In what sense does the angel Gabriel explain John the Baptist to be the Elijah of Mal. 4: 5?

Answer

"Many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before Him [Christ] in
the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts' of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the
wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." Luke 1:16,17.
NOTE - John went forth "in the spirit and power of Elias," and, in preparing a people for Christ's
first advent, did a work similar to that done by E11jah the prophet in Israel centuries before. See i Kings 17
and is. In this sense, and in this sense only, he was the Elijah of Mal. 4: 5.

What different results attend the covering and the confessing of sins?
To whom will the gates of the heavenly city finally be opened?
In religious things, to whom alone are we accountable?
What great change will then take place in their bodies?
In what words will their triumph over death and the grave be expressed?
What has this firm trust in Jesus led many to do?
What will he reap who sows to the Spirit?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle