NEW TESTAMENT

Matthew 17:11

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Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;

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Verse 11. Shall … restore all things. According to S. Chry. Theophylactus, and others, these words signify that Elias shall restore all the Jews to the one true faith towards the end of the world; or, according to Saint Augustine, he shall strengthen those that shall be found wavering in the persecution of Antichrist.

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