Malachi 2:7
2:7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him
because he is the messenger of the
Lord who rules over all.
Malachi 4:5
4:5 Look, I will send you Elijah
the prophet before the great and terrible day of the
Lord arrives.
Matthew 11:10-11
11:10 This is the one about whom it is written:
‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’
11:11 “I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.
Mark 1:2-3
1:2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,
“Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way,
1:3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make his paths straight.’”
Luke 1:76
1:76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High.
For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
Luke 7:26-28
7:26 What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more
than a prophet.
7:27 This is the one about whom it is written, ‘
Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’
7:28 I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater
than John.
Yet the one who is least
in the kingdom of God
is greater than he is.”
John 1:6-7
1:6 A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.
1:7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him.