"Is John the Baptist Elijah? Some of you who read this may think the question itself to be a crazy one. 'What do you mean is John the Baptist Elijah?!' A little biblical background may help give meaning to the question. Let's begin in the Old Testament.
". . . On the very last pages of the Old Testament, in the Book of Malachi God both promises and warns that the great and terrible Day of the Lord’s coming was sure to be and that God's people must be ready for the coming of Lord. It is such an awesome day that God declares he must prepare the people ahead of time by sending Elijah to prepare them."
In a recent commentary based on this reading, Msgr. Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on John the Baptist as an "Elijah figure who takes up the ministry of Elijah in the Spirit and power."
To access Msgr. Pope's complete post, please visit:
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