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In John 1:21 John the dipper says that he is not Elijah while in Matthew 11 & Luke 7 Jesus says that John the dipper was indeed Elijah. There are couple of passages in Tanakh that talk about a messenger that will come before the messianic age begins. Rabbis think this messenger will be Elijah who will return and help identify who the messiah is. The messianic age begins before the messiah arrives and this is the age when G-d will restore the earth to how it was intended to be. The Greek texts use these passages to say that John the dipper was the messenger and make him identify Jesus as the messiah. I see some issues here. All Images are links to Google Images. Copyright violations not intended. 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 ...

John the dipper is portrayed very differently in the Greek text than what Josephus and Roman documents say about him. Some historical documents say that people thought he was the messiah and many followed him into the desert. Talmud even refers to John and his teachings. During the 1st century CE a sect of Jews called the Essenes moved away from Jerusalem due to the corruption in the Temple and kept themselves pure and awaited the messiah. It is believed John was influenced by this group and hence he we went about preaching that the kingdom of G-d is at hand and people should repent. Incidentally Jesus also starts his mission with these same words "Repent, the kingdom of G-d is at hand" Tanakh has a reference in Isaiah that talks about a voice in the wilderness that is calling out for the way to be prepared for G-d. Malachi 3 talks about an Angel of G-d coming and purifying the  Levites and making them fit for the sacrifices before the messianic age sacrifices are resumed.  I...