• 1Kgs 18:21 — And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
• Mal 3:1 — Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold,
• 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
• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Lutheran · Lutheran
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed
• Wesleyan · Wesleyan

14 passages from 8 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• City of God · 3 passages
• Commentary on the Gospel of John · 3 passages
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 2 passages
• Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew · 2 passages
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans · 1 passage
• Homilies on Matthew · 1 passage
• Homilies on the Gospel of John · 1 passage
• 1 Clement (Letter to the Corinthians) · 1 passage