Is there any difference\u00a0between the messenger in Malachi 3 and Elijah the prophet in Malachi 4?<\/p>\n\t
Both passages are referred to in the New Testament as applying to John the Baptist.<\/p>\n
Question: Is there any difference\u00a0between the messenger in Malachi 3 and Elijah the prophet in Malachi 4? Answer: Both passages are referred to in the New Testament as applying to John the Baptist. Malachi 3:1 is referred in Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 1:76; 7:27. 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