The Book of the Prophet Malachi 3 The announcement of the Lord's coming, preceded by his angel

 The Book of the Prophet Malachi 3

The announcement of the Lord's coming, preceded by his angel

1 “See, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord, whom you seek, will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.

2 “But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap.

3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver, and they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

4 The offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in days of old and as in former years.”

5 And I will come near to you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, and against adulterers, and against those who swear falsely, and against those who defraud the hired worker, and pervert the justice due to the widow, and to the fatherless, and to the stranger, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.

6 For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.