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Tuesday, August 05, 2014

     If John the Baptist was Elijah, doesn't this count as reincarnation?

Sincerely,
Karma

Dear Karma,

John the Baptist came in the spirit and power of Elijah to pave the road for people to receive Christ (Lk 1:17).  John the Baptist wasn’t literally Elijah; he was just a man with the same disposition and zeal as Elijah.  Both men were bold speakers, and both men went about in simple, rough attire (2 Kgs 1:8, Matt 3:4).  John made it clear that he wasn’t physically Elijah (Jhn 1:21), but Jesus made it clear that John was an Elijah-type (Matt 11:13-14).  There is no reincarnation; we all die once and then go to face God (Heb 9:27).

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