‘I Will Send You Elijah’

A look at Malachi’s mysterious prophecy and the three phases of Elijah’s ministry. Elijah has always been a bit of a puzzle. An iconic figure among the Old Testament prophets, he appears center stage, bigger than life—and then disappears. Everybody knows him. Nobody knows him. He faces down evil King Ahab and Ahab’s devilish queen, Jezebel. Then he retreats from society and rides a cha

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8 thoughts on “‘I Will Send You Elijah’

  1. Elijah is very truly alive all for the Glory, Grace, and Mercy of Yeshua. Time is short. The ongoing prophecy and healing message from the mouth of Elijah can also be referred to as the rising of the phoenix. Thank you Blessed Yahweh and our Messiah Yeshua.

  2. I think it’s possible that the false prophet will be a false Elijah.
    The unbelieving Jews and many Muslims believe Elijah will return.
    The Antichrist will come in two parts
    Messiah son of Joseph he then dies and is resurrected Messiah son of David.
    Was = alive
    Is not = dead
    Yet is = resurrected

    I think this will be the strong delusion that God will send “them ”
    In other words all of the prophecies concerning the first coming of Christ they ignored however this time they will not ignore them this man will meet all the criteria therefore confirming the Covenant
    God bless

  3. Ezekiel 33 

    “Now son of man I am making you a watchman for the people of Israel. Therefore listen to what I say and warn them for me. If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and if you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths. But if you warn them to repent, and they don’t repent you will have saved yourself.”

    “Son of man give the people of Israel this message. You are saying, ‘Our sins are heavy upon us. We are wasting away! How can we survive?’ I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn, from your wickedness O people of Israel, why should you die?”

    James 5

    Look here you rich men, now is the time to cry and groan with anguished grief because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. Your wealth is even now rotting away and your fine clothes are becoming mere moth-eaten rags. The value of your gold and silver is dropping fast, yet it will stand as evidence against you and eat your flesh like fire. This is what you have stored up for yourselves to receive on that coming day of judgment. Behold! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

    1 Peter 4: 17, 18

    For it is time for judgement to begin at the household of God.

    3 Malachi 7-11

    “You have robbed me of the tithes and offerings due to me. (God is speaking). And so the awesome curse of God is cursing you, for your whole nation has been robbing me. Bring all the tithes (and offerings) into the storehouse so that there will be food in My Temple.”
    “Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”

    Acts 4:32

    All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own but they shared everything that they had.

    Mathew 7 22-23

    Many will say to me in that day, “Lord, Lord. Have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name cast out demons? And in thy name done many wonderful works?”
    And then I will say to them, “I never knew you. Depart from me, you that work iniquity. ”

    Mathew 25: 45

    God will reply, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me”
    Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.

    2 Chronicles 7:14

    If My people who are called by my name shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.

    I love you. ❤??????

    All glory to God!!! ???

  4. How can I believe what you say when the bible clearly states that Elijah, and Elisha were separated by a chariot of fire, and Elijah went up in a whirlwind.
    But I will tell you that Elijah will restore the personal relationship with God, as in the garden. Talking with God in a gentle, soft spoken manner.
    All who do not heed the call by the message of Elijah will not enter through the door. Why? Because we as people, no matter how righteous we think we are, have that knowledge of good, and evil still within us, and will have no part with God, with all the corruption still within us.
    Let that sink into your heart, and get a witness that this is the restoration.

  5. Then who are the two olive trees and two lamp stands which stand before the lord in heaven? (Rev 11:4, Zec 4:3)

    I see only one fulfillment of the Malachi prophecy for Elijah’s return. John the Baptist clearly says he is NOT Elijah. But came in the “spirit and power” of Elijah. As you point out. The Malachi prophecy specifically says that the Lord will send “the prophet Elijah” to Israel BEFORE the “great and dreadful day of the LORD comes.” This is the real Elijah. Who comes before the “great and dreadful day” which has nothing to do with Jesus’ first coming but to his second coming…which occurs at the end of the 7 year tribulation. That is the great and dreadful day full of Gods wrath.

    Elijah returns with Enoch as the two witnesses in the first half of the tribulation and are killed at the hands of the beast (Elijah’s first death!) Then they are resurrected (to glory) and go up to heaven (Rev 11). I agree that their role is to turn the hearts of Israel back to the Lord. But I believe it is the real Elijah.

    Finally, Moses and Elijah could not have been in their 1 Corinthian 15 bodies at the transfiguration because Jesus had not been raised yet; and He is the first to receive a glorified body! The first fruits! (1 Corinthians 15:20)

    I agree John was a prophetic type of fulfillment. But the actual fulfillment of the Malachi prophecy is the real Elijah as one of the two witnesses who comes to earth again before the great and dreadful day of the Lord (the second coming).

    Respectfully,
    Jeff

    1. God calls Israel Olive tree
      Jeremiah 11:16
      God say in old testament there be 2 olive trees
      Zechariah 4:3
      Zechariah 4:11-14

      In Romans we see Gentiles are also wild olive tree
      Romans 11:20 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root[c] of the olive tree, 18 do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. 19 Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” 20 That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. 24 For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree.

      Now Look at the revelation 11 / 1-6
      They will also get powers form God thru Holly Spirit to do wonders,like first apostles after Jesus ascended to Heaven / So again at begin and the end.

      So there will be hardcore preaching from people from all over the world filled with Holly Spirit ,in my opinion with a lot miracles but also punishment to those who comes against them (Us)
      So people will prolly hate all of us,and after 3,5 years is gone ,than come antichrist and kill them.
      Isaiah 24:13
      For thus it shall be in the midst of the earth among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, as at the gleaning when the GRAPE HARVEST is done.

      And than comes Rapture ,

      11 But after three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” They went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies watched them. 13 At that moment a violent earthquake took place, a tenth of the city fell, and seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake. The survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
      And its like you see,before tribulation and some will become believers and go thru tribulation
      After this stars to get ugly …..for some people

      So my conclusion is,when Israel accept Christ (or majority) its going to start…

  6. Well written btw.
    Very nicely done. Malachi as the other prophets can be best understood with a knowledge of Christ.
    To rightly divide scripture here, you need to distinguish as the Word does, the difference of the Body of Christ and the Bride.
    What is addressed to one cannot be addressed to the other in scripture and in Malachi the Word is addressed to the Bride and the Children of the bride, specifically the sons of Jacob Genetically. Some Arabs (edomites) have Royal genetic ties now via Solomon and the diaspora and the carried away are everywhere.
    The King will reveal himself so choose wisely. ROMANS 10:9

  7. Days.
    Not a week.
    Not a month.
    Not a year.
    The time of Jacob’s trouble lasts DAYS.
    Hosea 6:1, 2.
    No time for his ministry in the trib, he is a member of the body of Christ, he is the temple of v 3:1. The children will tabernacle, no need for a new central temple and no need for sacrifices.

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