RedLeaf, it's also about the Passover seder as celebrated by Jews: Elijah supposedly visits each seder magically, and you are supposed to leave an extra plate and glass of wine for him.
Elijah is also supposed to return to announce the coming of the Messiah, and many Christians connect him to John the Baptist. I can't remember off the top of my head but I think there's something in the New Testament about John the Baptist kicking in his mother's womb. The empty tomb is also a kind of obvious allusion to the risen Christ.
Didn't know about the Hindu ritual elements though. It's an interesting mashup of different religious traditions.
RedLeaf, it's also about the Passover seder as celebrated by Jews: Elijah supposedly visits each seder magically, and you are supposed to leave an extra plate and glass of wine for him.
Elijah is also supposed to return to announce the coming of the Messiah, and many Christians connect him to John the Baptist. I can't remember off the top of my head but I think there's something in the New Testament about John the Baptist kicking in his mother's womb. The empty tomb is also a kind of obvious allusion to the risen Christ.
Didn't know about the Hindu ritual elements though. It's an interesting mashup of different religious traditions.