John the Baptist
Fulfills the Malachi Prophecy
According
to the Old Testament, Elias the Prophet was raised "into heaven"
in a "chariot of fire" (2 Kings 2:11). That made him the
only prophet who never died. That also made him the only prophet who
was "raised." This event supposedly happened about 850 years
before the arrival of Jesus Christ. Later, in about 450 BC, the prophet
Malachi prophesied that Elias would return to prepare the way for
a risen Sun of Justice (Mal 3:20), meaning the Messiah, Jesus
Christ. According to Malachi's prophecy, Elias had to come before
the Messiah. If Elias didn't come first, anyone who claimed to be
the Messiah was of course a false prophet. The first Christians were
very aware about the prophecy because all any Jew had to ask was ...
Where is Elias? Since Elias had not returned at the time the gospel
of Mark was written, Mark had to invent him. He did this through the
character of John the Baptist. Read The Malachi Prophecies
The
Sacred Geometry Story
The Setting: The wilderness by the Jordan River in Judea.
10 Characters: Jesus Christ, God the Father, Isaiah, John the Baptist, 2 Judeans, 2 Jerusalemites, a locust, the Holy Spirit.
Objects mentioned in the story: 10 characters, a beginning, the way, the wilderness, paths, the good news (aka the gospel), the entire Judean region, the Jordan river, camel hairs, leather girdle, water, honey, a field, sandals, sins.