• Mal 4:5 — Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
• Mal 4:6 — And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Anglican · Anglican
• Baptist · Baptist
• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Lutheran · Lutheran
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

4 passages from 3 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Commentary on the Gospel of John · 2 passages
• City of God · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew · 1 passage