<TITLE>09. Par 65-68</TITLE>L-65 Now, Jesus said... Matthew 17:10, speaking of this. All the Jews are looking for that coming Elijah. Now, watch what Jesus said about it, Matthew 17:10. We'll begin at the 9th verse, Matthew 17:9:
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell no man the... Tell the vision to no man,... (See, "Don't tell this. You know it, but keep it to yourself.")... Tell no man the vision, until the Son of man be risen... from the dead. (Don't tell it.)
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then said the scribes that Elias must first come? (Why is it Elias must first come before this Christ is to come, the Sun of righteousness? Why did they say this? Here You're already here, and the scribes said that--that Elias would come first.)
Now, watch:
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall come--shall first come, and restore all things.
But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and you knew him not,... (See? He didn't say who he was. See?)... but have done unto him whatsoever ye listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
And the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. (Now, now, John the Baptist was the Elias that was to come.)

L-66 Now, watch, I get back to Malachi the 4th chapter, again. Now, remember, He said here that before the great and noble, terrible day of the Lord shall come, "I will send to you Elijah the prophet." The 5th verse:
But I will send unto you... the prophet... I will send to you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the... [Congregation says, "LORD."--Ed.]
Where do we find in the Lord's day? At the end of the age. That's when the world is going to be burned. You remember how we took Him with a white wig on, you know, and--and His breast, and girded about the paps. You remember that? And we proved by the Bible it wasn't a sabbath day, neither a Sunday; it was the Lord's day. Is that right? And that's the day that He comes as a Judge, and will smite the earth with a curse. Is that right?
And I will send to you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

L-68 Now, watch the compound coming of Elijah. Now, if you'll notice, all Scripture has a compound meanings. "But It's hid from the eyes of the wise and prudent, and revealed to babes such as will learn." Don't you believe that? Now, hold Malachi 4 right there.
And now, let's go back to Matthew 2 just a minute, just right across the page, Matthew 2. I believe I ought to have meant Luke 2 instead of Matthew 2. I got it wrote down here, but I was hurrying just a few moments ago, and the Holy Spirit was in the room on me, and I was just having me a big time. So I meant 2, let's see if this would be it. Now, let me study here just a minute. Matthew 2, that ain't where I'm looking for, is it? Now, just a minute, I'll get it in just... Let me have just a little bit of time here, 'cause I want you to be sure to see it, that the Scripture has a compound meaning to It. The Adoration of Ann; Return to Nazareth; The Passover; The Ministry of John. Now, let me see if I could have meant Luke. I was reading somewhere and... I--I mean Mark instead of Luke, might've been Mark. But I want you to get this Scripture so that--that you'll know that it is the work of the Lord, that He does do this in this manner. Now, I'll tell you what I'm looking for, where "Out of Egypt I have called My son." Somebody with a marginal reading that could get it right quick or find it? "Out of Egypt I have called my son, I have called My son." Now just a moment.


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