03.02.2015 New Testament: Mark 9.11–13

To read the Bible in a year, read Mark 9.1–29 on March 2, In the year of our Lord 2015

By Don Ruhl

The disciples questioned Jesus about the coming of Elijah, believing that he was to come before the Messiah. The disciples accepted Jesus as the Messiah, but they knew that Elijah had not returned,

And they asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” Then He answered and told them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt? But I say to you that Elijah has also come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him” (Mark 9.11–13). 

John was like Elijah. Luke says that John came in the spirit and power of Elijah. Therefore, John fulfilled the prophecies that spoke of the return of Elijah.

What person in the Hebrew Scriptures are you like?