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But I tell you, that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him."
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Elijah Prophecy Fulfilled
Commentators unanimously agree that when Jesus says "Elijah is indeed come," he is identifying John the Baptist as the fulfillment of the prophecy from Malachi. John came in the "spirit and power of Elijah" to prepare the way for the Messiah, just as the scribes expected an Elijah figure to do.
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19th Century
Anglican
As it is written of him.—The words are unique to St. Mark, and probably point to:
Baptist
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and resto…
Jesus went on to say that Elijah already had come in the person of John the Baptist. Though John is not named here, the reference to him is obvious…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But I say unto you, that Elias is indeed come Meaning John the Baptist, who in prophecy is designed by him.
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Presbyterian
Here is a prediction of the near approach of Christ's kingdom. A glimpse of that kingdom was given in the transfiguration of Christ. It is good to …
