Matthew 17:9-13
Part 1
1. The Need For Silence – Vs9
. NO one – emphatic – Matthew 8:4, 9:30, 12:16, 16:20
. He did not come to deliver them from their enemies – He came to die
. Mark 9:9-10 – they still do not understand
. 1 Corinthians 1:3-4 – to be able to offer comfort to others
2. The Question About Elijah – Vv. 10-13
. Malachi 3:1, 4:5-6
. The chronological problem – Elijah was to come first, the Messiah second
. The theological problem – He says the Messiah has to die. How does that happen?
. . Future: Elijah will come (Revelation 11:3) before Messiah’s second coming
. . Present: John the Baptist was an Elijah type who already came and introduced Messiah
. . . . . Matthew 11:14, John 1:21, Luke 1:17
. Christ is also going to suffer (V12) – John 12:16