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Re: For Those Wanting A Hot Topic
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Originally Posted by pelathais
Many thought John the Baptist was Elijah who had returned though John himself denied it ( John 1:21). Jesus told His disciples that, "And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come..." ( Matthew 11:14)apparently contradicting John's own testimony of himself.
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John the Baptist wasn't Elijah but he came in the spirit and power of Elijah or what we might call ...the same type of ministry as Elijah. A ministry to call people to repentance, to turn to God. Luke 1:17
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This is why I tend to lean toward the "Elisha wrote the letter in the name of Elijah" explanation, though I am not certain. The spirit of a prophet like Elijah can be had by another - like Elisha and John the Baptist. In fact, this phenomena was believed to exist with such certainty that Elisha sought it out carefully.
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Do we agree? 
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