He replied, "Elijah to come and restore all things?
who must be kept in heaven till the period of the great Restoration. Ages ago God spoke of this by the lips of his holy prophets;
The disciples inquired of him, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"
Nay, I tell you Elijah has already come, but they have not recognized him — they have worked their will on him. And the Son of man will suffer at their hands in the same way."
Now when they met, they asked him, "Lord, is this the time you are going to restore the Realm to Israel?"