if, &c. Assuming it as. fact. See App-118., as in verses: Matthew 11:21; Matthew 11:23.
will. are willing. Greek. thelo.
receive. to receive. Compare Acts 2:41.
this is. he represents. Had the nation repented, John would have been reckoned as Elijah.
is. represents. Figure of speech Metaphor. App-6.
Elias. Elijah.
was for to come. is about to come. See Malachi 4:5, and Luke 1:17.