![]() John, the author of this gospel and former disciple of John the Baptist, saw Elijah appear before him (Matt 17, Mark 9, & Luke 9) and there was no confusion of him being John the Baptist. John and Elijah were both alive at the same time that would have made it impossible for Elijah to be reincarnated into John. The Jews expected Elijah to descend from heaven to prepare the way for God (Mal 4:5-6). – Elijah was alive and well for a thousand years or so in heaven at this time. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.” John 1:21 – “And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. However, note that unlike Elijah, John did no miracles, but was called the greatest of the prophets (Matt 11:11). This verse should be understood that John had the same authority and level of impact as Elijah through the power of the spirit of God. After all, Elijah went up into heaven (2Ki 2:11) just like Enoch (Gen 5:24) and neither of them died. In order for Elijah to be reincarnated as John, Elijah would have to be dead, but he is alive in Heaven. The “spirit” of Elijah was the Spirit of God that was with Elijah, not Elijah’s spirit that was in John. – G4151: the literal spirit, as angels, demons, and God are spirits. Luke 1:17 – “And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias…” Jesus was saying, “don’t keep looking for Elijah to come, John was a prophet who had the Spirit of God with him like Elijah and he prepared the way for me.” John may be the fulfillment of Malachi 4:5-6, and it is believed by many (but not proven until it actually happens) that Elijah will be one of the two witnesses of Revelation 11. – John was Elijah? The answer is no, as you will see from John 1:21. ![]() Matthew 11:14 – “And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.” Mark 9:13 – “But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.” ![]() Was Elijah Reincarnated As John the Baptist? Resurrection is a biblical principle, but I’ve met Christians (or at least one guy who claimed to be a Christian) who believed in reincarnation as well… I was surprised that he actually had a piece of scripture to back up what he said, and even more surprised that others who also believe in reincarnation use the same parts of scripture to back up their belief: No wonder so many Hindus and Buddhists are vegetarian (at least they don’t eat beef) they might be eating Uncle Fred or some other family member! ![]() Whatever that “better” or “worse” thing may be is undefined, and who knows, maybe cows are better than humans, so if you’re a real good person, maybe you’ll be lucky enough to be reborn as a cow. It seems that if a person led a good life, they are reborn as something better than what they were, and if they were bad they are reborn as something worse. My definition of reincarnation is when a person dies their spirit comes out of their body and is reborn into another body of a human, animal, fish, bug, plant, etc. ![]()
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