In 1 Peter 4:7-11 we have a list of instructions for those who find themselves in the ‘End Times.’ It’s like a set of instructions given before you fly on a plane or if you live in an Earthquake or Tsunami danger zone. This list is given so that you might be prepared for what could lie ahead.
The Coming Elijah
Both the Old and the New Testaments speak of a coming Elijah. Who is this man? Jesus says that John the Baptist was the Elijah that came before His ministry, but hinted that there would be another one before His 2nd Coming. “And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected? But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.” Mark 9:11-13