This has nothing to do with my theology. Let's go back to Malachi 4, and let's also be clear that the day of the LORD (the Great Tribulation and its aftermath) has not occurred as yet.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 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. (Malachi 4:5,6)
But Elijah must return to earth BEFORE the Great Tribulation (which corresponds to "the day of the LORD"), therefore he does return during the preceding Tribulation period
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 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. (Malachi 4:5,6)
But Elijah must return to earth BEFORE the Great Tribulation (which corresponds to "the day of the LORD"), therefore he does return during the preceding Tribulation period
David was king before Hezekiah was king, but not immediately before. Isaiah prophesied before Agabus prophesied, but not immediately before. Israel was in Egypt before Israel was in Babylon, but not immediately before.
You're trying to make a case on the idea that "before" must mean "immediately before" when in fact it simply means "at a time prior to" without specifying how much time prior.
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