Gathering Stones at Wadi el-Kharrar
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias....( Luke 1:17)
But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. (Matthew 17:12)
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet And he answered, No. (John 1:21)
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet And he answered, No. (John 1:21)
The Wadi el-Kharrar or the Tel el-Kharrar...
This is the area of the "wilderness" in "Bethany beyond Jordon" where John the Baptist and his disciples were living and it is traditionally considered to be the site where John the Baptist was baptizing "all" who came from the area around Jerusalem. It was at the Wadi el-Kharrar that Jesus was first called the “Lamb of God.” It was at the Wadi el-Kharrar that The Holy Bible records the only event that is directly correlated to the Trinitarian Godhead. It was, again, at the Wadi el-Kharrar that Jesus escaped the persecution of the Pharisees in Jerusalem in John, Chapter 10, and it was at the Wadi el-Kharrar that many came to know and believe in Jesus (John 10:42).
It is documented that the River Jordon has changed its course several times in the past, and the place that is traditionally accepted as the baptismal site for Jesus' baptism is about 1.5 km away from five churches that were recently excavated.
Interestingly enough, this is the same "wilderness" where Elijah was sent by God and who was to be fed by the ravens.
17:2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
17:3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
17:4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
17:5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
17:6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
17:7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land
In Arabic, the next valley to the Wadi Kharrar, is the Wali Gharab which means "the valley of ravens." The Tell El-Kharrar is also called Elijah's Hill or Tell Mar Elias in Arabic because it is the place that Elijah was taken up into heaven on a chariot of fire.
Given all the history of the area, that John the Baptist was in the same wilderness as Elijah, living in the same area, being a prophet from God, that there was a prophecy that Elijah would return....
Is there no wonder that the people questioned that John was Elijah as a fulfillment of prophecy?
Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias....
Matthew 17:12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
John 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet And he answered, No
John was not Elijah, but he was the spirit and power of Elijah, and Christ confirmed that when He stated that Elias is already come.
posted by ~serapha~ at 9:01 PM
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