THE ELIJAH MINISTRY THE TOKENS OF ITS MISSION TO THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Deduced from the ministry of JOHN THE BAPTIST TO THE JEWS

CONTENTS

  • The prophecies to the literal are addressed to the spiritual Israel also
  • The prophecies respecting the ministry of John the Baptist
  • Elijah’s ministry to Israel. 1 Kings 18:21-40
  • Isaiah’s prophecy of a restoration of Israel. Isa 40:1-11
  • Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones, Ezk 37:1-14
  • Haggai’s prophecy, Hag 1:1-11: The nature of restoration to Jerusalem
  • Malachi’s prophecy, Mal 3:1-3, and 4:4-6: Of the coming of a messenger, and of Elias the Prophet
  • The prophecies of Gabriel and of Zacharias, Luke 1:15-17, and 76-79: Concerning John the Baptist
  • The ministry of John the Baptist
  • The circumstances of the kingdom of Israel when John was sent to it
    The lesser particulars of the history of John’s mission
  • The Scripture testimony that John came as
  • John’s fulfilment of the Elijah ministry to the Jews
  • The continuation of the Elijah ministry fulfilled by Christ and his disciples, and the facts connected therewith
  • A list of the chief points in John’s ministry, and of the facts connected therewith
  • The probability of the occurrence of such a declension of the Christian Church, as is implied in a promise of an Elijah ministry, is intimated in the Scripture
  • The certainty of such a declension of the Church, as is implied in a promise of an Elijah ministry, having come to pass, is proved by its history and present condition
  • The reality of a promise of an Elijah ministry to the Church is confirmed by many parts of Scripture
  • A recapitulation of the chief Scripture data for judging of the reality of an Elijah ministry when it appears. 200 tokens
  • A review of a few celebrated ecclesiastical movements to ascertain whether any of them appears to have been a fulfilment of the promise of an Elijah ministry to the Church.