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3. Nor was John the Baptist the Prophet Elijah or
Elias, as Christ is made to have said. The Prophet Malakhi,
in his fourth chapter (verses 5, 6), speaks of the coming of
Elijah, which fact is foretold to take place some time before
the day of the Resurrection and not before the Appearance
of the Messenger in question. Even if Christ had said that
John was Elijah, the people did not know him. What Jesus
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meant to say was that the two were similar in their ascetical
life, their zeal for God, their courage in scolding and
admonishing the kings and the hypocrite leaders of the
religion.
Elias, as Christ is made to have said. The Prophet Malakhi,
in his fourth chapter (verses 5, 6), speaks of the coming of
Elijah, which fact is foretold to take place some time before
the day of the Resurrection and not before the Appearance
of the Messenger in question. Even if Christ had said that
John was Elijah, the people did not know him. What Jesus
51
meant to say was that the two were similar in their ascetical
life, their zeal for God, their courage in scolding and
admonishing the kings and the hypocrite leaders of the
religion.