Wow, seven "proofs" that Jesus "fulfilled" the "prophecy" that our sins are purged supposedly found in Malachi 3:3. Except Malachi 3:3 that doesn't mention sin. At all. It also doesn't say that all sins are purged. Malachi 3:3 is speaking specifically of the priestly tribe (the Levites). "And he (G-d's messenger) shall sit refining and purifying silver, and he shall purify the children of Levi. And he shall refine them as gold and as silver, and they shall be offering up an offering to the L-rd with righteousness." The messenger judges the Levites and refines them -- as gold is put through a fire, so will these people be refined as if a fire had removed their defects. Some mistranslations say "purged" -- which leads to this claim of having sins purged (sins aren't even mentioned). Purged is a mistranslation. The Hebrew for purge would be לְטַהֵר -- not זִקַּ֣ק. The word mistranslated as "purge" is וְזִקַּ֣ק -- and it actually means "refined." The first letter is a vav / ו -- a prefix meaning "and" or "but." The Hebrew זִקַּ֣ק (the actual word) means to distill (as in wine) or refine (as in metals). So no "sin" and no "purging" of sins. We know clearly that is not about Jesus. The prophet makes it clear that in the real messianic age G-d will purify the Levites (see above) and that sacrifices in the Temple will resume: "And then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem shall be pleasant to the L-rd, as in the days of old and former years." Malachi 3:4. Not Jesus (human sacrifices are forbidden in the T'nach / bible), but kosher sacrifices as outlined in the Torah will resume in the real messianic age. Future sacrifices in the real messianic age are mentioned repeatedly in the T'nach: Y'shayahu / Isaiah 56:7: "I will bring them to My holy mount, and I will cause them to rejoice in My house of prayer, their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be acceptable upon My altar, for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples." Y'shayahu / Isaiah 60:7: "All the sheep of Kedar shall be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall serve you; they shall be offered up with acceptance upon My altar, and I will glorify My glorious house." Y'rmiyahu / Jeremiah 33:11: "For I am with you, says the L-rd, to save you, for I will make an end of all the nations where I dispersed you, but of you I will not make an end, but I will chasten you in measure, and I will not completely destroy you." Y'rmiyahu / Jeremiah 33:18: "So said the L-rd: Behold I am returning the captivity of the tents of Jacob, and his dwellings I will pity, and the city shall be built on its mound and the palace on its proper site shall be established." Y'chezkel / Ezekiel 20:40-41: "But on My holy mount, on the mountain of the height of Israel, says the L-rd G-d. There all the house of Israel-yea, all of them-will serve Me in the land; there I will accept them, and there I will require your heave offerings and the first of your food with all your hallowed things. With a pleasing savor I shall accept you when I take you out of the nations, and I shall gather you from the lands in which you were scattered, and I shall be hallowed through you before the eyes of the nations." Which brings us back to Malachi 3:3 - 4. "And he shall sit refining and purifying silver, and he shall purify the children of Levi. And he shall refine them as gold and as silver, and they shall be offering up an offering to the L-rd with righteousness. And then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem shall be pleasant to the L-rd, as in the days of old and former years." No one can save you from your sins except you yourself. Salvation in the T'nach always refers to our physical lives being saved from danger. Our immortal souls do not need saving. The meaning of יְשׁוּעָה in the Scriptures is very different from the way it is misused in by Christian missionaries. In Hebrew, it simply means being “rescued” from danger—typically by the rescuer engaging in physical combat (fighting) with an assailant who is attacking the person being “saved”. In the T'nach, “saving” is almost always associated with “fighting” or “waging war”.... I refer you to any or all of the following examples: • “Just stand still and you’ll see HaShem’s salvation that He is going to do for your today....” (Sh'mot / Exodus 14:13) • “HaShem saved Israel from Egypt’s power that day....” (Sh'mot / Exodus 14:30) • “HaShem set up a savior for Israel—Otniyél ben K'naz, Kalév’s younger brother....” (Shoftim / Judges 3:9) • “HaShem set up a savior for them—Éhud ben Géra the Bin-y'mini, who had a deformed right hand....” (Shoftim / Judges 3:15) • “....and he, too, saved Israel....” (Shoftim / Judges 3:31) • “If You will save Israel through my hand, as You have spoken....” (Shoftim / Judges 6:36) • “....you didn’t save me from them....and, when I saw that you hadn’t saved me....” (Shoftim / Judges 12:2-3) • “HaShem saved Israel that day....” (Shmuel 1 / 1 Samuel 14:23) • “....so David saved the inhabitants of K'ilah....” (Shmuel 1 / 1 Samuel 23:5) • “HaShem is my Light and my Salvation-- Whom should I fear? HaShem is the fortress of my Life-- Whom should I dread? If evil men approach me To devour my flesh-- [When] my adversaries and my enemies [attacked] me-- Wow! They stumbled and fell! If an army encamps against me My heart will not be afraid; If war breaks out against me-- On this [assurance] I can rely!” (T'hillim / Psalm 27:1-3) The above verses (and these are only a selection—there are many, many more) demonstrate how the verb save and nouns savior, salvation are used in the T'nach, which is nothing like the way Christians use them. In D'varim / Deuteronomy 33:29 Moses said we are “a nation that has been saved by HaShem” and Y'shayahu / Isaiah 45:17 says the Jewish nation “has been saved by HaShem”, adding that “this is an eternal salvation”). Note that, in both verses, the words used were “has been saved” or "continually being saved." Yet again the list maker (list of 365 supposed prophecies fulfilled by Jesus) makes a claim which the bible shows is false. Malachi 3:3 - 4 speaks of the Levites being purified in the age of the real messiah -- an age when the Temple will stand and sacrifices will be brought that are pleasing to G-d. Human sacrifice (aka Jesus) is not pleasing to G-d. It is forbidden. Vayikra / Leviticus 18:21: "you shall not give any of your offspring to pass through for Molech. And you shall not profane the Name of your G-d. I am the L-rd." (Molech was a false god, but the point is that human sacrifices profane the name of G-d and are forbidden). Vayikra / Leviticus 24: "if a man strikes down any human being he shall be put to death.. . . one who strikes a person shall be put to death. . . One law shall be exacted for you, convert and resident alike, for I am the L-rd, your G-d. See also D'varim / Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Jeremiah 7:31, 19: 5; Ezekiel 23:37, 39). These all speak of how G-d hates human sacrifice. Another false claim bites the dust.
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