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Malachi 3:1 · BSB
3:1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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…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.” (Malachi 3:1-4) Jesus is "the Lord" coming to His temple. Though He entered Jerusalem humbly on a donkey, He comes with full authority—this is His house! Jesus’…
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…their exile there was going to be a way coming that they could get back home. Later in Malachi, we see similar language, but it says, I will sendMalachi 3, verse 1, if you want to check on it. I will send my messenger who will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord, your seeking, will come to his temple. In…
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…What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written. And Jesus here quotes fromMalachi 3:1Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you. Jesus still speaking in verse 28. I tell you, among those born…
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…role it was, to prepare the way, for the Lord. But of course, the main event, was the coming, of the Lord. And that's what, the second half, ofMalachi chapter 3, verse 1, is about. Let me remind you of it, look down with me. Behold, chapter 3, verse 1, behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare, the way before…
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…your place Here we're gonna go to Malachi 3. Malachi 3 (minor prophets) right before the book of Matthew, which is the final minor prophet Malachi.Malachi chapter 3 verse 1He talks about this here Malachi 3 :1 and it reads: 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, [who was that? Elijah. He also spoke of John the Baptist as…
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…causing war against our world in the free nations You cut them down because they're not a life source Amen Let's go. Let's go to Malachi 3Malachi 3 verse 1Let's talk about the war that's coming. Okay, let's talk about the war that's [00:48:00] coming to you Now we talked about the war that lives with,…
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…do, I want us to open our Bibles. We're going to turn to our first reading and I'm going to put that on the screen here, page 954. It's going to beMalachi chapter 3, verses 1 through 4. And as a quick reminder, it's right before Matthew. Last book of the Old Testament, that's a great way to remember it. So Malachi chapter 3,…
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…have to spend a lot of time going back and forth to the text. I'm gonna kind of comment on the text as we read through it. So just bear with me.Malachi chapter 3, verse 1. Behold, I send my messenger. This is God speaking, and he will prepare the way before me. Pause right there. Does that jog your memory at all?…
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…that Malachi speaks of is John the Baptist. What's John the Baptist going to do? He's going to make way for the Lord. Look at the next part ofMalachi chapter 3, verse 1. I send my messenger, he will prepare the way before me. And then a second figure will come. The Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his…
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…desire of the Nations, and I will fill the house with Glory says, the Lord of hosts. Who's the desire of the nation's? Well, that's the Messiah.Malachi 3:1calls him the messenger in whom the Nations Delight. It's so the prophet haggai is prophesying about this great shaking, that's going to take…
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…find out, yeah, it's not really there. Because in fact, Mark has conflated some Old Testament passages. Verse 2 is actually probably a quote fromMalachi chapter 3 verse 1. It has some similarities with parts of Isaiah, but it seems like for Mark, it's the quote in verse 3, which is from Isaiah chapter 40, which was…
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…to Malachi chapter 3. Malachi is writing about 400 years before the coming of Jesus and he's looking forward to what will happen when Jesus comes.Malachi chapter 3 verse 1he says 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…
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…course, well, Marcus saying from the beginning, through this, this Jesus, this Jesus. He's God. He's God. I want to show you that turn with me toMalachi 3:1and let's look at this verse together, which is the first part of what Mark is saying, behold, I send my messenger before your face that's in…
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…the people of Israel to repentance to make ready for the messenger the Lord to make ready for the Lord a people prepared. This is a fulfillment ofMalachi chapter 3 verse 1which said that a prophet like Elijah would come to prepare the way before God. He's the one who goes before God in the spirit and power of Elijah.…
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…the prophets. That's what we see in Verse Two. In Verse Two, Mark is actually quoting the prophet Malachi. He doesn't give Malachi credit here, butMalachi 3:1is where the phrase comes:"Behold, I will send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me." That is God speaking to Israel, saying,"I am…
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…for pure worship of God is concerned, is that this episode is a fulfillment of a prophecy in Malachi. If you just turn there with me quickly, it'sMalachi chapter 3, verses 1 to 4, page 802. Malachi chapter 3, page 802. Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will…
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…back in your Bible. You are there in John, but just go back a little bit. Don't have to go very far. Go to Malachi chapter 3. Malachi chapter 3. InMalachi chapter 3, verse 1and 2, we find prophetic utterance about Christ's coming. Behold, I send my messenger, that's John the Baptist, and he will prepare the way before…
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…Jesus here uh reacts, and this was a fulfillment of prophecy, a deliberate fulfillment of prophecy. In the last book of the Old Testament, inMalachi chapter 3, verse 1, it says, And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. And the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming,…
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…the gaps for us. He's assumed we've got our Bibles open at Malachi and at Mark. It's not hard to work out. In verse 2 of Mark chapter 1 he quotesMalachi chapter 3 verse 1. I will send my messenger ahead of you who will prepare your way and in the very next verse it says John came. And John is doing what he's famous…
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