I had an interaction with a Hindu sometime ago and I must admit, right after our conversation. I was left with a lot of questions in mind.
I’m a devoted Christian and a proud catholic but generally, I think there is more to religion than we see it.
We all have our way of understanding the Bible and it’s contents. Even the popular bible scholars have their different opinion on the contents of the Bible.
My Hindu friend was of the view that Elijah of the Old Testament reincarnated to John Baptist of the new New Testament.
I found it difficult to believe that until I came across this quotation in the Bible which seems to affirm his statement.
In Luke 1:15-17 the Bible says “For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘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.”
This was part of the message from an angel of the Lord to Zechariah.
Buttressing on the statement the angel made “He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah” seems to agree with the teachings of the Hindus that indeed Elijah reincarnated to John the Baptist. If not so, then what does the Bible mean by that statement. I demand answers from the our Bible scholars.
Further more, it become so evident even the Jewish leaders started asking questions that if indeed he was Elijah the prophet in John 1:19-20 “Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”
They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
It was clear that John denied it but can you actually tell if you have been reincarnated. This whole scenario really baffles me.
I urgently need your views and enlightenment. Feel free to share and drop your views in the comment section.
By Elton Nana Amoah Jnr
EL-WRITES (ELTON NANA AMOAH) 