The Prophecy of Malachi: Covenant Faithfulness and Unfaithfulness (19)

The Conclusion, Chapter 4:4-6 (continued) 5. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6. And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. That the coming of Elijah in these last verses of Malachi is a reference to John the Baptist and his work as forerunner of the Messiah is beyond doubt in light of Jesus' words in Matthew...