tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post3206511076341362549..comments2023-12-11T06:02:28.864-05:00Comments on The Wise Fool: Preparing the Way Out of ContextTWFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-8444250812071526722011-08-13T10:19:03.353-04:002011-08-13T10:19:03.353-04:00Yeah, I think this was a prophesy born of the nost...Yeah, I think this was a prophesy born of the nostalgia of the day, longing for a time when God would again be in the Temple, accepting offerings and doling out judgements, and the priests got their fair share. Ah, the good old days... :-)<br /><br />Because the prophetic events of Malachi had not happened yet and was still expected (Matthew 17:10), Christianity was forced to wedge this prophesy into its story despite it not aligning much at all, seizing on John the Baptist's popularity to identify him as Elijah.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-72876754520868711652011-08-13T02:35:53.005-04:002011-08-13T02:35:53.005-04:00What popped to mind when I was reading your Malach...What popped to mind when I was reading your Malachi summary was how the whole book favours the establishment: Keep the Levites in the priesthood & give them your money so they can do so... geez!<br /><br />And you're right. John the Baptist does not match the promised prophet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com