Jesus in Malachi
Also, we can see Jesus here in chapter 3, as the Refiner, Purifier and Cleanser of God's Temple, God's Priests and the offerings of the people. We can clearly see Jesus do that in New Testament times too, when He entered the temple in Jerusalem and cleansed it, on several occasions. Let's see the verses from Malachi that speak of all these things, because this portion of Scripture speaks very well of itself and does not need interpretation really: "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come, says the Lord Almighty. But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness, and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years. "So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me," says the Lord Almighty." (3:1-5) God Bless you!
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