lord spoke to Zacharias (John's father) of the prophecy that was upon his coming son: Luke 1:17, "And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." This was not Elijah reincarnated, but the man John the Baptist who would display the same zeal & power of words & action as did Elijah.

Thank yu again, Chris.

Very informative.

Happy Easter!