Anf-03 v.iv.iii.xvii Pg 7
2 Kings xx. i.
and restoring his kingly state to the monarch of Babylon after his complete repentance;2903 2903
Anf-03 vi.iv.xxix Pg 12
See 2 Kings i.
Prayer is alone that which vanquishes8955 8955
Anf-03 iv.xi.xxxv Pg 16
Mal. iv. 5.
The fact, however, is, that their metempsychosis, or transmigration theory, signifies the recall of the soul which had died long before, and its return to some other body. But Elias is to come again, not after quitting life (in the way of dying), but after his translation (or removal without dying); not for the purpose of being restored to the body, from which he had not departed, but for the purpose of revisiting the world from which he was translated; not by way of resuming a life which he had laid aside, but of fulfilling prophecy,—really and truly the same man, both in respect of his name and designation, as well as of his unchanged humanity. How, therefore could John be Elias? You have your answer in the angel’s announcement: “And he shall go before the people,” says he, “in the spirit and power of Elias”—not (observe) in his soul and his body. These substances are, in fact, the natural property of each individual; whilst “the spirit and power” are bestowed as external gifts by the grace of God and so may be transferred to another person according to the purpose and will of the Almighty, as was anciently the case with respect to the spirit of Moses.1741 1741
Edersheim Bible History
Lifetimes xi.viii Pg 19.1
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, Chapter 48
VERSE (1) - Sir 48:1; 1 Kgs 17:1-1Kgs 17:24; ; Sir 18:38; ; Sir 19:15; ; Sir 19:16; ; 2 Kgs 1:10-2Kgs 1:16; ; Sir 2:11; ; Mal 4:5; ; Mal 4:6; .
