I'd like to refer please to searchinmyroots' first post here.
It occurs to me that no one can now know if someone can really trace their ancestry back to establish this:
'Be the seed (a direct descendant) of King David, through King Solomon'.
Therefore it is logical that their post also states this:
'The coming of Elijah to herald the Messiah’s arrival (e.g., Malachi 3:1,23-24[4:5-6]3)'.
The prophet is required, because the required ancestry can only be established through a prophet.
It occurs to me that no one can now know if someone can really trace their ancestry back to establish this:
'Be the seed (a direct descendant) of King David, through King Solomon'.
Therefore it is logical that their post also states this:
'The coming of Elijah to herald the Messiah’s arrival (e.g., Malachi 3:1,23-24[4:5-6]3)'.
The prophet is required, because the required ancestry can only be established through a prophet.