Some people falsely believe that the prophets Elijah and Moses are the actual Elijah and Moses that have been resurrected from the dead.  These people believe that Elijah and Moses will appear after the "rapture" (see a later section) when Christ's followers have been resurrected from the dead and made imperishable.  This is impossible.
     The resurrection of Christ's followers will occur when Jesus returns to earth (1 Thessalonians 4:14-17).  Yet the Bible says that Elijah will come before Jesus returns (Malachi 3:1; Malachi 4:5; Matthew 17:10-11).  Therefore, Elijah must arrive before the resurrection of Christ's followers.  Also, the prophet is like Elijah in the same way that John the Baptist was like Elijah (Matthew 17:10-13).  John was not a resurrected actual Elijah, and nor will be the end-times prophet.
     Also, the Bible says that God will raise up a prophet that is "like" Moses from "among" the Israelites (Deuteronomy 18:15, 18), not the actual Moses.
     Finally, the prophets Elijah and Moses will be killed by the Antichrist (Revelation 11:7).  If they were the actual resurrected people they would be immortal and unable to die (1 Corinthians 15:54).  The fact that these prophets will be killed is proof that they are flesh and not resurrected.
     These two prophets are patterned from Elijah and Moses, they are not the original Elijah and Moses.