Elijah the Coming Conquerer

 ;tldr  Bringing together several seemingly unrelated passages to tell the story of end time Elijah.

It's always been, this life, this world, about the human heart.  The hearts of those who accept God's redemption, who follow the way of the narrow path, or the hearts of those who go the way of the wide path.  The humble heart that seeks God's truth and his forgiveness, or the proud, wayward heart that goes to perdition; unforgiven, unredeemed, hardened.

When Elijah is thrust onto the scene (Mal. 4:5), what will he find?  So many hearts in the valley of decision (Joel 3:14).  And why is that?  Why are they in this valley?  The day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.  What will happen to put people into this low place; this state of decision?

You see, now, no one pays attention, and this has been a great discouragement (Is. 49:4, Zec. 4:10).  Some have woken up; yes, a few have taken notice of the exceptional turmoil of 2020.  But were they not also alarmed at 9/11; and did they not all fall back asleep?  So many more remain complacent, even to this very day.  Unwilling to examine their hearts.

But the day is soon coming when God must interrupt the affairs of man.  People will no longer be able to go back to sleep, to ignore the great battle playing out before their eyes.  He will arise from His place and nothing will again be the same (Is. 33:10, 42:13).  Though no one is found worthy to accompany Him (Is. 57, 59, 63, 64, Mic. 7:9), still this Elijah will soon after go forth in the power of His might (Hab. 3:13, Mic. 3:8).  Though God arises with undeniable destruction, the unveiling of Christ as conquering King is yet a ways off.  Therefore, he who believes in Him, greater works will he do in this hour (John 14:12).

How long, O Lord, has been his constant cry (Hab. 1:2, Zec. 1:12).  How he has longed to hear those words: delay no longer (Rev. 10:6).  Yet somehow he knows, by faith, that God will hear his cry, in the acceptable time (Mic. 7:7, Is. 49:8), to raise up the tribes of Jacob (Is. 49:6) from their pit and set them free from their prison houses.  But even still, God remains in His place, seemingly forever.  Will You restrain Yourself because of these things, O LORD? Will You hold Your peace, and afflict us very severely? (Is. 64:12)

Would the people hear him today?  Would they hear his message of sin and repentance in the absence of great hardship (Is. 26:10-11)?  But now God will arise, for this very reason, that their ears may be opened.  Now God will loose the armor of kings and open the double doors (Is. 45:1).  Now God will tread the high places of the earth (Mic. 1:3), that the He may break in pieces the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron (Is. 45:2), to ready the hearts of the people to receive His rain (Is. 45:8), that many may come to salvation in this late hour.  

And to Elijah will He give the treasures of the darkness and of the secrets of mens' hearts, as they hear his words and are stirred to repent in dust and ashes (Is. 45:3).  

And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.  (Rev. 6:2)

This is the Elijah that will go forth, conquering and to conquer, that the remaining few may see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and return and be healed. (Is. 6:10)