Did Malachi prophecy about John the dipper? ~ Cross reference of Luke 7:24 to Malachi 3:1

Luke also gets the cross reference from Tanakh wrong. He quotes Malachi 3:1 to assert that John the dipper came just as Malachi prophesied to prepare the way for Jesus. You can find the prophecy about Elijah coming before the G-d's glory comes in Malachi 3:23 [Malachi 4:5 in the Greek text]. Why does the Greek text always get such a crucial link wrong?

What struck me as odd is John the dipper is clear that he is the voice that Isaiah 40 prophesied and refuses to claim that he is Elijah but Jesus seems to be very clear that John the dipper is Elijah [not sure if Jesus thought John the dipper was the voice that Isaiah 40 talks about though.]

But we have 2 issues here. Malachi is talking about an angel not Elijah and Malachi is talking about the Tetragrammaton & the angel of the covenant that Israel longs for coming to the temple. 

There is nothing about the messiah in these passages.

All that said, let us examine this claim of Luke to see if it is correct.

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All Greek Text references are from NIV and Tanakh references are from Chabad.

This post is not intended to offend anyone's faith but for those people who are Seeking the truth of THE ONE TRUE G-D of the universe to who we owe all our love, gratitude & devotion.

My encouragement to you is that you read the whole chapter of Tanakh that the Greek text quotes so you get the context and understand what G-d actually said.

G-d Bless and Seek THE Truth.

Luke 7:24 After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 25 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written: “‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’[b]

Malachi 3:1 Behold I send My angel, and he will clear a way before Me. And suddenly, the Lord Whom you seek will come to His Temple. And behold! The angel of the covenant, whom you desire, is coming, says the Lord of Hosts. 2 Now who can abide the day of his coming, and who will stand when he appears, for it is like fire that refines and like fullers' soap. 3 And he shall sit refining and purifying silver, and he shall purify the children of Levi. And he shall purge them as gold and as silver, and they shall be offering up an offering to the Lord with righteousness. 4 And then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem shall be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old and former years.

• In Malachi 3:1 G-d is saying that he will come to his temple in Jerusalem suddenly and the angel that the people desire will also come.
• What has G-d coming have to do with Jesus? Are the Christians saying that Jesus = god? But by trinity definition are they not different persons?
• If you read verse 3 it is very clear that this angel will purify the Levites so they will be fit for making sacrifices to G-d in the temple again.
• Did John purify the Levites? The priests during Jesus’s time were corrupt to the core. So how can this be talking about John the dipper?
• If you read Malachi 3:4 is says that the offerings in the temple will be acceptable to G-d as they were in the days of old. We know that Jesus had to drive out the traders from the temple courts for making a business out of the offerings and the priests had their own business going on with regard to the sacrifices. How can Mark say that Malachi 3 is fulfilled in John the dipper and Jesus?

John 1:19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.” 21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” 22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

Malachi 3:23 Lo, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord, 24 that he may turn the heart of the fathers back through the children, and the heart of the children back through their fathers-lest I come and smite the earth with utter destruction.