? for bible students christians........How will Elijah return in the last days....will he be born through?

Question

women or will he come in a whirl wind like he left........i will appreciate comments preferrably documenting through the scripture................i really would appreciate it thanks.

Answer 1

Revelation 11:3-14 speaks in detail about the "two witnesses".

The two witnesses.

1. (3-6) The ministry of the two witnesses.

“And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.” These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire."

a. My two witnesses: This introduces two of the more interesting characters of Revelation, the two witnesses. The character of their ministry is prophetic (they will prophesy); they preach and demonstrate repentance (clothed in sackcloth), and they have an effective ministry (I will give power).

i. The two witnesses indeed ministry with power. “Such power, in fact, that they are able to witness for 1,260 days in spite of the antagonism of the world.” (Walvoord)

b. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands: The witnesses have an unique, continual empowering from the Holy Spirit, as shown in Zechariah’s olive trees and oil lamps picture (Zechariah 4:2-3, 4:14).

i. The passage from Zechariah had its first application to two men in Zechariah’s day: Joshua and Zerubbabel. “Just as these two witnesses were raised up to be lampstands or witnesses for God and were empowered by olive oil representing the power of the Holy Spirit, so the two witnesses of Revelation 11 will likewise execute their prophetic office.” (Walvoord)

ii. In the picture from Zechariah, oil lamps are filled directly from olive trees which “pipe” oil right to the lamps. This is a picture of continual, abundant supply. If we will be witnesses, we must first have something to witness – our own personal encounter with Jesus Christ. Then, we must have the power of the Holy Spirit to bring forth the story of what we have witnessed effectively.

iii. “In this book of the Revelation the Holy Ghost borrows all the elegancies and flowers in the story of the Old Testament, thereby to set out the story of the New in succeeding ages.” (Trapp)

c. And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies: The two witnesses have special protection from God, similar to Elijah’s in 2 Kings 1.

d. These have power to shut heaven . . . they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire: The two witnesses have the power to bring both drought and plague, similar to the power Elijah (James 5:17-18) and Moses (Exodus 7-12) had.

e. In the ancient Greek grammar, all the nouns used to speak of the two witnesses in this passage are in the masculine gender. The two witnesses are definitely two men.

2. (7-10) The death of the two witnesses.

When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

a. The two witnesses are killed by the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit (first introduced in Revelation 9:11, most likely Satan himself) but their ministry is not cut short. They fully accomplish their task (when they finish their testimony).

i. Praise God, we cannot be taken off of this earth until we finish our testimony. The devil does not have power over our lives. We are witnesses of the Lord, and He will protect us until our testimony is finished.

ii. This passage illustrates the difference between being a witness and giving testimony. Witness is not something we do; it is something we are. Giving testimony is what a witness does.

b. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified: The two witnesses are killed in the city of Jerusalem, which is described in three illustrative terms.

* As Sodom, speaking of immorality
* As Egypt, speaking of oppression and slavery
* As the great city, a term often applied to “Babylon,” the headquarters of Antichrist (Revelation 16:19, 17:18, 18:10, 18:16, 18:18, 18:19, 18:21)

i. If, during the first three and one-half years, Jerusalem’s leadership is in league with the Antichrist, it is easy to see how these titles apply. Any city in love with the Antichrist, or entering into a covenant with him, could be called Sodom, Egypt, and Babylon.

c. Those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another: The earth sees and rejoices over the deaths of the two witnesses. The fact that this is seen by all people, tribes, tongues, and nations is perhaps an oblique prophecy of modern mass media.

i. It is amazing – and not far-fetched at all – to think of a live, worldwide broadcast on CNN, “Live from Jerusalem,” and seeing the amazing scene described here taking place.

ii. The idea is also that the world treats these two witnesses in a humiliating manner. “To have his dead body lie in view of all was the worst humiliation a person could suffer from his enemies.” (Johnson)

iii. Make merry, and send gifts to one another: Donald Grey Barnhouse tells of a Christmas card with Revelation 11:10 on its cover - a terrible misquoting of the Scriptures!

d. Because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth: The preaching of these two witnesses and their call to repentance was a torment for many, because they could not stand to hear the truth while they loved their lie.

3. (11-14) The reviving of the two witnesses.

Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

a. They stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them: As this happens before the eyes of the watching world, the enemies of these two witnesses are horrified and astonished.

b. Come up here: The earth is not worthy of these two witnesses, so God simply calls them home, and they ascended to heaven in a cloud.

c. In the same hour there was a great earthquake: An earthquake brings judgment, and moves many to give glory to God. But it remains to be seen if this will become true repentance unto salvation.

4. The identity of the two witnesses.

a. Many interpreters see them as symbolic of the entire church in the tribulation period, or as symbols of the law and the prophets. But how can so many specific details in their ministry be reconciled with such a symbolic interpretation?

b. The most plain and straightforward interpretation sees them as two real individuals, not symbolic representations.

i. Unfortunately, the list is not short of modern nuts who think they are one of the two witnesses. I think that if you added them all together, there would be about 144,000 of them!

c. Who they are must not be terribly important, or we would have been told exactly who they are!

i. Generally, if the two witnesses are identified with any two individuals from the past, the leading candidates are Elijah, Moses, or Enoch. Or, perhaps these are merely two believers ministering in the spirit and power of these great men, even as John the Baptist went forth in the spirit and power of Elijah (Luke 1:17 and Matthew 7:12-13).

ii. Some think Enoch is one of the witnesses because:

* He was carried up to heaven by God (Genesis 5:25).

iii. Some think Elijah is one of the witnesses because:

* His ministry seems like one of these two witnesses (2 Kings 1 and James 5:17-18)
* He was carried up to heaven (2 Kings 2:11)
* Enemies of Elijah were destroyed by fire (2 Kings 1)
* It is specifically prophesied that Elijah will return before the end of the age (Malachi 4:5-6)
* Elijah had a unique “conference” with Jesus at the Mount of Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-6)

iv. Some think Moses is one of the witnesses because:

* His ministry seems like one of these two witnesses (Exodus 7:20-21)
* God seems to have a special purpose for the body of Moses that Satan wanted to defeat (Jude 1:9)
* The enemies of Moses were destroyed by fire (Numbers 16:35)
* Moses had a unique “conference” with Jesus at the Mount of Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-6)

v. Some believe the two witnesses must be Enoch and Elijah, because neither of them died a natural death and were instead carried to heaven, and Hebrews 9:27 says that it is appointed for men to die once - so Enoch and Elijah must return to die on the earth. This is a misunderstanding of Hebrews 9:27, which is a principle rather than an absolute, immutable law. For example, Lazarus and others were raised from the dead and apparently died twice - yet this does not disprove Hebrews 9:27. The entire church on earth at the time of the rapture will not die, but be carried to heaven. Hebrews 9:27 stands as a principle, and there are a few notable exceptions which ultimately serve to prove the rule, not deny it. There may be good reasons for considering Enoch and Elijah the two witnesses, but the principle of Hebrews 9:27 is not among those good reasons.

Answer 2

Many believe Elijah went to heaven where God is but this isn't true. Read John 3:13 where Jesus says no man has ascended to heaven! So if you believe Jesus told the truth then you know that Elijah didn't go to heaven.
Elijah is dead & he will come back to life at the resurrection.
The heaven that he went up in is the first heaven where the birds fly. Go back & read the story again. After he disappeared these men went & look for him! Had he went straight up which direction would they have gone? He disappeared over the mountains out of their sight! They did not find him because God didn't want him found because the mantel had passed from him to Elisah, he in effect was retired & lived his life out hidden somewhere in a small town or such until he died. You read in 2nd Chron 21:6 or it might be 1st Chron. where Elijah wrote a letter to a wicked King & this letter was written after he had disappeared in the whirlwind. The reason is because Elijah had dealt with this King before the mantel had been passed on to Elisah.
Elijah is not one of the two witnesses!

Answer 3

You know how he was taken up.He appeared with Moses to Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration.He and Moses will again appear on Earth to withstand the Anti-Christ (Revelation 11)They represent the "Law and the Prophets".People try to figure Enoch in on this but it doesn't work.Even the miracles they do are like the ones they did when they were here.That's one of the reasons (in Jude) Michael the Arch-Angel had to keep Satan from stealing the body of Moses.Moses was to be reanimated for just this cause and of course Elijah never really died.Then when their work is done the Anti Christ does kill them and they are taken to heaven.

Answer 4

I am not a bible scolor but a chrisitan. I do not know how Elijah will come back to preach repentace at the tribulation. God will probalbly sent him down and nobody on the eath will notice how he comes back to the earth, but they will notcei him when he starts preching the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world.

Answer 5

Elijah the Prophet already came back. He appeared as an angel in the Kirtland Temple to Joseph Smith, Jr and those with him.

The "Spirit of Elijah" is sometimes used to describe the current interest in family history.

Answer 6

revalation 11:3-14
my study bible says the two witnesses have the powers of elijah and moses.
if this is true,then he will ascend in a cloud to heaven.
maybe he comes back sort of how he did in the old testament.....abruptly on the scene.
good luck...god bless you always!!

Answer 7

Hasn't he already been?

Jesus said of John the baptist:
"And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come." (Matt 11: 14)

Answer 8

I believe, as I am a Christian, that we will see Elijah in Heaven, if we go there

Answer 9

"Pedestal42" got it! John the Baptist was "the Elijah" spoken of. (thumbs up)

Answer 10

You need to learn about Ascensionism, as well as understand what the merkaba is because that's what your homeboy experienced in his chariot. And guess what - you can do it too.

Answer 11

What scripture verse are you referring to?