Why is God sending us Elijah the prophet before Armageddon?

Answer 1

At Malachi 4:5, Jehovah stated: “Look! I am sending to you people Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and fear-inspiring day of Jehovah.” That prophecy had a first fulfillment in the work of John the Baptizer, who was foreshadowed by Elijah. John did an Elijahlike work when he baptized Jews who had repented of their sins against the Law covenant. More important, John was the Messiah’s forerunner. However, John’s work was only an initial fulfillment of Malachi’s prophecy. Jesus, while identifying John as a second Elijah, indicated that there would be a future “Elijah” work.—Matthew 17:11, 12.

Malachi’s prophecy showed that this great Elijah work would be done before “the great and fear-inspiring day of Jehovah.” That day concludes with the rapidly approaching war of the great day of God the Almighty, at Armageddon. This means that the end of this wicked system of things and the beginning of the Millennial Reign of God’s heavenly Kingdom under the enthroned Jesus Christ would be preceded by a work corresponding to the activity of Elijah. True to that prophecy, before Jehovah destroys this wicked system, the modern-day Elijah class, supported by millions of fellow Christians with an earthly hope, enthusiastically carry on the work of restoring pure worship, exalting the name of Jehovah, and teaching Bible truths to sheeplike ones.

Who is that modern-day Elijah? As shown at Matthew 16:27, 28, in referring to his “coming in his kingdom,” Jesus said: “The Son of man is destined to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will recompense each one according to his behavior.” Six days later, on a mountain with Peter, James, and John, “he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his outer garments became brilliant as the light.” Was he alone in this vision? No, for “look! there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, conversing with him.”—Matthew 17:2, 3.

What could this mean? It pointed to Jesus as the prophesied Greater Moses at the time of his coming for judgment. (Deuteronomy 18:18, 19; Acts 3:19-23) He would be associated then with a modern-day Elijah in order to accomplish a vital work, that of preaching this good news of the Kingdom in all the earth before the great and fear-inspiring day of Jehovah strikes. Describing the work of this “Elijah,” Malachi 4:6 states: “He must turn the heart of fathers back toward sons, and the heart of sons back toward fathers; in order that I may not come and actually strike the earth with a devoting of it to destruction.” Thus “Elijah” is identified as a class of anointed Christians on earth, to whom the Master, Jesus, has entrusted all His belongings. This includes providing fellow worshipers with needed spiritual “food at the proper time.”—Matthew 24:45, 46.

For over a century, Jehovah’s modern-day Witnesses have been carrying on a work involving the restoration of pure worship and the exalting of God’s name.—Psalm 145:9-13; Matthew 24:14.

Answer 2

Open your eyes. they are all round albeit between many pretend ones. you've in reality to open your eyes slightly wider. it truly is what God will inform you once you bypass back to Him and ask why He did not deliver yet another prophet. undergo in ideas the fundamentalist Christian on the ceiling of his domicile attempting to flee from the waters that were mountain climbing? 3 circumstances someone in a deliver got here to rescue him and he refused on the concept that he changed into waiting for God's rescue. The waters coated the domicile and he changed into drowned. In Heaven, at the same time as he complained to God for no longer having spoke back his participant, God stated that He had despatched rescue for 3 circumstances and it changed into rejected. do not do an analogous mistake.

Answer 3

Scriptural reference?

Perhaps you are thinking of this....

Matthew 11:13-15, "For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, which was for to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

Answer 4

God sent us a prophet to warn of the soon to take place second coming. We are in spiritual Armageddon right now.

Answer 5

I believe it is the spirit of Elijah but that is too cool.

Answer 6

Greetings,
Where did you get that information from? Are you possibly talking about the two witness' that will appear in Jerusalem?

Answer 7

To prophesy and convert his 144000 Jews.

Answer 8

He's not.God bless.

Answer 9

I dunno. elijah woods was cool in Lord of the rings. but samwise was better..

Answer 10

what are you talking about?