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Since the work is found in Christian manuscripts, some New Testament prophets are typically appended, specifically Zachariah, Symeon, and John the Baptist. Symeon is reported as dying of old age, while Zachariah is said to have been killed by Herod "between the temple and the altar," per Jesus' words in Matthew 23:35 and Luke 11:51. [18]
"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come." (4:5) "he is Elijah who is to come." (Matthew 11:14) "Elijah has already come," (Matthew 17:12) "Elijah has come," (Mark 9:13) "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.
Three notable defenses of the Moses-Elijah view are those by William De Burgh (1801-1866), [8] Robert H. Charles, [9] and William Douglas Adamson. [10] Others have proposed two people who are now unknown to the world who will appear in the future as the witnesses. They may be seen as coming “in the spirit” of the prophets of old.
Thus, Elijah's final Old Testament appearance is in the Book of Malachi, where it is written, "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter ...
Jezebel (Revelation) (Revelation 2:20) (not to be confused with the Jezebel of the Old Testament) The false prophet of the Book of Revelation (16:13, 19:20, 20:10) The false prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:13–40) Noadiah (Nehemiah 6:14) Shemaiah the Nehelamite (Jeremiah 29:24) Simon Magus (Acts 8:9–24) Zedekiah, son of Maaseiah (Jeremiah 29:21)
Shifting ages from young to old; The virgin, Elijah, and Enoch shame the son of lawlessness Tabitha, the virgin, scolds the son of lawlessness up to Jerusalem, is killed by him only to rise again and become a source of healing blood to the people (4:1-6) Elijah and Enoch appear to fight and argue with the son of lawlessness (4:7-12)
The Christian Old Testament, which is based primarily upon the Hebrew Bible, follows the Jewish narrative and mentions that Enoch was "taken" by God, and that Elijah was bodily assumed into Heaven on a chariot of fire. [6] [7] Jesus is considered by the vast majority of Christians to have died before being resurrected and ascending to heaven.
The 55 prophets are recorded, because they made prophecies that have eternal relevance for future generations and not just for their own generation, or own ecstatic encounter with God. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Hebrew scripture makes references to groups of such ecstatic prophets, for example concerning King Saul :