So many people in Jesus' day were confused about who Jesus was and they did not believe that He was the Messiah. Because of their confusion about the Scriptures- because they didn't understand the truth about Elijah- because of their confusion about the prophecies in God's word- and because they didn't believe that John the Baptist and Jesus fulfilled the prophecies, so many of those confused people rejected the only One who could saved them from God's wrath. Many people today are equally confused because they are ignorant of Scripture or because they have heard all kinds of distortions and misrepresentations of the gospel of Jesus Christ. God grants us knowledge in His word of who Jesus really is- He is our only Savior.